{"id":3709,"date":"2009-01-24T08:45:11","date_gmt":"2009-01-24T08:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek.ravenkai.com\/?p=3709"},"modified":"2012-02-05T01:15:03","modified_gmt":"2012-02-05T09:15:03","slug":"coraline-movie-tie-in-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/?p=3709","title":{"rendered":"Coraline Movie Tie-In Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3729 aligncenter\" title=\"coralinemce\" src=\"http:\/\/ravenkai.com\/geek\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/coralinemce.jpg\" alt=\"Coraline: The Movie Collector's Edition\" width=\"200\" height=\"295\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/coraline.com\/\"><em>Coraline<\/em><\/a> movie premieres on February 6, and what better way to count down the days than to read, or reread, the award-winning children&#8217;s book by Neil Gaiman?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>When Coraline explores her new home, she steps through a door and into another house just like her own&#8230; except that it&#8217;s different. It&#8217;s a marvelous adventure until Coraline discovers that there&#8217;s also another mother and another father in the house. They want Coraline to stay with them and be <em>their<\/em> little girl. They want to keep her forever.<\/p>\n<p>Coraline must use all of her wits and every ounce of courage in order to save herself and return home.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/browseinside.harpercollins.ca\/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061649707\"><em>Coraline: The Movie Collector&#8217;s Edition<\/em><\/a> is a new hardcover edition of the 2002 novel. It retains the original book&#8217;s interior illustrations by <a href=\"http:\/\/davemckean.com\/\">Dave McKean<\/a>, but now has a movie art cover and an eight-page insert of full-colour images from the film. A section at the back of the book, entitled &#8220;Extra Delights for the <em>Coraline<\/em> Reader&#8221;, features a note from Neil Gaiman about director\/screenwriter Henry Selick (<em>The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/em>, <em>James and the Giant Peach<\/em>), a note from Henry Selick about author Neil Gaiman, and an excerpt from Henry Selick&#8217;s screenplay for <em>Coraline<\/em>. Even if you have the first edition of <em>Coraline<\/em>, the <em>Movie Collector&#8217;s Edition<\/em> is well worth getting for these bonus materials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3730 aligncenter\" title=\"coralinevisual\" src=\"http:\/\/ravenkai.com\/geek\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/coralinevisual.jpg\" alt=\"Coraline: A Visual Companion\" width=\"200\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Serving as a bridge between the novel and film is <a href=\"http:\/\/browseinside.harpercollins.ca\/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061704222\"><em>Coraline: A Visual Companion<\/em><\/a> by Stephen Jones. This weighty coffee table book, with a foreword by Neil Gaiman, is a comprehensive guide to the making of the <em>Coraline<\/em> movie, divided in four parts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Book<\/li>\n<li>The Movie<\/li>\n<li>The Characters, and<\/li>\n<li>The Other Coralines, a catch-all category covering <em>Coraline<\/em>&#8216;s related projects:\n<ul>\n<li>the 2004 short <a href=\"http:\/\/ca.youtube.com\/watch?v=wgcwsZ8tRE8\">student film<\/a> of <em>Coraline<\/em> that combined live-action and cut-out animation.<\/li>\n<li>the 2006 Neil Gaiman tribute CD, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Where%27s_Neil_When_You_Need_Him%3F\"><em>Where&#8217;s Neil When You Need Him?<\/em><\/a>, with three songs inspired by <em>Coraline.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>the 2006 touring stage production of <em>Coraline<\/em> by Irish theatrical puppet troupe <a href=\"http:\/\/irishtheatreonline.com\/ita\/company.aspx?Company_ID=132\">P\u00faca Puppets<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>the 2007 touring stage production of <em>Coraline<\/em> by Swedish children&#8217;s and youth theater group <a href=\"http:\/\/mittiprickteatern.se\/show.php?showId=61\/\">Mittiprickteatern<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>the 2008 <em>Coraline<\/em> graphic novel adaptation by P. Craig Russell.