New ‘The Muppets’ series to air on Sky1 in UK

Sky1 will be the UK home of the Muppets when their new documentary-style TV series begins this autumn. The Muppets will take viewers behind the scenes to lift the lid on the ups and downs of the Muppets’ day-to-day lives as they prepare to reunite for a new TV series. Adam MacDonald, Director of Sky … >

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Win ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ goodies!

To celebrate the release of Muppets Most Wanted in UK cinemas from Friday 28 March (cert. U), we’ve got goody bags jam-packed with official Muppets Most Wanted merchandise to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and … >

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‘Muppets Most Wanted’ movie review

If you thought The Lego Movie was going to be the most fun you’d have in the cinema this year then you’re sorely and rather gratifying mistaken as the sequel to 2011’s The Muppets arrives. Jason Segel and Amy Adams may well be absent from Muppets Most Wanted but the talented director James Bobin and … >

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Spring 2014 blockbuster movie preview

Who says that blockbuster movies are just for summer? Here we take a look at five of the cinematic highlights that are heading your way over the next couple of months…   Divergent Who’s in it? Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Jai Courtney, Kate Winslet. What’s it about? Based on the best-selling book series by Veronica … >

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The Muppets sing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Twenty years on from the death of Freddie Mercury, this pomp-rock-mock-opera-warblefest remains Queen’s most enduring and well-known hit. Yet even during the days when the band attended parties featuring dwarves peddling cocaine from bowls attached to their heads (allegedly), they couldn’t possibly have envisaged this superb interpretation from Jim Henson’s legendary puppets. Even the video … >

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‘The Muppets’ camera test

All things Muppet-related are immediately great – that’s pretty much a fundamental law of the universe. But sometimes, a clip of Jim Henson and the gang at work surfaces that’s even more extraordinary than usual. This camera test, filmed in a grey, English field sometime in 1979, is amazing. While the cameraman does a dummy … >

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‘Sesame Street’ sings ‘Sure Shot’ by the Beastie Boys

After the tragic recent death of Adam Yauch, founding member of the Beastie Boys, we – like so many other people across the world – have been revisiting the stunning musical legacy he left behind. Although Paul’s Boutique will always be our personal favourite, the consistent high-end quality of the tunes on Ill Communication makes … >

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