Tag: Labyrinth

The late Jim Henson’s most beloved creations, the Muppets, will be back in theaters in November, but on Memorial Day there’s a chance to revisit two of his vintage works that have a more complicated legacy. Two Henson films of epic fantasy, “The Dark Crystal” from 1982 and “Labyrinth” from 1986, haven’t been shown on television for the past decade, but on Monday you can watch them in a double-feature presentation on HDNet that begins at 5 p.m. It’s the broadcast premiere of the digitally remastered, high-definition prints of the films. Directed by Henson and Frank Oz (a.k.a. the voice of Yoda and Miss Piggy), “The Dark Crystal” was billed as the first-live action film without any human beings on screen. All the characters were puppets and the animatronics were considered cutting-edge for its day. “Dark Crystal,” was far darker than “E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial,” another film ...