The theatrical trailer for the 3D stop-motion animated Coraline is now online.

Watch it here below! Also, the final theatrical poster is at right (click for large view).

Coraline was written and directed by Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas, based on the book by Neil Gaiman and is the first movie to ever be filmed in 3D.

The young Coraline bored in her new home, goes searching around and finds a secret door that leads to an alternate version of her own life. At first, Coraline loves this other world, as it seems so much better than her own. On the other side, is an Other Mother and Other Father, who want her to stay there forever, and while at first she’s tempted, she soon realizes that there’s something wrong with this other place, but is it soon enough to escape back to her real home and family?

*The following is a translation in Portuguese of our A Beginner’s Guide To Neil Gaiman feature. Thank you to reader Pati Fimbrethil for the translation!

*Obrigado ao leitor Pati Fimbrethil para traduzir este artigo em Português.

Para aqueles de vocês que não conhecem as contribuições de Neil Gaiman para o mundo geek, eu tanto os invejo como tenho pena de vocês – pena por causa da privação que vocês sofreram até hoje; inveja porque se vocês seguirem o conselho que eu estou prestes a dar, um novo mundo inteiro se abrirá pra vocês – e é uma experiência verdadeiramente arrebatadora.

Uma coisa que você aprenderá bem rápido é que Gaiman é versátil o bastante para escrever em várias categorias literárias, então tem alguma coisa aí fora pra todo mundo – até para as crianças. Uma vez que Neil já está escrevendo há tanto tempo, pode ser que você não saiba por onde começar. Então, para ajudá-lo(a) nessa sua iminente experência mágica, aqui está uma lista dos escritos de Neil Gaiman com os quais você precisa se familiarizar imediatamente (confie em mim, você agradecerá por tê-lo feito).

The official site for the Focus Features big-screen adaptation of Coraline has gone live.

In the film, young girl Coraline, who discovers a parallel home to hers complete with another mother and father who entice her to remain with them. But once she’s there, she finds out that things aren’t what they originally appeared to be.

Navigate through the site, which is made up to look like the “Other” world, to find 10 secret items hidden on the home page and throughout the various sections — Story, Characters, Videos, Downloads, Activities; find all the items and unlock a video featurette. Also, in each section there’s a door that opens up into the real world, which looks bleak in comparison to the newly discovered world.

The Nightmare Before Christmas
Collector’s Edition
Created by Tim Burton
Directed by Henry Selick
Music by Danny Elfman
Starring (voice) Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Release date: August 26, 2008

There’s not a whole lot left that you can say about Tim Burton‘s The Nightmare Before Christmas that hasn’t been already said at some point since its release in 1993. Thankfully this isn’t just any movie, it’s grown into something else, something bigger.

The Nightmare Before Christmas is an adventure that ties together the worlds of our most beloved holidays, Halloween and Christmas. We follow Jack, The Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who goes off seeking something different from the same ol’ Halloween happenings. While deep in the forest, he discovers the doors to the various other holidays, eventually going through the way to Christmas Town. While there, he sees how beautiful and magical it is, convincing him that this is exactly what Halloween Town needs and begins his plans. Of course, nothing works as planned and Jack has a mess to clean up to get things set straight!

On August 26, 2008, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will be releasing a special Collector’s Edition DVD and Blu-ray of Tim Burton‘s The Nightmare Before Christmas.

By now, fans of the 1993 stop-motion animated film probably own numerous DVD copies already. So, what’s new about this Collector’s Edition? It will contain a digitally restored version of The Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as a “DisneyFile” digital copy of the film that’s downloadable to either iTunes or Windows Media formats, allowing users to view the movie on their computer or portable device.

The new Collector’s Edition will also include some never-seen-before bonus features, behind-the-scenes footage, and other features made solely for this DVD release, including feature-length commentary, Burton’s NBC poem narrated by Christopher Lee, and exclusive for the Blu-ray edition, an all-new introduction to the movie by Burton.

Check out the full DVD/Blu-ray details here below, as well as three clips from the film and two behind-the-scenes preview videos from the upcoming DVD release.