Then last week something happened: the big powers yanked their strongest strings, and Danubian federation was once more pulled asunder. The biggest string stretched was Count Csáky. His speech ...

Tubes that were inserted into the mechanical puppet's back. The colors that flow within them are sometimes dull, and at others, vibrant. The contrast is so great as to be fearful.

"There were miniature puppets that attach to my fingers, string puppets, shadow puppets, and stick puppets," says Wong. "The biggest of all is the stick puppet, which is the same size as a four ...

The skeleton in "Kubo and the Two Strings" was an over 15-foot-tall puppet. It was created by Laika, a stop-motion animation house. You can watch an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of how ...