It's pretty darn hard not to be impressed by the miniature, handmade world brought to life in Coraline. The painstakingly careful process of making the movie is mind-boggling when you think about it and the end result is extremely cool to watch on a giant screen in 3-D. Stop-motion animation is an art form all its own, and it's truly a delight to watch this strange and sometimes very scary story Read more

Neil Gaiman's story Coraline is coming to the big screen courtesy of The Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick and now we've got a deliciously whimsical, cute, surreal trailer for the February release. Dakota Fanning voices Coraline, a little girl who discovers an alternate version of her life — a way better and more interesting version. But when "Other Mother" (voiced by Teri Read more

Holy cow this is eerie. The animated movie Coraline, based on a novel by Neil Gaiman, is a bona fide ghost story, with Dakota Fanning voicing the main character. Now there's a sneak preview of the project and for such a brief clip of a project based on a children's book, it's very chilling. Coraline is a young girl who becomes bored and unhappy in her new home — until, that is, she discovers a Read more

"This is the story of how Tristan becomes a man... To achieve it, he must win the heart of his one true love." From the beginning of Stardust, there is a distinct waft of The Princess Bride. The warm, old-man voice (Ian McKellan, of course) narrating the tale like a grandfather telling a bedtime story, the fantastical adventure dotted with romance and humor, and even the echoing words "his one Read more

Before Phasekitty left Comic-Con, she got to see a special preview of Coraline. The 2008 movie is based on Neil Gaiman's book of the same name, which tells the story of a girl who opens a door into a magical dimension where she meets another set of parents who want her to stay in their world forever. Phasekitty got in on a Q&A with Gaiman and director Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Read more

The upcoming fantasy movie Stardust first caught my eye because of the stellar cast (Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert DeNiro, Peter O'Toole, Ricky Gervais, and many others), and because of the whimsical atmosphere conveyed in the trailer. Knowing it's based on a Neil Gaiman novel only makes me more interested in the movie, which opens August 10. Having posted a few things about the movie, I know some Read more