October 24, 2005 Studio Ghibli Films to Air on Turner Movie Classics
(News from the MML via Animeondvd.com via ICv2)
Turner Classic Movies will air nine Studio Ghibli films in January 2006 according to ICv2.
The films will air each Thursday between 8:00pm and midnight.
TCM airs all films in their original aspect ratio and does not insert commercials.
Thanks to Christopher See for the update.
October 24, 2005 "Totoro" English Screening Report
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The dub was fine, although I prefer the female actresses in the Fox dub, since Dakota Fanning and her sister Elle's voices can be a tad grating on the ears. The dub producers noted that adults are usually cast for children's voices in most anime dubs, but they felt that they needed a pair of young sisters to convey the feeling of the characters, and they considered Dakota and Elle to be perfect for the parts. (Some of the child actors-including one from the Yamadas-were in attendance, and they seemed surprisingly professional for their ages.) It took about 4-5 months for the English dub to be finished, but the producers hadn't seen this version until that very night. Ghibli prefers as little added to the material as possible, so sometimes, the lines have to be stretched out to be able to get the same syallabic value in the English versions. Other than that, nothing gets changed in translation. Miyazaki generally avoids dubs of his films, but went to see the dub for Howl, because apparently Lauren Bacal is a celebrity in Japan, and he seemed to hit it off with her when they met in the dubbing studio. American celebrities are eager to do voice acting for Ghibli films. Christian Bale was supposedly so motivated to do Howl that he made time during his wife's pregnancy to contribute his lines for the film.
Someone asked about theatrical plans for Totoro, but there are none, other than this rare screening.(It's a shame, too, because it's probably the best preserved print of an older Miyazaki film I've ever seen. The Cagliostro sub Manga occasionally screens in L.A. is grainy and flickers, while the Laputa sub Disney played at AFI doesn't have the luster of Totoro.) I brought up the rumour about Nausicaa getting a theatrical re-release, and was told that it would be cheaper to release it on home video than distribute it on the big screen, so they scrapped the idea. I also asked about the videotaped Takahata Q+A session from 2004, and why it wasn't on dvd as mentioned, and the producers had no clue about it. Speaking of Takahata, Only Yesterday has been "shelved" indefinitely, because it has more adult appeal than the rest of the Ghibli library. When it is released on dvd, it might be available in a sub-only format. Someone else asked about I Can Hear the Ocean, and was told it's up to Ghibli if they want Disney to give it a domestic release. Another person asked about the Ghibli Museum Totoro sequel, and was told it was a museum exclusive. I inquired about the possibility of On Your Mark getting a domestic release, and was told that the company was considering putting out a Ghibli shorts dvd. At the moment, the producers appear to be working on Ghiblies, but they'd look into On Your Mark.
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We want Only Yesterday!! We want Only Yesterday! *everyone joins in chant*
You put Mononoke and Pom Poko out, but you can't put Only Yesterday out. C'mon you can put it out on Miramax (to join Mononoke), Hollywood, or Touchstone!!
I really want to see it, because the premise sounds so intriguing - I mean, an animated love triangle? That I got to see. 
You guys are lucky I don't get TCM. Disney should air these films on one of their channels.
