Jim Henson

Dork Out with Your...Uh...Dork Out?

Spicy pork surprise

The kiddie pig flick Babe sticks to your ribs

Desert ghosts

Director Anthony Minghella gracefully brings a complex tale of war to screen

Cruella and unusual punishment

Disney's new Dalmatians ain't the puppy chow it could have been

Events for the week

Disney's new Dalmatians ain't the puppy chow it could have been

Closet case

In & Out goes both ways--funny and funnier

Night & Day

July 9 - 15, 1998

Night & Day

December 24 - 30, 1998

Night & Day

February 18 - 24, 1999

Alphabet Tunes

Brought to you by the letter Q

I'm Your Puppet

See master puppetry in Fort Worth

Our top DVD picks for the week of September 5

See master puppetry in Fort Worth

For the Kids

Films that are kid-tested, 'rents-approved

Leaves of Crass

Little Shop of schnorrers; The Exit finds three characters stuck in motel hell

House Happy

Bear is at home onstage

Fallon Fast

Saturday Night Live's prime player is rapidly outgrowing television's small screen

A Real Howler

This Wolf tears through cinema's most boring season

Hit Parade

It's like VH1, only bigger and with less drama

Shadows Find Light

Dallas talents take puppets center stage

Coop de grace

These British filmmakers do Chicken right

Bowie's Maze

These British filmmakers do Chicken right

Muppets on Acid

These British filmmakers do Chicken right

Days Gone Bite: Crispy Critters Cereal

​There's a bizarre little creature with pom-poms on his head who haunts my dreams. He has the voice of Jimmy Durante and has Muppet skin, but isn't as innocuous as any Jim Henson creation. He's Crispy, and he's the mascot for Crispy Critters cereal. I remember the commercials for Crispy Critters v ... More >>

Running Perry, Leppert Up UT/Texas Trib's Poll

Photo by Sam Merten​If anything, the results of an already outdated University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll posted this morning -- outdated in that it features three would-be GOP presidential candidates who've said they aren't running -- more than likely reveal that at least 800 registered-to-vote ... More >>

Return of the Gelfings

Photo by Sam Merten​If anything, the results of an already outdated University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll posted this morning -- outdated in that it features three would-be GOP presidential candidates who've said they aren't running -- more than likely reveal that at least 800 registered-to-vote ... More >>

It's No Conspiracy as Dallas's Official Archivist, John Slate, Reprises His Slacker Role

John Slate in Richard Linklater's original Slacker, released in 1991, and 20 years later​Most Friends of Unfair Park know John Slate as Dallas's Official City Archivist working out of the City Secretary's Office in City Hall. The man's a treasure. But, of course, he's a movie star too, by which I ... More >>

The 10 Best Music Videos Featuring Puppets

​On Saturday, the world celebrated the birthday of the late master of puppets and all-around creative genius Jim Henson. Henson modernized the age-old art of puppetry by using foam rubber to coat the puppets' limbs. Previously, most TV puppets were made of carved wood. But Henson believed that fo ... More >>

David Liebe Hart Talks About His Role In Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie and Other Bizarre Stuff

David Liebe Hart​Through his work on Los Angeles-based public access television program Junior Christian Science Bible Lesson Show, actor/musician David Liebe Hart began working with cohort Adam Papagan as well as catching the eye of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, creators of the Adult Swim pro ... More >>