The adaptation of Neil (Sandman) Gaiman’s children’s book Coraline by writer/director Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) has been on LiC radar since it was originally announced as a 2008 release. Since then it’s been pushed back to February 2009, but my enthusiasm is undimmed.
At last, here’s a look at the first Coraline trailer:

The story [...]

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Back in February, LiC passed along a Variety report that David Fincher had signed on to direct Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary’s adaptation of Charles Burns’ 12-issue comic Black Hole. As big fans of Mr. Fincher (Zodiac) and Mr. Gaiman (The Sandman comic) and with a growing appreciation for Mr. Burns (see Fear(s) of the Dark), [...]

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On the set of Coraline (David Strick)
One of the last cool things the LA Times does is its Hollywood Backlot feature that consists of behind-the-scenes photographs from Hollywood photographer David Strick. It almost makes up for ghastly Elizabeth Snead. Not quite, but almost.
This week, Strick takes a look at Henry (The Nightmare Before Christmas) Selick’s stop-motion animated [...]

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IGN Movies has this featurette for Henry (The Nightmare Before Christmas) Selick’s 3-D stop-motion animated adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Hugo Award winning novella Coraline.
It’s a typical featurette where the artists pat each other on the back, but it gives a glimpse at how the movie is going to look.

Coraline tells the story of a young [...]

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