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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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Guest: ‘Transformers: War for Cybertron – SIEGE’ Composer Alexander Bornstein

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Alexander Bornstein is the composer of the new Netflix special animated series ‘Transformers: War for Cybertron’. The first six episodes (‘SIEGE’) debut Thursday July 30th. Bornstein is also one of the composers on The CW series ‘Supernatural’. He discusses both projects, along with his vast career in the music and entertainment industries. ———————————————– LCJ Q&A […]
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Guests: ‘Animal Crackers’ Directors Tony Bancroft and Scott Christian Sava

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Over the past several years, I’ve been following the saga of “Animal Crackers”, a new all-star animated film that’s finally being released this Friday July 24th. In this fascinating conversation, directors Tony Bancroft and Scott Christian Sava discuss making the fun feature, assembling the tremendous cast, asking for special permission from the band Queen… and […]
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Guest: ‘To: Gerard’ Director Taylor Meacham

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A girl, a postman, a coin and some magic. They’re the components of “To: Gerard”, a new DreamWorks Animation short from writer/director Taylor Meacham. You’ll be able to watch it soon. In the meantime, the short recently picked-up a big award at this year’s virtual Annecy Film Festival. ————————————- LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by […]
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Guest: ‘Frozen II’ Animator Malerie Walters

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Frozen II animator Malerie Walters worked on some of the key musical sequences in Disney’s blockbuster feature. Walters is featured on the new six-part documentary series Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II, debuting this Friday June 26th on Disney+. She shares stories of bringing dynamic scenes to life and teases her next big animation assignment. […]
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