Coraline Prop Replica 10″ Doll – $29.95

Attention Coraline film fans! Behold the Coraline Prop Replica 10″ Doll from the NeatoShop.  Now you can cuddle up with something really special from the Other World.

Do you know a Coraline fan who is headed back to school?  The NeatoShop also carries a Green Pastel Flowers Coraline Messenger Bag and Needle in Your Eye Coraline Messenger Bag.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Collectibles!

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…they told me about the magical star sweater they needed – it would have to sparkle. I went on a tireless thread quest for about a month – finding everything from stainless steel thread to paintable sparkles and then set about knitting swatches and sending them to Laika. None of them looked right on screen and because of a time issue, it was looking like my hopes of making something for this wonderful project were fading. In fact, at one point, they told me that they were going to have to start shooting soon and would not be able to wait for me to find the right combo of threads.

Soon after that email my mom came over with some holographic thread and said, “Althea, I really think this will work on the sweater for Coraline.”

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by JJA.

With "Nightmare Before Christmas" director Henry Selick’s new film Coraline opening this weekend, SlashFilm’s Kevin Kelly atkes a retrospective look back at the history of stop-motion animation, a discipline that still requires delicate hands-on precision to make the scenes come to life, one frame at a time. In an era of CG effects, this analog realism is a breath of fresh air.

These films started appearing more and more frequently because in 1897 an art teacher in the UK had invented plasticine: a non-drying clay that was easily malleable and would retain its shape well. Since it was easy to sculpt and manipulate, filmmakers soon found themselves using this instead of simply moving objects around and photographing them for their subjects.

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by mrbabyman.

Coraline alphabet posters, designed by Ignition Print at Internet Movie Poster Awards

A few days ago, I posted about bloggers that got special boxes from the creators of Coraline, an animated stop-motion fantasy film based on a novella by Neil Gaiman (directed by Henry Selick, who also directed The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and The Giant Peach). The Coraline boxes contain items from the highly anticipated movie - dolls, wigs, suitcase, etc. There are only 50 such boxes made and sent to bloggers, and each is a one-of-a-kind handmade box.

The blogosphere is abuzz with these mystery boxes - there's a hunt of sorts to find out which bloggers got them and what they look like. (See, for instance: Evil Buttons and NotCot). In addition to these 50 boxes, there are also Button Box from "The Other Mother" sent to many other bloggers.

Little did I know when I was writing the post that sitting just 5 feet away from my desk was ... Neatorama's very own Coraline Box! (It's good to be a blogger sometimes!)

Our Coraline box (No. 27) is gorgeous: a 7 x 6 X 4 inch wooden cigar box that opens up to reveal nine "Chocolate Beetles From Zanzibar," a key, and a photo from the movie. On the side of the box is a wax-sealed envelope with a letter from LAIKA animation company in Oregon that created the movie.

Here are the pictures:

Coraline Box: "Handmade in Oregon 27/50"

Inside the box are 9 "Chocolate Beetles from Zanzibar"

The Chocolate Beetles - one is "crawling out" and one is um, rather dead. These are wonderful handpainted pieces and each one is unique.

"[The Other Mother] carefully picked out a particularly large and black beetle, pulled off its legs ... and popped the beetle into her mouth ... 'Yum,' she said, and took another. -- CHAPT. VI

Coraline.com is a fantastic website for the movie - go forth and visit this instance!

There's a sealed letter attached on the side of the box. It's similar to the one other bloggers got.

Thank you for the wonderful surprise, "The Other Mother" and Coraline Team! (And thanks to my lovely wife Tiffany who took the neat photos!). Coraline opens in theatres February 6th, 2009.

Previously on Neatorama: Coraline Boxes | Video: Coraline movie footage | Explore the Coraline Site

And yes, sharp-eyed readers may notice that the Chocolate Beetles from Zanzibar is featured in the "Z" poster:

Z is for Zanzibar - where chocolate beetles come from.
Surprisingly tasty, if you can catch one.

Super Punch tracked down 46 22 of the 50 boxes: Link | Coraline (the Book) at Amazon

Previously on Neatorama: Video: Coraline movie footage | Explore the Coraline Site

The website for Laika’s upcoming movie Coraline is once again active with more than making of featurettes. Spend some time exploring Coraline’s house and you’ll find clips from the movie, desktop wallpapers, posters, and even a pattern for knitting a sweater. There’s also a photo of the limited edition Nike Coraline Dunks that you’ll have a chance to win using a password that will be shown after the credits of the movie. One potential mystery is that there’s a piano you can play. Maybe playing a special tune unlocks something?