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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Coraline armaturist Colleen Flanigan named a TED Fellow

Coraline armaturist Colleen Flanigan was named a TED fellow. You can see the announcement here and her bio here. Here's her official site (where I found the photo above), and here's her blog. And in general, I highly recommend TED podcasts as terrific free content for your iPod.

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Homemade Coraline Doll (link roundup)

Mammazakka made a tiny Coraline doll. More photos, including a few in progress shots, in her Flickr gallery.

And a few more links:

1. Long article about Laika and Phil and Travis Knight. (If you've read the Fast Company article about Laika, you won't learn anything new.)

2. Design a Neil Gaiman-inspired shoe, win some Neil Gaiman-related prizes.

3. Henry Wilkinson made Spink and Forcible figures.

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Coraline art by Shannon Tindle

Shannon Tindle posted several desktop wallpaper-sized concept art images created for Coraline.

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Coraline Puppet Photos

Anna Yu and Cassidy Curtis have both posted several terrific photos of Coraline puppets. Explore their Flickr galleries for desktop wallpaper-sized images. And then visit Jeremy Spake's blog to read about the creation of the secret book.

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