This summer, you have a choice: you can see Johnny Depp as a pirate frolicking across a movie screen, delightfully impersonating a rock star, or you can see rock star David Bowie frolicking across a movie screen, delightfully impersonating a pirate, er fairy king. So, no matter what, there will be frolicking, but with the second instance you will also get singing, dancing, riddle and rhyme in the magical re-release of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth. All you need to do is hobble your little goblin self over to the Dobie Theater to catch the sparkling new 35mm print of your favorite childhood dreamscape.

You may be wondering why the film is being re-released in the first place. Well, we’ll tell you! According to Brian Froud's official website, a full-length audio commentary was recorded in February for the brand-new DVD edition of Labyrinth (and The Dark Crystal but we can talk about that later). It has been confirmed that these new fully-loaded DVDs are set to be released by Sony Home Entertainment later this year. Now you’re probably saying, “Who the hell is Brian Froud?” Froud served as creature and conceptual designer for several Henson fantasy films, and is greatly responsible for the look, tone and feel of the characters and worlds seen in Labyrinth. Plus, baby Toby in the film is Froud's baby, and you guessed it, his real name is Toby!

We lurve this film for its contact juggling, its maze of mayhem, its teenage Jennifer Connelly, and of course the effervescently devilish Bowie. We kind of miss the days when puppets were spectacular feats of engineering and it didn’t take CGI wizardry to engage our imaginations. There is an M.C. Escher-esque sequence toward the end that will blow your mind! Dance, magic dance….

Labyrinth - an exclusive engagement featuring a new 35mm print!
Opens Today, Friday June 22nd
The Dobie Theatre
Various Times (see tickets link)
[Tickets]