The muppets

A break from traditional Muppets fashion appears to be first and foremost on this show’s agenda, and one doesn’t have to be a Muppets purist to say that it’s not a good move.

Muppets Most Wanted Written by James Bobin and Nicholas Stoller Directed by James Bobin USA, 2014 At their best, the Muppets walk a careful balance between sincerity and self-awareness, something few cinematic comedy acts can handle. All the way back to The Muppet Movie, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, The Great Gonzo, and their …

With 111.5-million U.S. viewers, and a further 7.3-million in Canada, Super Bowl XLVIII was the most-watched in history. The commercial spots were the most expensive for any TV broadcast in any given year, and there were plenty of big name stars and A-list directors who helped create these very expensive advertisements. John Hillcoat, director of …

This past week, Lady Gaga hosted a fun, somewhat psychedelic hour of television on ABC: Lady Gaga and The Muppets’ Holiday Special. In many ways, the special transported me back to the mid-80s, when a post-Muppet Show troupe of puppets were still dominating all facets of media at the time. Now that the Muppets are successfully …

As much as you may want to fight it—OK, as much as I may want to fight it—the Christmas season continues to start earlier and earlier each year. This year, it’s safe to say that Disney assumes Christmas begins right after Halloween ends, as evidenced by their newest catalog release on Blu-ray, the 1992 family …

An epic saga that will leave you guessing until the very end. Academy award nominee Kermit delivers the performance of his career. Sketch comedy that would shock your parents! nerdy confessions from your favourite rock stars! All-access, no holds barred questions like…..”Batman or Superman?” This is Season XERO! *** [vsw id=”yDQVBxQjPhs&feature=plcp” source=”youtube” width=”600″ height=”425″ autoplay=”no”]

Want a prediction for 2012 at the movies? It’s going to look a lot like 2011. An awful lot. It’s going to be a case of, If ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Well, actually, the creative machinery in Hollywood is broke, but, as the numbers show, not broken enough to warrant fixing. So. Next year, …

  Most moviegoers can agree on one thing: there were way too many movies this year. If you’re (un)fortunate enough to live in New York, you had the opportunity to see around 600 new features come and go; the rest of us didn’t get that many fewer. That means that anyone who’s been put in …

Most moviegoers can agree on one thing: there were way too many movies this year. If you’re (un)fortunate enough to live in New York, you had the opportunity to see around 600 new features come and go; the rest of us didn’t get that many fewer. That means that anyone who’s been put in a …

Throughout the month of December, TV Editor Kate Kulzick and Film Editor Ricky D will review classic Christmas adaptions, posting a total of 13 each, one a day, until the 25th of December. The catch: They will swap roles as Rick will take on reviews of classic television Christmas specials and Kate will take on …

Throughout the month of December, TV Editor Kate Kulzick and Film Editor Ricky D will review classic Christmas adaptions, posting a total of 13 each, one a day, until the 25th of December. The catch: They will swap roles as Rick will take on reviews of classic television Christmas specials and Kate will take on …

Muppet mania is back in full force. They’ve got a new film out, they had a minor bid for Oscar hosting glory, and people everywhere are discovering – or rediscovering – the sheer joy of muppetry. What better excuse (like one was needed) to count down our ten favourite Muppet duets. – 10 – Sandra …

This is a list of our favourite soundtracks of 2011. We are currently working on a list of the best original scores, which should be posted sometime before the end of the year. It hasn’t been the greatest year for movie soundtracks, but I can say that the top five have been spinning in my …

In celebration of the upcoming The Muppets movie, a new video has dropped of Kermit singing along with the film’s composer, Bret McKenzie a.k.a. one-half of the band Flight of the Conchords, who had their own series on HBO. If that isn’t enough Muppet mayhem, you might also want to watch Miss Piggy’s appearance on …

The Muppets Directed by James Bobin Written by Jason Segal and Nicholas Stoller, based on characters created by Jim Henson imdb USA 2011 The central difficulty with reviving a beloved franchise like The Muppets is that what you gain in brand recognition, you lose in the established fan-base’s resistance to change. Keeping the older fans happy …

Seems like everyone is excited for the upcoming Muppet movie, with the overload of promos from what is turning out to be a fantastic marketing campaign. Apart from the Muppet Movie parody trailers, Kermit The Frog and Miss Piggy recently appeared on an episode of Monday Night Raw. The WWE show has cross promoted with …

Earlier today I posted a Muppet PSA video about theatre etiquette. While it was cute, it seems the Muppets have become a bit lazy over the years. Back in the days their PSA ads ran for two and a half minutes – featured a sing-a-long and cracked down on talking, smoking, littering, surfing, dancing, singing, …

  As our last thrilling episode ended in June, we had left poor, helpless, hapless Hollywood tied to railroad tracks with the July/August Express out of Union Station barreling down, dastardly Audience Disinterest at the throttle, henchman Audience Apathy throwing on more coal. But wait!  Are those cavalry bugles heard from just over the hill? …

  The Muppets is one my most anticipated films of 2011. We’ve already seen three great teaser trailers, including the Hangover and Green Lantern parodies, but now they’ve released new images from the film featuring some of the celebrity cameos. At a Disney’s D23 Studio Presentation today at the Anaheim convention center, footage from the …

A while back we posted the Muppets teaser trailer that parodied Green Lantern. Now an image from deviantART by Abby Memerson has appeared online inspired by the fake teaser. Here’s The Muppet Lantern Corps.  

Some of you will remember back when the pop/rock band U2 performed their hit song “Where the Streets Have No Name” on top of a liquor store to a large crowd of people standing in the streets surrounding the building. Towards the end of the song, the police told the crew that the shoot is …

2011 is upon us, and hence a whole new year’s worth of films are here to look forward to. 2010’s Top Tens have been meticulously finalized, marathons have been tirelessly watched, and now it’s time to start anew. Although it’s obviously too early to tell how the year in film will hold up to previous …