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Monday, June 27, 2011

Don't got no problems
Ain't got no suitcase
Ain't got no clothes to worry about
Ain't got no real estate or jewelry or gold mines to hang me up


Happy 25th birthday to Labyrinth! Jim Henson's classic fantasy adventure was released on June 27, 1986.

Is it me, or have good family movies gone by the wayside in the world of CGI? Not that computer-drawn cartoons don't have the potential—they certainly do. But the big-screen adventures of my childhood seem to have a whimsical quality, and a humanity, that's been lost. (See Exhibits A, B, C)

Also: Slashfilm posted an hour long documentary on the making of Labyrinth in celebration of the film's quarter-century.

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This blog post is dedicated to mom, the most enthusiastic Jim Henson fan I know.

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