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Drag Out the Dickens

I can’t quite recall what my introduction to A Christmas Carol actually was. I have a memory of my dad reading it to me as a kid, quite possibly an abridged version, even though it’s pretty short as is. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Christmas, Comics, Holidays, Humor, Muppets, Plays, Revisiting Disney, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged a christmas carol, bob cratchit, charles dickens, clarence nash, donald duck, ebenezer scrooge, fozzie bear, fun and fancy free, ghosts, giants, goofy, jacob marley, jim henson, kermit the frog, mickey and the beanstalk, mickey mouse, mickey's christmas carol, miss piggy, mr. mole, mr. toad, mr. water rat, peg-leg pete, rizzo the rat, robin the frog, scooter, scrooge mcduck, the adventures of ichabod and mr. toad, the muppet christmas carol, the wind in the willows, tiny tim, wayne allwine, willie the giant |

Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum

I don’t know if I’ll watch any other holiday specials this year, but since this is probably the last time I’ll get the chance to post before Christmas, here are my reviews of three I watched this year and hadn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Christianity, Christmas, Holidays, Humor, Muppets, Music, Religion, Television, Toys, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged donald trump, home alone, home alone 2, jesus, jim henson, joe pesci, kermit the frog, rankin-bass, the christmas toy, the little drummer boy, three wise men, tim curry |

I’m Like a Bird

I Am Big Bird – A documentary about Caroll Spinney, the guy who’s been performing as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since the beginning of Sesame Street back in 1969. While it’s really cool that he’s still doing this, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreams, Humor, Muppets, Music, Sesame Street, Television, VoVat Goes to the Movies, Weird Al Yankovic | Tagged big bird, caroll spinney, craig t. nelson, i am big bird, jenny lewis, jim henson, johnny dangerously, matt vogel, mitt romney, oscar the grouch, shelley long, troop beverly hills |

Villains for Hire

Here are a few things I’ve watched recently and wanted to review, all combined into one post. Big Fan – Patton Oswalt plays a guy from Staten Island who’s a major fan of the New York Giants, and spends most … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Uncategorized, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged anjelica huston, big fan, billy bounce, charlie and the chocolate factory, don caulfield, dudley bragdon, james and the giant peach, jim henson, patton oswalt, roald dahl, the bfg, the witches, tony delmar, w. w. denslow, witches |

Sentimental Ernie

Apparently people have been citing shows like Will & Grace and Glee as reasons why the national attitude on homosexuality has changed, although whether that’s a good or a bad thing depends on who’s doing the citing. I’m surprised none … Continue reading →

Elmo Knows Where You Live

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey – This film tells the story of Kevin Clash, the performer for Elmo as well as a director and producer on Sesame Street. Clash was definitely someone who chased a dream, working with and making … Continue reading →

The Babies, the Dreamers, and Me

Having seen the new Muppet movie recently got me thinking about Muppet Babies, a show I grew up watching. The conceit is that many of the Muppets grew up in a nursery together, which is obviously outside even their rather … Continue reading →

She Blinded Me with Christian Science

In my series of brief posts on significant religious movements, I come to Christian Science, the brainchild of Mary Baker Eddy. The main thing people know about them is that they don’t use medicine, although I guess that’s also true … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Christian Science, Christianity, Gnosticism, Greek Philosophy, Medicine, Philosophy, Religion | Tagged acts, allegory of the cave, audrey hepburn, bible, colossians, doris day, elizabeth taylor, jesus, jim henson, luke, marilyn monroe, mary baker eddy, plato, sirach |