<\/li>\n<li>the 2009 <a href=\"http:\/\/coralinethegame.com\/\"><em>Coraline: The Game<\/em><\/a>, D3Publisher of America&#8217;s game adaptation of the film for PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and Wii.<\/li>\n<li>the 2009 <em>Coraline<\/em> musical, a theatrical adaptation with music and lyrics by Stephin Merritt and book by David Greenspan, produced by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcctheater.org\/\"><span class=\"style4\">MCC Theater<\/span><\/a> and True Love Productions off-Broadway at The Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York, set to have its world premiere on May 6.<\/li>\n<li>movie tie-in marketing campaigns, such as in-store promotions with American fast-food restaurant chains Macy&#8217;s and Carl&#8217;s Jr., cards and gift-wrap at Hallmark, and toys created by <a href=\"http:\/\/necaonline.com\/\">NECA<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Glossy pages trace <em>Coraline<\/em>&#8216;s path from novel to stop-motion film in lush detail, accompanied by a wealth of behind-the-scenes production photos, preliminary sketches, illustrations, character designs, conceptual art, and completed images from the movie. Interviews with cast members Dakota Fanning (&#8220;Coraline&#8221;), Teri Hatcher (&#8220;Mother\/Other Mother&#8221;), Ian McShane (&#8220;Mr. Bobinski&#8221;), Jennifer Saunders (&#8220;Miss Forcible&#8221;), and Dawn French (&#8220;Miss Spink&#8221;) &#8212; John Hodgman (&#8220;Father\/Other Father&#8221;) curiously absent &#8212; and the film&#8217;s crew, including Neil Gaiman, add further insight into the film&#8217;s creative process. <em>Coraline: A Visual Companion<\/em> is a peek behind the animated curtain &#8220;that will appeal to Gaiman fans, cinema buffs, visual art enthusiasts, and all those who fall in love with the inquisitive young heroine of Henry Selick&#8217;s extraordinary film.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve read <em>Coraline<\/em>, and spent time in its Other World, you&#8217;ll never <a href=\"http:\/\/bordersmedia.com\/backlot\/coraline.asp\">look at buttons<\/a> the same way again. (Trivia Note: The fear of buttons is known as &#8220;koumpounophobia&#8221;.)<\/p>\n<p>Order now at Amazon.com:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.ca\/Coraline-Movie-Collectors-Neil-Gaiman\/dp\/0061649708\/\"><em>Coraline: The Movie Collector&#8217;s Edition<\/em><\/a> (Canada)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/Coraline-Movie-Collectors-Neil-Gaiman\/dp\/0061649708\/\"><em>Coraline: The Movie Collector&#8217;s Edition<\/em><\/a> (US)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.ca\/Coraline-Visual-Companion-Stephen-Jones\/dp\/1848562780\/\"><em>Coraline: A Visual Companion<\/em><\/a> (Canada)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/Coraline-Visual-Companion-Stephen-Jones\/dp\/0061704229\/\"><em>Coraline: A Visual Companion<\/em><\/a> (US)<\/p>\n<p><em>Coraline: The Movie Collector&#8217;s Edition<\/em> and <em>Coraline: A Visual Companion<\/em> are distributed by HarperEntertainment and William Morrow, imprints of <a href=\"http:\/\/harpercollins.ca\/\">HarperCollinsCanada<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/harpercollins.com\/\">HarperCollins Publishers<\/a>. For more information on <em>Coraline<\/em>, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/neilgaiman.com\/\">Neil Gaiman<\/a> website and its related website for young readers, <a href=\"http:\/\/mousecircus.com\/\">Mouse Circus<\/a>. Neil Gaiman may also be followed on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/neilhimself\/\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coraline movie premieres on February 6, and what better way to count down the days than to read, or reread, the award-winning children&#8217;s book by Neil Gaiman? When Coraline explores her new home, she steps through a door and into another house just like her own&#8230; except that it&#8217;s different. 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