Deadline confirms Henry Selick will direct an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s bestselling The Graveyard Book for Disney. Selick previously brought Gaiman’s Coraline to the big screen, as well as Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is currently at work on a secret project for Disney Pixar […]
Continue readingAmerican Film Institute name top 10 films of 2009
source: hitfix.com Can two animated films (Up, Coraline), two little seen indies (The Messenger, Sugar) and one balls-out comedy hit (The Hangover) become genuine Oscar contenders like Up In The Air, Precious or The Hurt Locker? The American Film Institute believes so! They each garner a mention in their top 10 films of 2009. The […]
Continue readingCute as a button – Coraline DVD review
Coraline – Starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman. Directed by Henry Selick. Rated PG. Originally published August 5, 2009. By Simon Miraudo.The tagline to Coraline reads “be careful what you wish for”; a sentiment no doubt shared by countless parents eager to take their kids to an entertaining family film. It is slim […]
Continue readingMary and Max enters the Oscar race!
source: variety.com The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the shortlist of films that will compete for Best Animated Feature at next year’s Oscar ceremony. Australia’s own Mary and Max is one of 20 films that are under consideration. One of the Academy rules is that if more than 16 films are […]
Continue readingCute as a button – Coraline review
Coraline – Starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman. Directed by Henry Selick. Rated PG for menacing themes and scary scenes. 100 mins. By Simon Miraudo.The tagline to Coraline reads “be careful what you wish for”; a sentiment no doubt shared by countless parents eager to take their kids to an entertaining family film. […]
Continue readingWes Anderson gets animated in Fantastic Mr. Fox trailer
source: traileraddict.com The trailer for Wes Anderson‘s stop-motion animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox has debuted online … and oh boy, this is going to divide people. Adapted from the beloved Roald Dahl book by Noah Baumbach and Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox features the stellar vocal talents of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray and Jason […]
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