Just One Person… Part 1

You know how the song goes; ‘If just one person believes in you. Big enough, and strong enough, believes in you. Hard enough and long enough, before you knew it someone else would say “If he can do it – I can do it!” Making it two whole people who believe in you’ And then…

News Update: March 13, 2015

NEWS UPDATE: March 13, 2015 The full short film “Fraggles Look For Jobs,” which was made for the Fraggle Rock wrap party in 1986, is now online in its entirety. The special short is basically 14 minutes of inside jokes and nods to the Fraggle cast and crew. It’s delightful and silly and a must watch. The…

I AM BIG BIRD Gets Release Date

After over a year of running exclusively on the festival circuit, the Copper Pot Pictures documentary I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story will finally see a wide release thanks to a distribution deal with Tribeca Films. I Am Big Bird will be available on VOD/iTunes starting May 5th. It will be released in select…

I AM BIG BIRD Gets Distribution

Yesterday, some big news for the Muppet fan community was released by Copper Pot Pictures, who revealed that their film I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story has been picked up for theatrical and on-demand distribution by Tribeca Film! This will allow I Am Big Bird to be seen everywhere, not just in film festivals and special…

I AM BIG BIRD Film Review

Our friend Gordon Yarley was lucky enough to attend the World Premiere of I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story at the Hot Docs International Film Festival in Toronto last night. Below is his review of the extraordinary documentary about an extraordinary man. Gordon Yarley – Who is the man in the big yellow bird?…

I Am Big Bird Reviews Are In

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story will have its world premiere this Sunday at the Canadian International Film Hot Docs Festival. Reviews of the Copper Pot Pictures documentary are already filtering in, and there isn’t a bad one in the bunch. Check out some of the great reviews below! DorkShelf Review by Andrew Parker“Aside…

I Am Big Bird Premiere and Screenings Coming Soon

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story has been finished for awhile now, and last month we were so busy covering Muppets Most Wanted that we missed the huge news of the film’s premiere date and location! I Am Big Bird will have it’s World Premiere at Hot Docs, the Canadian International Film Festival at the Bloor Hot…

News Update: September 14, 2012

NEWS UPDATE: September 14, 2012 The Comic Buyer’s Guide, the longest running magazine about comics, has an awesome cover story this week entitled: “More Than Muppets: Jim Henson’s Comic Collection” written by our friend Whitney Grace. Just as it sounds, the article features a very impressive overview of all the comic incarnations of Jim Henson’s…