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Jim Henson

  • Film

    November 24, 2011

    Mahnahmahmeh

    Muppets reboot can't quite get its act together.

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2011

    Some Strings Attached: Puppets In Music Videos

    The Muppets had a successful and profitable opening yesterday, proving that after 30 years of television and movies, Kermit still has his acting chops. Jim Henson's premiere Muppets motion picture, The Muppets Movie, came out in June of 1979. The film was the first to feature a leading cast of pup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Muppet Justin Bieber = World Gonna End

    Mason Lankford said, "There will come a day when we forget the Rapture ever even happened," but Rocks Off is keeping an eye out for signs of our impending Armageddon. We were wrong last time, but we're totally right this time! Thankfully we've been able to wean the Kid With One F off Dora the Exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Ten Bizarro Christmas-Carol Covers

    ​Thanks to holiday-themed compilations like A Very Special Christmas and Little Steven's Christmas A Go-Go, we often hear our favorite modern artists putting their spin on holiday classics. But for those who are tired of forcing Mariah Carey's eight-octave "All I Want For Christmas" on their f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Beetle's Paul Beebe and Other Local Musicians Remember John Lennon

    Today is one of the most dubious anniversaries in all of rock and roll. Twenty-nine years ago this evening, Mark David Chapman shot and killed John Lennon on the front steps of Lennon's apartment building on the Upper West Side of New York City, the Dakota. For Baby Boomers and even their older kid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    On Its 40th Birthday, the Top 10 Sesame Street Musical Guests

    Sing the blues, Kermit... or greens. We know how you feel. Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Elmo and Grover have something to celebrate. Sesame Street, their fictional New York borough, and the television show probably responsible for everything you knew as a kid, turns 40 today. Created ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    Labyrinth

    Web exclusive!

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2008

    The Muppet Movie

    Kermit the Frog turns in his signature performance

  • Calendar

    December 4, 2008
  • Calendar

    November 13, 2008

    Cinema Bomar: A Bit on the Arty Side…

    Cinema Bomar unleashes a cornucopia of mindbenders

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    Halloween Video Week Pt. 2: Welcome to Alice Cooper's Nightmare, Muppets

    Cinema Bomar unleashes a cornucopia of mindbenders

  • Calendar

    December 13, 2007

    Labyrinth

    What do George Lucas, Jim Henson, Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie have in common?

  • Calendar

    August 9, 2007

    The Dark Crystal

    Jim Henson’s fantasy film features a RUSH look-alike

  • Dining

    July 12, 2007

    POISON GIRL's

    THE JONES

  • Music

    May 24, 2007

    The Sad Kermit Video

    Kermit hurt himself today

  • Home Entertainment

    September 7, 2006
  • Culture

    January 26, 2006

    Dr. No

    Tommy Tune can't save this unmusical pachyderm

  • Music

    November 13, 2003

    Hail to the Freak

    Interesting times call for an interesting man of the year. We nominate Michael Jackson.

  • Music

    October 31, 2002

    Mount Bonnell Breakdown

    The South Austin Jug Band's swingy bluegrass is mullet-free music

  • Culture

    August 22, 2002

    Fallon Fast

    Saturday Night Live's prime player is rapidly outgrowing television's small screen

  • Film

    January 10, 2002

    A Real Howler

    The Wolf tears through cinema's most boring season

  • Film

    June 22, 2000

    Free-Range Chicken

    No secret recipe here: The creators of Wallace & Gromit and Wat's Pig cook up a bucketload of inventive fun

  • Film

    April 9, 1998

    Do the Time Warp

    Lost in Space is dumb -- but it's a good dumb

  • Calendar

    March 12, 1998

    Press Picks

    Lost in Space is dumb -- but it's a good dumb

  • Film

    September 25, 1997

    Closet Case

    In & Out goes both ways -- funny and funnier

  • Film

    November 28, 1996

    Dogmeat

    Disney's Dalmatians ain't the puppy chow it could have been

  • Film

    November 21, 1996

    Love and War

    Disney's Dalmatians ain't the puppy chow it could have been

  • Calendar

    May 23, 1996

    Beat the Heat!

    1996 Summer Guide

  • Calendar

    February 3, 1994

    Press Picks

    1996 Summer Guide

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