Showing posts with label LAIKA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LAIKA. Show all posts

Friday, July 24, 2026

#CoolArt: 'Kubo and the Two Strings' & 'ParaNorman' prints by Matt Ferguson & Florey through Vice Press

'Kubo and the Two Strings' by Matt Ferguson & 'ParaNorman' by Matt Ferguson & Florey.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" lithograph prints, in numbered limited 24" x 36" editions of 200 for £39.99 each.

On sale now through Vice Press.

'Kubo and the Two Strings' by Matt Ferguson

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

#CoolArt: 'ParaNorman' & 'Kubo and the Two Strings' prints by Kevin Tong through Vice Press

'ParaNorman' & 'Kubo and the Two Strings' by Kevin Tong.

Officially licensed lithograph prints, in numbered Regular 24" x 36" editions of 160 for £39.99 each; and numbered Art Variant 24" x 18" editions of 160 for £29.99 each.

On sale Thursday July 16 at 6pm UK through Vice Press.

Regular Edition

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Laika's 'Missing Link: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' Vinyl 2xLP through Mondo

Laika's 'Missing Link: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack', a new vinyl 2xLP release through Mondo.

Pressed on 2 x 180 Gram coloured 'Sasquatch Fur' vinyl, with album cover art by Nicole Gustafsson, music composed by Carter Burwell, and original song by Walter Martin.

On sale Wednesday April 17 at 12pm CT from the Mondo website for $35.

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

#CoolArt: Mondo Prints From SDCC 2018 (Part One)

Mondo are releasing the first round of prints they premiered at San Diego Comic Con.

On sale at a random time Tuesday August 14.

Follow Mondo on Twitter @mondonews for the on sale announcement.

'Light. Darkness. Balance' by Marc Aspinall
36" x 24" screen print in a limited edition of 375 for $80

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

#CoolArt: Mondo Prints At SDCC 2018

Limited edition exclusive prints and vinyl LPs debuting at the Mondo booth (#435) during the San Diego Comic Con July 19-22.

Mondo will also be selling editions of the prints online during Comic Con weekend. Follow them on Twitter @MondoNews, Instagram @MondoNews and Facebook for updates and on sale announcements.

'Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night' by Becky Cloonan

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

#CoolArt: Mondo Black Friday Print Releases

New print releases from Mondo for Black Friday.
  • 'Thor: Ragnarok' by Matt Taylor. 24" x 36" screen print, in a Regular edition of 425 for $60, and a Variant edition of 225 for $80.
  • 'Ex Machina' by Rory Kurtz. 36" x 24" screen print on Mirror Chrome Metallic paper, in a Variant edition of 175 for $80.
  • 'Scott Pilgrim vs The World' by Sam Bosma. 36" x 24" screen print, in a limited edition of 250 for $50.
  • 'Handcrafted: From Coraline to Kubo' by César Moreno. 24" x 36" screen print, in a Regular edition of 750 for $50, and a Glow-In-The-Dark Variant edition of 250 for $70.
On sale Friday November 24 at 12pm CT from the Mondo website.

'Thor: Ragnorok' (Regular Edition) by Matt Taylor

Monday, March 10, 2014

A New Trailer For Laika's 'The Boxtrolls'

From the hands that made 'Coraline' and 'ParaNorman', Laika, here is the third trailer for 'The Boxtrolls'. I loved their previous features, and I'm liking the look of this too.
"An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher."
'The Boxtrolls' is out in cinemas September 12 2014 (UK) and September 26 (US).

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Second Trailer For Laika's 'The Boxtrolls'

From the hands that made 'Coraline' and 'ParaNorman', Laika, comes the second trailer for 'The Boxtrolls'.
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
'The Boxtrolls' is out in cinemas September 12  2014 (UK) and September 26 (US).

Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Teaser Trailer For LAIKA's 'The Box Trolls'

Teaser trailer for 'The Box Trolls', from LAIKA, the animation studio behind 'Coraline' and 'ParaNorman', out next year.
A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Based on the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow. Directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable, produced by David Ichioka and Travis Knight. The voice cast includes: Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Jared Harris, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade and Tracy Morgan.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Interactive ParaNorman booklet online

Art by Glen Brogan
'ParaNorman', one of my favourite movies from last year and out now on bluray/DVD, has won 15 Best Animated Feature Film awards, the Character Animation & Design Annie Award, and is also nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a GLAAD Media Award. Now the studio has put together an interactive booklet to allow fans to get a closer look at the members of the filmmaking team and their handiwork.

Check out the ParaNorman booklet site where you can download and read a PDF version or peruse the multimedia version with audio, video, and graphic links.
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Sunday, February 03, 2013

40th Annie Awards: 2012 Winners

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the 2012 winners of its Annie Awards last night at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Multiple wins for Disney's 'Wreck-It-Ralph' and 'Brave', Laika's 'ParaNorman' and Dreamworks' 'Dragons: Riders Of Berk' and 'Rise Of The Guardians'.

