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5 Fractured Fairy Tale Movies Worth Watching After 'Snow White And The Huntsman'
9 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Once upon a time there existed a cinematic landscape where not every feature-length fairy tale movie was drawn from a classic story, and the descriptor “fractured fairy tale” didn’t just mean gross-out humor and a Scottish-accented Mike Myers playing a big green ogre. While some of those films have certainly succeeded (this writer has a soft spot for the first “Shrek”), the kind of tale that the likes of the Brothers Grimm would collect in their oeuvre of beloved folklore was often of the darker-hued variety – pitting characters in bleak struggles that would see them rise from the ashes as better individuals for it in the end. Yes, the stories were simple, but they also served as a basis for many of the storytelling tropes that are used today – and may have influenced a few of our own moral compasses, with the fables acting as parables for life's lessons. »
- Benjamin Wright
Bafta TV special: Ant and Dec, Anna Maxwell Martin, Kayvan Novak, Andrew Scott
19 May 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Stars of the small screen reveal their TV secrets
The entertainers: Ant and Dec
This feels like real life," says Declan Donnelly, settling back into the sofa next to Anthony McPartlin. "We've done this before." You would have thought that after all those hours on telly performing – often live – for millions, Ant and Dec would want to do anything but watch it when they got home. "It's my number-one way to relax," says Dec. "We watch everything and anything and we constantly text each other to check what we're watching." Dec's last text to Ant was about the best ham sandwich in the world, as featured on Countrywise Kitchen. Ant's alerted Dec to the Hairy Bikers' pork terrine. Both food related, "but we text through sport, documentaries and dramas, too," says Dec. As hosts of Britain's Got Talent, the pair have been baffled by the competition revved »
- Alice Fisher
Bafta TV special: Ant and Dec, Anna Maxwell Martin, Kayvan Novak, Andrew Scott
19 May 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Stars of the small screen reveal their TV secrets
The entertainers: Ant and Dec
This feels like real life," says Declan Donnelly, settling back into the sofa next to Anthony McPartlin. "We've done this before." You would have thought that after all those hours on telly performing – often live – for millions, Ant and Dec would want to do anything but watch it when they got home. "It's my number-one way to relax," says Dec. "We watch everything and anything and we constantly text each other to check what we're watching." Dec's last text to Ant was about the best ham sandwich in the world, as featured on Countrywise Kitchen. Ant's alerted Dec to the Hairy Bikers' pork terrine. Both food related, "but we text through sport, documentaries and dramas, too," says Dec. As hosts of Britain's Got Talent, the pair have been baffled by the competition revved »
- Alice Fisher
Legendary Muppet Mashup Cover Art
16 May 2012 6:00 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Are you back on the Muppet train yet? Last year the Muppets made their triumphant return to the big-screen with The Muppets, pleasing both fans and critics, and introducing the iconic troupe to a whole new generation. Well The Muppet Show comics are hearkening back to the classics with their retellings of Robin Hood, King Arthur, Peter Pan and more.
i09 gathered up all the mashup art done by artist David Petersen for the covers of the Muppet versions of the tales. Now we bring them to you! Check them out, and and let us know what other classic stories you'd like to see The Muppets retell.
