Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s BIRDMAN: THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE is a movie on everyone’s minds for Oscar contention this Sunday, and many feel it’s a safe bet Michael Keaton will take home the Best Actor award. But there’s another Birdman, of sorts, one who has been identified with a bird suit for much, much longer. We’re talking about Caroll Spinney, the master puppeteer and voice of Big Bird. Now Sesame Street has given us what may just be one of the best parodies ever made with BIG BIRDMAN: THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF ORANGE PANTS. If you haven’t seen BIRDMAN yet, this may be lost on you, but for those who get it this is quite brilliant. The possible psychic powers, the handheld camerawork, the walking through hallways, it’s all pretty dead on. Spinney is one of those guys I’m hoping I get to meet before I die, and this just makes that desire even stronger. Check it out below and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
For your Oscar consideration: A veteran puppeteer, who plays an avian icon, battles his ego and attempts to find his way back to a certain furry and friendly street. This is ‘Big Birdman.’
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
