“Sock Puppet Boss Fight from Aliens“
Vox Fabuli, the people behind “Manos: The Hands of Felt,” present the “Sock Puppet Boss Fight from Aliens.”
It’s Tickle Time! Laugh at Annette, Damn It!
This week’s Guest Star Dylan Garsee writes about Annette (2021)! ~~~ Won’t someone think of the arthouse film? As the theatrical experience is whittled down with the chainsaw that is COVID and the vast Sahara of streaming media, the small but mighty pillar of the movie-going experience is […]
Build Me a Creature, Fast as You Can
‘Tis always the season for puppets, if you ask me, but Gremlins is officially holiday seasonal. I watched it again for the first time in many years and there were a lot of things I had forgotten, including the scene where Gizmo stunt drives a Barbie Dream Car […]
Cookie Monster is Professional
In these outtakes from a news report by Cookie Monster and John Oliver, we see just how professional Cookie Monster is.
Stop-Motion Soviet Wonder
Enjoy children’s book writer Eduard Uspensky’s Cheburashka in all his glory in this subtitled, stop-motion short, “Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena!” It’s like Rankin & Bass’ American puppet-mation Christmas specials, but Soviet.
“A Frog, a Banjo and an Indelible Message”
Vanity Fair takes a look at the making of “The Rainbow Connection.” “At first, Jim Henson was singing as Kermit in the recording booth—but something was missing. Then somebody present—Williams can’t remember who—asked Henson if perhaps Kermit should try a take. So Henson brought out the Kermit puppet—and […]
The Cultural Gutter 