GHOST IN THE SHELL 2.0: English-Dubbed Version
Leaving January 31
•
1h 23m
Directed by Mamoru Oshii • 2008 • Japan
Starring Mimi Woods, Richard Epcar, Christopher Joyce
Mamoru Oshii’s remastered version of his landmark cyber-tech thriller GHOST IN THE SHELL preserves most of the original, while updating it with new, digitally animated sequences. 2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of the Puppet Master, a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together with her fellow agents from Section 9, Kusanagi embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity. Adapted from the manga by Masamune Shirow, this landmark cyber-tech thriller has taken its place as one of the most renowned Japanese animation films of all time, stunning in both its dazzling imagery and rich philosophical resonance.
Up Next in Leaving January 31
-
The Big Sleep
Directed by Howard Hawks • 1946 • United States
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John RidgelyHumphrey Bogart steps into the legendary gumshoes of Raymond Chandler’s famed detective Philip Marlowe in what is widely regarded as the finest screen adaptation of the writer’s work. The famous...
-
Dogfight
Directed by Nancy Savoca • 1991 • United States
Starring River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard PanebiancoAn ineffably bittersweet portrait of youth in the 1960s, Nancy Savoca’s funny, sensitive tale of love and war etches two vividly alive characters: aspiring San Francisco folk singer Rose (Lili...
-
Twentieth Century
Directed by Howard Hawks • 1934 • United States
Starring John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter ConnollyCarole Lombard established her genius for screwball comedy with this madcap classic, which practically set the template for the genre. Scripted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur (adapting th...
