The Dark Crystal News

Posted on Tuesday, November 24 2009 @ 15:38:32 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck A few weeks ago I took a look at Jim Henson's Labyrinth and was pleasantly surprised to see how well the film stood up after all these years.

LABYRINTH: Fifteen-year-old Sarah is so resentful of her baby brother Toby that she hopes he will just disappear.

The creative force of Jim Henson spanned several decades before his untimely death in 1990, yet his dedicated colleagues have carried on the Henson legacy.

Without "fences" to limit where his imagination could roam, Jim Henson a 'artist, puppeteer, film director and producera 'created elaborate imaginary worlds filled with unique characters, objects, environments and even languages and cultures.

From November 7 through December 2 . The Gene Siskel Film Center at 164 North State Street host films by Jim Henson , legendary creator of the Muppets and other extraordinary characters.

Whether we're talking "The NeverEnding Story," "The Dark Crystal" or "Labyrinth," the creature fantasy films of my youth still are held in high regard today not just because of the incredible amount of imagination and artistry that went into bringing them to life, but because they made me believe the things I was seeing were real.

Today we are used to the awesome power of CGI controlled animated films. However, before there was Disney/Pixar and DreamWorks, there was Jim Henson.

There are few films that really strike the imagination and take the audience into another world.

Back on track once again for this edition of This Week in Blu-ray , where it is time to recover from the hangover of Fantastic Fest and get back into the spirit of buying Blu-ray rather than hamburgers at the Alamo Drafthouse.

Here are some of the movies arriving on DVD, led by a pair of Blu-ray reissues of elaborate Jim Henson fantasies, made during his Grotesque Muppet Period - dark and fitfully fascinating riffs on "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Wizard of Oz," by way of "The Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars." "The Dark Crystal" . This is the best of the two films, ...

We can't be gaming all the time, despite our best efforts, and from time to time we'll actually take advantage of the movie-playing abilities on our gaming systems.

On Saturday, at Glastonbury Town Hall, celebrated fantasy and faery artists and crafts people will gather to present their unique art and wares at the Avalon Faery Fair.

In the spirit of bringing you the latest in home horror entertainment through the FANGORIA CHOPPING list, we're now bringing you the news on the best in Family-Friendly Frights! THE MONSTER TIMES Family Fright list presents all the monster goodness to share with your own demon spawn! Here's what's hitting retail on September 29! THE DARK CRYSTAL - ...

Jim Henson was born in Greenville, Mississippi on September 24, 1936. He created a unique brand of puppetry known as the Muppets.

WHILE GROWING UP in Waterford, Mich., puppeteer Kari Klein never thought she'd perform with the Walt Disney or Jim Henson companies one day.

JIM HENSON TIMELINE 1936: James Maury Henson is born Sept. 24 in Greenville, Miss.

Is "9" too scary for your children? The last time Frank Oz came through town on a press tour, I ended up spending at least half of a 45 minute interview talking about children's cinema .

To this day I get a huge grin on my face whenever I even THINK about the original " The Dark Crystal " movie.

To this day I get a huge grin on my face whenever I even THINK about the original " The Dark Crystal " movie.

To this day I get a huge grin on my face whenever I even THINK about the original " The Dark Crystal " movie.