The 92nd Annual Academy Awards is this Sunday Feb. 9 at 8pmET on ABC. It’s the Earliest Oscars Ever – and a one-and-done situation. The show will go back to the end of February next year. So how will the scrunched awards season impact the grand finale? There are locks in some of the major […]
6-time Emmy winning TV host, reporter and film critic Mark S. Allen joins me on this special episode of the LCJ Q&A Podcast to preview the 2020 Oscars. We make our predictions in the major categories and talk possible surprise wins. ————————————– LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and […]
This year’s Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films all have something to say — a cause to champion or an issue to put front and center. It’s not the most feel-good collection, but you can find positives in all of them. “Daughter” won the Student Academy Award in 2018. It’s a moving, stop-motion father-daughter story with […]
She’s already won a Student Academy Award. Now director Daria Kashcheeva’s stop-motion animated “Daughter” is nominated for the major Best Animated Short Film Oscar on Feb. 9. “Daughter” will be screened as part of the “2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation” presentation, opening in select theaters nationwide on Jan. 31. Kashcheeva joins me on this […]
Here’s My Animation Scoop Q&A with Bruno Collet, the director of Oscar nominated animated short film “Memorable”. ————————————— 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 releases. And altogether he has seen more than […]
If “Parasite” wins the Best Picture Academy Award, it will be a landmark victory for a number of reasons. One of them is for its studio, NEON. Just 3 years in, and NEON has established itself as one of the top indie movie studios. Their first movie, “Colossal” starring Anne Hathaway, got some attention. “I, […]
It’s not nominated in any acting, writing or directing categories. But here are 7 reasons why “Ford v. Ferrari” could still win the Best Picture Oscar: It’s Nominated for Film Editing “Ford” joins four fellow Best Picture nominees “The Irishman”, “Jojo Rabbit”, “Joker” and “Parasite” in the Film Editing category. 10 of the past 11 […]
I interview Siqi Song, the director of the animated short “Sister”. The stop-motion dramedy one of the 10 finalists for this year’s Best Animated Short Film Oscar. ——————————- 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 […]
Pixar is back in the Best Animated Short Film Oscar race. “Kitbull” is one of the 10 finalists for the prize. The top 5, official nominees in the category will be announced on Jan. 13. Writer/director Rosana Sullivan and producer Kathryn Hendrickson discuss the year-long attention the hand-drawn “Kitbull” has been receiving. ————————————- LCJ Q&A […]