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- abefroman
Bafta TV special: Ant and Dec, Anna Maxwell Martin, Kayvan Novak, Andrew Scott
16 May 2012 4:27 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Stars of the small screen reveal their TV secrets
The entertainers: Ant and Dec
This feels like real life," says Declan Donnelly, settling back into the sofa next to Anthony McPartlin. "We've done this before." You would have thought that after all those hours on telly performing – often live – for millions, Ant and Dec would want to do anything but watch it when they got home. "It's my number-one way to relax," says Dec. "We watch everything and anything and we constantly text each other to check what we're watching." Dec's last text to Ant was about the best ham sandwich in the world, as featured on Countrywise Kitchen. Ant's alerted Dec to the Hairy Bikers' pork terrine. Both food related, "but we text through sport, documentaries and dramas, too," says Dec. As hosts of Britain's Got Talent, the pair have been baffled by the competition revved »
- Alice Fisher
Bafta TV special: Ant and Dec, Anna Maxwell Martin, Kayvan Novak, Andrew Scott
16 May 2012 4:27 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Stars of the small screen reveal their TV secrets
The entertainers: Ant and Dec
This feels like real life," says Declan Donnelly, settling back into the sofa next to Anthony McPartlin. "We've done this before." You would have thought that after all those hours on telly performing – often live – for millions, Ant and Dec would want to do anything but watch it when they got home. "It's my number-one way to relax," says Dec. "We watch everything and anything and we constantly text each other to check what we're watching." Dec's last text to Ant was about the best ham sandwich in the world, as featured on Countrywise Kitchen. Ant's alerted Dec to the Hairy Bikers' pork terrine. Both food related, "but we text through sport, documentaries and dramas, too," says Dec. As hosts of Britain's Got Talent, the pair have been baffled by the competition revved »
- Alice Fisher
Frank Oz: Muppets maestro discusses 'Little Shop of Horrors' and the remaking of his classics
15 May 2012 10:57 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
To the generation that grew up watching The Muppet Show, Frank Oz is the man behind Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear. To the Star Wars fanboys, he’s Yoda. To the under-10 set, he’s Bert and Cookie Monster. For lovers of musical theater, though, he’s the director who brought a nerdy florist and his bloodthirsty plant to toe-tapping life on the big screen. Little Shop of Horrors — a 1986 adaptation of the Off-Broadway show based on a Roger Corman film of the same name — holds a special place in our hearts for the music of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman »
- James Gartler
Play the Music, Light the Lights, It's Time to Win "The Muppets"...
2 May 2012 7:00 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
It's time to put on make up. It's time to dress up right. It's time to raise the curtain on The Muppet Show tonight. Sadly, those days are long past (unless you own the show on DVD, then it's always), but Jim Henson's beloved troupe got a serious revival last year thanks to Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller and their film The Muppets. There was no better way to wash away the decade-long drought of good Muppet entertainment, that reached its lowest low with Muppets in Space, than a new take that reminds us why we fell in love with the felted frog and friends all those years ago. If it's not already clear, we love The Muppets, and we'd like to share said love with our readers by giving away two copies of The Muppets in the Wocka Wocka Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy combo pack.
To find out how you can win, »
- Lex Walker
NYC Event: Muppet vault
28 April 2012 6:46 AM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
... with our very special guest star, alcohol!
What: The Muppet Vault: Secrets of the Muppets Where: 702 Union Street, Union Hall, Brooklyn When: Sunday, April 29, 2:00 Pm How (Much): $8.00 per ticket Purchase tickets here!
As part of a monthly series presented by Muppet fan website, www.toughpigs.com, The Muppet Vault features classic and rare Muppetisms from The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and other Henson productions. April's presentation will highlight the technical and scientific aspects of the Muppet Universe - for example, how does Fozzie drive? How does Kermit ride a bike? What in the world (or worlds) is Gonzo?
This event will include Muppet drink specials and giveaways, trivia and sing-alongs, and lots of audience participation. While alcohol is served, this is a family-friendly event. Toughpigs.com recommends buying tickets in advance, as The Muppet Vault often sells out at the door. »
The Muppets
31 March 2012 2:30 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Last year’s The Muppets corrected a crime committed against an entire generation of kids: it redeemed Jim Henson’s legacy spoiled by shamefully bad Muppet films like Muppets in Space or The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. James Bobin directs a script written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller that draws heavily upon the classic vibe of the original series and classics like The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and The Muppet Movie. Even though the film features a prominent story with Segel and Amy Adams, it never dominates the film’s larger purpose of reintroducing Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and the rest to modern audiences as they reunite to put on a big show. For longtime fans, The Muppets packs quite an emotional wallop and makes it clear that it’s once again time to put on makeup, light the lights, and get things started on The Muppet Show tonight. »
- Lex Walker
Muppets Get Star On Hollywood “Wocka Wocka” Fame
20 March 2012 4:09 PM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
As if The Muppets needed more good news, what with the awesome film releasing today and so on, they got a star on the walk of fame. I know. They didn’t already have one?
