Sunday specials: CRYSTAL METHOD Peter Chattaway finally watched The Dark Crystal. And he's not so sure it's the "New Age" trip it has been sometimes described to be. PROULX-POO E. Anne Proulx's account of the Oscars would never be described as "a romp." "IT'S THREE COLORS: BLUE MEETS THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRIGIN..." What great actress would you least expect to see paired with Steve Carell in a romantic comedy? How about my favorite actress, Juliette Binoche? … [Read more...]
Fizzgig returns!
February 1, 2006 By 1 Comment
Award-winning animation director Genndy Tartakovsky, the man who made Samurai Jack and those impressive Clone Wars cartoons, has just made my day. He's directing the sequel to the greatest puppet-animation film ever made... ...and here's the scoop! The script for The Dark Crystal needed a lot of help, and the narration ranks among the most annoying of all time: "And so Jen set off on his journey... the journey... of... Jen." But the visuals in this film were so enthralling, it meant … [Read more...]
A Sequel to "The Dark Crystal"??
May 13, 2005 By 2 Comments
Apparently so!! I would rejoice over this... I would dance with glee... ...if only they would tell me that the Henson studio wants to accomplish this in the same way that they accomplished the original... without digital animation. … [Read more...]
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