Jim Henson's Dark Crystal
Yesterday I was finally able to see on DVD a movie that I have not seen in it's entirety since I was only a year old in 1984. Yes, what might have been the very first movie I have ever seen in my life was Jim Henson's Dark Crystal. For any of you young otaku who haven't seen it, it is worth the watch. If I'm not mistaken, it was this movie that inspired the creators of the original Final Fantasy game and of course the later games to have the storyline follow that of a crystal of power. Another reason otaku should take note to this is that for the movie's 25th anniversary last year, Tokyopop came up with a manga for the movie called "Legends of the Dark Crystal"...pictured below.
Though the manga was made by gaijin artists, the art actually looks pretty good. That's a lot coming from me since I'm the first one to point out the typically inferior gaijin "anime" drawings. Anyways, to my wonderful surprise, through yet another wikipedia search, the movie has a sequel in the works! The sequel's name is "The Power of the Dark Crystal" and will feature practically all the voice actors and production crew from the first one. Frank Oz who directed, did a number of the puppets in the movie including the ugly Augrah and who is most popular as the voice and puppeteer for Star War's Yoda was asked to direct again but answered with a simple "Why?" So, instead of Frank Oz directing the movie, Samurai Jack creator, Genndy Tartakovsky is actually heading the production as I write this.Like the highly anticipated (and feared about) Dragon Ball movie, this one is scheduled to come out in 2009. Supposedly it will be a combination of both CG and puppets so here's hoping it comes out good.
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Hello!
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Hello!
Nice site - you have some great information about Jim Henson's Dark Crystal as well as other anime films. I thought you'd be interested to know "The Cube," one of his early directorial forays into scifi, is now available for download on iTunes.
This experimental film depicts a man who finds himself in a white cubical room and has no idea how he got there. Although anyone can enter the cube, the man cannot leave. Panels in the cube open temporarily to admit various visitors, some of whom seem to know the man or want to offer advice.
Add the link to “The Cube” to your site to let others know:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMovie?id=283457340&s=143441
Or, add the iTunes Button linking to the film using the HTML generated here: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/itmsLinkMaker
For larger, customizable Apple iTunes Buttons, download these: http://www.docurama.com/digitalassets/ituneslogo.zip
Earn 5% of sales by becoming an iTunes affiliate! Go to: http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/
I can set up free downloads for contest giveaways. Please let me know if you are interested.
Thank you!
Rebecca C.
New Video Digital
902 Broadway, 9th Fl
New York, NY 10010
rcianci@newvideo.com
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