LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stop-motion animated “ParaNorman” unfolds tragically: So much drawing for such an unworthy script. The labor necessary to create a film like “ParaNorman” is colossal. Tens of ...

Norman, the young hero of the animated delight “ParaNorman,” hears dead people. He sees them, too. So there’s no sense trying to comfort him because you think he’s missing his dead grandma too much.

That’s Norman talking to his sweet granny in one of the early scenes of “ParaNorman,” the first stop-motion movie to use a powder printer to create facial expressions for its 3-D puppets. The movie is ...

Paranorman is the second stop-motion animation film from LAIKA, the creators of 2009’s critically-acclaimed Coraline. Featuring the voice talents of John Goodman, Jeff Garlin, Leslie Mann and Casey ...

Award-winning stop motion studio Laika has announced a Halloween 2025 re-release for its 2012 classic ParaNorman in newly remastered RealD 3D and 2D formats, with a one-week theatrical engagement. The ...

Rated PG. 92 minutes. At area theaters. The stop-motion animated “ParaNorman” unfolds tragically: So much drawing for such an unworthy script. The labor necessary to create a film like “ParaNorman” is ...

"Nailed it." Some of you may be like me, addicted to watching Olympics updates every night, others not so much. For those who haven't seen these yet, both of them are very short, very fun TV spots for ...

The 12-year-old boys who go to see “ParaNorman” — and who are the only ones who might enjoy it — should double up on the sugary treats to stay awake during this gorgeous-looking but zombi-fied ...

Norman, the young hero of the animated delight "ParaNorman," hears dead people. He sees them, too. So there's no sense trying to comfort him because you think he's missing his dead grandma too much.

ParaNorman co-directors Chris Butler and Sam Fell may have a lot more on their metaphorical plate than just mining realism and familiarity from fantasy. And perhaps even more so, the typical cinematic ...