Laika has been one of the leading forces in modern animation. This stop-motion studio based in Oregon has produced four critically acclaimed and financially successful pictures. Laika did do contractual work on 2005’s “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”, but they did not do the animation for the film. They’re listed as part of the making of […]
“The Boxtrolls” is the latest stop-motion animation film distributed by Focus Features and brought to life by Laika, the makers of “Coraline” and “ParaNorman”. Both of those movies were nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, and I’ll be very surprised if “The Boxtrolls” isn’t on the ballot this year. What, on the surface, appears […]
Part 3 of Jackson’s exclusive interview with the co-directors of “ParaNorman” – Chris Butler and Sam Fell. Lights Camera JacksonĀ (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. To date, Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases. In total he has seen more than […]
Part 2 of Jackson’s exclusive interview with the co-directors of “ParaNorman” – Chris Butler and Sam Fell. Lights Camera JacksonĀ (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. To date, Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases. In total he has seen more than […]
Part 1 of Jackson’s exclusive interview with the co-directors of “ParaNorman” – Sam Fell and Chris Butler. Lights Camera JacksonĀ (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. To date, Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases. In total he has seen more than […]