![]() At least, that’s the legend residents have always believed. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night and steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. This comedic fable unfolds in Cheesebridge, a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class, and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. NEW Foreword by Peter Debruge, Chief Film Critic for VarietyĪudio Commentary with Director Henry Selick and Composer Bruno Coulais NEW Never-Before-Seen Coraline Animation Test Footage Written for the screen and directed by Henry Selick. Produced by Bill Mechanic, Claire Jennings, Henry Selick, Mary Sandell. Voice Cast: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr., and Ian McShane. 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. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. The first two are available to pre-order now on Amazon.įrom 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. They’ve also been digitally remastered for this release.Ĭoraline and The Boxtrolls will be released on August 31 with ParaNorman and Kubo and the Two Strings releasing on September 14. These are Blu-ray and DVD combination packages that will include new special features like never-before-seen test footage, “Inside LAIKA interviews with the studio’s animation team,” and feature-length storyboards for each of the films. So what are you getting here? On top of four Academy Award-nominated films (all four were nominated for Best Animated Film) and Laika’s innovative and groundbreaking stop-motion animation, the Blu-rays include several new bonus features that look inside Laika and show how the films were made.Laika Studios makes some of the most amazing films and is celebrating their 15th anniversary this year by releasing Laika Studios Editions for four of their films in partnership with Shout! Factory. (They look so pretty all lined up in a row.) If you have kids, film buffs, or animation fans on your holiday shopping list, you may want multiple copies. If you already own them, you may want to consider an upgrade. If you don’t own these, there’s never been a better time to remedy that oversight. ![]() So as we move through the rest of 2021 and families come together (safely!), Laika’s entire catalog could conceivably form the background of your end-of-year holiday season. The Boxtrolls and Kubo also wouldn’t feel out of place in your Halloween lineup.īut all four films also center on families and the connections that hold us together (in their various shapes and forms). If you haven’t seen them… well, shame on you.Ĭoraline and ParaNorman, especially, are seasonally appropriate right now, so if you’re looking for family-friendly spooky season fare, they’re pretty much perfect. If you’ve seen them, you know and love them. There’s really not much I can say about any of these films that hasn’t already been said. (For superfans, Laika’s 15th celebration also includes Fathom Events theater screenings and an exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.) For those of us who still buy physical media – and especially for those of us who are animation fans – these new Blu-rays are irresistibly good. ![]() (Absent is 2019’s Missing Link.) The new releases are digitally remastered, include new and existing special features, new essays, and gorgeous packaging. To celebrate Laika’s 15th anniversary, Shout! Factory released deluxe editions of the company’s first four films: Coraline, The Boxtrolls, ParaNorman, and Kubo and the Two Strings. Rarer still is the studio that seems to do it with every film it makes.īut after 15 years and 5 films, Laika Studios continues to charm, enchant, and break new ground. It’s rare to find a single movie that does all three. Others are so innovative they don’t just break the mold, they utterly destroy it… and change the landscape of the industry forever. For some, it’s immediately obvious they’ll have a huge cult following.
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