The Shin Bungeiza Cinematheque, a regular event hosted by film critic Shinsuke Otera. This time, I visited for the Alain ...

Prue and Curtis meet a colorful band of characters: Brenden (Mahershala Ali), the Bandit King; the giant eagle known as ...

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The Direct sat down with the two stars of Wildwood , Peyton Lee Elizabeth and Jacob Tremblay, in an interview where Tremblay, ...

In “Wildwood,” a new release from the stop-motion animation studio Laika, magic is everywhere. And none of it was made with ...

Portland, Oregon, is the newest film from animation house Laika. Founded in 2005, the studio became acclaimed for its work on ...

Wildwood showcases the magic of stop-motion with a fantastical adventure brimming with detail, though its story stumbles in ...

Dinosaurs continue to capture our imagination long after their extinction. These giant creatures from a lost world spark a ...

Some red carpet looks are all about spectacle, and others succeed because they quietly suit the moment. Carey Mulligan's ...

What began as a visit to a forest on the outskirts of Portland blossomed into the magical world of the stop-motion film "Wildwood," Laika Studios' most ​ambitious project to date.

This adaptation of Colin Meloy’s fantasy novel is painstakingly rendered by human hands; it is equal parts magic and tragedy.

From bespoke puppet faces to hand-applied feathers, the craftspeople behind the stop-motion feature explain how they build ...