If you're a local fan of beloved animator and director Hayao Miyazaki, this Sunday and Monday bring cause to rejoice.
On both days, Texarkana's Cinemark movie theater will feature this Japanese visionary's talents with showings of "Spirited Away," an animated classic, in honor of its 15th anniversary. The Oscar-winning feature-length movie will be shown with an exclusive Studio Ghibli short film, "Ghiblies: Episode 2," that's never been released in the U.S. Fathom Events partners with GKIDS to present this event.
"Spirited Away" chronicles the adventures 10-year-old Chihiro undertakes with her parents when they happen upon a magical village. There, they meet dragons, witches and spirits, and the parents are turned into pigs. How can they return to the real world?
The movie won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was hailed as one of the best movies of the 21st century in a BBC poll of critics.
The dubbed-in-English version of "Spirited Away" will be shown at noon Sunday, followed by the subtitled-in-English version at 7 p.m. Monday. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at FathomEvents.com or at the theater's box office. Adult tickets are $11.50, $10.50 for seniors and $9.50 for children.