Puppetry and practical effects have been used to create some of the most iconic characters in the history of sci-fi cinema.

The Long Island City-based character design studio on Northern Blvd. is opening its doors for tours every Saturday throughout ...

The blocks-long factory at 37-18 Northern Blvd. in Long Island City has seen the manufacture of everything from furniture to ...

TRIPLE VIRGO: When it comes to managing a large cast of puppeteers, local artist Jen Murphy credits the stars, moon and sun. “I'm a triple Virgo and love lists,” she says with a laugh. Her group, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Schoolchildren at Los Angeles' Elysian Park witness the unveiling of Percy the Porcupine, which may be the world's largest puppet.

After designing animatronics for franchises like Star Wars and Jurassic World, Gustav Hoegen and his team scaled back and happily returned to traditional design and puppetry methods for Hanna Bergholm ...

Just off a particularly busy stretch of Long Island City’s Northern Boulevard, on an upper floor of an old commercial building, quietly sits a behemoth of the puppetry world: Jim Henson’s Creature ...

Jim Henson's Creature Shop is continuing to welcome fans to its historic location in New York City with the release of additional dates of its popular weekly tour. Tickets are now available for every ...

Between shooting sausages, spatial wordplay, and singing hand puppets: "Creature Feature 2026" showcased VR indie games of a ...

The Stan Winston and Steve Warner Festival of the Moving Creature was first hosted at the University in 2013 before its ...