Coraline Box #42 (plus more)

The makers of Coraline sent out 50 handmade boxes to some of their favorite bloggers. Each box is unique and includes items from the movie. Box #42 belongs to Cory Doctorow of BoingBoing and features shoes:



You can see the rest of the boxes I've found to date here.

In other Coraline news:

1. Here's another button box.

2. Here's a button box etching.

3. Roger Ebert described the core audience for Coraline:

Selick is as unconventional in his imagery as Gaiman is in his writing, and this is a movie for people who know and care about drawing, caricature, grotesquerie and the far shores of storytelling.

I'd say that pretty accurately describes the people who received the Coraline boxes.

4. And finally, yes, you can enter the password at Coraline.com to try to win a pair of Nike Dunks. And no, I'm not going to post the password here, or answers to the multiple choice questions. I will say that you should examine Coraline's bedroom closely.

Thanks everyone for the tips.

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Coraline cupcake

Coraline cupcake and wrapper by Jennifer McFadden.

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Coraline Box #50

The makers of Coraline sent out 50 handmade boxes to some of their favorite bloggers. Each box is unique and includes items from the movie. Box #50 belongs to Creativity and features hands:



You can see the rest of the boxes I've found to date here.

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Another warning about Coraline toys

There's a detailed review of the bendy Coraline dolls here. As you can see, the paint on the nose rubs right off.

In other Coraline news, here's a handy side-by-side comparison of how Coraline stacks up against Pink Panther 2. Thanks for the tip Michael.

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Coraline link roundup

Another Coraline artist posts Coraline concept art.

1. Henry Selick and Travis Knight will be interviewed tomorrow at 10am on W+K radio.

2. Coraline artists Shannon Tindle was interviewed here.

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Coraline Box #51?

Bruce Wright didn't receive a Coraline box, so he made his own.

In other Coraline news, the first 500 guests to purchase an evening showtime ticket to Theaters at Mall of America on Friday, February 6 get a free t-shirt.

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More Coraline concept art (plus more)

Coraline artist Jon Klassen has posted concept art featuring circus mice.

Also, Henry Selick makes the clearest statement I've seen as to who he thinks should see the film:

Well, first off, it’s a PG film, not a G film. The parent knows best, but we don’t think most kids under eight should see this film. One of my producers will hate me for saying that, but we’ve always said, this is not for really young children; it’s too scary for them. Another thing we say is, well it’s for brave children of all ages. Leave the scaredy cats at home.

Read the rest of the interview here.

Coraline reminds me in many ways of Return to Oz, which I saw when I was 8. It scared me quite a bit, but I promptly insisted on getting a copy of the book, so...

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Coraline Button Box on sale at eBay?

There's a button box from Coraline's Other Mother on sale at eBay, although the description strikes me as a little strange:

By way of good luck and an error on the end of the Laika company I managed to receive TWO of these boxes so, with a mixture of greed and kindness, I am putting the second one here for someone else to enjoy.

You will reveive [sic] the button box and the envelope containing the letter from The Other Mother.

Thanks to the tipster.

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Coraline Box #41 (and more)

There are several Coraline items on sale at eBay to benefit the Starlight Foundation, including a handcrafted Coraline puppet, handcrafted Circus Mice, and Box #41, which apparently never made it to a blogger. You can bid on all of the items here.






And a few more links:

1. This article explores what type of money Coraline needs to earn to be seen as a success.

2. Marjorie Taylor created a Coraline-inspired dessert.

Coraline news roundup

1. I heart cool stuff is giving away a Coraline doll and key.

2. There's apparently a 50-page press booklet for Coraline.

3. Kirk Honeycutt at The Hollywood Reporter calls Coraline "a marvelous family story."

4. Alonso Duralde writes for MSNBC, "Coraline marks a real triumph for writer-director Henry Selick."

5. And Scott Foundas of the New Times describes Coraline as "Alice in Wonderland retold by the Mad Hatter."

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