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The first DVD I ever purchased was the director-approved Criterion edition of Life of Brian. It was moderately expensive, but worth it.
Curious language for the "Python-approved" updated release; I wonder if the seal will be signed by Gilliam as stand-in approval Python, or some other indicator?
Curious language for the "Python-approved" updated release; I wonder if the seal will be signed by Gilliam as stand-in approval Python, or some other indicator?
January 17, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The first DVD I ever purchased was the director-approved Criterion edition of Life of Brian. It was moderately expensive, but worth it.
Curious language for the "Python-approved" updated release; I wonder if the seal will be signed by Gilliam as stand-in approval Python, or some other indicator?
Curious language for the "Python-approved" updated release; I wonder if the seal will be signed by Gilliam as stand-in approval Python, or some other indicator?
We will not be reposting every piece of hype about either Cole Escola's Miss Piggy movie nor Seth Rogan's Sabrina Carpenter Muppets special. But this one jumped out at me, as I really enjoyed Emma Stone not breaking kayfabe about the star of the movie she's producing.
www.vulture.com/article/emma...
www.vulture.com/article/emma...
Obviously Emma Stone Isn’t Playing Miss Piggy in the Miss Piggy Movie
“Miss Piggy is playing Miss Piggy.”
www.vulture.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
We will not be reposting every piece of hype about either Cole Escola's Miss Piggy movie nor Seth Rogan's Sabrina Carpenter Muppets special. But this one jumped out at me, as I really enjoyed Emma Stone not breaking kayfabe about the star of the movie she's producing.
www.vulture.com/article/emma...
www.vulture.com/article/emma...
If you want to stay up a little bit later, you can ring in the New Year again at 26:30 in SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, but it takes a few minutes longer for the absurdly luminous Carey Lowell to show up and Reiner himself to appear immediately thereafter.
Start the MGM Blu-Ray of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... at 10:30:28 pm, and you'll have the same midnight countdown as Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.
Do all that (it allows a minute between each film), and it'll be too late to pre-order this Rob Reiner retrospective shirt: www.pattilapel.com/products/cas...
Do all that (it allows a minute between each film), and it'll be too late to pre-order this Rob Reiner retrospective shirt: www.pattilapel.com/products/cas...
Castle Rock Reiner reprint shirt (PRE-ORDER)
designed by Steven DresslerAvailable only through Tuesday, December 31st at 9pm PT. Screenprinted on a Navy Comfort Colors blank. (this is a requested reprint this week to tribute the great Rob Reiner...
www.pattilapel.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If you want to stay up a little bit later, you can ring in the New Year again at 26:30 in SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, but it takes a few minutes longer for the absurdly luminous Carey Lowell to show up and Reiner himself to appear immediately thereafter.
Recipe for a Rob Reiner New Year's Eve Marathon:
Start the Criterion disc of THIS IS SPINAL TAP at 4:22:25 pm
then the Shout! Factory disc of THE SURE THING at 5:46:26 pm
then the Netflix stream of STAND BY ME at 7:28:08 pm
then the Criterion disc of PRINCESS BRIDE at 8:50:50 pm
And finally...
Start the Criterion disc of THIS IS SPINAL TAP at 4:22:25 pm
then the Shout! Factory disc of THE SURE THING at 5:46:26 pm
then the Netflix stream of STAND BY ME at 7:28:08 pm
then the Criterion disc of PRINCESS BRIDE at 8:50:50 pm
And finally...
December 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Recipe for a Rob Reiner New Year's Eve Marathon:
Start the Criterion disc of THIS IS SPINAL TAP at 4:22:25 pm
then the Shout! Factory disc of THE SURE THING at 5:46:26 pm
then the Netflix stream of STAND BY ME at 7:28:08 pm
then the Criterion disc of PRINCESS BRIDE at 8:50:50 pm
And finally...
Start the Criterion disc of THIS IS SPINAL TAP at 4:22:25 pm
then the Shout! Factory disc of THE SURE THING at 5:46:26 pm
then the Netflix stream of STAND BY ME at 7:28:08 pm
then the Criterion disc of PRINCESS BRIDE at 8:50:50 pm
And finally...
The Jim Henson Company is having a 70th anniversary auction of some of their accumulated detritus via Julien's. A few of the items are from previous milestones, including this sketch by John Romita where a couple Marvel superheroes welcome the Muppets to "old age" for their 30th. Ah, Geritol jokes.
