The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is what we have come to expect from Gilliam in terms of absurdity and plenty of subtext to chew on and mull over. When you have such classics as Brazil, Time Bandits, and The Monty Python films, you learn to expect much more. This has always been a hard task [...]

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is Terry Gilliam’s best film since Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or perhaps 12 Monkeys in 1995. In Parnassus, Gilliam proves that he retains the ability to pair his unique sensibilities with a beating heart of a character driven story. His visuals alone are noteworthy, but in this [...]

Check out the U.K. poster for the upcoming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus courtesy of Empire. It makes me think of the Polar Express which, in turn, makes me think of the Baby Jesus and hot apple cider. (I love Christmas. Go to hell if you don’t like it.)
With The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus slated [...]

Sony Pictures Classics is set on a Christmas Day release for the much beleaguered Terry Gilliam film (aka Heath Ledger’s last movie), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a $30M “freakshow” movie that follows the story of an 1000-year-old immortal (Christopher Plummer) who, through a deal with the devil, operates a [...]

Presenting three clips from Terry Gilliam’s fantastical morality tale The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
“The film follows the leader of a traveling theatre troupe who, having made a deal with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations.  Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, and Heath Ledger star in the film, though Ledger’s [...]