Posts Tagged ‘Sesame Street’
Film Review – Buddy
Writer/director Casper Kelly made a big splash with the short film Too Many Cooks (2014). A parody of TV sitcoms of the 80s and 90s, the short started out with a generic title sequence that quickly descended into a bizarre slasher. A serial killer popped out of nowhere to…
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Film Review – The Happytime Murders
I can only imagine all of the parents that’ll see the posters for The Happytime Murders (2018) and think that it’s a family-friendly film. This ain’t the kind of puppet adventure you’re used to. When we see characters on screen that look and sound like…
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SIFF Interview – Caroll Spinney & Dave LaMattina – I Am Big Bird
Spencer interviews co-director Dave LaMattina and subject Caroll Spinney from the documentary I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story at SIFF 2014.
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SIFF Film Review – I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Off the heels of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (2011) comes another documentary of perhaps an even more iconic Sesame Street character. As the title would suggest, I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014) details the puppeteer who brought to life our favorite…
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Bird Watching – Constance Marks’s “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey”
Though there was a resurgence of vocal Muppet devotion with the release of last year’s film The Muppets, one can’t really call that a “comeback.” Pretty much everyone I know has always loved the whole spectrum of Jim Henson’s creations, and millions upon millions of…
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Episode 114 – The Muppets Strike Back
Spencer and Greg look at the history of The Muppets, in honor of the new film, then share family movie-watching experiences for the holiday and give DVD picks.
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