As as site note, the travelling museum exhibit, Jim Henson's Fantastic World is finally making its way to Chicago this week and will be at the Museum of Science & Industry until January 23, 2011. From the website: This exhibition features 100 original artworks, including drawings, cartoons and storyboards that demonstrate Henson’s talent as a story teller. The exhibit also documents Henson’s process of “visual thinking” through renderings, photographs, documents, puppets and film.
Day 2- Most underrated film
Day 3- A film that makes you happy
Day 4- A film that makes you sad
Day 5- Favorite love story in a film
Day 6- Favorite actor/actress
Day 7- The best plot twist/ending
Day 8- The best opening/closing credits
Day 9- The best soundtrack/score to a film
Day 10- Favorite classic film
Day 11- A film that you hate
Day 12- A film that changed your opinion about something
Day 13- A guilty pleasure
Day 14- A film that you used to love but now hate
Day 15- Favorite film sequel
Day 16- Film character you relate to the most
Day 17- Favorite film quote
Day 18- A film that you wish more people had seen
Day 19- The most hilarious film you've seen
Day 20- A film you wish someone would make
Day 21- Favorite film from your favorite actor/actress
Day 22- Favorite documentary
Day 23- Favorite animated film
Day 24- Favorite film based on a book/comic/etc.
Day 25- Favorite film villain
Day 26- A film that you love but everyone else hates
Day 27- A film you wish you had seen in theatres
Day 28- Favorite film from your favorite director
Day 29- Favorite film from your childhood
Day 30- Your favorite film of all time
I'm still waiting for someone to make a "Partridge Family" movie.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see Mel Brooks do one last picture....
ReplyDeleteConsidering that he must be at least 90, I'd say it's unlikely to happen, though.
Bob: I could see a movie happening, either made for TV or theatrical. A reunion film would be fun.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't a big fan of what they did with Brady Bunch movies, bringing them into modern times.
Andrew: Me too! PS he's only 84.
Tom, did you ever make it to the Henson exhibit at the MSI? It was pretty interesting and I thought worth way more than the $5 entrance fee considering the archival material presented. The Gene Siskel in recent years have occasionally been showing compilations of clips, short films, commercials made by Henson, as well as screenings of The Muppet Movie, Dark Crystal and some Fraggle Rock. Hope you made it to some of those, as I don't know if they are going to continue to do so. There were some special guests as well, such as Fran Brill and David Rudman.
ReplyDeleteYes I did see the exhbit and found it fascinating. I knew that Henson did a few commercials but I never realized that they did hundreds of them with the puppets. And some of them were violent! Comic violence though. I guess people didn't complain about those at the time; they must have thought they were funny. You never read about how "Jim henson did controversial commercials".
ReplyDeleteAnd I really enjoyed seeing all of his early graphic design work and experimental films. I never did see those documentaries but hopefully they will come around again or they will appear on DVD soon.