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BIRTHDAY GUY: Terry Gilliam was born in Medicine Lake, Minn., on this date in 1940.

There is nothing more relaxing than sitting down to an evening of action and adventure.

So far, buzz for Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus has centered around the posthumous appearance of Heath Ledger, who died mid-shoot, and his all-star cast of dreamworld replacements: Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law.

On the second-floor hallway of the Hotel Intercontinental during the Toronto International Film Festival, I happen to be in discussion with Winnipeg animator Cordell Barker when a more famous animator appears behind him with a retinue of publicists and/or assistants following in his wake.

Recommended THE SPECIALS: I'm certainly not the first early adopter to get hosed by excessive re-releases. When I bought the complete series of Monty Python's Flying Circus in 2000, it was the crown jewel of my then-fledgling DVD collection--my first major box set purchase , it sat atop my video shelf and soaked in the admiration of all who passed.

Reviewed by Paul Byrnes WELCOME to the imaginarium of Terry Gilliam. It's many things: a Baroque morality play with Dickensian and Gothic overtones, a little bit of Heath Robinson madness and, as you will have heard, the final performance of Heath Ledger.

By the time you're done, you may feel like Mr. Creosote, stuffed to the gills and unable to eat another bite.

Monty Python: Almost the Truth - Released in time for the 40th anniversary of the gonzo British comedy troupe's first appearance on the air, "Almost the Truth" is about as in-depth a look at the Pythons as one can hope for.

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Forty years ago, as the Beatles were ending their dominance of a musical era, another British troupe was emerging and would ultimately change the history of comedy.

A quibbler could wish for more clips and fewer talking heads influenced by the comic insanity.

No matter which "Pythoner" you decide to emulate this Halloween, don't forget the accent! John Clease : Perhaps the most well known of the Pythoners because of his rather successful post-Python career, John Clease may be your best bet for an easily recognizable costume, eh, so to speak.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:54 a.m. Vote 0 Votes The new exhibit at the Chazen Museum of Art, which showcases the industrial-inspired art of Nicola Lopez, is reminiscent of eerie children's books like "Coraline" or the unsettling effects in Terry Gilliam's movie "Brazil." The common link between these three art forms is they all offer glimpses ...

This six-part documentary series on the history of one of the funniest comedy troupes around continues tonight with "The Much Funnier Second... Television RSS feed Tonight in Prime Time This six-part documentary series on the history of one of the funniest comedy troupes around continues tonight with "The Much Funnier Second Episode." It looks at ...

Premiering 40 years and 13 days ago, Monty Python's Flying Circus ran only 39 episodes, the equivalent of less than two seasons of a contemporary American sitcom, as it changed the course of English-speaking comedy.

Terry Gilliam's latest movie veers wildly between the magical, maladroit and plain mushy, says Philip French Over the years, Hollywood has lured successive generations of European film-makers with the promise of bigger budgets, major stars and personal wealth.

Dogged by tragedy, misfortune and accidents, it's a wonder that Terry Gilliam's latest film made it the cinema at all.

Six hours is a fittingly absurd stretch of time to contemplate the origin and successes of Monty Python, the legendary British comedy troupe, and chew over its deeper significance. Six hours is deliriously too much to look at, or look away from -- quite like an endless sketch from 'Monty Python's Flying Circus,' the BBC comedy that debuted 40 years ago and found phenomenal niche success in America on public television and on the movie screen.

You keep waiting for the giant foot from one of Terry Gilliam's collage cartoons to come down and squash it. (And it does!) Fans will bathe happily in IFC's documentary series 'Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut),' which begins Sunday night at 9 and airs all week, chopped up into one-hour parts. (Chopped up? Come back, it's only a flesh wound!)

There's an obvious dramatic flaw in the time-frame covered by the second instalment of Michael Palin's diaries, which spans the years from 1980-88. It's a decade which begins with a series of unproductive meetings for Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album , and concludes with Palin signing up for the first of the documentaries that would turn ...

"IT has been a magical, tragical journey," says Terry Gilliam, standing before a packed Sunday morning preview audience at London's Empire Leicester Square cinema.