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THE DELUXE EDITION OF THE AWARD-WINNING FILM CORALINEIS COMING OUT ON AUGUST 31, FROM LAIKA AND SHOUT! FACTORY-
NEW LAIKA STUDIOS EDITION BLU-RAY™+DVD COMBOS, WITH EXCITING NEW BONUS FEATURES!
But before we talk about the new DVD...
There will be a special Theatre Showing of the updated feature, "Coraline"
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT,
August 24 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time)!
Tickets can be purchased at www.FathomEvents.com,
and participating theater box offices.
In our area, it's at Regal and AMC Theatres- you can search your zip code, and find theater locations in YOUR area. In addition to the movie, theatergoers will also be treated to exclusive bonus content that reveals the unique creative process behind LAIKA’s extraordinary films.
You don't want to miss this showing- your teens will be over the moon, as apparently this Halloween, it will ALL be about Coraline's 'Other Mother', for teens!
PARANORMAN WILL ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL SHOWING ON NOVEMBER 16, SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! Tickets can be purchased starting Friday, August 13.
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So what is NEW about the updated Coraline release?
LAIKA has digitally remastered the film itself, and the DVDs include special new features, including “Inside LAIKA interviews with the studio’s animation team”, Never-Before-Seen Animation Test Footage, and Feature-Length Storyboards for the films. Plus new, collectible packaging, which includes commemorative new essays by esteemed journalists Peter Debruge (Variety), Ramin Zahed (Animation Magazine), Bill Desowitz (Indiewire) and Charles Solomon (author and former Los Angeles Times critic).
Need a refresher about the movie?
From Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach)) and based on the novella of the same name by author Neil Gaiman (Sandman), Coraline is a wondrous, thrilling, fun and suspenseful adventure and the first stop motion animated film ever to be conceived and photographed in stereoscopic 3-D, unlike anything moviegoers had ever experienced before.
A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous and her counterfeit parents try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to save her family and get back home.
Check out the Trailer, before tell you more:
Voice Cast: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr., and Ian McShane. Produced by Bill Mechanic, Claire Jennings, Henry Selick, Mary Sandell. Based on the book by Neil Gaiman. Written for the screen and directed by Henry Selick.
Package Inclusions:
- NEW Never-Before-Seen Coraline Animation Test Footage
- NEW “Inside LAIKA Featurette”
- NEW Foreword by Peter Debruge, Chief Film Critic for Variety
- Audio Commentary with Director Henry Selick and Composer Bruno Coulais
- The Making Of Coraline
- Original Featurettes
- Deleted Scenes
-Feature-Length Storyboards
Review:
This has always ben one of Miss Grace's favorites, so she was thrilled to check out the updated movie! She declared it so much better- brighter and sharper, and a better for for the larger tvs we have now- "a better cinematic at home-experience". When she was younger, she wasn't as impressed with the fact that it was stop action combined with animation, but now, having MADE her own stop action movies, she realizes just how much is involved in making these types of movies, and was awed by the back scene features! It really helps you to understand the amount of movie making that goes INTO making such a feature, and how it can be just as emotional as a live action drama!
I think the story will resonate a bit more, as the kids who saw it when they were young are now teenagers, and the teens are now adults, with their own dysfunctional families, and both sets can truly appreciate the message that is inherent in the film. Add in the teens pushing Coraline for Halloween fun, and you have a movie that all the family can love! So head on over today if you can to share the big-screen experience (Covid outbreak in your area permitting), or wait a week and appreciate
Giveaway:
THREE winners will each a copy of "Coraline (LAIKA Studios Edition)",
value of the Blu-ray/DVD combo is $22.98
Note: DVDs will be mailed directly to winners in September.
Purchase:
"Coraline (LAIKA Studios Edition)" will be available for purchase in stores and online (amazon etc ) on August 31!
About LAIKA:
Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, LAIKA ( @laikastudios ) is known for blending trailblazing artistry with bleeding-edge filmmaking technology. In making the studio’s first feature, director Henry Selick and the team behind 2009’s Coraline brought the film to life with painstakingly handcrafted stop-motion, utilizing an innovative combination of new and existing technology creating a sense of timelessness and securing its place as a modern classic. It was the first stop motion film ever conceived and photographed in stereoscopic 3-D, creating a new and thrilling experience for viewers.
The studio continued to innovate with 2012’s ParaNorman, the first film to use full color rapid prototype 3D printing of the puppet faces, pioneered by LAIKA. The supernatural comedy thriller about a young boy who can speak with the dead, ParaNorman was heralded by critics for its handling of complex and sometimes melancholy topics with a touching candor not often seen in family cinema. The supernatural comedy thriller directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler was cheered by fans and extolled by many critics’ groups as the year’s best animated feature.
The Boxtrolls, released in 2014 and directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable, continued LAIKA’s streak of innovation and attention to detail. Based on Alan Snow’s book Here Be Monsters!, the film featured several new feats of inventive filmmaking, including designing collapsible armatures that enabled the Boxtrolls to pop in and out of their boxes; constructing a giant, steampunk-inspired roaming “Mecha Drill,” and staging a complex choreographed ballroom dance scene that seamlessly integrated practical puppets and 3D-animated background dancers. The result was a charming and heartwarming film, a perfect fit for the studio’s canon.
A heroic adventure set in a mythical feudal Japan, 2016’s Kubo and the Two Strings is a tale of courage and the power of storytelling. Inspired by Japanese art and design to create the vibrant world that Kubo inhabits. The production team at LAIKA was led by studio President & CEO Travis Knight, who directed the film and animated several of the scenes. To bring this breathtaking tale to life, the filmmakers created a 400 pound, 16-foot-high puppet (the largest ever created for a stop motion film), managed thousands of grains of sand for a shipwreck scene, and created more than 48 million possible facial expressions for the Kubo character alone. Kubo and the Two Strings won the BAFTA Award and became only the second animated feature in history to receive an Oscar® nomination for visual effects.
All four of these incredible films showcased LAIKA’s inventive 3D stop-motion and CG hybrid technique. The integrated effects made the characters and their surroundings feel authentic and lifelike, immersing viewers deep into their worlds. Coraline (LAIKA Studios Edition), The Boxtrolls (LAIKA Studios Edition), ParaNorman (LAIKA Studios Edition), and Kubo and the Two Strings (LAIKA Studios Edition) are a salute to the artistry, innovation and vision of their dedicated filmmakers.
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Shout! Factory, LLC is a leading multi-platform media company devoted to film and TV distribution, development, and production, as well as the preservation and revitalization of the very best in pop-culture entertainment. Founded by Richard Foos, Bob Emmer, and Garson Foos in 2003, Shout! owns and manages a large portfolio of films, contemporary and classic TV series, animation, and documentaries. The company’s creative acquisition mandate has established it as a leading independent distributor, with partners and properties including GKIDS, Sesame Street, The Carol Burnett Show, The Johnny Carson Show, IFC Films, Stephen J. Cannell Productions, ITV Studios, Major League Baseball Productions, and many others. Shout! Factory Kids focuses on live-action and animated kids and family properties as well as anime, and the company releases films and television shows in other genres under the Scream Factory and Shout Select imprints. Shout! develops, acquires and distributes new films via Shout! Studios, owns and operates libraries including Mystery Science Theater 3000 (in partnership with creator Joel Hodgson) and the Roger Corman New Horizon Pictures Library, and operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! Factory TV. Shout! Factory is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.
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