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Manhattanites mob the Muppet Whatnot Workshop

Jim Hill reports in from FAO Schwarz's flagship store, where holiday shoppers are paying top dollar for the opportunity to create their very own Muppet Read More...

Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 12:00 AM | 10 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Muppets, LLC, Muppet Studios, New York City, Manhattan, NYC, Christmas, 5th Avenue, flagship store, 2008, 2009, holiday season , Santa Claus, New York, Macy’s, Rockefeller Center, holiday, projections, Muppet, FAO Schwarz, Muppet Whatnot Workshop, holidays, holiday sale, Saks 5th Avenue, Macy's at Herald Square, Cars: World Grand Prix, Christmas tree, Saks, Herald Square, sales, sale, flagship, FAO Schwarz flagship store, Madison Avenue, Jump In!, Plaza, Plaza Hotel, holiday windows, holiday shoppers, 8th Avenue

The Towers live on ... in movies & television, that is

On the seventh anniversary of 9/11, Jim Hill looks at some cinematic depictions of the World Trade Center from the past 30+ years Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 11, 2008 12:00 AM | 6 Comments

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"Cloverfield" is a monstrously entertaining motion picture

WARNING !! There be SPOILERS ahead as Jim Hill reviews this new Matt Reeves film. Which puts a smart, edgy spin on the Japanese monster movie Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:00 AM | 15 Comments

Filed under: New York City, Manhattan, NYC, movie, 2008, Godzilla, Cloverfield, JJ Abrams, Matt Reeves, Drew Goddard, Brooklyn Bridge, Bad Robot, Paramount Pictures, monster, midtown, Japanese monster movie

Instead of a Why For this week, how about a Where For ?

This time around, Jim Hill talks up various Disney & animation-related events that are happening all around the U.S. over the next two weeks Read More...

Posted Friday, November 16, 2007 12:00 AM | 3 Comments

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Why For the Muppets didn't make it into Tokyo DisneySea

Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, he shares info about a trio of rides that were supposed to have been built in TDS's American Waterfront area. With at least one of these attractions drawing its inspiration from a Muppet-based show that had originally been proposed for Disney's America Read More...

Posted Friday, September 14, 2007 12:00 AM | 12 Comments