Last Friday found me in of all places Queens, which believe you me I visit only most grudgingly. Yes, there is a splendid store there which sells quality tea, but for the most part I avoid it even more so than Brooklyn. Distance-wise and reward wise, I find that there is little payoff. Alas, there was an exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image which drew me magnetized towards Astoria, and it was for the new show Jim Henson's Fantastic World. To prepare for the exhibition, I saw the first Muppet film from 1979 and was quite eager to see what was on display. On view were a few of the famous puppets (Kermit, Miss Piggy, Bert and Ernie) as well as a score of illustrations, storyboards and short films created by Henson. If only there were many many more things to see, but it was well worth the trip and I may well return there (albeit when the temperature cools down).
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| Kermit (minus banjo) greets you at the entrance to the show. |
In addition to the Muppets, there were also artefacts related to the cinema and radio/television, that sort of nostalgic graveyard which is both enjoyable but depressing. Technology as it is practiced nowadays on the silver screen is underwhelming and more fake than a 1920s silent film robot, it seems. As for the storyline- is there even a need for one? As in that line from the classic song- "Anything Goes" and might I add "Nobody really cares".
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| Lights, camera but no more action. |
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