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LCJ Q&A: ‘UglyDolls’ Director Kelly Asbury

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Veteran animation director Kelly Asbury (“Shrek 2”, “Gnomeo & Juliet”, “Smurfs: The Lost Village”) returns to The LCJ Q&A to talk about making the new animated movie musical “UglyDolls” in a little over a year. (Yes, you read that right.) ———————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and […]
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LCJ Q&A: Journalist Tom Junod

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Award-winning journalist Tom Junod wrote a 1998 Esquire article on Fred Rogers that serves as the framework of a highly-anticipated new movie. ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’, starring Tom Hanks as Rogers and Matthew Rhys as Lloyd Vogel (based on Junod), opens November 22nd. Junod, who returns to alma mater UAlbany this week to […]
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LCJ Q&A: ‘Loud House’ EP Mike Rubiner

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Mike Rubiner, executive producer of Nickelodeon’s hit animated series ‘The Loud House’, talks the show’s 3 Daytime Emmy nominations, Season 4 and the upcoming movie. ——————————————- The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. Jackson interviews actors, directors, writers, producers, animators, TV hosts, comedians […]
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LCJ Q&A: Stunt Coordinator Julie Michaels

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? One of Hollywood’s premiere stunt coordinators, Julie Michaels (“SEAL Team”, “Titanic”), is behind a new campaign to get a Stunt Performance Oscar category: #StandUpForStunts. ——————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. Jackson interviews actors, directors, writers, producers, animators, TV hosts, comedians […]
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LCJ Q&A: ‘Dragon 3’ Director Dean DeBlois

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Dean DeBlois co-directed the original ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ (2010) before flying solo on the 2014 sequel. Now he concludes the trilogy with ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’. ———————————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. Jackson interviews actors, […]
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LCJ Q&A: The Team Behind ‘One Small Step’

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‘One Small Step’ is one of this year’s nominees for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Directors Andrew Chesworth & Bobby Pontillas and producer Shaofu Zhang join me on this episode of the LCJ Q&A Podcast. ———————————————– The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera […]
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Guest: ‘Serenity’ Director Steven Knight

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Steven Knight co-created the original, British version of “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?” before transitioning to screenwriting. He earned a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination for 2002’s “Dirty Pretty Things” and directed 2014’s acclaimed drama “Locke” starring Tom Hardy. Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway headline Knight’s latest film, the romance thriller “Serenity”, which opens […]
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Guests: DreamWorks ‘Bilby’ Directors

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Directors Liron Topaz, Pierre Perifel and JP Sans talk taking the cancelled DreamWorks feature ‘Larrikins’ and turning it into the Oscar-contending short ‘Bilby’. The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. Jackson interviews actors, directors, writers, producers, animators, TV hosts, comedians and other celebrities. […]
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Guest: ‘Late Afternoon’ Director Louise Bagnall

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Louise Bagnall is the director of Cartoon Saloon’s latest animated short film, ‘Late Afternoon’. It’s one of 10 finalists for a Best Animated Short Oscar nomination. The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. Jackson interviews actors, directors, writers, producers, animators, TV hosts, comedians […]
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Guest: ‘Weekends’ Director Trevor Jimenez

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Pixar story artist Trevor Jimenez worked on his Annie-nominated short “Weekends”, on and off, for the past 10 years. Some would call that a ‘passion project’. But for the Canadian filmmaker, this story of a young boy dealing with life following the divorce of his parents is even more personal than that. The LCJ Q&A […]
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