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Sarah and I are wandering through the lovely and mad world of the Sundance film festival-- we've only seen one film so far, the movie premiere of Mirrormask (by the wonderful team of Dave McKean & Neil Gaiman.) Produced by Henson Studios, and a child of sorts to movies like Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, Mirrormask is a cgi fantasy film like absolutely nothing I have ever seen before. The lead character, Helena (Stephanie Leonidas) finds herself early on in a strange mirror-world, where normal rules just don't apply-- of course leading to strange and lovely bits of detail like monkeybirds named Bob, and a band of sphinxes who eat teacakes, books, and occasionally, adventurous little girls.
McKean mentioned during the screening that he composited every frame of the
film himself, and it shows--the world of the film is layered with stunning pencil drawings and twisted trees that almost appear to be super-magnified versions of strange bug legs. For those of you familiar with Dave McKean's work, it's exactly what you would expect-- a stunning visual tour of the thoroughly unexpected.
Announcements haven't been made if the film is touring theaters but there are plans to release a DVD soon. The Hollywood Reporter posted the first review of the film today-- check the link below.
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