The complete list of winners is below:
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PRODUCTION CATEGORIES:

Best Animated Feature
Wreck-It Ralph — Disney

Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem – Illumination Entertainment

Best Animated Short Subject
Paperman (Disney)

Best General Audience Animated TV Production For Preschool Children
Bubble Guppies ‘A Tooth on the Looth’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Best Animated Television Production For Children
Dragons: Riders of Berk ‘How to Pick Your Dragon’ – DreamWorks Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television Production
Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special’ – Stoopid Buddy Studios

Animated Video Game
Journey – Sony Computer Entertainment America

Best Student Film
Head Over Heels – Timothy Reckart


INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES:

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Andy Hayes, Carl Hooper, David Lipton – Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Jerome Platteaux, John Sigurdson, Ryan Hopkins, Raul Essig, Mark Chataway ‘The Avengers’ – Industrial Light & Magic

Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Dan Driscoll ‘SpongeBob SquarePants: It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Character Animation in a Feature Production
Travis Knight “ParaNorman’ – Focus Features

Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Erik de Boer, Matt Shumway, Brian Wells, Vinayak Pawar, Michael Holzl ‘Life of Pi – Tiger’ – Rhythm & Hues Studio

Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Robert Valley ‘Disney Tron: Uprising: The Renegade, Part I’ – Disney TV Animation

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Heidi Smith ‘ParaNorman’ – Focus Features

Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
John Eng ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: Animal House’ – DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Rich Moore ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
John Paesano ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: How to Pick Your Dragon’ – DreamWorks Animation

Music in an Animated Feature Production
Henry Jackman, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston, Yasushi Akimoto ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Alberto Mielgo ‘Tron: Uprising: The Stranger’ – Disney TV Animation

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Steve Pilcher ‘Brave’ – Pixar Animation Studios

Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Doug Lovelace ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk: Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man’ – DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Johanne Matte ‘Rise of the Guardians’ – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Kristen Schaal as Mabel Pines ‘Gravity Falls: Tourist Trapped’ – Disney TV Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Alan Tudyk as King Candy ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Trey Parker – ‘South Park: Jewpacabra’ – Central Productions

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee – Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Editorial in an Animated Television Production
Hugo Morales, Adam Arnold, Davrik Waeden, Otto Ferraye ‘Kung Fu Panda – Enter the Dragon’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
Nicholas A. Smith, ACE, Robert Graham Jones, ACE, David Suther ‘Brave’ – Pixar Animation Studios


JURIED AWARDS:

Winsor McCay Award – Oscar Grillo, Terry Gilliam, Mark Henn

June Foray Award – Howard Green

Ub Iwerks Award – Toon Boom Animation Pipeline

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Movie Review: ParaNorman

Art by Dave Perillo
I had previously enjoyed Coraline, and when it was announced that Laika Studios were producing a new animated film I was looking forward to seeing it. Well, it's taken a while, but I've now seen it. It did not disappoint!

Right from the start, with the horror homage and the 80's style opening credits and soundtrack it kind of set the tone for me. As with all the best animated films, ParaNorman should appeal to all ages - balancing the right amount of humour and in-jokes with a fair share of chills too.

Yes it's been done many times before, the outcast having to save the day, but add in the zombies and the supernatural elements, the story worked for me. Fast paced enough and a happy ending to keep you entertained throughout the two hours.

I'd been following the behind the scenes videos at Weirdwins, and all the effort that went into producing the film, as well as owning the 'Art & Making Of ParaNorman' art book too (which I thoroughly recommend). After watching the finished article, it was all worthwhile. I thought the animation was spot on, and visually impressive. I also liked the soundtrack by Jon Brion and art style of the end credits.

If you enjoyed films like 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', 'Corpse Bride' and 'Coraline', then you will get a kick out of watching 'ParaNorman'. A great looking film that both scares and makes you laugh and pays homage to the old schlocky horror films it's parodying. Recommended.

**** out of 5

Thursday, August 16, 2012

ParaNorman: This Little Light

In the eighth and final #WEIRDWINS film, see how far the craftspeople at LAIKA will go to make every onscreen detail shine.

Check out the Weirdwins website for the previous ParaNorman behind the scenes videos and artwork. 


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Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Short Film: Moongirl

What with their new film 'ParaNorman' out in cinemas soon, thought I'd revisit LAIKA's first all-CGI animated short from 2005. The short is also written and directed by Henry Selick, director of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', 'James And The Giant Peach', and LAIKA's previous film; 'Coraline').

Moongirl is a fable that re-imagines lunar mythology.

An animation festival regular, the film has captured a number of prestigious awards and honours, including the Short Film Special Jury Prize at the Ottawa International Film Festival and the Grand Owl Award, Best Animation at the Fantasy Worldwide International Film Festival (Toronto).