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9 Muppets Kicked Off Sesame Street Although we’ll always have mainstays like Big Bird, Elmo, Bert and Ernie, many Muppets have been forgotten or deemed unnecessary. Here are a few Sesame Street residents who were evicted.
spynotes (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Last night, still stuck in bed, I watched an airing of Bowfinger. I saw this movie in the theater years ago and thought it was hilarious. I’m sure not everyone will agree with me, but it’s an underrated gem. Steve Martin, who both wrote and stars in the movie, is hilarious. [...]
Animated News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
There’s little genuine Christmas cheer enclosed with these Letters , I’m very sorry to write, in this labored and unauthentic special, which is probably not destined to become a Christmas classic and where the old Muppets magic fails to sparkle.
ToughPigs (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
This week I'm watching Sesame Street 's past anniversary specials as we all get giddy with excitement about the show's 40th anniversary next week. If you haven't already, check out my thoughts on the 10th anniversary , the 20th anniversary , the 25th anniversary , and the 30th anniversary ! No, seriously. Can you believe Sesame Street has been around for 40 years? Why, it seems like just yesterday...
Talking Pictures (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Alongside the felt-free Alain Resnais retrospective, this month the Gene Siskel Film Center is re-running a substantial portion of “Muppets, Music & Magic: Jim Henson’s Legacy,” which was a significant popular success last year for the State Street cinematheque. The...
Don't Lose Your Day Job (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
In case you haven’t heard, Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, and Kevin Hart rounded out a great cast for a new film titled Death At A Funeral. Clark Kent says: Sorry, I’ve been gone away for a second. I’m in Miami right now on personal business. But this is one of those remakes that may [...]
ToughPigs (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
How do most average schmos mark their 40th birthday? They might have some cake, get some crappy novelty gifts like a “40 Isn’t Old If You’re a Tree” t-shirt, and endure a lot of jokes about being over the hill. But Sesame Street is no ordinary schmo. It’s one of the greatest TV shows of the last five centuries, which is why it deserves a big fancy book like the brand-new...
Dallas Observer | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The 1982 fantasy film The Dark Crystal will be making a return to the big screen this weekend, and I have a few reasons why you should go. Sure, the movie will be in the middle of the night, but just hear me out. Jim Henson, Frank Oz, the Muppets, Sesame Street and Yoda. Yes, Yo...
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Watching 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back for the gazillionth time made me think about the golden years of animation, past and present. Frank Oz, puppeteer and future director, painstakingly created the original Yoda and helped move him within each scene, in the back-breaking old school way, making the classic fifth Star Wars film a rewarding trip. Yes, Lucasfilm later computer-generated the Jedi...
Pajiba (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
When you think of voice actors, there's probably no better voice actors in history than Jim Henson and Frank Oz, although their best work has been with Muppets. But if you turn your attention to CGI films -- basically 90...
Pajiba (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
When you think of voice actors, there's probably no better voice actors in history than Jim Henson and Frank Oz, although their best work has been with Muppets. But if you turn your attention to CGI films -- basically 90...
ToughPigs (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
How did the Cold War end? Maybe you thought it was the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, but in reality, the seeds were sown by Marlo Thomas three years earlier… and she never could have done it without the Muppets, in a TV special that you probably haven’t seen. In 1988, Thomas produced a TV special called Free to Be… a Family . It was a follow-up of sorts to Free to Be…...
Media: PDA | guardian.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Watch kids' TV show Sesame Street spoof hit advertising drama Mad Men, see a UFO fall from the sky and catch up with YouTube's greatest hits Two of the MediaGuardian.co.uk team's favourite TV shows team up for this week's Viral Video Chart: Mad Men and Sesame Street. This episode of the kids' show – part of the 40th anniversary season of Sesame Street – teach children to understand feelings....
Spare Room (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Sesame Street riffs on popular culture with their iPod-esque D for dance and TV hit Mad Men . “Good work sycophants,” says Muppet Don Draper after a pitch. MadMen parody (without the fagging and sexism) after the jump...
Twitch (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
M Press I first saw this book at a horror film convention and wept that I just couldn't swing the price. Happily I have a much better chance to examine it now and testify to what a wonderful overview it provides to the work of one of Americas most important and overlooked directors. At first glance it appears to be a simple coffee table book but a closer examination reveals a wealth of seriously in...
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eblatt | 08/05/2009
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mr.hollywood | 07/19/2009
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