Jim Henson
'Saturday Night' Is a Stress Dream
Directed by Jason Reitman
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2024
"Are you ready to laugh?" director Jason Reitman asked the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre before the screening of...
Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in June 2024
PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2024
The days are long, the weather is having an identity crisis — it's June, baby. As summer blockbusters make their way to theatres, streaming...
'Jim Henson Idea Man' Revels in the Surprising Enigma of Its Subject
Directed by Ron Howard
PUBLISHED May 30, 2024
Jim Henson used his mother's green coat and two ping pong balls to craft Kermit the Frog. By Henson's own admission, Kermit was very simple...
Celebrating 100 Years of Columbia Pictures with an Iconic Film from Each Decade
PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2024
From the earliest days of studio founders Joe Brandt and brothers Harry and Jack Cohn working the sidelines to becoming one of the major...
Ron Howard Is Directing Disney's "Definitive" Jim Henson Documentary
PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2022
Last year, it was reported that a biopic on Jim Henson — the late, legendary creator of the Muppets — was in development at Disney. Now, th...
Hear Foo Fighters Give the "Fraggle Rock Rock" a Raucous Reworking
PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2022
Today, the Calgary-shot Fraggle Rock series Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock premiered on Apple TV+, and who better to soundtrack the latest...
Frank Oz on a Return to the Muppets and 'Sesame Street': "Disney Doesn't Want Me"
PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2021
Alongside the late Jim Henson, Frank Oz is recognized for bringing a host of iconic puppets to life on The Muppet Show and Sesame Street, b...
'Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street' Is Pure Nostalgia
Directed by Marilyn Agrelo
PUBLISHED May 25, 2021
Certain images in Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street are sure to ping with anyone who was raised with Big Bird and friends.. For myse...