Jim Henson | Marvel Comics "30th Anniversary" Artwork
www.juliensauctions.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Jim Henson Company is having a 70th anniversary auction of some of their accumulated detritus via Julien's. A few of the items are from previous milestones, including this sketch by John Romita where a couple Marvel superheroes welcome the Muppets to "old age" for their 30th. Ah, Geritol jokes.
The Guardian's reliable for 50th anniversary retrospective glosses over the film's baked-in misogyny, which comes across very differently with the human Louise Fletcher standing in for all authority and women in a way Kesey's prose avoided. The film was always a compromise, but remains charismatic.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50: the spirit of rebellion lives on
The 1975 drama, one of the only films to ever receive the big five Oscars, remains a touchstone of American cinema with a resonant message of resisting conformity
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Guardian's reliable for 50th anniversary retrospective glosses over the film's baked-in misogyny, which comes across very differently with the human Louise Fletcher standing in for all authority and women in a way Kesey's prose avoided. The film was always a compromise, but remains charismatic.
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Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones by Robert Ross review – portrait of a Python
Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones by Robert Ross review – portrait of a Python
An affectionate biography of the polymath includes details of never-produced gems such as Monty Python’s Third World War
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones by Robert Ross review – portrait of a Python
Many reposts of this, and well-deserved. When one just pastes the New Yorker link into the interface, the lede is, "The actor and singer discusses the origins of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' his relationship with David Bowie, and the joy of working with Miss Piggy." Well, tet's cut to the chase:
![An excerpt from an October 12, 2025 interview with Tim Curry in The New Yorker:
[Michael Schulman, interviewer:] A few years after that, you did "Muppet Treasure Island." Did you have conflict with any of the Muppets?
[Timy Curry:] I didn't. They're my favorites, actually. One of the great things about working with them is that you come to see them as characters and not as puppets, which is down to the brilliance of the Muppeteers. I loved Miss Piggy. We got on great.
[Schulman:] She's difficult to share the spotlight with.
[Curry:] She is. She's a greedy girl. It was established in the script that we had, maybe sometime in the past, some kind of a fling together. And I improvised a line which never made it into the movie: "Once you've had pork, you never look back." [Deep laugh.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:w4jfzd5bssev2tfo2kcjwcey/bafkreietsyknxfgj4d3c5b23qwei4wlqmxqrm4jdlylber2jfezhege4hi@jpeg)
October 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Many reposts of this, and well-deserved. When one just pastes the New Yorker link into the interface, the lede is, "The actor and singer discusses the origins of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' his relationship with David Bowie, and the joy of working with Miss Piggy." Well, tet's cut to the chase:
Happy 50th anniversary to Three Days of the Condor, Robert Redford's fourth collaboration with director Sydney Pollack. Based on the book Six Days of the Condor — a Trivial Pursuit answer that always makes me laugh — the film was ranked 6th in Redford's entire filmography in 2019 by The Guardian.
‘One of the lions has passed’: Meryl Streep leads tributes to Robert Redford– as it happened
Star of Hollywood classics including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting and All the President’s Men, dies aged 89
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Happy 50th anniversary to Three Days of the Condor, Robert Redford's fourth collaboration with director Sydney Pollack. Based on the book Six Days of the Condor — a Trivial Pursuit answer that always makes me laugh — the film was ranked 6th in Redford's entire filmography in 2019 by The Guardian.
Today is the 50th anniversary of the original theatrical release of Dog Day Afternoon. Its trans portrayal has received varying support over the decades, but it's about to be revived on Broadway in a new adaptation with Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. A long tail of both legacy and reputation.
Al Pacino on Dog Day Afternoon at 50: ‘It plays more today than it even did then’
Al Pacino on Dog Day Afternoon at 50: ‘It plays more today than it even did then’
The 85-year-old actor talks the legacy of his stirring 1975 drama, his love of YouTube, fake death rumours and why he won’t discuss politics
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Today is the 50th anniversary of the original theatrical release of Dog Day Afternoon. Its trans portrayal has received varying support over the decades, but it's about to be revived on Broadway in a new adaptation with Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. A long tail of both legacy and reputation.
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Fri is 50yrs since Fawlty Towers first aired. To mark the occasion we asked Brits: what is your favourite sitcom?
1. Friends
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. Big Bang Theory
=4. Gavin and Stacey
=4. Fawlty Towers
=4. The Office
=4. Modern Family
=4. Not Going Out
Full list: yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
1. Friends
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. Big Bang Theory
=4. Gavin and Stacey
=4. Fawlty Towers
=4. The Office
=4. Modern Family
=4. Not Going Out
Full list: yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
September 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fri is 50yrs since Fawlty Towers first aired. To mark the occasion we asked Brits: what is your favourite sitcom?
