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It’s easy making green: Muppets continue to make a profit 50 years into their run

A variety show that’s still revered for its absurdist, slapstick humor debuted 50 years ago. It starred an irreverent band of characters made of foam and fleece.

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The Muppet Christmas Carol director explains personal reason behind missing characters

Michael Caine starred in the 1992 children’s film alongside a cast of puppets

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Why Jim Henson should be recognised as one of the foremost creators of fairytales on screen

In March 1955, an 18-year-old Jim Henson built a puppet from his mother’s old coat, a pair of blue jeans and some ping pong balls. The lizard-like creation first appeared on Afternoon, a television series on Washington D.C.’s WRC-TV, but became a regular on the five-minute Sam and Friends puppet…

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26 Years Later, 'Farscape' Still Feels Ahead Of Its Time

James Gunn's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' was inspired by a little show that hit television in 1999. Here's what its creator and stars have to say a quarter-century later.

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Jennifer Connelly Reflects On Labyrinth And Jim Henson's Legacy

Explore the legacy of Labyrinth, a cult classic film by Jim Henson, featuring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie, now set for a long-awaited sequel.

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A Christmas Carol: 8 Facts You Might Not Know About Charles Dickens’ Story And Its Many Adaptations

Here are some stories behind A Christmas Carol, both the novella and its various adaptations.

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The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30: How the film became a cult classic

Among the many screen adaptations of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, The Muppet Christmas Carol is unique.

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The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30 - how film became a cult classic

Wherever you find love, it feels like Christmas

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The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30: how the film became a cult classic

“Cult” is often indiscriminately applied to film and television. In Cult Movies (1981), film critic Danny Peary argued that it should be reserved for “special films which for one reason or another have been taken to heart by segments of the movie audience, cherished, protected, and most of all, enthusiastically…

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The Muppet Christmas Carol at 30: why the movie, coming to Disney+, is the best Christmas film bar none

The Muppet Christmas Carol is 30 years old on Saturday - it’s the best Christmas film ever and this is a hill I will die on

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