How ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Combines Origami, Digital Effects and a 16-Foot Puppet. Director Travis Knight calls Laika Entertainment's ambitious new animated movie a "miniature David Lean ...

Dreamlike 'Kubo And The Two Strings' Offers A Gorgeous, ... As he rocks the shamisen like the Joe Satriani of ancient Japan, the origami paper dances to life around him, ...

Kubo and the Two Strings is the latest stop motion masterpiece from Oregon’s Laika Entertainment Studios (ParaNorman, Coraline, Corpse Bride).Laika has, in recent years, positioned themselves as ...

Phil Villarreal's novel, Zeta Male, is available at Amazon. TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - A Japanese fable with more folds revealing inner beauty than an intricate origami creation, "Kubo and the Two ...

Phil Villarreal's novel, Zeta Male, is available at Amazon. TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - A Japanese fable with more folds revealing inner beauty than an intricate origami creation, "Kubo and the Two ...

Early in “Kubo and the Two Strings,” our hero meekly strides into an ancient Japanese village marketplace the way Toshiro Mifune might have entered a Kurosawa film, but with greater bustle.

Laika drops the latest trailer for its new animation adventure, Kubo and the Two Strings, showing even more of the magical world the film will unleash. Skip to main content. Menu ...

Kubo and the Two Strings is all about sacrifice, the importance of memory and carrying on the legacy of your family. It emphasizes that you are not your parents, but a reflection of them.

A visual treat from beginning to end, ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ is the best feature yet to come out of celebrated stop-motion studio Laika.

Four stars. Rated PG. 101 minutes. “If you must blink, do it now,” begins the voice-over narration of the animated adventure “Kubo and the Two Strings.” “Pay careful attention to ...

With dark bangs draped over an eyepatch, a stack of colorful origami paper, and a two-stringed, lute-like instrument called a shamisen strapped to his back, young Kubo heads into a seaside village to ...