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'The Muppets': Kermit the Frog commands Jason Segel's respect
In the world of amphibian celebrities, there's no bigger star than Kermit the Frog.
Yet back in January on the set of Disney's upcoming film "The Muppets" — the first big screen outing for Jim Henson's beloved menagerie since 1999's "Muppets in...Tags: Milton Berle, Television, HBO (tv network), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (movie), Liza Minnelli
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'Dancing With the Stars': Baz relief
Show TrackerItâ??s only the second week of competition, but already the stakes have been raised. Instead of 4 1/2 weeks of practice, each couple had just four days to prepare a fast-stepping jive, a sultry tango or a, um, fast-stepping quickstep....... -
‘Sesame Street’ turns 40 with American Apparel T-shirts and totes
All The RageAs the first generation of "Sesame Street" viewers veers toward middle age, it’s hard to believe that the show that introduced generations to Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo and, of course, Big Bird, is turning...... -
Muppet fur flies over Jim Henson script
Company TownWhen the Black List, Hollywood's annual ranking of the top unproduced scripts, was unveiled Friday, it lent the full weight of its authority to Christopher Weekes. Weekes' screenplay "The Muppet Man," about the life and loves of Jim Henson, had...... -
'The Muppet Man' script takes a gonzo approach to Jim Henson's life
The Hero ComplexAt Company Town, our sister blog on the business of show business, Stephen Zeitchik has an interesting report on a screenwriter named Christopher Weekes, whose script for a odd bio-pic called "The Muppet Man" was just named the best unproduced...... -
Only one of Oscars' top winners added to National Film Registry
Gold DerbyEvery year since 1989, the National Film Registry -- a branch of the Library of Congress -- has chosen 25 movies to preserve for posterity. This year, as usual, most of its choices aren't the ones deemed the best of their day by Hollywood -- that is,... -
Growing Up With Bert And Ernie
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMr. Hooper was OK. The little documentaries with kids narrating stories about barges, bumble bees and bottling plants were sometimes interesting. And the crudely drawn animated spots with singing, talking and counting numbers and letters, one of which...Tags: Television, Documentary (genre), Big Bird (fictional animal), Entertainment, Sesame Street (tv program)
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PIX11 Yule Log to Air on Christmas Day -- and Watch Out For Other WPIX Holiday Traditions
It wouldn't be a holiday in New York without the PIX11 Yule Log! The Yule Log, the famous film loop of a burning log in a hearth, has warmed the hearts of` viewers since it debuted on PIX in 1966. To celebrate the fabled fire stick's 46th anniversary,...Tags: Paul Wesley, David Alpay, Mantovani, Animals, Matthew Settle
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Jim Henson, BBC greenlight 'No Strings Attached': Puppet show to be penned by Danny Baker
VarietyLONDON -- A Muppets-style TV show made in cahoots with the Jim Henson Co. and the BBC has been given a greenlight. Show is being written by U.K. broadcaster and comedy scribe Danny Baker, who in the past has worked with British chat show host and film...Tags: Television, BBC, United Kingdom, Entertainment, Jonathan Ross
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Mayor Bloomberg Names Muppets As City Ambassadors
pix11.com | @JuliaTheWriterMayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled the Muppets as New York City's official "Family Ambassadors" Friday in a press conference in Times Square. For the next year, Kermit, Miss Piggy and the rest of the gang will encourage families to travel to the Big...Tags: Domestic Travel, Central Park, Michael Bloomberg, Times Square, Travel
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Oscar nominations: snubs, surprises, Muppets
No shock that “Hugo” and “The Artist” dominated this year’s Oscar nominations (for a full list, go here. I even wouldn’t have been surprised if the dog from “The Artist” had scored a nom. But there were...Tags: Ides of March, Documentary (genre), Rooney Mara, Harry Potter (fictional character), Movies
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Inside Scoop Of New Family Flick 'The Muppets'
PIX11.comPIX11's Frances River sat down with actor Jason Segel as he rehearsed to host "Saturday Night Live" this past weekend. He stars in new movie "The Muppets" and also is the force behind writing it and getting it to theaters. When Walter, the world's...Tags: Rashida Jones, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Arts and Culture
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