Watch Wit and Folly’s analysis connections between The Dark Crystal and Star Wars

Wit and Folly, a YouTube channel that delves deep into the Star Wars mythology has released a second video on The Dark Crystal.

I had a chance to chat to her on Trial By Stone on Episode 56 of the podcast that you can listen to it right now above or subscribe to the podcast on your app of choice to check it out.

Age of Resistance Soundtracks CD Release Date Announced!

Varèse Sarabande Record have recently announced on a release date for the two volume soundtracks of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on CD on November 15th 2019!… Read the rest

Brian Froud on “a character that Jim Henson wanted in the first film” now on Netflix… Lore!

Gary Kurtz, Jim Henson, and Brian Froud working on the original film

“We finally made a character that Jim Henson wanted in the first film.”

Brian Froud

What caused him to say that? Well, when describing all the work that goes into creating and making puppets come alive in New York Magazine’s Vulture, it says:

“By allowing for the erasure of puppeteers, green screen also proved useful in creating puppet characters that couldn’t be realized in the original film, like Lore, a pile of animated rocks that has a special place in Brian Froud’s heart.

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Halle Stanford of ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ Interview Podcast with The TV Dudes

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via The TV Dudes:

THIS INTERVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR ‘THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE’

Join Les as he chats all things Dark Crystal with Halle Stanford, President of Television at Jim Henson Company and Executive Producer on the new series!

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