A stop-motion animated fantasy based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. Young Coraline Jones (Fanning), not a particularly nice little girl, discovers a secret door in her family's new home that leads to a bizarre, alternate version of her own life. Threatened by her new, strange parents to trap her in this "Alice in Wonderland" nightmare forever, she must then plan her escape. Director Selick suggests this creepy chiller is intended for "brave children." Shot in stereoscopic 3-D, which unfortunately doesn't translate well off the big screen.
Henry Selick's Coraline is a mesmerizing, nearly great trip to the world of stop-motion animation that further proves that this art form is not a genre, it's a medium. Animation can support films as diverse as Kung Fu Panda, Waltz With Bashir, and Coraline, an impressive 3D exploration of childhood ...Read More
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 10/2/2009; 568 words...Award winning Visual Effects Supervisor Brian Van't Hul for the LAIKA/Focus Features 2009 breakout 3D animated hit film Coraline. Keywords: 3D Entertainment Summit, Electronics, Entertainment, Technology, Video Game. This article was prepared by...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 6/12/2009; 841+ words...stop-motion animated feature film Coraline, available on Blu-ray(TM) Hi...classic that will captivate audiences, Coraline, the first feature film from Portland...3-D. A startlingly original tale, Coraline's vibrant flights of fantasy will keep...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 4/3/2009; 678 words...and Broadcasting & Cable. Flint and Schwartz join Battlestar Galactica Co-Creator and Executive Producer David Eick, Coraline Director Henry Selick and bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell as featured speakers during this year's NAB Show. About the...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 3/20/2009; 1676+ words...animation studio whose first feature film, Coraline, has been a critical and box office...2007, was one of the lead animators on Coraline, the first stop-motion animated feature...Additionally, LAIKA has appointed Coraline producer Claire Jennings, an award...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 3/6/2009; 807+ words...3-D, stop-motion animated film "Coraline," will be a featured keynote speaker...animation. Distributed by Focus Features, "Coraline" offers audiences what Selick calls...shot entirely in stereoscopic 3-D, "Coraline" opened in the U.S. on February 6...