Thistledown Puppets has released a Limited Edition puppet called The Christmas Critter! The puppet is only $79 and would make a great gift for anyone on your list! Act now before they go! This is a limited edition—only 25 puppets are available, so it’s first come first serve. How do you purchase one? Simply fill [...]
DUMSTRUCK, will be opening April 22nd in NY and April 29th in LA. At the annual Vent Haven Convention in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, the ventriloquism capital of the world, director Mark Goffman discovers extraordinary characters straight out of a Christopher Guest mockumentary, but in this humorous and heartfelt documentary, the “characters” are real. “Dumbstruck” follows [...]
Sadly, Eugene Lambert died yesterday at the age of 82. Eugene was one of the worlds leading puppeteers whose creations on ‘Wanderly Wagon’ delighted generations of Irish children, and who performed for many celebrities including Michael Jackson. ‘Wanderly Wagon’ began in 1967, and all of the Lambert children worked on the show, which ran until 1982. The [...]
Master puppet builder Terry Angus has posted another amazing creation on Ebay! Check it out before it’s too late!
Here is a short compilation of shots from the pilot episode of the forthcoming BBC3 tv series “We Are Mongrels”. The puppets have been created by Talk to the Hand (UK). I also was able to find a blinking eye test for one of the main characters seen in the above picture. “We Are Mongrels” [...]
I can honestly say I’ve never watched The Bill O’Reilly Show…except for his foul mouth “flip out” behind the scenes video on Youtube. This recent video posting however, has garnered a couple of watches from yours truly. Sesame Workshop VP Sherrie Westin introduces Bill O’Reilly to Spill O’Reilly. In my opinion the puppetry isn’t that well performed; the [...]
It’s time to get the faux fur out and start building a puppet from Project Puppet’s amazing new pattern! The Borsa is a pattern which will allow you to use live hand performing. Even though the pattern is in the Monster Series of patterns don’t let that hinder your imagination…remember that Project Puppet Patterns allow you [...]
Warning: Video contains scenes of horror and coarse corpse language- viewer discretion is advised Matt Ficner from Creepy Puppet Project has created another horrific short video. This time shine up that disco ball and get out those platform shoes because we are going to be disco dancing with zombies! Matt discusses the production of this [...]
Two days ago the Muppets released another video on Youtube, this time spoofing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. The video has included the option for it to be watched in 1080p (HD). I personally have never seen the Muppets in High Definition before, which made the experience even more satisfying. You can really see the true craftsmanship up close, [...]
Ella from Rocketboom had the pleasure of interviewing many Sesame Street characters in celebration of their 40th Anniversay. Most of the interviews seem improvisational for the most part, so it makes for some really neat moments.
