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What has become of the Baron?

April 9th, 2008 · 8 Comments

While browsing this week’s new DVD releases, I was quite surprised to see a 20th Anniversary release of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Terry Guilliam’s take on the classic chronicle of tall tales. It doesn’t surprise me that the film is getting a much deserved rerelease (and Blue Ray Edition!), but that “20th Anniversary” bit […]

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Tags: Games · Memoirs · Meta · Movies

The Horror

April 1st, 2008 · 16 Comments

Just got home from work to find this in my inbox. I honestly don’t know what to say…

Los Angeles, CA – April 1, 2008
Lucasfilm Ltd. and the Jim Henson Company announced today that they will be reteaming for a return to the Labyrinth. The seminal film, a collaboration between visionaries Jim Henson, George Lucas and […]

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Tags: Movies · Return to Labyrinth

Random Fantasy Links

February 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Coraline Trailer Debuts!Wow, this looks amazing. Very Mirrormask-esque — appropriate as both are Neil Gaiman.

Terry Brooks goes “manga.” Labyrinth isn’t the only 80’s fantasy world to get the manga treatment. I read the first Shannara trilogy back in the 5th grade. One time we had this book fair at school where you dress as characters […]

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Tags: Manga · Movies · animation

A (mostly) Labyrinth-Free look at the Movies of 2007

January 22nd, 2008 · 11 Comments

Something of a change of pace from the usual manga/Labyrinth fare, I thought I’d share my thoughts on last year’s crop of films in the spirit of Oscar Season (TM). Before I got involved with writing and editing manga, I was a student at the USC Film school, and before that I was a movie […]

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Tags: Movies