? “Mind My Mind”, directed by Floor Adams, is an animated short film vying for top honors this awards season. It’s about a young man with Autism who finds love with the help of a little guy in his head. “Mind” first grabbed my attention this spring, as part of the Tribeca Film Festival animated […]
“Piney: The Lonesome Pine” is a terrific 26-minute animated special that is currently looking for U.S. distribution. It’s also in the hunt for this year’s Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Directors Todd Edwards (“Hoodwinked!”) and Timothy Hooten adapt a beloved book into this CG short perfect for the holiday season. ——————————————- The LCJ Q&A Podcast […]
Netflix has a major awards season contender on their hands with “I Lost My Body”. The French animated feature that debuted to rave reviews at Cannes and Annecy this summer is getting an English-language version that opens in select theaters Nov. 15 and streams on Netflix Nov. 29. Co-writer and director Jeremy Clapin discusses his […]
Longtime animator Sergio Pablos (“Hercules”, “Tarzan”) makes his directorial debut with passion project “Klaus”. It’s a new animated holiday film now in select theaters and on Netflix Nov. 15. Pablos shares his vision of this new spin on the Santa story – and how he originated the “Despicable Me” universe. ——————————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast […]
“Blue’s Clues” is back! One of the original show’s creators, Traci Paige Johnson, also returns for the re-vamped “Blue’s Clues and You”, premiering Nov. 11 at 1pmET on Nickelodeon. She reveals everything you ever wanted to know about the iconic program and its new incarnation. ——————————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning […]
Wayne Brady, the Emmy-winning host of “Let’s Make a Deal” and performer on “Whose Line is it Anyway?”, is back at Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady this Saturday night. He talks about his improv show, meeting Al Pacino, and his new role on The CW’s hit series ‘Black Lightning’. ————————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast […]
Amos Sussigan is the director, and Dan Lund is the co-writer, of the Oscar-qualified animated short film ‘Coaster’. Sussigan also shares details on two of his upcoming projects: the Netflix ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ series and ‘Space Jam 2’. ———————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media […]
IMDb is getting into original, scripted programming. Their first series is the short-form, animated “You’re Not a Monster”. The first four episodes are now streaming, and the entire season will be available on October 16. Four-time Emmy winning “Colbert Report” writer Frank Lesser is the creator and director, bringing fellow Emmy winners Kelsey Grammer and […]
Nickelodeon’s highly anticipated ‘Loud House’ spinoff ‘The Casagrandes’ premieres this Monday, Oct. 14 at 1:30pm. Supervising Director Miguel Puga talks about the colorful new series, what ‘LH’ fans can expect, and Robert Pattinson as Batman. ————————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. […]
Jill Culton is the first woman who’s the writer and main director of a major, original animated feature film. DreamWorks Animation’s “Abominable” has been her passion project for a decade, and it finally opens on September 26th. She discusses the making of the movie on this LCJ Q&A Podcast Episode. ———————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast […]