Review: "Being Elmo" is inspirational, thoughtful, heartwarming, and the best documentary of 2011
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Film Rating: A
Constance Marks’ documentary “Being Elmo” is the perfect companion piece to “The Muppets,” hitting theatres next week (you can read my review here). Both explore the impact Jim Henson’s legendary characters have had on the world, how the Muppets inspire the best in the young people who follow them, and how their unbridled optimism still h…
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