It’s a glamorous pig, not a communist pig, that the Muppets are best known for. But Miss Piggy, Kermit and the gang have been accused of brainwashing kids with an “anti-corporate message” in their new movie, according to Fox Business Network host Eric Bolling. On Fox’s “ Follow the Money ,” Bolling alleged that the new Disney installment of the “The Muppets” franchise was evidence of a liberal Hollywood conspiracy to brainwash children. The film features an evil oil baron named Tex Richman (Chris Cooper), who wants to raze the Muppets’ old theater to drill for the black gold. The gang reunites to host a major fundraiser to win their theater back. Read full article > >

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The love for “Twilight” knows no box office bounds. For the third consecutive week, “ The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 ” is the No. 1 movie in America, keeping “ The Muppets ” at bay in second place, the same spot the Jason-Segel -meets-Miss-Piggy movie occupied last weekend. Is there any stopping those baby-conceiving vampires? And does Kermit the Frog’s inability to top the box office mean the Muppets revival is officially on hold? Read full article > >

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‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn’ once again crushes ‘Muppets’ at the box office

As announced yesterday — and hinted at as a possibility several months ago in this blog — Billy Crystal is hosting the 2012 Academy Awards . And while that initially sounded like bad news for the Muppets-as-Oscar-hosts campaign , apparently that optimistic, plucky group still believes Kermit the Frog and Co. will be involved in the big movie trophy show. Read full article > >

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‘Pirates 4′ Trailer Announcement Those eagerly anticipating the first trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides won’t have to wait much longer as Disney announced yesterday that they’ll be debuting the trailer online on December 13th, and will be screening it in theaters before prints of Tron: Legacy (which opens on December 17th). The fourth installment in Disney’s ridiculously successful franchise once again stars Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. This time, however, we follow Captain Jack on an adventure that has him searching for the Fountain of Youth. Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane and Geoffrey Rush also star, and you can catch it in theaters on May 20th. More Muppets Cameos Announced The new Muppets movie is beginning to pick up a whole lot of celebrity steam…. Read More Read Comments

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