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Pompo: The Cinéphile is the perfect showcase of anime cinema – with equal emphasis on both words. Every single frame is packed with vibrant colors and flavors, with…
Review: Pompo the Cinéphile
Gene Fini loves movies. He’s loved them for a long time. But more than movies, Gene loves movie-making. Whether it’s someone crossing the sidewalk against the bustle of…
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Pompo The Cinéphile has been one of the best, new movies I have seen in a long time. A shame that so many people have passed up on…
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I got the chance to catch Pompo: The Cinéphile and Fire Craft at the Fantasia Film Festival and I want to share the experience with you.
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Pompo: The Cinéphile is driven by passion, enthusiasm, desire, etc -- all revolving around filmmaking, now explained in manga form!
Pompo: The Cinéphile (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Considered by many to be a ‘cinema’ experience, Pompo: The Cinéphile (also known as ‘Coming Soon’ in France) has now landed in the UK’s home video scene from…
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Pompo the Cinephile
PLOT: Operating out of the movie capital “Nyallywood,” Pompo has been shooting one B-grade entertainment flick after another that anyone would enjoy. One day, Pompo’s “movie…
Pompo the Cinephile
By Jonathan Clements. Joelle Davidovich Pomponette, or Pompo for short, is a pint-sized producer, grand-daughter of a studio founder, who simply loves making movies. In the fictitious movie…
Pompo The Cinephile Review
Pompo The Cinephile hits screens across the UK and Ireland next week courtesy of the good folks at Anime Limited. We've been lucky enough to...
Episode 772: Yatogame-chan: The Cinéphile
This week on Anime Pulse we got a network purging anime, the winners from the Fall Festival Giveaway, and useless facts about Japan. Up first Joseph gives the…
Pompo the Cinephile UK Cinema Screening Details
The good folks from Anime Limited have got a nice treat for cinema going anime fans this month. Pompo the Cinephile hits screens around the ...
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 461: Pompo The Cinephile
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Takayuki Hirao’s POMPO THE CINEPHILE Coming to Theaters Soon!
Gkids to release, Pompo The Cinephile, a feature film directed by Takayuki Hirao. POMPO THE CINEPHILE will play in select cinemas nationwide on Wednesday, April 27th…
Cut, Cut, Cut: Pompo the Cinephile (Anime NYC 2021)
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Pompo the Cinephile: A 2D Movie About a 3D Movie
I always have to specify when I’m reviewing an adaptation of something without consulting the source material… mainly so I don’t look like some normie who just watches…
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It’s been a while coming, but I finally saw an anime movie I’ve wanted to see ever since distributor All the Anime advertised it as part of…
Anime Limited to Bring Pompo the Cinephile to Cinemas this June
Anime Limited has announced they’ll be bringing the unabashed celebration of cinema Pompo the Cinephile to the big screen at selected cinemas in the UK from 29th June…
Pompo-san Says “Don’t Waste the Chef!” An Interview with Takayuki Hirao
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The Duel, The Who and The Where
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The Antagonist: The System
“The System,” some kind of deeply hidden procedure or agency, makes a great antagonist. Tell you why in a sec. You see “The System” in a lot of…
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The Way of the Househusband: The Queen Bee
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The Man at the End of the Garden
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The Slime Diaries – The Calm Before the Tempest
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The Ramifications of the Thrill of the Hunt
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Movie Review: The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
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Anime cats: the surly, the sneaky, the sweet!
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Anime NYC 2021: The Good, the Mixed, the Bad, and the Abysmal
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