Returning to Down Town: Was Henry Selick’s Bizarre Dark Comedy ‘Monkeybone’ Really That Bad?

The mainstream film industry seems like it’s finally ready to accept that animation can also be used to tell adult-oriented stories, but there are still very few animators that specialize in creating hand-crafted frights. In fact, most of the popular spooky animated films out there were actually directed by the same legendary filmmaker – the […]

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Henry Selick Says His Next Movie Is “Almost a Sequel” to ‘Coraline’

While we wait for Coraline to return to theaters with a brand new 3D remaster this August, director Henry Selick’s (Nightmare Before Christmas) next project has been revealed. Variety reports this week that Henry Selick is planning on making a stop motion animated adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel The Ocean at the End of the […]

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‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ and the Pioneering Stop-Motion Animation Work of Director Henry Selick

Jack Skellington famously sings “What’s this?” when first discovering snow in the seminal stop-motion animated feature The Nightmare Before Christmas, and it’s a question that audiences likely asked upon initial release in October 1993. The strange animated feature that embraces German Expressionism and macabre character designs feels atypical of family-friendly fare yet spends the bulk of […]

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‘Wendell & Wild’ TIFF Review – Henry Selick and Jordan Peele’s Stop-Motion Collab Is an Overstuffed Halloween Treat

It’s been a long time since writer/director Henry Selick has graced audiences with a spooky, stop-motion animated feature. More precisely, it’s been almost thirty years since he helmed the beloved classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s been thirteen years since his last effort, Coraline, a gateway horror movie for many. Selick finally makes his long-awaited return with Wendell & Wild, […]

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‘Wendell & Wild’ Trailer – Henry Selick and Jordan Peele Make Halloween Magic Together

Henry Selick, the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, joins forces with Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us, Nope) for the brand new stop motion movie Wendell & Wild, and Netflix has debuted the official trailer this morning. Wendell & Wild first comes to select theaters on October 21, 2022, followed by the Netflix streaming premiere on October 28. Keegan-Michael […]

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‘Wendell & Wild’ from ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Director Comes to Netflix for Halloween

Henry Selick, the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, is back with brand new stop motion movie Wendell & Wild, and Netflix has announced this morning that the wait is almost over. Just in time for Halloween, Wendell & Wild first comes to select theaters on October 21, 2022, followed by the Netflix streaming premiere on […]

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‘Wendell & Wild’ Clip Introduces Kat in Netflix’s Stop Motion Horror from Jordan Peele and Henry Selick

The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline director Henry Selick is back this October with brand new stop motion movie Wendell & Wild, which teams him with Oscar winner Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us, Nope). Selick unveiled a sneak peek clip today at Netflix’s Geeked Week 2022, introducing us to the film’s spunky heroine Kat Elliot. In it, Kat sneaks – […]

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‘Wendell & Wild’ Cast – Netflix’s Stop Motion Horror from Jordan Peele and Henry Selick!

Henry Selick, the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, is back next year with brand new stop motion movie Wendell & Wild, which teams him with Oscar winner Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us, Nope)! Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele star in a tale of “the hellishly funny demons of a teen named Kat.” Here are the first […]

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Key & Peele Are ‘Wendell & Wild’ in New Stop Motion Comedy-Horror Movie from ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Director!

Henry Selick, the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, is back next year with brand new stop motion movie Wendell & Wild, officially teased by Netflix today. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele star in a tale of “the hellishly funny demons of a teen named Kat.” Directed by Henry Selick, the film was […]

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