Last week I went to see Jim Henson's Commercials and Experiments at the Silent Movie Theater on Fairfax. It was with high hopes because Henson has always been a hero of mine, having created several of my favorite movies and TV shows (Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock, The Muppet Show & Muppet Babies) and involved in many other favorites, including Star Wars. For the first half of the film, I was certainly not disappointed. It......

Decades later the moviegoing public is finally blessed with a sequel that lives up to the full potential of the Alien franchise. All it took was some lovingly modified action figures, skillful puppeteering and lo-fi effects wizardry. Ridley Scott never had it so good! Please enjoy the first episode of Alien 5, a clever sci-fi parody from the clever folks at Probot Productions.......