Oscar winning director Domee Shi and producer Lindsey Collins preview their new Pixar feature “Turning Red” (No. 25 for the studio). It’s on Disney+ March 11th. Here’s my “Turning Red” Animation Scoop Q&A. —————————————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. […]
As 2021 comes to a close, I’m thinking about the more than 200 new movies I screened over the past 12 months. Which 10 will make my 10 Best list? They will be revealed soon. For now, here’s my list of the 10 best scenes of the year: “Final Steeplechase Race” – “DREAM HORSE” (Now […]
Thanksgiving has always been a big weekend for animated features. Even last year, during the first holiday season of the pandemic, DreamWorks’ “The Croods: A New Age” earned $14.3 million from Wednesday through Sunday in about half the number of theaters (2,200) it probably would’ve been in under normal circumstances. Pre-COVID, Disney often used the […]
“Ciao Alberto” is a new follow-up short to Pixar’s summertime feature release “Luca”. You can watch “Ciao Alberto” now on Disney+. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with director McKenna Harris and producer Matt DeMartini. ——————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of […]
“Nona” is a new Pixar animated short on Disney+ Sept. 17. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with director Louis Gonzales and producer Courtney Casper Kent. —————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new […]
“Twenty Something” is a new hand-drawn Pixar short debuting Friday September 10th on Disney+. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with “Twenty Something” director Aphton Corbin. ———————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new […]
This summer, many studios decided to finally release some of their big (and smaller) movies that had been stored in the vault for at least a year due to COVID. Paramount hit it big with “A Quiet Place: Part II” but struggled with “Snake Eyes”, and “Paw Patrol: The Movie” is falling in between. Universal’s […]
I remember watching the first six episodes of “Parks and Recreation” in 2009 not knowing two things: 1) If the show was going to last beyond these six episodes. And 2) That Chris Pratt would soon become an action movie superstar. Pratt’s breakthrough 2014 began as the voice of Emmett in blockbuster “The LEGO Movie”. […]
The third Friday in June once again belongs to the release of a Pixar movie. However, it won’t be your typical, gigantic, 4,000-theater release. Only one cinema in North America will play “Luca” starting Friday: Disney’s famous El Capitan Theatre. If you’re not in Hollywood, you’ll have to watch the film at home on Disney+. […]
Pixar’s new feature “Luca” debuts this Friday June 18th on Disney+ and on the big screen at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Oscar nominated director Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and producer Andrea Warren (“Cars 3”) discuss the casting, story challenges and most heartfelt moments of “Luca”. ———————————— LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy […]