Iain ballamy mirrormask original motion picture soundtrack. Mirrormask is a movie that i absolutely adore despite the fact that, as a 38 yearold male, im most certainly not the target demographic they had in mind when they made it. Mirrormask centers on helena, a 15 year old girl in a family of circus entertainers, who often wishes she could run off and join real life. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Apr 27, 2017 free mirrormask dvd cover 2005 r1 ready to download and print. It seems appropriate, then, that mirrormask feels so much like those two movies. A project for motion graphics class, creating a title sequence for a movieseries in minimum 1 minutes. Mirrormask has its own spiritual successor in coraline.
It\s a musical it\s a small world ride for a tenpiece band. The stinger gaiman and mckean considered running the credits after its over. On her quest to return home, helena searches for the mirrormask, an object of enormous power, which is her only hope of escaping the dark lands. Mirrormask 2005 pg 01252005 us fantasy, drama 1h 41m user score. Helenas mother is ill, and she blames herself for an argument that they had. It was produced by the jim henson company the films story revolves around a young girl named. Mirrormask movie free streaming mirrormask movie free streaming link in last page to watch or download movie. Produced by the jim henson company and penned by cult scifi writer neil gaiman, mirrormask is a sometimesbewildering takeoff on alice in wonderland, with a saucier heroine. Sep 27, 2005 mirrormask is a breathtaking film written by bestselling author neil gaiman and brought to life through the vision of acclaimed artist and director dave mckean. Updated 24 february 2006 contains mild peril and scary moments comicbook legends dave mckean and neil gaiman take a comingofage fairy tale and give it a dazzlingly original twist in mirrormask. Motion picture soundtrack for the film mirrormask by neil gaiman and dave mckean. Mirrormask is a breathtaking film written by bestselling author neil gaiman and brought to life through the vision of acclaimed artist and director dave mckean.
In a fantasyland of opposing kingdoms, a 15year old girl must find the fabled mirrormask in order to save the kingdom and get home. Mirrormask by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. In fact, theres not a whole lot of anything being released tomorrow. Directed by dave mckean and starring stephanie leonidas, jason barry, rob brydon and robert llewellyn. The movie is a triumph of visual invention, but it gets mired in its artistry and finally becomes just a whole lot of great stuff to look at while the plot puts the heroine through a few basic moves over and over again. Nov 01, 2017 mirrormask 2006 r1 dvd cover ready to download and print. It runs through waltzes, and tangos, and circus music, and polkas, and arab music, and new age pieces, and rumbas without taking a breath. In depth information about mirrormask, produced by jim henson productions, destination films, samuel goldwyn films llc. Helena, a 15 year old girl in a family of circus entertainers, often wishes she could run off and join real life. Mirrormask tells the story of helena leonidas, a fifteenyearold girl working for her family circus, who wishesquite ironicallythat she could run away from the circus and join real life. This is a visually mesmerizing film that takes movie fantasy into new territory.
The north american dvd was released on february 14, 2006. This original novella is helenas tale in her own voice, written by master storyteller neil gaiman and accompanied by original art by dave mckean and images from the film. The dvd contains additional content such as commentaries, interviews, behindthescenes clips. Nov 10, 2011 in a fantasyland of opposing kingdoms, a 15year old girl must find the fabled mirrormask in order to save the kingdom and get home. A central problem with mirrormask is that the story as will be obvious even to those not familiar with gaiman and mckeans work on such landmark graphic novels as sandman and books of magic is something the two of them could have dashed off in one coffeefueled afternoon. Watch mirrormask starring jason barry in this fantasy on directv. Mirrormask trailer a 15yearold stephanie leonidas journeys through a parallel reality to recover a powerful charm that will revive a queen.
Stephanie leonidas raised in a family of circus performers, shes always dreamed of leading a more ordinary life. After a fight with her parents about her future plans, her mother falls quite ill and helena is convinced that it. Mirrormask is a breathtaking film written by bestselling author neil gaiman and brought to life through the vision of acclaimed. Dec 26, 20 mirrormask centers on helena, a 15 year old girl in a family of circus entertainers, who often wishes she could run off and join real life. Viewers will be forgiven if theyre a bit baffled about the whys and hows of the story its easy to get a bit lost amid the dialogue. Helena goes to sleep and wakes up still feeling like she is in a dream.
