It's not yet known whether the live-action film about the dino will be a gritty take on the children's TV icon. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She ...

The parking lot of the Texas mall was a sea of children fidgeting in folding chairs, strollers and their parents’ laps, craning to see the six-foot tall purple dinosaur as he ran onto the stage.

Everyone recognizes the large purple dinosaur, but not many people know the man inside the costume. David Joyner played Barney for 10 years on TV and in live performances, and dancing around in that ...