A decade in, Studio Ghibli Fest keeps growing as new generations flock to Totoro, Ponyo and more
NEW YORK (AP) — Whenever the calendar comes out, Amanda Mendoza VanCleave circles the dates. Studio Ghibli Fest, the long-running theatrical revivals of Ghibli movies, has taken on a special meaning for her, her 3-year-old daughter and her mother, Araceli. Every year, they go to see each Ghibli rerelease in theaters. “Right when she sees the opening Totoro logo, she screams ‘Totoro!’” VanCleave, 34, says of her daughter. “Everyone in the theater started laughing, and I was like, on...
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