I've never been to the Barbican in London, but by all accounts it's a friend to animated cinema. The
Independent reports that on
January 30, February 20 and March 27 there will be three showings of anime hosted and curated by Helen McCarthy, in which she will illustrate how contemporary anime relates with world cinema. The three screenings will feature
Perfect Blue, My Neighbor Totoro and part of
Samurai 7. The
Independent article makes a little gaffe in that it says that modern Disney influenced
Totoro (the author misses the fact that her example of
Lilo and Stitch came fourteen years after
Totoro), but that shouldn't ruin your enjoyment of the films.
Labels: anime, events, Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, Totoro
