Here's a couple of shorts from the movie Coraline. I just thought I'd share them with you. The director also made The Nightmare Before Christmas which is one of my favorite animated movies.

http://www.coraline.com/?#/?page=theatre&subPage=4

LOVED the book. I hope the movie can hold a candle to it!

There's a book? Sweeet! Now I must read the book.

Edit: on second thought, maybe I'll see the movie first and then read the book. They spent so much time on this movie that I'd end up feeling bad if I got disappointed. :)

The book is actually intended as "young adult fiction" and was written by Neil Gaiman who got big writing "The Sandman" comics for DC. Since then he has written several non-young adult fiction books and a couple of young adult fiction books, including Coraline and his newest release "The Graveyard Book" about a little boy that is raised by the ghosts in a cemetary (which I am currently reading and enjoying quite a bit). I'm a big fan of all of his stuff including his illustrated children's book that I bought to save for my kids one day: "Wolves in the Walls" and "The Day I Traded my Dad for Two Goldfish"

I found it really odd, when I saw the Coraline trailer in the theater the other day, that there is no mention of Neil Gaiman at all.

OK, so I will stop fanboying about Neil Gaiman and you can go check out his books. (I highly recomend "Neverwhere" and "Anansi Boys" those have been my favorites so far).

What Hom said. Anansi Boys is fantastic (and much better than American Gods, which I found very disappointing).

What Hom said. Anansi Boys is fantastic (and much better than American Gods, which I found very disappointing).

Yeah, of all of his books American Gods was certainly the only one I would say was disappointing. I got the feeling that his publisher wanted a certain page count in that book because while it was well written and had an interesting story premise, if just went on for way too long.

I just got 'The Day I Traded My Dad For Two Goldfish' for my nephew for Christmas. I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for him to be old enough to get it for a present.

He's still too young for 'The Wolves in the Walls.' It gets kinda scary in parts.

(Also, you guys are leaving out Stardust. Good book. Made into a movie, like, two years ago.)

I agree 100% with Hom about American Gods. Good premise and setup, but the ending plodded on and on and never went anywhere. Blah. Whereas Anansi Boys took the same basic premise and turned it into a great story.

The Day I Traded...is very cute. Reminds me too much of someone I know, though.

I still have not read or seen Stardust; must do so. I recently got the graphic novel of Neverwhere, which was just okay; I did love the book. Apparently it originated as a miniseries on the BBC.

Neil is now doing work with Amanda Palmer (half of the Dresden Dolls). I saw her show a few weeks ago, and the intro was narrated by Neil (prerecorded). Very cool.

And check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcHqg_AXeqA

Finally, here's a song with lyrics by Neil and music by Amanda:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObuKyuEfobU

(Also, you guys are leaving out Stardust. Good book. Made into a movie, like, two years ago.)

That's funny, that was actually in my original post, but I took it out because it was getting sooo long... lol but, I really like Stardust. Arachne actually made me a costume based on Tristan from the movie, the white coat and the lightening carrier, etc.

Stardust kicks ass. Different from the book but still a very good movie in it's own right. Love Robert Deniro's part in there.