Star Ceremony Held at Historic El Capital Theatre Coincides With the In-Home Release of “The Muppets” Available Today
The world-renowed Muppets received a star on the Hollywood Walk (“Wocka Wocka”) of Fame today from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in celebration of the release of Disney’s “The Muppets” on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD. The celebration was emceed by Chamber President and CEO Leron Gubler, with special guest speakers Rich Ross, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios and Lisa Henson, CEO, The Jim Henson Company. Several Muppets were on hand to receive the star including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, Pepe, Sweetums, and Walter, the newest Muppet, who made his debut in Disney’s 2011 film. »
- Marc Eastman
Blu-ray Review: The Muppets – Even Better with Hilarious Bonus Featurettes
20 March 2012 11:56 AM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
The Muppets return to the big screen was filled with laughs, social commentary, and an Academy Award for Best Original Song (“Man or Muppet” by Bret McKenzie). It’s self-aware script reminded us that The Muppets may have temporarily vanished from the limelight, but they were never forgotten. The simple story revolves around Walter, the Muppets’ biggest fan, and his quest to meet Kermit. Unfortunately, he discovers that he may be the last Muppet fan alive. Now, he and Kermit must rally the retired Muppet crew for one final show to save their studio and the Muppet name from an oil tycoon, played by Academy Award winner Chris Cooper.
Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller delivered a superb script, which deftly blended music, comedy and several call backs to Muppet movies of old. It’s the kind of feel good film you can watch over and over. Fozzie Bear’s jokes may always be terrible, »
- Bags Hooper
"Smash" Recap 107: “My Gaydar Is Not Stupid, I Do Not Have Stupid Gaydar!”
20 March 2012 10:32 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Smash destroyed a childhood memory of mine with last night's episode. Well to be fair it's not really Smash's fault. See, with Bernadette Peters guest starring this week I'd been fondly recalling seeing her perform “Music Music Music” on The Muppet Show. But when I searched online for the clip, I couldn't find it. That's because she didn't sing “Music Music Music” on The Muppet Show. Teresa Brewer did. So for thirty years I've been fondly recalling something that never existed. It's jarring.
Anyway, we're one day before the workshop and we open on The Most Repulsive Pairing In Show Business, Michael and Julia, holding hands on a public sidewalk. The way you do when you're carrying on a secret affair. Thankfully Eileen and Derek approach before I get too nauseated.
Upstairs in the rehearsal space it's sweltering. Ellis informs the cabal that the super told him the boiler's acting up. »
- fakename
Five things I want to see from the new Muppet Show
19 March 2012 3:19 PM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
Just before the release of The Muppets movie last November, it was announced that NBC had ordered a script for a brand new television series titled The New Nabors (in homage to late Andy Griffith Show actor Jim Nabors), a single-camera sitcom about a family who are aghast that their new neighbors are Muppets. Not too much seems to be known about the show, but the script is being written by John Hoffman (Good Boy!) and John Riggi (30 Rock). The Muppets made appearances on various programs in their early years, including The Jimmy Dean Show, Saturday Night Live, and obviously Sesame Street, before Incorporated Television Company in the UK gave them a shot with The Muppet Show. Since then there have been feature films, television movies and one brief program, Muppets Tonight, on Disney Channel. But what can one expect from a new Muppet-centric program in this modern age? Here »
In praise of ... Muppets | Editorial
15 March 2012 5:07 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
The Muppet Show will surely be better loved than anything to come out of any investment bank
On resigning this week, the Goldman Sachs banker Greg Smith revealed that over the past year he had seen managing directors referring to clients as Muppets. To which Miss Piggy might say: "Moi?" What have the Muppets done to deserve being used as a byword for dimwittery? It is hard to think of many children's programmes that could pull off a pastiche of Bohemian Rhapsody (complete with Animal shouting "Mama" over and over, before asking "Dada?"). It is even harder to imagine another show that could convince someone of Rudolf Nureyev's stature to get in a sauna with a puppet pig (a lecherous one at that). An infectious mix of satire and slapstick, silliness and surrealism, The Muppet Show will surely be better loved than anything to come out of any investment bank. »
Morning Watch: 'Real Housewives of Disney,' 'Muppet Show' Pilot, Real-Life Hoverboard and More
5 March 2012 9:25 AM, PST | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Probably the best sketch featured on the much buzzed-about Lindsay Lohan Saturday Night Live episode was this one, profiling a new Bravo series called The Real Housewives of Disney. The Muppets have come along way since the 1975 pilot episode of The Muppet Show, which promised the end of sex and violence on television in its opening sequence (plus lots more adult humor). [via Neatorama] As we inch closer to the year 2015 with our fingers crossed that hoverboard technology -- like the kind featured in Back to the Future II's version of 2015 -- will actually exist, we turn toward the homegrown engineers who are trying to make that technology a reality from inside their own living rooms. [via /Film] If you were watching sports yesterday, you most likely caught this...
