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Nightmare Before Christmas: Chris Sarandon on Possibility of Sequel
Christmas is close now, which means many of us are passing the time watching our favorite holiday classics. On many film buffs’ seasonal watch list every year is Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. The stop-motion film directed by Henry Selick and produced by Burton has stood the test of time thanks to its breathtaking […]
Continue readingAn Indecisive Studio Meant Bad News For Brendan Fraser’s Monkeybone
There was a time when it seemed like you could set your watch to a new Brendan Fraser hit movie coming out every couple of years. But after a great run in the 1990s, the star of “George of the Jungle” and “The Mummy” had a curious box office disaster appear out of nowhere.Heading into […]
Continue readingHow to Watch The Nightmare Before Christmas
Let’s get this settled right away. There isn’t and cannot be an ultimate holiday movie list unless it has and begins with The Nightmare Before Christmas. This 90s dark fantasy film is a fine balance of dark and cute, with the Halloween spook paving the way for the holiday mood. Also known as Tim Burton’s […]
Continue readingThe Nightmare Before Christmas’ Jack Skellington Casting Drove A Wedge Between Danny Elfman And Tim Burton
Aside from its revered place as one of the most beloved holiday movies of all time, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” has a complicated legacy. Not due to problematic themes or scandalous allegations, but instead like Tobe Hooper’s “Poltergeist“, where the collaboration process between its premier storytellers has muddied over time. The 1993 macabre musical extravaganza […]
Continue readingDanny Elfman Got ‘Horrible Reviews’ for His ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Score Because ‘Nobody Understood It’
It’s Halloween weekend, which means “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” is likely making its way back into many cinephiles’ viewing rotations. Henry Selick’s stop motion classic has amassed a cult following over the years for its ability to blend sweetness with the macabre, something that its creative team could never have predicted at the […]
Continue readingHenry Selick Blames Scrapped Stop-Motion Film ‘The Shadow King’ on John Lasseter’s Interference
This week’s release of “Wendell & Wild” marks “The Nightmare Before Christmas” director Henry Selick’s return to stop-motion feature filmmaking after a 13-year hiatus. Featuring the reunited voice talents of Keegan Michael-Key and Jordan Peele, it tells the story of mischievous demons who befriend a human girl in an attempt to reach the Land of […]
Continue readingWhat Happened to Henry Selick’s Disney Passion Project, The Shadow King?
It’s been a long time since audiences saw a new motion picture helmed by Henry Selick, but the filmmaker is finally back with the new Netflix feature Wendell & Wild. Granted, there was never a chance that Selick would be producing films as regularly as Tyler Perry or Steven Soderbergh. The director of The Nightmare […]
Continue reading‘Wendell & Wild’ Review: Henry Selick’s Stop-Motion Caper Reunites Key & Peele as Eye-Tickling Demons, but It’s a Very Light Cracked Bauble
“Wendell & Wild” has a gently insane macabre kick. It’s the new stop-motion fairy tale from director Henry Selick, who in the 30 years since “The Nightmare Before Christmas” has made just four features — “Coraline,” “Monkeybone,” “James and the Giant Peach” and now this one. Selick’s movies have the logic of dollhouse dreams, the […]
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Wendell & Wild Review: Key & Peele Reunite in Spectacular Stop-Motion Film
There is something delightful about stop-motion animation that you won’t find anywhere else. It is not just that every frame is the result of countless hours that represent a collaboration between a whole team of craftspeople, though that is certainly part of it. What really makes it shine is how each detail, from the way […]
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