Tag: Brian Henson

  • Return to Oz (1985, Walter Murch)

    Short on budget, long on enthusiasm OZ “sequel”–to the original book, not the famous 1939 movie adaptation–returns Dorothy (Fairuza Balk) to a very different Oz, where the bad guys have taken over since she left. She’s got to gather a new bunch of friends to save the old ones from the ominous Nome King (Nicol…

  • Labyrinth (1986, Jim Henson)

    Every so often, Labyrinth plays like an episode of “Fraggle Rock” with special guest star David Bowie. Oddly, the film starts Bowie heavy but pretty soon he’s just popping in to remind the viewer he’s still around. His performance is terrible; his singing sequences are fine, especially how capably he acts with all the puppets.…