One of the world's top animation studios. Laika, has decided to get involved in live-action films in an effort to improve profitability.

School holidays are here! But what to do when the kids are coming off their Easter egg sugar rush and you need to keep them entertained for a few hours? Why not introduce them to some classic family movies courtesy of Showmax!

Raise the ghost of Ray Harryhausen (and co) and witness over a century of stop-motion brilliance in just three minutes.

Welcome the spooky month of October! Last year I was new to writing for TheMovies and, in my eagerness to prove my worth, I themed an entire month of Midweek Movie Mouth-offs around Halloween (I slightly regret that decision now). I’m going to try to do the same this year, but seeing as I’ve already done the obvious ones, the …

First there were the vacationing monsters of Hotel Transylvania. Then there were resurrected pets in Frankenweenie. And now, rounding out 2012’s trio of horror-themed animated comedies, there’s ParaNorman, with its witch curses, zombies and weird kids who see dead people. Of the three, Frankenweenie remains the sweetest and most consistently satisfying, but it’s similarly stop-motion ParaNorman that tops in terms …

Four new films open in South Africa today, and half of them seem to be Halloween leftovers. Paranorman: If Hotel Transylvania and Frankenweenie didn’t satisfy your craving for macabre animated comedy, well here’s one more for you! From the animation studio behind Coraline, Paranorman is the stop-motion tale of a young loner whose ability to communicate with the dead comes …

Back at the beginning of the year we profiled the 25 most interesting and eagerly anticipated movie releases from the first 6 months of 2012. Now it’s time to consider the treats in store for cinemagoers in the second half of the year. The Dictator: The latest no holds barred, politically incorrect comedy from Borat and Ali G star Sacha …

2012 is shaping up as a great year for lovers of stop-motion animation. Last week we looked at the trailers for The Pirates! Band of Misfits and Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, and Friday saw the debut of the first theatrical trailer for ParaNorman (3D). All 3 movies are out this year. ParaNorman is an original story from Laika, the same animation …