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Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard is just back from the Cannes Film Festival, where he premiered his latest film, Jim Henson Idea Man. Ahead of the documentary's launch Friday on Disney+, the director stops by Deadline's Doc Talk podcast to share insights into his exploration of the Muppets creator…

Title: Jim Henson Idea ManSection: Cannes ClassicsDirector: Ron HowardLogline: Featuring unprecedented access to his personal archives, Jim Henson Idea Man takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on local television to the worldwide success of Sesame…

It may not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Jim Henson came up with the concept for an immersive video dome long before Sphere bubbled up in Las Vegas. In the mid-1960s he developed an idea for a nightclub he called Cyclia – "the entertainment experience of the future" – that would feature…

EXCLUSIVE: Here's your first look at Jim Henson Idea Man, the latest feature from veteran filmmaker Ron Howard which debuts this evening at the Cannes Film Festival.  The doc chronicles the story of artist Jim Henson. In his 36-year career, Henson created some of the entertainment world’s most…

Ron Howard's Cannes-bound documentary Jim Henson Idea Man reveals a man of inexhaustible creativity – a puppeteer, filmmaker, artist, performer and inventor. The Muppets were just one part of Jim Henson's astonishing body of work. "I had met him briefly. I knew people who knew him very well, who held…