1. Friends
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. Big Bang Theory
=4. Gavin and Stacey
=4. Fawlty Towers
=4. The Office
=4. Modern Family
=4. Not Going Out
Full list: yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
1. Friends
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. Big Bang Theory
=4. Gavin and Stacey
=4. Fawlty Towers
=4. The Office
=4. Modern Family
=4. Not Going Out
Full list: yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
I've encountered a lot of Vincent Price chat recently. I don't know why Everything's Coming Up Vinnie, but if you're done listening to Scott Aukerman talk about The Abominable Dr. Phibes, maybe you'll enjoy this recollection Price wrote for the Yale Review of how he fanboyed out over Greta Garbo.
Vincent Price: "A Legend in My Life"
A famous actor narrates his chance encounters with Greta Garbo.
yalereview.org
September 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I've encountered a lot of Vincent Price chat recently. I don't know why Everything's Coming Up Vinnie, but if you're done listening to Scott Aukerman talk about The Abominable Dr. Phibes, maybe you'll enjoy this recollection Price wrote for the Yale Review of how he fanboyed out over Greta Garbo.
Everyone else will be reblogging this, so why not us as well! Posted 59 minutes ago on the Disney+ Instagram, and 4 hours and 12 minutes ago on the Hollywood Reporter, we're getting a Muppet Show musical special! Sabrina Carpenter joins such luminaries as John Denver, Lady Gaga, and Mia Farrow!
Seth Rogen Revives ‘The Muppet Show’ as a Disney+ Special Starring Sabrina Carpenter
The 2026 event is meant to serve as a backdoor pilot.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Everyone else will be reblogging this, so why not us as well! Posted 59 minutes ago on the Disney+ Instagram, and 4 hours and 12 minutes ago on the Hollywood Reporter, we're getting a Muppet Show musical special! Sabrina Carpenter joins such luminaries as John Denver, Lady Gaga, and Mia Farrow!
If stuck behind Vulture's paywall: All The President's Men is on Criterion and Ordinary People is on MGM+. Me, I'm revisiting some physical media — not a large collection, but I love each of these like my own child. (We will eventually release the Hot Rock episode!)
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...
September 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
If stuck behind Vulture's paywall: All The President's Men is on Criterion and Ordinary People is on MGM+. Me, I'm revisiting some physical media — not a large collection, but I love each of these like my own child. (We will eventually release the Hot Rock episode!)
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...
Starting tomorrow, MoMA in New York City will be hosting a month-long retrospective of the films of Michael Caine. It will open with The Man Who Would Be King, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its theatrical release in December. It's a pretty spectacular run of films; attend if you can.
Michael Caine: A Shock of Recognition | MoMA
Film series. Aug 7–Sep 8, 2025. In honoring Sir Michael Caine (b. 1933), MoMA celebrates one of British and American postwar cinema’s most endearing and enduring actors. Widely admired for his profess...
www.moma.org
August 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Starting tomorrow, MoMA in New York City will be hosting a month-long retrospective of the films of Michael Caine. It will open with The Man Who Would Be King, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its theatrical release in December. It's a pretty spectacular run of films; attend if you can.
Our condoloences to the friends and family of Dame Cleo Laine, who died on Thursday. It's odd to read the obituary in the NYT (gift link) and encounter content from the same archived articles we read for her trivia. Shout out to Neil Genzlinger for including her Muppet Show credit in his write-up!
Cleo Laine, Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer With a Broadway Turn, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Our condoloences to the friends and family of Dame Cleo Laine, who died on Thursday. It's odd to read the obituary in the NYT (gift link) and encounter content from the same archived articles we read for her trivia. Shout out to Neil Genzlinger for including her Muppet Show credit in his write-up!
These "Celebs answer reader questions" interviews can be very hodgepodge (or "hotchpotch", if we're going to be Anglophilic), but this one knocked it out of the park, both due to its rangy length and Idle's practiced but genuine answers. I'm in the tank for Python, obv., but I find him so endearing.
‘I’d be proud to be thrown out of America!’ Eric Idle on Trump, life after Python and not talking before lunch
‘I’d be proud to be thrown out of America!’ Eric Idle on Trump, life after Python and not talking before lunch
Ahead of his UK tour, the former Monty Python star responds to questions from Catherine Zeta-Jones, David Mamet, Janet Suzman, Steve Coogan, Bill Oddie and others
www.theguardian.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
These "Celebs answer reader questions" interviews can be very hodgepodge (or "hotchpotch", if we're going to be Anglophilic), but this one knocked it out of the park, both due to its rangy length and Idle's practiced but genuine answers. I'm in the tank for Python, obv., but I find him so endearing.
