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It's been over 20 years since the initial release of the groundbreaking anime movie Ghost in the Shell (based on Masamune Shirow's popular manga), and ahead of the live-action film adaptation's release this March, Lionsgate and Funimation Films are teaming up to bring the anime back to the big screen in February:

Press Release: Santa Monica, Calif., – January 9, 2017 —The “Ghost in the Shell” franchise has been entertaining audiences for more than 25 years and this February, Lionsgate and Funimation Films are partnering together to bring the 1995, groundbreaking anime film back to theaters for a two-day limited theatrical engagement. The original “Ghost in the Shell” movie from acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii, will return to the big screen on February 7 – 8, 2017 in 110 theaters across the United States. Moviegoers will be able to enjoy both the original Japanese version with subtitles as well as the English dub of the film. Each will be available on separate days of the engagement,...

2017 is shaping up to be quite the year for iconic anime property “Ghost in the Shell,” with a brand new live-action film due to hit theaters at the end of March — but that’s not all fans of the property can look forward to. Turns out, if you go in for the classics, you’re about to be pretty pleased with the latest news out of Shell-iverse.

Thanks to Lionsgate and Funimation Films, Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 anime classic version of the popular manga of the same name is about to return to theaters next month for a very limited engagement. The film will return to the big screen on February 7 and 8 in 110 theaters across the United States. As was previously announced, later this month, the film will also return to UK cinemas for one night only.

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The Ghost in the Shell franchise has been entertaining audiences for more than 25 years and this February, Lionsgate and Funimation Films are partnering together to bring the 1995, groundbreaking anime film back to theaters for a two-day limited theatrical engagement. The original Ghost In The Shell movie from acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii, will return to the big screen on February 7 - 8, 2017 in 110 theaters across the United States. Moviegoers will be able to enjoy both the original Japanese version with subtitles as well as the English dub of the film. Each will be available on separate days of the engagement, beginning first with the subtitled version. Tickets are available beginning today and can be pre-purchased via the official movie website at funimationfilms.com.

Viewed as ahead of its time when it premiered in 1995, Ghost in The Shell quickly turned into a pop culture phenomenon and the inspiration for future mainstream movies. The...

Some more always entertaining and headache-inducing MPAA news has come our way concerning Jennifer Lynch's new film Chained, which was slapped with an Nc-17 earlier this week. Lynch will be recutting the film for an R rating but seems pretty bewildered by the board's decision. Read on!

Speaking to The La Times Lynch discussed the rating and more. "The one thing they [the appeals board] kept citing was context, that violence in a lot of other films doesn’t feel as intense. I have a lot of compassion for what [the MPAA] does. And they were all very nice and warm in the room. But it doesn’t seem fair to me. I feel like we are being punished because the film was done the way it was set out to be done, which was authentically... Horror fans will see it and be stunned at the Nc-17. They’ve seen much worse."

Kevin Carney,...