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 […]
Eric Fogel, creator of the beloved stop-motion “Celebrity Deathmatch”, is the executive producer of DreamWorks’ new series, “Archibald’s Next Big Thing”. It’s based on a popular 2014 children’s book co-written by Tony Hale. The “Veep” actor created the show, and voices the title character. Fogel talks about working with Hale, crafting the nifty episodes – […]
“BoJack Horseman” supervising director and producer Mike Hollingsworth talks about this year’s acclaimed Emmy nominated episode “Free Churro” – and he shares a unique story about meeting Hugh Grant. ————————— 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, […]
“The Angry Birds Movie 2” Director Thurop Van Orman (“Flapjack”) and Producer John Cohen (“Despicable Me”) talk about the Sony Pictures Animation sequel and their love of Blockbuster Video on this LCJ Q&A Podcast Episode. ————————— The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. […]
The popular 2008 novel “The Art of Racing in the Rain” is now a highly-anticipated new movie starring Kevin Costner, Milo Ventimiglia and Amanda Seyfried. On this LCJ Q&A Podcast Episode, author Garth Stein talks about working with Fox and director Simon Curtis (“My Week with Marilyn”), the transition from book to screen, and visiting […]
In this spoiler-free interview, Pixar’s Valerie LaPointe talks about working on ‘Toy Story 4’ for the past five years and trying to live-up to people’s expectations. Learn how Bo Peep was re-vamped, how she feels Woody has evolved, and how Keanu Reeves brought his own flavor to Duke Caboom (Canada’s greatest stuntman). ———————————- The LCJ […]
It took more than 14 years to make “Pachamama”, directed by Juan Antin. The animated adventure debuts on Netflix June 7th. ——————— 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. They […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]