{"id":45,"date":"2007-12-08T20:00:52","date_gmt":"2007-12-09T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jayceland.com\/blog\/archive\/2007\/12\/08\/early-muppet-films-at-the-dryden\/"},"modified":"2007-12-11T23:07:20","modified_gmt":"2007-12-12T04:07:20","slug":"early-muppet-films-at-the-dryden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jayceland.com\/blog\/archive\/2007\/12\/08\/early-muppet-films-at-the-dryden\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Muppet films at the Dryden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ali and I went to the Dryden Theater<\/strong> at George Eastman House<\/a><\/strong> (900 East Ave.<\/a>) to see the Muppet Commercials and Experiments<\/strong>. Now I had pretty low expectations — in the past I've found that \"early\" and \"experimental\" means \"boring except for a historical context\". Thankfully it was all quite interesting and funny. I was once again amazed by Jim Henson<\/a><\/strong>'s Time Piece<\/a><\/strong>. Ali and I had seen it before but we were surprised that we both forgot that we saw The Great Muppet Caper<\/a><\/strong> which was the only other time it's been shown at the Dryden in recent years — we were so certain that we actually argued that they must have played it some other time.<\/p>\n

Anyway, Time Piece<\/a><\/strong> follows the abstract actions of a man played by Jim Henson as his life ticks away. It cleverly uses clockwork pacing and a snappy jazz soundtrack to bring humor, sexuality, and insight. It's one of those things that's worthwhile to check out if you ever should get the chance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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