Mirrored mosaic mask and poster designed to promote a new gallery exhibition at the san francisco museum of culture and art. A 15yearold stephanie leonidas journeys through a parallel reality to recover a powerful charm that will revive a queen. But such is not to be the case, as she finds herself on a strange journey into the dark lands, a fantastic landscape filled with giants, monkeybirds and dangerous. After a fight with her parents about her future plans, her mother falls quite ill and helena is convinced that it is all her fault. In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15year old girl must find the fabled mirrormask in order to save the kingdom and get home. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. A central problem with mirrormask is that the story as will be obvious even to those not familiar with gaiman and mckeans work on such landmark graphic novels as sandman and books of magic is something the two of them could have dashed off in. Evil, with 15yearold helena as the protagonist who must find the mirrormask and save the light kingdom. On the eve of her mothers major surgery, she dreams that she is in a strange world with two opposing queens. The best of the rest is the visually stunning mirrormask buy from amazon while zathura buy from amazon also earns an honorable mention. A dazzling ritesofpassage fable that artfully deals with the transition to adulthood, mirrormask features a mixture of live action and digital animation as a troubled young girl finds herself on an odyssey through a bizarre dreamscape populated by people and creatures both grotesque and beautiful.
Nevertheless, the magical tale of an adolescent girl coping with living a life she doesnt know if she wants and with her mothers illness captivated me. It was produced by the jim henson company the films story revolves around a young girl named helena campbell, who is sick of her. Mirrormask mixes avantgarde, computer graphic puppets with the writing skills of neil gaiman, whose works typically feature eccentric alternate worlds and mystic beings. Mirrormask is a 2005 fantasy film designed and directed by dave mckean and written by neil gaiman from a story they developed together, starring stephanie leonidas, jason barry, rob brydon, and gina mckee. Mirrormask is a 2005 fantasy film designed and directed by dave mckean and written by neil gaiman from. Mirrormask is a 2005 fantasy film from the jim henson company, samuel goldwyn films, and destination films. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
The main character is named helena and she works with her family in the circus. On the eve of her mothers major surgery, she dreams that she is in a strange world with two opposing queens, bizarre. Jim henson television episode guides, cartoon characters and crew lists. Mirrormask is a 2005 fantasy film designed and directed by dave mckean and written by neil. Sep 29, 2005 mirrormask must have been a labor of love to make. Mirrormask 2005 feature length theatrical animated film. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. She knew, somehow, how to trick a sphinx, how to charm the giants. Mirrormask is a film scripted by neil gaiman that i have not seen. After a fight with her parents about her future plans. She is perhaps best known for her roles as helena in the fantasy film mirrormask and as irisa on the american science fiction television series, defiance. And no matter where she went in the world of light and shadow, she could sense the existence of the mirrormask, though she searched fruitlessly for its exact location. An oversized, lavishly produced book, the alchemy of mirrormask takes. Add in the spanish language edition and there are five versions of the former movie coming out this week, including the 3disc dvd and the 3disc bluray, either one.
Free mirrormask dvd cover 2005 r1 ready to download and print. This is a novella told from the main girls point of view that uses film stills and additional. Mirrormask is the kind of score you listen to with one eyebrow constantly arched. The music used in the film was composed by iain ballamy. Theres nothing that really jumps out as a must have, and nothing thats up to the level of dvd pick of the week. Strawman political the dark queens advisers are parodies of british politicians on both sides. This is a novella told from the main girls point of view that uses film stills and additional art by his long time collaborator dave mckean. With stephanie leonidas, jason barry, rob brydon, gina mckee. Mirrormask 2006 r1 dvd cover ready to download and print. On her quest to return home, helena searches for the mirrormask, an object of enormous power, which is. But when haunting music draws her into a strange and magical realm, one where anything can happen, her.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Oct, 2007 mirrormask centers on helena, a 15 year old girl in a family of circus entertainers, who often wishes she could run off and join real life. Stephanie leonidas born 14 february 1984 is an english actress. As screenwriter neil gaiman tells the story, mirrormask came about when lisa henson contacted him about creating a new movie in the mode of labyrinth and the dark crystaltwo jim henson fantasy features that failed at the box office but have reached familyclassic on vhs and dvd. The tiresome minute length mirrormask is a very good fantasy movie from famous author neil gaiman and it has a darker tone to go along with it. According to amazon, seven of the top ten releases come from two movies. Nothing in this world could completely surprise her. Recorded and programmed at the bespoke shed studios, brighton 2004. But such is not to be the case, as she finds herself on a strange journey into the dark lands, a fantastic landscape filled with giants, monkeybirds and. Helena stephanie leonidas, a teen juggler in her parents small circus, tires of the big top and angrily wishes she had a real life.
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