Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Novelization

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Most of the visual effects on Labyrinth were achieved in-camera with several notable exceptions. The most prominent of these postproduction effects was the computer-generated owl that appears at the opening of the film. The sequence was created by animators Larry Yaeger and Bill Kroyer at Digital Productions [39] [40] and marked the first use of a realistic CGI animal in a film. [41] The owl head maquette was rescued from a skip when the animation company Omnibus went bankrupt in 1987. [42] Schneider, Karl (May 18, 2006). "Exclusive First Look at RETURN TO LABYRINTH Manga Cover". Mania.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014 . Retrieved January 26, 2012.

In 2008, the American Film Institute nominated Labyrinth for inclusion on its Top 10 Fantasy Films list. [93] Labyrinth is ranked 72nd on Empire's "The 80 best '80s movies" [94] and 26th on Time Out's "The 50 best fantasy movies". [95] In 2019, The Telegraph named it as one of "The 77 best kids' films of all time". [96] Legacy [ edit ] SIGGRAPH, IEEE Computer Society. Technical Committee—Computer Graphics (July 27–31, 1987). "ACM SIGGRAPH 87: Course Notes, 14th Annual Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques". 3. The University of California: 70–71. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) Jacobson, Colin (August 29, 2007). "Labyrinth: Anniversary Edition (1986)". DVD Movie Guide. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011 . Retrieved January 28, 2012. Henson intended the protagonist of the film, at different stages of its development, as a king whose baby had been put under an enchantment, a princess from a fantasy world, and a young girl from Victorian England. They made the lead a teenage girl from contemporary America to make the film more commercial. Henson noted that he wished to "make the idea of taking responsibility for one's life, which is one of the neat realisations a teenager experiences, a central thought of the film". [17] In 2021, a 35th anniversary limited edition of Labyrinth was released on Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray as a set in a digibook designed to resemble Sarah's book from the film. The 2021 Blu-ray disc is the same as the 2016 release, while the 2021 4K Blu-ray disc includes an upgraded 4K transfer with Dolby Vision HDR, and special features such as 25 minutes of deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary by Brian Henson and 55 minutes of footage from the original auditions for the role of Sarah. [66] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ]

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To access art is to access darkness, and to dwell in childhood is to dwell in a place of death, the potential deepest darkness. For those who are parents, the shadow of death is always with us. When my son was born after 24 hours of labor, the midwives informed us that I had suffered a partial placental abruption. Had the placenta fully detached too soon, my baby likely would have suffered brain damage, and I could have bled to death. Consider the terror new parents are meant to feel abut SIDS, and the alarming and ever-changing information of how parents should do the most basic of tasks: put their baby to sleep. At the early stages of filming, stars Connelly and Bowie found it difficult to interact naturally with the puppets they shared most of their scenes with. Bowie said that, "I had some initial problems working with Hoggle and the rest, because, for one thing, what they say doesn't come from their mouths, but from the side of the set or from behind you." [32] Connelly remarked that, "it was a bit strange [working almost exclusively with puppets in the film], but I think both Dave [Bowie] and I got over that and just took it as a challenge to work with these puppets, and, by the end of the film, it wasn't a challenge anymore. They were there, and they were their characters." [36] Buxton, Kathryn (July 2, 1986). "Henson's fantasy Labyrinth takes cues from the classic". The Palm Beach Post. Comiskey, Ray (December 2, 1986). "Bowie's Latest and the Greatest Ghost Story Session". Irish Times. Dublin. p.12. ProQuest 522100416 Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets and director of Labyrinth, has joined with executive producer George Lucas to take us once again on a fascinating journey into a fantastic world. Labyrinth has been produced by Eric Rattray; the executive supervising producer is David Lazer. Illustrator Brian Froud is the conceptual designer, and the screenplay by Terry Jones is based on a story by Jim Henson and Dennis Lee, A Lucasfilm Ltd./Henson Associates, Ltd. Production, The movie is distributed by TriStar Pictures.

Bayliss, Spurrier and Stables create a tale of intrigue, full of epic twists and turns! :D Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation #1 neatly interweaves with what has already been established as well as adding fresh things in at the same time! :D It is full epic world building (we get to meet the former Owl King), humour, suspense, skulduggery, action and adventure! :D Brilliant stuff! :D Make sure you have the next one! :D Crisp High Five! :DThe 80 best '80s Movies' ". Empire. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018 . Retrieved January 29, 2018. Jones, Nate (January 25, 2016). "Screenwriter Denies Reports of Labyrinth Remake, Calls Timing 'Awful' ". Vulture. New York. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016 . Retrieved January 25, 2016. Feinblatt, Scott (August 21, 2018). "Delving Into the Labyrinth of Jareth With Its Goblin King, Shawn Strider". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019 . Retrieved August 24, 2019. Jareth also crated a beautiful place for his Sarah, one where she'd be treated like the Queen she was.

Henson, Jim (December 1, 2011). "12/1/1986 – 'Royal Premier Labyrinth – UK – Party at Elephant on River – then to Amsterdam, Madrid, Paris, Copenhagen' ". Jim Henson's Red Book. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012 . Retrieved February 3, 2012. Penned by the TUMBLR writer Glamdamnit, here is a detailed guess about what happened to the Goblin King that made him want to steal a little girl.Baughan, Nikki (August 23, 2018). "A brief history of the BFI London Film Festival". BFI. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020 . Retrieved October 24, 2020. Henson, Jim (June 26, 1985). "6/26/1985 – '(filming Labyrinth-) Escher;". Jim Henson's Red Book. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014 . Retrieved June 11, 2020. Labyrinth' Music Video Applauded". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. July 4, 1986. p.23. ProQuest 389704937 The late ’80s and early ’90s saw more films exploring the bleakest territory of childhood. There was the Henson-produced adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches, and the weird and morbid All Dogs Go to Heaven. Darkness even became a subgenre with certain kids’ films like The Nightmare Before Christmas and the creepy film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline (button eyes, anyone?). Thirty years later, the complex and confusing Labyrinth doesn’t feel edgy as much as classic. It’s not an advance so much as a return. Tan, Monica (January 25, 2016). " 'No one is remaking Labyrinth' – screenwriter denies reports of reboot". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016 . Retrieved January 25, 2016.