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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
It may be the last major studio animated movie release of 2018 (opening Dec. 14), but “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is also one of the most highly-anticipated. Combining a wide variety of narrative and artistic techniques, this film takes Spider-Man/Marvel fans places never previously imagined. Producer Christina Steinberg was part of this highly-ambitious project from […]
John Kahrs, Academy Award winning director of Disney’s ‘Paperman’, has crafted a new animated short for Google Spotlight Stories. Kahrs talks ‘Age of Sail’, starring Ian McShane, on this LCJ Q&A episode. 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, […]
Songwriters Michelle Lewis and Doug Rockwell have crafted 15 songs for new half-hour “Loud House” episode “Really Loud Music”. It debuts Friday November 23rd at 7pmET on Nickelodeon. 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 […]
Andy Gent has worked on some of the most acclaimed stop-motion animated movies ever: Tim Burton’s ‘Corpse Bride’ & ‘Frankenweenie’ and Wes Anderson’s ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ and ‘Isle of Dogs’. Sets from ‘Dogs’ will be on display in NYC from Nov. 8-11. On this LCJ Q&A episode, Gent discusses the complex crafting of an Animated […]
Executive Producer Victor Cook talks Season 2 of his Netflix animated series ‘Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters’ – now streaming. 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 discuss […]
Kevin Adams & Joe Ksander, the directors of ‘Next Gen’, join me on this episode of The LCJ Q&A Podcast to talk about making their new animated film, now streaming on Netflix. 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, […]