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Guests: ‘The Snail and the Whale’ Directors Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon

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Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon have made some of the most beloved animated short films and specials of the last 15 years, including The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Albert. Now they’re co-directors of a new short that’s vying for Oscar and Annie Awards consideration, The Snail and the Whale. They discuss the book to screen […]
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Guest: ‘Burrow’ Director Madeline Sharafian

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Madeline Sharafian is the director of the new Pixar animated short film ‘Burrow’, which debuts with ‘Soul’ on Disney+ Friday December 25th. Sharafian talks inspirations for her rabbit tale, as well as work on ‘Onward’ and upcoming feature ‘Turning Red’. ————————————– LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media […]
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Guest: ‘The Croods: A New Age’ Director Joel Crawford

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It’s been more than seven and a half years since DreamWorks Animation released The Croods, the caveman family adventure comedy that earned nearly $600 million worldwide and an Oscar nomination. A sequel has been in development, on and off, ever since. Now, finally, The Croods: A New Age is here and will be opening in […]
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Guests: ‘Alien Xmas’ Makers The Chiodo Bros.

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Director Stephen Chiodo and producer Edward Chiodo are behind the new stop-motion animated special Alien Xmas. It premieres this Friday November 20th on Netflix. The Chiodo Bros. hope families make this a holiday season viewing tradition, right alongside the classics. They also discuss working with Jon Favreau on this and 2003’s “Elf”. ———————————- LCJ Q&A […]
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Guest: ‘The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse’ EP Paul Rudish

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Paul Rudish is the executive producer of The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. The new series starring the classic gang premieres this Wednesday November 18th (Mickey’s Birthday) on Disney+. Rudish’s connections to the Mouse (and the House of Mouse) are pretty swell. ——————————————– LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter […]
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Guest: ‘Over the Moon’ Director Glen Keane

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In 2018, legendary Disney animator Glen Keane won an Academy Award with the late Kobe Bryant for their animated short film “Dear Basketball”. Now Keane makes his feature film directorial debut with the animated musical adventure “Over the Moon”, which debuts Friday on Netflix. And it could send him to the Oscars yet again. Keane […]
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Guest: ‘Santiago of the Seas’ Creator Niki Lopez

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Get ready to set sail! Nickelodeon’s newest animated series “Santiago of the Seas” premieres this Friday October 9th at 12:30pm. Creator Niki Lopez previews what you can expect from the swashbuckling show, including the great debut episode. ——————————————— LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Jackson Murphy. […]
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Guest: ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ EP Scott Kreamer

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A new chapter of the “Jurassic” era is born with the debut of animated series “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” this Friday September 18th on Netflix. Five-time Emmy-nominated executive producer and showrunner Scott Kreamer talks Dinos, upcoming live-action movie “Dominion” and getting the Steven Spielberg seal of approval. ————————————– LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy […]
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Guests: ‘Phineas and Ferb’ Creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh

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The fantastic new “Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe” debuts this Friday August 28th on Disney+. “P&F” Creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh serve as executive producers. They talk all about the new film and the legacy of the series on this special LCJ Q&A Podcast episode. ———————————————– LCJ Q&A Podcast […]
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Guest: ‘Hoops’ Creator Ben Hoffman

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Ben Hoffman is the creator of the new adult animated sports comedy series ‘Hoops’, premiering this Friday August 21st on Netflix. But it wasn’t initially intended to be an animated show. Hoffman shares his thoughts on that, his lifelong love of basketball and which NBA players he wants to guest star on future seasons. —————————————– […]
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