AltWeeklies Wire
Is This the Year the Portland International Film Fest Will Matter?new
Despite cramming a ridiculous number of hard-to-find films into a relatively short timeframe, the Portland International Film Festival simply isn't on the radar for most Portlanders. But this year, people are talking about PIFF. Call it the Coraline Effect.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
02-05-2009 |
Movies
Scintillating 'Coraline' Opens a Case of Curious Buttonsnew
Henry Selick, who also directed Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, presents an ingenious fusion of delicate stop-motion animation and splashy 3-D gimmickry.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-04-2009 |
Reviews
Neil Gaiman on Whether You Should Take Your Kids to See 'Coraline'new
Coraline is like much of Gaiman’s work—inventive, funny and kinda scary, putting ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
02-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Laika Launches 'Coraline,' and Its Creators Wonder: What Now?new
There are fewer than 1,000 people in the world who specialize in stop-motion animation. Many of the 30 animators who worked on Coraline, as well as the more than 250 technicians and designers who labored alongside them, came to Portland with the hope that Laika represented something more stable.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
02-04-2009 |
Movies
'Coraline' Turns a Dark Fairy Tale into a Dazzling Stop-Motion Horror Film
What potential viewers will need to wrap their heads around is that while Coraline may be about childhood, it isn't really for children.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-02-2009 |
Reviews
