Tag: Laika
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‘Coraline’ Re-Release Domestic Box Office Scores Big
Coraline either frightened you when it was released back in 2009 or made you feel seen in a very special way. There was really no in-between. The beloved Laika film is visionary and brings to life the story of Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning), a young girl who moves to a new home and has to…
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The Match Factory boards documentary ‘Cinéma Laika’ about Aki Kaurismäki building his own cinema
Veljko Vidak’s Cinéma Laika tracks the creation of Kino Laika in a small village near Helsinki.The Match Factory has boarded Veljko Vidak’s Cinéma Laika, a documentary about the efforts of legendary Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki to create his own cinema theatre in an abandoned factory hall in a small village an hour from Helsinki.Billed as…
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‘Missing Link’ Animation Studio Laika to Keep Staff on Payroll Amid Coronavirus Crisis
In the past month, Hollywood ground to a halt amid the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, leading movie theaters to shutter, feature films to be delayed, and major studios to furlough or lay off their employees. But Laika, the independent animation studio behind Oscar-nominated films like Coraline and Missing Link, intends to keep all…