Today was a big day in Hollywood for The Muppets, as the beloved puppet troupe were honored with their very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. more ›

They were slighted by the Oscars after their bid to host this year was ignored, but the Muppets have soldiered on, and now they're seeing their hard work pay off: today, the gang will get a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. more ›

How's your Oscar fever doing? Do you need to take some ibuprofen and lie down with a cool compress? If, instead, you've got some time to spend waste taking a musical stroll through Academy Awards history, we've got just the salve: A selection of songs that have won the coveted "Best Original Song" Oscar. more ›

Now that Billy Crystal has robbed the Muppets of their rightful place hosting the Academy Awards been given the job of hosting this year's Academy Awards, the hype to try to get the world excited about him has begun. more ›

FADE IN: Things were rapidly deteriorating for the 84th Annual Academy Awards, slated to take place in February of 2012. Brett Ratner had removed himself from the production team after letting fly with a gay slur and offering up unsolicited information about the size of his ballsack, and on the heels of Ratner's departure, celebrated comedian Eddie Murphy promptly dropped out of his commitment to host the ceremony. more ›

The upcoming Muppets movie has released a bunch of trailers already, parodying everything from rom-coms to "The Hangover." Now, they've gone where no film trailer has gone before -- they've spoofed "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo." more ›

Ladies and gentlemen, your video lunch today is positively Muppet-ational, thanks to L.A.-based band OK Go and a most sensational, inspirational theme song you know and love, rocked out 2011 style. more ›

A group pushing their gay agenda on the lives of innocent children have tried to sully the sexless friendship of "Sesame Street" puppet pals Bert and Ernie by circulating a petition to have the two guys get married on an episode of the show. But "Sesame Street" says they're just BFFs, not BFs. more ›

Today's video lunch is a celebration of the beloved actor, comedian, cartoon voice and chef, Dom DeLuise, who died in his sleep at age 75 in Los Angeles in May of 2009. Bernie the Agent, Entourage has nothing on you. Captain Chaos, you could take Captain America any day. RIP and happy birthday. more ›

Archaia Entertainment and The Henson Company have announced they will be joining forces to bring to life the lost Jim Henson screenplay, "A Tale of Sand," in graphic novel form, according to Deadline. more ›

Three is the un-magic number of today's video lunch retro delight buffet. These massive talents all departed the planet on May 16. Andy Kaufman who (most likely did not fake his own death but rather) died tragically at age 35 in Los Angeles from cancer in 1984, and both Jim Henson and Sammy Davis Jr. in 1990, Henson at age 53 in New York from a streptococcal infection and Sammy Davis Jr. in Beverly Hills at age 64 of complications from throat cancer. more ›

It's Quentin Tarantino's 48th birthday so lets celebrate with weird rubber Muppets. Today's video lunch spectacular is an homage to the ultimate mayor of the New Beverly Cinema. Enjoy the freakiness then check out the untampered with version of this 1994 classic (really... it's almost 20 years old) at 11:59 p.m. on April 1 & 2 at the New Bev. more ›

Bing Crosby may have sung of a White Christmas, but the holiday brings us plenty of dark theaters. Have no fear! There are still more gems than lumps of coal! more ›

If you aren't one for turkey, the Aero screens Singin' In The Rain Thanksgiving Day with an introduction from Gene Kelly's widow Patricia. While that's Thursday's lone screening, the rest of the weekend is stuffed with classics and Muppet Magic. more ›

University students turn to their professors for education, but whom should they look to for wisdom? According to The Philosopher Kings, they would do well to leave the classroom and head for the janitor's closet. The wonderful documentary goes behind the wet floor sign of college custodians, and illustrates the dynamic personalities who deliver a clean campus amid spotty life experiences. more ›

At the beginning of the month we wrote about Alec Baldwin's potential retirement based on comments he made in Men's Health Magazine but he now wants to clarify that these comments were misconstrued and that he has no intention of retiring anytime soon (phew!)... more ›

According to Andy Williams, this is the most wonderful time of the year. Why? Scary ghost stories! On the surface, it's drier than Mormon egg-nog out there, but seen through Williams' lens, the screens are full of magic. The most wonderful film of the week may be Nightmare Before Christmas, but don't forget the ghosts in Fiddler! It's tradition! But when push comes to shove, nothing shouts red & green like the New Beverly - it's got a Muppet show, sex & violence! more ›

We featured The Day The Earth Stood Still when it ran back in May, but this week the Aero cements director Robert Wise's genius by replaying that sci-fi classic, alongside timeless musicals West Side Story & The Sound of Music. West Side Story and Star! (his post-Music reunion with Julie Andrews) are even presented in earth-standing 70mm! Another genre-defying artist receives his due every weekend this month at the Not-So-Silent Theatre. Jim Henson effortlessly melded puppets & live actors, reality & fantasy, commercialism & chaos. His work is that rare breed which can be called "magic" with a straight face. And it's hilarious for viewers of all ages. The Old Pasadena Film Festival also kicks off a three-weekend extravaganza of films on Friday with free screenings of Notting Hill and The King and I. Check their linked website for the full schedule. more ›

Remember how we mentioned that Jack Black will be on the post-Super Bowl episode of "The Office"? He will also have Jessica Alba, and America's new dance sensation, Cloris Leachmen as company at Dunder Mifflin. more ›

, which I have since discovered was not actually created by Henson himself, but by the Children's Television Workshop, who then asked Henson to create characters for it. The episode was enjoyable not only as a flashback but also because the puppets were cruder versions of favorites, like Oscar the Grouch (who was oddly orange) and the little blond Mary Louise type, who was present in a gender-bending bit where the puppets popped up with no features and asked Gordon to give them noses and eyes, etc, for whatever they felt like being today. What kind of show could get away with that these days? more ›

If, like me, you were such a huge fan of Muppets and costumed creatures growing up that you're practically anti-CGI, you should head over to the Silent Movie Theater on March 18th for "Jim Henson's Commercials & Experiments"! The screening starts at 8pm and will feature rare clips, shorts and commercials from Jim Henson's studio archives, including experimental animation and "a 35mm print of Time Piece, an Academy Award nominated 8-minute masterpiece that showcases Henson’s talent for making music out of everyday sounds." more ›