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Del Toro + Jim Henson Company = Pinocchio. My dreams = nightmares.

by under WATCH on Feb 18th
There are some things that just penetrate my dreams, and instantly spark nightmares. Pan, in Pan’s Labyrinth was one of those things. Also, the Cthulhu-esq monster in Hellboy. Well, it looks like I will be able to add another notch to the nightmare post. Guillermo del Toro has teamed up with the Jim Henson Company, to produce a 3D CGI/Stop Motion adaptation of the classic Pinocchio story, and my night’s sleep... 

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25 Days of Christmas (Carol): Day 25

by under READ, WATCH on Dec 25th
Finally the day has come for adaptation 25, and I chose to make this one extra special.  Before this experiment, I had seen maybe a total of 4 film adaptation of A Christmas Carol, and The Muppet Christmas Carol was always one I kept coming back to.  The blend of Michael Caine and an assortment of muppets makes for an extremely enjoyable story.  This is also probably the only version I’ve seen that featured Charles... 

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