Like a lot of people, I grew up on Sesame Street and the Muppets. But did you ever stop to wonder where they came from?
Bernie Brillstein, a veteran Hollywood manager, producer and power broker, has died of heart disease, his production company said Friday. He was 77
The producer and manager helped guide Jim Henson, Gilda Radner and The Sopranos
Kermit the Frog will be part of an exhibit, "Jim Henson's Fantastic World," at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington
Will the seventh Harry Potter book, due out July 21, really be the final one in the series?
Our heart-to-heart with Captain Jack inspired us to set out on our own heroic adventure. Trusty steed? Check. Knight in armor? Check. Damsel in distress? Check. Here's our top 10 favorite quest films -- and the ones which had us rooting for the Dark Side.
It's the moment every air passenger dreads: standing alone at an empty carousel with the growing realization that their bag has gone missing.
Kermit the Frog is in a good mood. It's raining in Los Angeles -- perfect frog weather -- and the only way life could be better is if he were outside.
In a business known for eating its young, Bernie Brillstein's career has lasted far longer than most of his clients. The producer and manager has guided hundreds of actors, comedians, writers, and ...
Sure, it's tough when kids leave home. But for some clans, letting the business go is tougher.
Like a lot of people, I grew up on Sesame Street and the Muppets. But did you ever stop to wonder where they came from?
Bernie Brillstein, a veteran Hollywood manager, producer and power broker, has died of heart disease, his production company said Friday. He was 77
The producer and manager helped guide Jim Henson, Gilda Radner and The Sopranos
Kermit the Frog will be part of an exhibit, "Jim Henson's Fantastic World," at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington
Will the seventh Harry Potter book, due out July 21, really be the final one in the series?
Our heart-to-heart with Captain Jack inspired us to set out on our own heroic adventure. Trusty steed? Check. Knight in armor? Check. Damsel in distress? Check. Here's our top 10 favorite quest films -- and the ones which had us rooting for the Dark Side.
It's the moment every air passenger dreads: standing alone at an empty carousel with the growing realization that their bag has gone missing.
Kermit the Frog is in a good mood. It's raining in Los Angeles -- perfect frog weather -- and the only way life could be better is if he were outside.
In a business known for eating its young, Bernie Brillstein's career has lasted far longer than most of his clients. The producer and manager has guided hundreds of actors, comedians, writers, and ...
Sure, it's tough when kids leave home. But for some clans, letting the business go is tougher.
Overly serious students of business--to which category I consign us all--know that every year, in retrospect, organizes itself into a unifying concept for purposes of analysis.
LISA H. MELCHER, 32 HERTZ CORP. How do you convince customers that used cars aren't necessarily damaged goods? Ask Melcher, director of marketing for Hertz's car sales division. Last year alone her...
In Asia, Hong Kong film producer Raymond Chow, 62, is known as Mr. Kung Fu, after his string of awesomely cheap, highly profitable action pictures. Chow has now worked a slight variation on this ge...
Miss Piggy might snort at the thought of sharing center stage with Minnie Mouse. But she'll have to get used to it because the piggadonna, Kermit the Frog, and scads of other Muppet characters are ...
AS BEFITS a mature frog, Kermit has left the lily pond for corporate America. Not that the arch Muppet has forgotten his calling. In mini-films and videos designed for business meetings, he and a c...
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