The “Fast and the Furious” franchise is getting animated with DreamWorks’ new series “Fast & Furious: Spy Racers”, premiering Dec. 26th on Netflix. EPs Tim Hedrick and Bret Haaland share insights on their family-friendly entry in the saga – and working with Vin Diesel. ————————————- LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, […]
Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Hair Love’ is one of the 10 finalists for this year’s Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Co-director Bruce W. Smith shares details on working on the heartfelt short, as well as plans for a ‘Proud Family’ reboot on Disney+. ————————— LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter […]
The Independent Spirit Awards Best Director nominee returns to the LCJ Q&A Podcast to talk about her critical and box office hit, which is now on DVD. Scafaria reflects on filming “Hustlers” in just 29 days, getting Jennifer Lopez on board for her big role as Ramona, the Usher cameo and more! ——————————————- LCJ Q&A […]
Two-time Tony-winning actor Tracy Letts is in two of this awards season’s biggest hopefuls. He’s terrific as Henry Ford II in ‘Ford v. Ferrari’ and has a great key role in the new version of ‘Little Women’ (out Christmas Day). Letts talks about working on both films, along with a personal favorite of his (and […]
? “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 […]