If you grew up in the circus, do you think you’d want to run away to real life?

Seeing as how Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite writers, and how Dave McKean is one of my favorite artists, MirrorMask made my year in 2005.  I actually took a $70 taxi ride each way to the only theater that was playing it in Minneapolis, where I happened to be for the day, and it was worth every cent.  It has since been released on DVD, along with an absolutely gorgeous hard-covered coffee table book of it’s design and illustration, titled The Alchemy of MirrorMask.

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1. Emcee Morgan Says:
   January 10th, 2009 at 1:49 AM

   Oh Neil Gaiman… Seeing this just reminds me how excited I am for Coraline.

2. vbright Says:
   January 10th, 2009 at 6:20 AM

   Oh yes! I loved Mirrormask as well but it never reached the theaters here in Holland.
   I wish Dave Mckean would make another film. Does anyone know whether there’s a possibility?

3. Samantha Says:
   January 10th, 2009 at 10:33 AM

   Vbright – a few months ago, Keanoshow came out on DVD, but it seems to have went out of print really fast. I’m hoping he works on something new soon, as well.

4. Patricia Says:
   January 11th, 2009 at 5:06 AM

   I am so excited about Coraline too! I watched all the clips for it on YouTube

5. R. Says:
   January 13th, 2009 at 12:19 PM

   Best movie ever. Every time I hear “Close To You” by the Carpenters I’m reminded how much better the Mirrormask version is.