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01 May 2013 Strings: The Documentary

I really wanted to like Strings The Documentary, but I found it incredibly frustrating to watch. Excuse the shaky camera work and disjointed editing and watch this to hear what its subjects have to say about puppetry as an...

23 Apr 2013 Rita MacNeil, Flying On Your Own

Beloved Canadian folksinger Rita MacNeil passed away last week and The Famous PEOPLE Players paid tribute to her by posting two of their performances of her song "Flying On Your Own" on...

07 Apr 2013 Weekend Puppet Catch-up

So many great puppetry-related things have been happening lately, far too many to properly mention here. Here's a round-up of a few of the things I've neglected to mention...

05 Nov 2012 Patrick Boivin's Dragon Baby

Baby Dragon is the latest fantastic FX short from Canadian filmmaker Patrick Boivin. It's also seriously...

01 Nov 2012 Harper Puppet Pals

Harper Puppet Pals is the first episode of a new Canadian political web series. It's part of the Satire Project, a proposed hub for Canadian political...

25 Aug 2012 Simon from the Canadian puppet web series Felt Up

I get a huge number of submissions for PuppetVision and when I'm especially busy I'm usually especially behind on reviewing them. Thus, I occasionally try to clear the backlog by compiling a Weekend Puppet Round-Up and share a bunch of great things with you all at...

31 Jul 2012 The Muppets Take Montréal

The Muppets were in Montréal last week, headlining the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival! By all accounts it was a great show with all of the classic Muppets, including Kermit Miss Piggy, Gonzo, the Swedish Chef, Rowlf and...

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