Animated films of interest

I am very excited about two new stop-motion animated feature titles and another (sort-of) animated film... the first being Coraline, from Henry Selick, the director of Nightmare Before Chirstmas...

There is also the film Mary and Max, directed by Adam Elliot, which apparently did quite well at Sundance. It is only the second feature-length animated film to come out of Australia, and is visually inspired by the photography of Diane Arbus. Mary and Max stars Toni Collette, Phillip Seymore Hoffman and Eric Bana. Looks fun and quirky - right up my alley!

Then there is Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir...a very different film. Technically not animated, but roto-scoped (meaning movement is captured from a live action performance), and therefore ineligible for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. It has, however, been nominated for Best Foreign Language film. Waltz with Bashir retells the actual story of a young Palestinian soldier surviving the Middle East conflict.