Legendary puppeteer and actor Frank Oz reckons that Disney is ruining The Muppets because the studio ‘doesn’t get’ the essence of the characters. Oz, who performed a host of Muppet characters from ...
Filmed in 2012 but proving timeless, Frank Oz’s loving and free-wheeling “Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched” is a must-see not only for Muppet fans and the people ...
From left, Fran Brill, Frank Oz, and Bill Baretta in Muppet Guys Talking. (Photo: Vibrant Mud LLC) Though Oz and company don’t actually perform their characters in Muppet Guys Talking, they go deep on ...
The actor-director said he does not watch current Muppets or 'Sesame Street' projects. And he doesn't pull punches as to why: “The soul’s not there." By Ryan Parker Former Senior Reporter Frank Oz, ...
Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...
Legendary director and Jim Henson collaborator Frank Oz recently spoke with KCRW’s The Business about Disney ‘s use of the property, which they purchased in 2004, and criticized their direction. “As ...
If you were a child, had a child, or were a child at heart any time in the past 50 years or so, you probably have memories of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Grover, Cookie Monster and, of course, Yoda. All ...
The Muppets legend Frank Oz has criticised Disney for not getting "the true rebellion" running through the franchise. The puppeteer, who propped up the Muppets from 1963 until 2004 when Disney bought ...
"I think about Jim all the time." The full trailer has arrived for the documentary Muppet Guys Talking, presented and directed by the one-and-only Frank Oz. This amusing film is about what happens ...