The Labyrinth 40th Anniversary review
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Had a rare family movie night at the cinema this past weekend, seeing the 40th Anniversary reissue of The Labyrinth. My kiddo didn't want to see Avatar 3, so given that this classic was something that my wife had watched over and over on VHS as a kid, Labyrinth it was! The digital transfer from film for this was really good, with no real flaws in it, apart from some noticeable grain from the opening scenes. The kiddo enjoyed it for the most part, although they said they didn't really think they would want to ever see it again. My kiddo noted that it seemed like the main character of Sara was a schizophrenic. The wifey & I both thought it was really fun though.
A few thoughts from it:
The most stark realization, was that the equivalent of my kiddo watching a film from 1986, was if we had watched a movie from 1946 when this first came out. Twas a time before the internet, and besides the minimal (but obvious) green screening, relied almost always on the joys of puppetry, from some masters at it, and on practical effects. But I think for my kiddo the cultural time shift was the equivalent of when I would watch post-WWII era black & white movies when I was a kid.
Toby Froud, who played the baby Toby, is now 41 years old. Incredibly he ended up working as a special effects designer, puppeteer, and filmmaker, following in director Jim Henson's footsteps. One thing I felt in watching the film this time, was feeling a little bad for him given how much scene time he was crying.
David Bowie came off as iconic as ever for me. Given there are a few lines he delivers a little stiffly, this isn't his best performance as an actor (you'd have to go to "The Man Who Fell to Earth" and "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" for that I think) but you can also get the feeling he's being a good sport and having great fun with the Muppets from it as well. This release occurs on the 10 year memorial of Bowie's passing too, so seeing him up there hit on that level too.
The Goblin King Jareth does come off to me more in some scenes as a creepy groomer, on this rewatch. During the ballroom dancing scene my kiddo said to me "I don't like this part", and I appreciated that, given that I don't think in retrospect that we should.
Jennifer Connelly's performance was great. Given it was usually just her and some puppets, she carried the movie incredibly well.
The songs are a joy. The wife and I used to perform "Magic Dance" often when we were part of the 20 piece This Ambitious Orchestra, during the various Bowie tribute nights we performed at in various NYC venues 13+years ago, so it was fun to hear the original again.
And Jim Henson's creations were brilliant. I still heart Ludo the troll as my favorite of these, noting the following day after watching this flick the wifey and I were walking around saying "smells bad" in imitation of its voice. This was Henson's final film that he got to direct, and when it came out the box office and critics reviews were that it was "mid" - but very glad to see that this flick was acknowledged as a gem later in its life.

Spotlight Publisher – Orbit

Orbit is a division of Hachette Book Group, comprising the Orbit, Redhook, Orbit Works, and Run For It imprints. Launched in 2007, Orbit has established itself as one of the market-leading speculative fiction publishers in the US. Orbit US authors include New York Times bestsellers James S. A. Corey, Iain M. Banks, John Gwynne, Rachel Gillig, Alix E. Harrow, N. K. Jemisin, Ann Leckie, Kim Stanley Robinson, Andrzej Sapkowski, Brent Weeks, and Hannah Whitten. Learn more at orbitbooks.net.

Bradley Englert – Orbit Representative

Bradley Englert is an Executive Editor at Orbit Books where he acquires work for the Orbit, Redhook, and Run For It lists. He has edited numerous New York Times bestsellers and has the privilege of working with authors like James S. A. Corey, Brent Weeks, John Gwynne, Joe Abercrombie, Andrzej Sapkowski, Riot Games, and many, many more. He is also working to build Run For It, Orbit’s new horror imprint, into a premiere destination for die-hard horror readers.

“Horror has long been a favorite genre of mine and many others on the team, and publishing authors such as Craig DiLouie and Andy Marino, amongst others, has certainly whetted our appetite for publishing more. It’s a genre that allows writers to experiment, push boundaries, and test the limits of fiction (and good taste). Dedicating an imprint to horror will allow us to find more new voices, more terrifying stories, and more ways to keep readers up at night.”

Come join Bradley Englert this year at Norwescon. He will be doing a Q&A session and many other panels about publishing and Orbit Books.

Enter the Labyrinth—Live!

Experience The Labyrinth like never before in a shadow-cast performance that blurs the line between screen and stage. Join us for a cinematic adventure brought to life by live actors performing alongside the film. Auditions open December 2025. Magic brought to you by the Norwescon Special Events Department.

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🗺️Tomb Raider 5 - Part 7: The Labyrinth | JumpInside Live🗝️

Lara enters The Labyrinth—twists, turns, and hidden traps await! Join us live as we tackle parts 7 of TR 5.

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Film Review: Pan’s Labyrinth

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Following  @MOULE's release of a track about #TheLabyrinth and our rescue efforts: it's time for another update!

 Lampy2 has scanned 4x10^13 tokens, but still nothing relating to the whereabouts of  Delgado.

The Labyrinth is unimaginably huge (estimated 3.4x10^38 tokens for every IPv6 address), so we've sent  Lampy3 in to help Lampy2 perform "adversarial arithmetic" to scan The Labyrinth faster.

2,254,610  Bugs destroyed so far!

Re: https://mastodon.moule.world/users/Melody/statuses/112302159334975032