Happy 50th anniversary to the original theatrical release of Cooley High! If you're not familiar with this wildly influential coming-of-age comedy, check out this essay from Criterion and perhaps pick it up during their semi-annual Barnes & Noble sale, which is heavily rumored to start on 27 July.
Cooley High: Young, Gifted, and Black
A departure from the tales of sex and violence that defined Black cinema in the early 1970s, Michael Schultz’s beloved coming-of-age film celebrates the emotional bonds among a group of young Black me...
www.criterion.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Happy 50th anniversary to the original theatrical release of Cooley High! If you're not familiar with this wildly influential coming-of-age comedy, check out this essay from Criterion and perhaps pick it up during their semi-annual Barnes & Noble sale, which is heavily rumored to start on 27 July.
Happy fortieth anniversary to the ACTUAL day Ferris Bueller took off. According to @larrygranillo.bsky.social at Baseball Prospectus, there is only one Cubs game that Ferris, Cameron, and Sloane (doing her homework while the boys heckle) could have attended, based on the footage used in the film.
Baseball Game in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Positively Identified - Slideshow - Vulture
The more you know about 'Ferris Bueller,' the better. View the Slideshow.
www.vulture.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Happy fortieth anniversary to the ACTUAL day Ferris Bueller took off. According to @larrygranillo.bsky.social at Baseball Prospectus, there is only one Cubs game that Ferris, Cameron, and Sloane (doing her homework while the boys heckle) could have attended, based on the footage used in the film.
Forty-five years ago tonight was the first New York City airing of the final episode of the fourth season of The Muppet Show! Ben's been looking forward to covering this episode, which he considers to have a very curious finale for a family show, so stay tuned! It'll happen some day!
May 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Forty-five years ago tonight was the first New York City airing of the final episode of the fourth season of The Muppet Show! Ben's been looking forward to covering this episode, which he considers to have a very curious finale for a family show, so stay tuned! It'll happen some day!
Anna and Ben discussed covering the late Joe Don Baker's Mitchell on the podcast, not because it was a comedy, but beacuse MST3K had turned it into one in retrospect. Before it celebrates its 50th anniversary on Sept. 10, this article by Dan McQuade does an excellent job of contextualizing it.
‘Mitchell’ Is Part Of Joe Don Baker’s Legacy, For Better Or Worse | Defector
“When Mitchell finally reaches the tube,” Boston Globe movie critic Kevin Kelly wrote in his review of the 1975 film, “you can alleviate its unending boredom by looking forward to the commercials.” Ke...
defector.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Anna and Ben discussed covering the late Joe Don Baker's Mitchell on the podcast, not because it was a comedy, but beacuse MST3K had turned it into one in retrospect. Before it celebrates its 50th anniversary on Sept. 10, this article by Dan McQuade does an excellent job of contextualizing it.
Saddened to hear of the passing of Ruth Buzzi, star of Laugh-In, featured guest on the first season of The Muppet Show, and — infamously! — Aunt Minerva on the Roast of the Superheroes during the late-'70s wave of major studio comic book obsession.
deadline.com/2025/05/ruth...
deadline.com/2025/05/ruth...
May 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Saddened to hear of the passing of Ruth Buzzi, star of Laugh-In, featured guest on the first season of The Muppet Show, and — infamously! — Aunt Minerva on the Roast of the Superheroes during the late-'70s wave of major studio comic book obsession.
deadline.com/2025/05/ruth...
deadline.com/2025/05/ruth...
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50: a hilarious comic peak
Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50: a hilarious comic peak
The endlessly quoted 1975 comedy remains both a clear product of its era and a timelessly funny masterwork
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50: a hilarious comic peak
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Today, according to IMDb, is the 50th anniversary of the New York City premiere of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. In honor of the occasion, please enjoy Neil Innes performing "Brave Sir Robin" before talking about reading the script and quoting it as avidly as any fan, and then singing a cut song.
archive.org
April 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Today, according to IMDb, is the 50th anniversary of the New York City premiere of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. In honor of the occasion, please enjoy Neil Innes performing "Brave Sir Robin" before talking about reading the script and quoting it as avidly as any fan, and then singing a cut song.