September Animation Preview: Forgotten Island, Transformers, Ottawa, and More!
As we move into September, the movie world is getting ready to churn into a new high gear. After the blockbuster-packed summer season, September brings along more festivals, awards talk, and a release calendar that often leans toward more prestigious fare. On the animation front, we've got a great mix of releases, including some that likely have awards potential... In Theaters One of my favorite movies of the year is cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood , which makes its way to theaters via GKIDS on September 4 . Originally produced for Japanese TV, the film is inspired by real events that transpired during WWII, in which high school girls were brought in to assist the Japanese military as nurses. They were ill-equipped, under-informed, and taken advantage of. The film only runs a bit over an hour long, but it is an absolute gut-punch of an hour. I haven't cried so hard at a movie in years. cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood The film focuses specifically on two girls -- San and Mayu -...
