Kevin Clash, the puppeteer behind Elmo and the subject of the documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, has resigned from Sesame Street amid allegations of underage sex. The first accusation surfaced last week, prompting Clash to take a leave of absence from the company. Although the accuser has since recanted his statement, fresh allegations of…
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One of the biggest crowd-pleasers out of this year's festival circuit was Being Elmo: A Puppeteers Journey, which premiered at Sundance back in January. By all accounts, the film is irresistibly charming, a treat to watch; our own Peter Sciretta considers it one of his top films of 2011. Constance Marks' documentary chronicles the story…
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Coming out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, one of the stories people seemed most eager to tell was how they cried their little hearts out after seeing Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey. The documentary, directed by Constance Marks, is about Kevin Clash, the man behind the famous Sesame Street character Elmo. It simultaneously tells…
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The Independent Film Festival of Boston kicked off its ninth annual year last night, and the results were spectacular. The opening night film was Constance Marks' Sundance Jury Prize winner, Being Elmo, and the crowd loved it (see my video review of the film with Peter Sciretta from Sundance this year). But the real treat…
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One of my most anticipated films of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival was a documentary titled Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, the inspirational tale of Kevin Clash, the man who plays the Sesame Street character Elmo. Growing up in Baltimore watching Captain Kangaroo and Sesame Street, Kevin dreamed of becoming a puppeteer and started creating…
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One of the documentaries I'm interested in checking out at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival is Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey. I've always been fascinated with The Muppets and the puppeteers that bring them to life. For me it's like creating magic in real time. Here is the official synopsis from Sundance: Each and every…
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