LAIKA Pulls Out All The Stops With Five Free L.A. Screenings

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LAIKA will be pulling out all the stops this Sunday at The Landmark in Los Angeles with a day-long retrospective of the studio’s animated body of work. Admission is free for the event, which includes screenings of all five LAIKA feature films to date: Missing Link (2019), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), The Boxtrolls (2014), ParaNorman (2012), and Coraline (2009).

The retrospective also features filmmaker stage discussions and a lobby exhibit of the expressive puppets and intricate dioramas that have brought international fame and accolades to the LAIKA workshop outside Portland, Oregon.

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Below, the schedule for Sunday’s event at The Landmark (10850 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064):

10:30 am: Kubo and the Two Strings: A youngster must find the magic suit of armor worn by his late father to defeat a vengeful spirit. Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Art Parkinson, and George Takei lead the voice cast. With a post-film Q&A discussion with the film’s director, Travis Knight, also the President and CEO of LAIKA.

1:15 pm: Missing Link Mr. Link, aka Bigfoot, recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help locate his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, and Zach Galifianakis lead the voice cast. With a post-film Q&A with writer-director Chris Butler.

4:00 pm: ParaNorman: A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies, and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse. Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, and Leslie Mann lead the voice cast.

6:15 pm: Coraline: An adventurous 11-year-old girl finds another world that resembles her own but with sinister secrets. Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, and Ian McShane lead the voice cast.

8:45 pm: The Boxtrolls: An orphan raised by subterranean trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Elle Fanning, Ben Kingsley, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost lead the voice cast.

 

 

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