I’m an independent filmmaker and puppeteer in Toronto, Canada who blogs about puppetry and film.
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European Buildings built out of paper by Megan Brain.
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Hand craved foam puppet head by Phil Fletcher.
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Simpsons couch gag animated by John K.
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A new Disney/Jetix series called Team Smithereen is currently in production with the Dan Clark Company. Team Smithereen is the latest project from the Dan Clark Company (see previous post), who describe the show as a “weird and wonderful comedy sporting bone-crushing stunts and the worst “extreme action” team in TV history.” Not too many...
Disney Channel superstar Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) sings with the Electric Mayhem on Studio DC: Almost Live. I didn’t catch this past weekend’s Studio DC: Almost Live!, but it’s the latest component of Disney’s strategy to reintroduce the Muppets and make them culturally relevant again (see previous post). As if to remove any doubt that...
Puppeteer Scott Land is competing on America’s Got Talent. Scott Land – who’s hilarious turkey puppet I’ve posted about before (see previous post) – is competing on America’s Got Talent this year. You can watch a clip here. Scott’s made it past the first round of the competition and he’s off to Las Vegas. You...
Ed the Sock – puppet star of Canada’s longest running comedy series – is about to go off the air. Ed The Sock – arguably the most popular puppet in Canada and the star of our longest-running comedy series here in the Great White North – airs his last episode at the end of August....
Puppets Jib and Crash will be promoting movies during interstitials on Cartoon Network beginning this weekend. Jib and Crash (see previous post), are the puppet stars of a new series on Cartoon Network that features interviews with celebrities and publicity for upcoming movies. The segments were devised by Cartoon Network’s ad sales promotions marketing group...
Battlestar Galactica creators Ron Moore and David Eick play a quick and violent game of rock, paper, scissors. The fourth (and final) season of Battlestar Galactica began a few weeks ago. I’ve been following the show pretty closely since it debuted as a mini-series back in 2004 and I’ve always liked the bizarre and funny...
Another trailer for Jungle Fever 2: Primal Fury (see previous post) is out. I don’t like this one nearly as much as the last one, but it does have much more action. For more on “JF2″ including a video blog and behind-the-scenes photos visit...
Epic Chow is a new series coming to Cartoon Network. Epic Chow is apparently a new series about movies coming to Cartoon Network. Aside from the obvious fact that the puppets aren’t cartoons, does anyone know anything about...
Jungle Fever 2: Primal Fury is a new series in New Zealand based on a puppet film originally created for a 48 hour film competition. Jungle Fever 2: Primal Fury is an upcoming New Zealand TV series about “a puppet secret agent and the women he loves”. The series has its roots in a short...
This is pretty cool…you can catch Felix Pire – the actor/puppeteer behind Los Titeres (see previous post) – on Prison Break tonight. He’s appearing fully bearded and sans puppets in guest starring role as a Peruvian bomb maker/seller. Watch for him sometime around the 2nd act break. Prison Break airs in the U.S. on the...
John Tartaglia and the puppet stars of Johnny and the Sprites are raising money for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS with a special live performance.The Johnny and the Sprites (see previous post) is coming to Broadway! John Tartaglia and the puppet characters (and their puppeteers) from the hit Playhouse Disney kids’ show are taking...
Two puppets from the Canadian series Nanalan’ share a special moment with the “Nana” who inspired the series. This is a really sweet song from the Canadian series Nanalan’ (see previous post), featuring puppeteers Jamie Shannon and Todd Doldersum (nice guys and talented puppeteers both) and their puppets singing to Jamie’s real-life Nana, who inspired...
