Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with the makers of the new DreamWorks Animation family series “Dew Drop Diaries”, premiering July 24th on Netflix — Rick Suvalle and Aliki Theofilopoulos. ——————————- 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 […]
Check out this Animation Scoop Q&A with the three Co-EPs of new DreamWorks Animation family series “Not Quite Narwhal”, now streaming 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 over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And […]
For Animation Scoop, I screened all seven shorts from the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival “Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi G” lineup. This piece includes my thoughts on the shorts, as well as EXCLUSIVE statements from the filmmakers. You can watch these shorts through the “Tribeca At Home” Program, from June 19th through July 2nd. —————————————- […]
Director Sean Patrick O’Reilly discusses his new animated feature “Heroes of the Golden Mask” (available on Digital platforms June 9th) 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 new […]
“Carl’s Date” is a new “Up” short that will play in theaters with Pixar feature “Elemental” starting June 16th. I ask director Bob Peterson about it for 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 […]
For my second “Elemental” piece from Pixar for Animation Scoop, I interview some of the film’s talented makers: production designer Don Shank, VFX supervisor Sanjay Bakshi and directing animators Gwen Enderoglu and Allison Rutland. ——————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of […]
I visited Pixar for the first time and interviewed the director and producer of the studio’s upcoming feature “Elemental”, which opens in theaters on June 16th. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with Pete Sohn and Denise Ream, who discuss the story, music and casting aspects of “Elemental”. ———————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began […]
I face-off against Tracy Villaume on 99.5 The River’s “Celebrity Birthday Game”, hosted by Kevin Rush, for the week of March 6-10. Over five rounds, find out how I do trying to guess celebrities and their ages in this really fun and highly competitive event. ———————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career […]