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Animation Scoop: ‘Madagascar: A Little Wild’ Q&A

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The team behind the new DreamWorks Animation prequel series ‘Madagascar: A Little Wild’ previews the show for this Animation Scoop Q&A. It premieres Monday September 7th on Hulu and Peacock. ——————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘The Fungies!’ Q&A

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‘The Fungies!’ Creator Stephen P. Neary joins me for this Animation Scoop Q&A. The animated series produced by Cartoon Network Studios is now on HBO Max. ———————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Elena of Avalor’ Composer Q&A

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Tony Morales talks composing the music for the ‘Elena of Avalor’ series finale (Sunday Aug. 23 at 7pm on Disney Junior) in this Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of […]
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Weekend Movie Roundup – WNYT-TV – 8/15/20

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Here’s my weekend movie roundup that aired on Albany, NY NBC affiliate WNYT-TV. ————————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether he has seen more than 1,500 films. In 2010, […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Q&A

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Here’s My Animation Scoop Q&A with Barry J. Kelly, the supervising director of “Star Trek: Lower Decks”, now on CBS All Access. —————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether […]
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News10ABC Appearance – 8/9/20

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I review ‘I Used to Go Here’, ‘SamSam’, ‘The Secret Garden’ & ‘Howard’ and talk about the state of movie theaters on News10ABC’s morning newscast (Albany, NY affiliate WTEN-TV). ————————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Wizards’ EPs Q&A

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This is my Animation Scoop Q&A with Chad Quandt and Aaron Waltke. They’re the Emmy-winning executive producers of DreamWorks ‘Wizards: Tales of Arcadia’. The miniseries debuts August 7th on Netflix. ——————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written […]
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TV REVIEW: ‘The Fugitive’ on Quibi

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“The Fugitive” was a popular 1960s TV series and a blockbuster 1993 movie starring Harrison Ford that won Tommy Lee Jones an Academy Award. Now it’s the latest “movies in chapters” edition to the growing Quibi library. The short-form streaming service presents 14 episodes under 10 minutes each, from August 3-18. In this case, the […]
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REVIEW: ‘Muppets Now’ on Disney+

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The 2011 and 2014 “Muppets” movies from Disney were sweet and filled with humor and heart. But the second one (“Muppets Most Wanted”) underperformed at the box office. So The Mouse House turned to ABC for a new primetime, scripted “Muppets” TV series that debuted in Fall 2015. A number of mistakes quickly sank the […]
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Animation Scoop: SDCC@Home Coverage

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This is my coverage of SDCC@Home on Animation Scoop: Thursday Virtual Panels (“Star Trek: Lower Decks”, “Solar Opposites”, Cartoon Network Preview, “Duncanville”, “Bugs Bunny’s 80th Anniversary Extravaganza”) Friday Virtual Panels (HBO Max Animation Creators, “Bob’s Burgers”, “Archer”, TZGZ on SYFY) Saturday Virtual Panels (“Saturday Morning Cartoons”, “The Simpsons”, “Bless the Harts”, “Phineas and Ferb The […]
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