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The heat behind Laika, the Portland, Oregon-based stop motion animation studio (owned by Nike bigwig Phil Knight) that unleashed 2009’s outstanding fantasy film “Coraline,” has cooled somewhat since that release. The reason, of course, is that “Coraline” director (and Laika creative head) Henry Selick left the company shortly after “Coraline” was released – after unsuccessfully attempting to renegotiate his contract, he bolted for Pixar, setting up that studio’s first stop-motion division (about which we have heard precious few details, besides an October 4th, 2013 release date for its first film).
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Laika's Kubo And The Two Strings delivers an astounding feat of animated artistry that is jaw-droppingly beautiful to behold on a big screen.
I don't think Laika gets enough love, probably because they're such a small and independent studio, but I believe an Oscar is in their future sooner than later at this rate.
