On Movies & Media Happy Birthday, Jim Henson! In celebration of the birthday of the late, great Jim Henson, Comment Magazine has posted a letter I wrote to Jim Henson's ghost...
On Movies & Media In Memory of Jim Henson. In memory of my hero, Jim Henson, who died 21 years ago today. He changed the world with a sock puppet, a dream, hard work, and kindness.
On Movies & Media How The Muppet Movie Inspired My Childhood, and How It's Saving My Endangered Imagination Today Today is Kermit the Frog's 56th birthday! I just found out, and I'm surprised. Because I just finished a series of blog posts about Kermit and his extraordinary big-screen debut, The Muppet Movie. The more I replay The Muppet Movie in my mind (I memorized the
On Movies & Media Staredown You think that historic Wimbledon showdown was intense? Wait'll you see this...
Overstreet's Books The Interview Party, Round One So, I've been answering a lot of interview questions lately, as bloggers read and review my new novel Raven's Ladder. I'm honored to have my work be the focus of so much scrutiny. And, as you might expect, a lot of the same questions
On Movies & Media Didn't Think I Could Stand Another Version of "Stand By Me." I Was Wrong. The Muppets were made for the viral video age. Here's more proof...
On Movies & Media November 24th Will Forever Be Known as The Day The Muppets Sang "Bohemian Rhapsody" It's great to hear that they've pretty much perfected Kermit's voice, at last. From what I've seen and heard, whoever's been voicing him since Jim died didn't quite figure out how to do a good impression until now.
On Movies & Media In Memory of Dom Deluise... I have fond memories of Dom Deluise for his enthusiastic opening scene in one of the most influential films of my childhood. So, in memory of Dom Deluise, here's the opening scene of The Muppet Movie (followed by a program I've never seen before, that should
On Movies & Media Statler and Waldorf - Heroes for Critics Everywhere Were these the most influential role models of my childhood? Thanks to Andrew Sullivan for discovering this.
On Movies & Media Star Wars Week: "Clone Wars" Trailer, Star Wars Muppets As I mentioned Friday, it's the week of Star Wars' 30th birthday, so I'm trying to put aside my resentment over the prequels' failures and remember what made Star Wars great. You know, I might just get excited about Star Wars again if I&
