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LAIKA , the studio that’s brought you such films as Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls , and Kubo and the Two Strings , is bringing a new offsite this year to 350 5th Ave in the Gaslamp on Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 22. This year’s space is three times the size of last year’s offsite, and for 2018, LAIKA is taking the concept of having you feel like you’re really in the films to a whole new level. Attendees will be able to step into an exhibit with a huge cache of props, puppets, and sets (including, we hear, Coraline‘s bedroom) from LAIKA’s film. There will also be fan art, technology demonstrations, drawings for a pair of coveted Coraline Dunks from Nike, social media activations, LAIKA merchandise offered for sale (including brand new items and limited edition Coraline items), multiple giveaways, and more. “Curators” will be on hand to explain the process of LAIKA’s filmmaking, as you get a glimpse behind the curtain. There will also be an autograph signing with LAIKA Pre...

“ THE LAIKA EXPERIENCE ” TAKES UP RESIDENCE IN SAN DIEGO’S GASLAMP QUARTER JULY 14-23, 2017 Oscar®-winning Animation Studio, Creators of Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings , Pulls Back the Curtain on its Artistry and Tech Magic for PRIDE and Comic Con Visitors At Bespoke Fifth Avenue Storefront Drawings for Customized LAIKA film-centric shoes designed by Nike’s Tinker Hatfield Oscar®-winning animation studio LAIKA, creators of Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings, brings its pop-up exhibit The LAIKA Experience to the heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter from Friday, July 14th to Sunday, July 23rd. Admission is free to the exhibit, which will feature props, puppets, monsters, and sets from LAIKA’s award-winning films as well as fan art, a photo/GIF booth with LAIKA characters, daily drawings for a pair of Nike’s LAIKA-themed shoes designed by Tinker Hatfield, social media activations, LAIKA merchandise offered for sale...

File this one under "utterly unexpected director choices". It's not so much that Laika CEO Travis Knight , who last year directed the excellent Kubo And The Two Strings , has signed on to make the Transformers Bumblebee spin-off , more that we're a little surprised Knight would want to tackle such a film as his live-action debut. And yet: here we are. The movie, which represents Paramount's first attempt to widen the Transformers universe, has been in development for a while, spawned from the writers' room set up by the studio to generate an expanded cinematic universe for the Autobots and Decepticons. Christina Hodson has been at work on the script, with TF regulars Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Michael Bay acting as producers. The movie is intended to arrive in theaters next year, so Knight will have to put the pedal to the metal. As for Bay's current robo-conflict effort as director, Transformers: The Last Knight crashes in on 23 June. Please Leav...

The absolutely stunning Kubo and the Two Strings is a powerful home video experience, but loses us in its uneven storytelling. Review by Matt Cummings If 2016 has proven one thing, it's that the chasm of truly terrible film has never been larger. It's as if mainstream Hollywood dug itself a hole under the false impression that crap sells merely because their marketing acumen relieves all ills. So when a modestly-disappointing film arrives, we're almost ready to award it something for not failing. That's the case with Universal's Kubo and the Two Strings , an amazing visual experience surrounded by a story that almost gets it right. The home release fares much better, delivering superior audio and video, as well as a satisfying set of extras. The Movie - 3.5/5 Having been saved by his mother (voiced by Charlize Theron) from the grips of his evil twin aunts and grandfather, Kubo (Art Patkinson) has grown up with an amazing magical talent: he can mani...

Thanks to UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT. we have copies of KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD) to giveaway to some lucky fans.  A young boy with a magical gift sets out on a thrilling quest to discover his family’s legacy in LAIKA’s newest film, Kubo and the Two Strings . The latest masterpiece from the animation studio behind the Academy Award®-nominated films Coraline, ParaNorman , and The Boxtrolls  is on Blu-ray™ 3D, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on November 22, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Hailed as “an exquisite, beautiful film,” (Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood) Kubo and the Two Strings has captivated audiences of all ages, earning an extraordinary 97% “Certified Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the best-reviewed films of the year! See how to enter after the Jump... From acclaimed animation studio LAIKA comes an all-new epic adventure starring the voice talents of Academy Award® winners Charlize The...

A boy, a monkey, and a beetle go on an adventure to save his life and no, this is not a joke. By Erika Ashley Kameyo, a mother, runs away from her evil, powerful, and magical family to save the life of her young son, Kubo, after Kameyo’s father, Moon King, took the child's eye and killed her husband. In the process of fleeing Kubo’s mother sustains a head injury that causes her to lose her memory and slip into states of unconsciousness. To which Kubo spends his days tending to her needs and going into the small town down the hill to play the samisen while storytelling and using his magical gifts to do origami. During one of her rare conscious moments his mother warns him how dangerous it is for him to be out of their cave home after sundown because his grandfather will find him and take his other eye. Kubo promises to stay indoors during night like usual but the following sunset he loses track of time while trying to pray to his father. Soon after the sun sets, his ma...

AUCTION OF NIKE’S JORDAN BRAND COLLECTIBLE KUBO XV SNEAKERS  TO BENEFIT MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY’S just keep livin FOUNDATION eBay auction features over 200 pairs of the highly anticipated sneakers, with 10 pairs each signed by McConaughey and Tinker Hatfield Famed NIKE designer Tinker Hatfield ‘s much-anticipated new Kubo XV sneaker celebrates the epic new adventure movie from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA, Kubo and the Two Strings, to be released nationwide by Focus Features on August 19th. 220 pairs of the limited-edition Kubo XV have been put up for auction on eBay for users to bid on, with all proceeds from the auctions – directly accessible at www.kuboxv.com – going to the just keep livin Foundation ( www.jklivinfoundation.org ). 10 of those pairs will be personally signed by Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey, who stars in Kubo and the Two Strings as an insect samurai, Beetle. Another 10 pairs will be signed by Mr. Hatfield. The sale is being managed by Auction ...

Kubo's quest begins nationwide August 19, 2016 from animation studio LAIKA and Focus Features. Kubo and the Two Strings is an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson of “Game of Thrones”) ekes out a humble living, telling stories to the people of his seaside town including Hosato ( George Takei ), Hashi ( Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ), and Kameyo (Academy Award nominee Brenda Vaccaro ). But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta. Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with Monkey (Academy Award winner Charlize Theron ) and Beetle (Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey ), and sets out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. Watch the trailer after the Jump... With ...