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- Erik Davis
WonderCon 2012 - Full Schedule Announced!
28 February 2012 1:00 PM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
2012 will be the first year that GeekTrant will invade WonderCon, mostly due to the fact that it was moved down to Anaheim, CA this year which is right in our backyard. We're all pretty excited about attending this year, as we've heard it's a much smaller more intimate version of San Diego Comic Con.
WonderCon is set to open on Friday, March 16th and run through Sunday, March 18th at the Anaheim Convention Center. If you plan on attending let us know, and maybe we can meet up and hang out for a bit!
I've put stars next to the panels we are interested in attending. Check out the schedule, and let us know what you are looking forward to seeing most!
Friday March 16th
12:30-1:30 Idw Presents: The Idw Panel!— Chief creative officer Chris Ryall and sergeant of marketing Dirk Wood, give out prizes, make announcements, and evade questions! »
- Venkman
Pandora Boxx: The Last Days of Northside: A Personal Essay
28 February 2012 10:55 AM, PST | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
When I was 7 years old, I was happy to be me. I went to grade school in Falconer, N.Y., and my parents were actually told I was too chatty, which was a far cry from when I was voted "The Quietest" in high school. One report card even said, "Mikey is a good student but likes to chit chat too much." I just remember getting along with all the kids in school then, and because it was a small school, you knew everyone. Most if not all the kids lived within a few blocks of Northside Elementary. I lived close enough to trot my towheaded self to school every day.
Halfway through second grade, I came home to our upstairs apartment, which was in my grandmother's house. My mother stood in the kitchen wearing her favorite canary-yellow bell-bottoms with the waist almost at her armpits. I always thought she looked like a blonde Cher, »
- Pandora Boxx
10 reasons The Muppets was great
22 February 2012 4:18 PM, PST | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
When it was announced that there would indeed be a new Muppet movie, I had equal feelings of elation and dread. I grew up on The Muppets, be it reruns of The Muppet Show, their first three feature films – The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, and The Muppets Take Manhattan – or any number of television projects, like A Muppet Family Christmas, or even Muppet Babies, which still seemed to keep much of the magic that made the group so darned lovable. After the death of creator Jim Henson, there were ups (A Muppet Christmas Carol) and downs (Muppets from Space, The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz ). So it’s not hard to understand why many of us fans were more than a little skeptical about a new feature film. That being said, I was glad to find that The Muppets not only met, but also exceeded any expectations I had. »
Cirque du Soleil to perform at Oscars, yet still no Muppets...who would You rather see? -- Poll
17 February 2012 9:08 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
The Academy announced today that producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer have invited Cirque du Soleil to return to the Oscars. Their last visit to the main stage was in 2002, when their performance was so well received they spun it into a standalone show, Iris: A Journey through the World of Cinema™. Danny Elfman composed the music for that program, and he will also create the score for this year’s program, which, according to an AMPAS release, “will feature the largest Cirque cast ever assembled for a single act.”
Though Kermit and Piggy will be presenting at the Oscars, »
- Lanford Beard
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