Most people, having just finished 3 Muppet documentaries, would be unlikely to immediately start another… I’ll put my hand up and admit to only having watched the first 20 minutes of this – but after seeing the frigging Pigs/Vikings/In The Navy sequence for the 4th time in the same night …
Most people, having just finished 2 Muppet documentaries, would be unlikely to immediately start another… and this is why I’m on my 4th coffee today. 2002 saw the 25th anniversary of the screening of The Muppet Show – and what way to celebrate than with another retrospective! As well as …
Most people, having just finished a Muppet documentary, would be unlikely to immediately start another – but you know how this works by now. This one, produced after Henson’s death, was a bit more fo a general retrospective – focussing primarily on Muppets but touching proportionately on pre-Muppets, on the …
I’m a bit obsessed with The Muppets, and with Jim Henson. The eclectic, supportive, familial slightly innocent good-natured chaos reminds me a lot of the crowd I used to hang out with growing up, and Henson’s inventive, unique take on the world (coupled with his incredible synergy with the ultra-genius …
Ever find yourself sitting up late & alone watching a documentary about Silvio Berlusconi? I guess I was hoping to learn how/WHY he persisted in office for so long, but got wildly turned off the topic by seeing how much of an egomaniac the bloke is. “Here’s my office, which …
I remember this being a documentary focussing on the against-the-odds story of Kevin Clash, following his dream to become a puppeteer and working with Jim Henson – and creating/inhabiting the internationally famous Elmo character. Whilst I’m mildly obsessed with the Muppets and with Jim Henson, Elmo really gives me the …
A wonderful whisky documentary led by writer and legend Dave Broom, exploring whisky’s history and relevance against the backdrop of Scotland. It’s hard not to be so massively biased when confronted with so many of one’s friends in a documentary, but I thought it did a wonderful job of avoiding …
Follow-the-mark documentary piece (original title before Netflix got to it: “Lemmy: 49% Motherfucker, 51% Son Of A Bitch”) about Lemmy Kilmister, rock legend of Motorhead. I don’t know that I came out of it with *much* of an improved understanding of the man, but more a deeper insight into the …
Now we’re talking. Based on a true story. Well, it’s a documentary, so that’s a freebie. This follows the brothers who make up the band Bros who are prepping for their first performance together in 30 years. Apparently the tickets to this gig (in London’s O2) sold out in 7 …
I can’t seem to stop watching things that confirm how screwed up the world is. Although Michael Moore’s known for laying it on nice & thick. This outing sees him looking at the US of A and analysing what happened in the 2016 Presidential election – why & how Trump …
