Eric Vilas-Boas 🖋 @ericvb.bsky.social

@strmlnr editor @Vulture | member @NYMagUnion + @wgaeast | 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 | animation evangelist | he/him

[Eric Vilas-Boas 🖋 @ericvb.bsky.social @e_vb_]

don't anticipate being on here much longer, catch me on the other side

[Dawn of The Discs @dawnofthediscs]

Pretty wild update on AnimEigo’s Vampire Princess Miyu release that was announced back in February 2025:

“Well over a year ago, waaaay back in February 2025, we announced the restored HD Blu-ray release of Vampire Princess Miyu. And since then... nothing. What happened?

Welp, we finished the disc, and sent the packaging off to Japan for it to get approved, which is a requirement when you work with anime professionally. We had some good back-and-forth initially, but ultimately we simply could not get this approval to the finish line. Due to the way the copyright system works over there, we hit a procedural log jam. We’ve made absolutely no progress in over a year.

We’ve done everything we could think of to rectify the situation, but unfortunately, this is not going to get fixed. Worse, we discovered that our contract for the show (which we inherited from the previous owners of AnimEigo), ran out much sooner than we expected: next year. That means that we’re basically out of time to do a proper release.

But we had this gorgeous HD remaster of a gorgeous show, just sitting there. The wall we hit with approvals would likely make it impossible for anyone to release it in the future. What a waste!

So we’re doing something ridiculous. We’re releasing this disc on our own site, without artwork or design to approve. Yes, it’s a completely blank cover.”

Pre-order link: https://t.co/eWUh5xvHDK

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[Jorge R. Gutierrez @mexopolis]

I have decided to drop out of the AI program at Amazon. I will not be making a Punky Duck series. Actions speak louder than words.

My intent was to showcase artists, both new and seasoned, both inside and outside the studios, driving this new tech.

My sincerest apology to those I upset. I promise to do better moving forward. Thank you for your patience with me. I will try harder.

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

The new ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ movie ‘Nymph Circe’ is mad as hell and refuses to sacrifice the weirdness that makes the franchise work. https://t.co/SEqUWw8pL2

[Megh Wright @megh_wright]

speaking as the editor of this post, if you're an editor writing great headlines and not an editor shooting the shit with writers about puns for a half hour until someone farts out something genius, you're not doing it right

[narancia gaming @naranciagaming]

i sob every time I remember this De Palma had no fucking idea what monster he was about to unleash

[✍🏼 roxana | ✊🏼 zivar | ⚒️ hadadi @roxana_hadadi]

oh man what DON'T my colleagues Kathryn and Jackson remember about KINGS

https://t.co/k6PcOihjbO

[David Benedict 🏳️‍🌈🕎 @eggsbened]

There are days when I miss being an editor and I particularly loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.

[Zack Stentz @MuseZack]

The Lord of the Rings documentaries, commentaries and special features included with the DVDs are like film school in a box and we're never going to see their like again.

[Eric Vilas-Boas 🖋 @ericvb.bsky.social @e_vb_]

my reaction to this every time is "so many people wanted this baby to live!" unironically a delight

[non-communication @erichKJr]

when the European movie has seven production logos, each with its own elegant but playful jingle >>>

[Eric Vilas-Boas 🖋 @ericvb.bsky.social @e_vb_]

definitely healthy and normal to fixate on being called "kind of a dick" more than a decade ago. definitely *wise* to publicly draw attention to it long after everyone's forgotten!

[Variety @Variety]

Miles Teller stopped doing press profiles after Esquire magazine labeled him "kind of a dick." He now says: "It felt like such a violation..."

“That was so mishandled. The reason why I have not done profiles is because I said, ‘Wow, if I’m not doing this interview on camera, this person can misquote things or put things out of order or say things that didn’t happen.’ It felt like such a violation of what actually transpired. I told my team, ‘Guys, I don’t think I’m doing this again, because I’m reading this and this doesn’t sound like me to me. This is not life, so why would I ever want to be a part of something where they can just put that in?' So it’s unfortunate that being a good person, that doesn’t sell. People want to click on the negativity. If you go to bed and put your head on your pillow and how you treat people truly, that’s what matters. That [2015] interview was like 12 years ago.” (via IndieWire)

https://t.co/TVs5FLJlnQ

[his prettiest problem @fartshopping]

Thank you variety for streisanding this article it’s funny as shit

[Alexis ☭ @gothgfdotrip]

look at how they massacred my boy T_T

[Eric Vilas-Boas 🖋 @ericvb.bsky.social @e_vb_]

Rex Reed could be everything people say and more—offensive, cutting, and very funny—usually in one sentence.

He could also be sweet, when he wanted to be. I'm grateful to have known him. RIP.

[Max Tani @maxwelltani]

someone who actually went to work at the journal's office in midtown would probably not think nyc was emptying of people...

[Carter Sumner ®️ #StandWithAnimation @Carterthe_Great]

Lots Of Cartoon Network Folk Looked Up To Ted Turner

A Message From Danny Antonucci About Him:

[✍🏼 roxana | ✊🏼 zivar | ⚒️ hadadi @roxana_hadadi]

riz ahmed & diego luna both being the "ethnic" dudes in ROGUE ONE and both having "ROGUE ONE got us recognized at airports" story is very good.

https://t.co/jJ2aKf8mzJ

[em @emilyagain]

1895 ass headline

[Dave Lee @daveleedwnundr]

Disney has NEVER taken risks with Mickey. He was so popular with children Walt was petrified of doing ANYTHING to harm his image. He was retired throughout WWII to avoid appearing in propaganda. Donald Duck (his antithesis) was literally invented so they could make edgy cartoons.

[Brian A. Miller @bfredmuggs]

My first day at Nickelodeon Animation they put me in a conference room and handed me a VHS tape. They said “watch this, it’s our next series” That video was “Help Wanted” I remember laughing out loud when I watched it Today is the anniversary of the premiere of that pilot in 1999