36 Years Later: Jim Henson’s ‘The Dark Crystal’
Last weekend, select theaters across the country featured special shows of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal. The film first released in 1982 and made a limited but triumphant return. The Dark Crystal is a film that featured a fairly simple storyline, though, it was the execution of it that created a timeless film. Henson, a well-respected master of puppetry and of course the creator of The Muppets, got together with Frank Oz to...
It’s Time to Get Things Started – The Muppet Show
By Lori Ferraro As typical kids my brother and I couldn’t always agree on television shows that we both wanted to watch – but there was one show that we always could both agree on; in fact my Mom and Dad loved watching it with us as well. This show had everything…musical acts, big time guest stars, and a romance between a pig and a frog. Of course I’m talking about The Muppet Show. The Muppet Show ran from 1976 – 1981. It was a...
