After weeks of drudging through lame horror movies and other early-year fare, we’re finally treated to some DVD releases we actually WANT to buy. Those include Watchmen and Coraline, two visual stunners and hits in their own right.
Of course, we still have loads of TV on DVD to roll out, plus the three worst DVDs of the week! Check it all out below…
We have the lucky winners of the Coraline DVD giveaway! We asked you to tell us what you would like to find in your “other world.” Let’s see if your world is worthy enough.
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We’re giving away some free stuff this week. Coraline comes out on Blu-ray and DVD next week and on that note we are giving away 2 DVDs. From the same director that brought you The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach comes Coraline, the story of an adventurous girl that finds another world with frightening secrets.
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Well it looks like the women have decided this weekends box office top film. Never have I seen more hoards of men-less woman (aside from Sex and the City) filling in the theaters to see He’s Just Not That Into You. There are plenty of things for a guy to enjoy in this movie (Scarlett Johnspn with almost nothing on anyone?) but I don’t think they’re willing to risk it. They need to get one to go and the rest will follow. Coraline made it to number three this week, which is pretty damn good for a stop-frame animation. Hell it beat out all the other movies opening this weekend including The Pink Panther 2 and Push.
Check out this weekend’s box office numbers below…
Whatever you do, don’t go into this movie thinking “this better just like Nightmare Before Christmas.” Yes it’s stop frame animation. Yes it’s the same Director, Henry Selick. But no, it’s not Nightmare Before Christmas and it shouldn’t be. Nightmare has been done and Selick is not foolish enough to try and redo what many people agree is a masterpiece. This is a whole new film and as such, it’s amazing.
To begin with, the visuals in Coraline are more than anyone could ever ask for. From the minut stitching’s on Coraline’s sweater that you literally feel like you can touch to the wide shots of the gardens filled with flowers and lights. This film is definitely a feast for the eyes. The way that Selick chose to use 3-D is artistic as opposed to gimmicky. Instead of using it to scare you or jump out at you (although there are a couple of moments where that happens) he uses it to give the film more depth. It feels as if you are actually on the set, able to touch the the characters walking around. It helps to add a whole new dimension (literally).
Dakota Fanning has quite the weekend coming up. Two of her films Coraline and Push will both opening this weekend. Both are fantasy films, but aside from that, they’ve got about nothing in common.
Fanning has been attached to Director Henry Selick‘s film, Coraline for 5 years now. She was the first voice to be brought on to the movie and it’s almost as if her and Coraline grew up together.
Both are feisty young girls always looking for an adventure. Check out the interview below with Fanning talks about working on Coraline, her (likely) role in New Moon, and much more…
Finally, we got a few things worth going to the theaters for. Check out this weeks movies releases now…
Trailers below the jump…
Henry Selick‘s new 3-D stop-motion masterpiece, Coraline, is coming to theaters this Friday, February 6th. For those of you who don’t know, Henry Selick was the Director for Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas. Many people think that Burton directed the film and although he started the idea and oversaw the entire project, it was actually Selick’s expertise that helped to make the cult classic.
Selick is now back with another stop frame animation adapted from Neil Gaiman‘s book “Coraline” and starring Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher. ScreenCrave was lucky enough to sit down and talk to Selick about his creative process, some of the issues that come up when making horror film from kids, and of course his much needed patience and dedication.
Check out the interview below…
Chances are you are either obsessed with Neil Gammon or have never heard of him before. You may know him from his graphic novel Coraline which was turned into a film by Henry Selick and will hit theaters this week, or you may know him as the man who recently finished the final book in the Batman graphic novel series. Not too shabby. You will have to read to the end to find out more about that one.
The best way to describe Coraline is to say that it’s a horror film for children that has depths that will frighten parents and make children laugh. Gaiman is known for his dark and dreamy style of writing, which captures readers of all ages. He has the ability to transport you into another world and take you along for the ride. Perfect for a film, no?
He was by far one of the interesting and well spoken people I have ever had the pleasure of interviewing. ScreenCrave was lucky enough to talk with Gaiman about Coraline, winning the Newberry Medal, and of course, Batman’s death…
