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David Bowie Tribute! LABYRINTH at Tenacious Eats ‘Movies for Foodies’ March 5th
“I wish the goblins would come and take you away! Right now! “
LABYRINTH will be screened Saturday March 5th, as part of Movies for Foodies, a regular film series put on by the chefs at Tenacious Eats. The event will take place at Marine Corps League Banquet Hall (5700 Leona St, St. Louis 63116)
Tenacious Eats ‘Movies for Foodies’ is a one-of-a-kind event where food is prepared and plated in front of you, in the form of a 5-course gourmet meal, while you watch a film on the big screen. Tenacious Eats only works with locally produced food procured by them and hard-to-find ingredients imported from places that specialize in them.
For each new film, the folks at Tenacious Eats write a new menu specific to that movie’s story. Sometimes the menu is literal and sometimes it is inspired interpretation. In all cases, each dining experience is different because each film is different. By integrating film and food, Movies for Foodies creates an original experience, a feast for the senses, an event that brings food and film, chefs and diners together.
Nothing like a crummy day of babysitting your little brother to make you wish him away to the Goblin King! What’s that, you didn’t mean to? Well…time is of the essence…you have 13 hours in which to solve the labyrinth, before your baby brother becomes a goblin!
LABYRINTH, the charming 1986 fantasy helmed by the late Jim Henson is lovely to see and a joy to experience. Taking its visual cues from Henson’s THE DARK CRYSTAL and its story from a mix of Alice in Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz, this is a classic story about growing up without relinquishing your childlike wonder. Jennifer Connolly leads a cast of 5 humans, 1 Dog and more puppets than you can shake a stick at. In the role of Sarah Connolly does a splendid performance of an introverted yet willful teenager put through the challenge of surviving her own imagination. But what everyone remembers about LABYRINTH is the Goblin King himself, played by David Bowie, probably one of the few people on the planet who could pull off ’80s hairstyles.
If you’re a Bowie fan and have not seen this movie, what on earth are you waiting for!?
Like THE DARK CRYSTAL, the visual design for this film was handled by illustrator Brian Froud, and like that film does a wonderful job of creating a strange, eerie, and beautiful fantasy world. Sarah’s principal companions–a cowardly dwarf, a gentle Bigfoot-like creature and a quixotic canine—are most appealing. Bowie turns in the best performance of the humans, creating an antagonist who is less of a classic villain and more of a trickster, both charming and unsettling.
Light and sweet, LABYRINTH will not be for every taste, but for those whose appetites run to fantasy it’s worth seeing again. Speaking of appetites, what better way to watch LABYRINTH than at Tenacious Eats ‘Movies for Foodies’ event?
Live Music starts at 4:30pm followed by some Super-8 Movie Madness. The movie starts at 6. There’s no dress code but costumes always encouraged!
$85.00 per person.
$100.00 per person day of event.
Seating is limited and space cannot be guaranteed unless purchased in advance.
The Facebook invite for this event can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/events/185249448500383/
Visit the Tenacious Eats site HERE
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