“The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse” is a new animated short film debuting Christmas Day on AppleTV+. Directors Charlie Mackesy (who also wrote the book the short is based on) & Peter Baynton, and producer Cara Speller, join me for this Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began […]
Yuriko Senoo is the animation director of new Skydance Animation feature “Luck”, debuting August 5th on AppleTV+. Yuriko and I discuss the movie in this 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. Jackson has written over 1,000 […]
Stephanie Kaliner is the executive producer and showrunner of new DreamWorks Animation series Pinecone and Pony. It’s adapted from author Kate Beaton’s popular picture book “The Princess and the Pony” and premieres this Friday April 8th on AppleTV+. Pinecone, a curious and adventurous girl, and her best friend — a pony named Pony — […]
“Pretzel and the Puppies” is a new AppleTV+ animated series adapted from books by “Curious George” authors Margaret and H.A. Rey. Executive Producer Caroline Fraser, of HarperCollins Productions, joins me for this “Pretzel” 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 […]
Lisa Henson of The Jim Henson Company discusses the new “Harriet the Spy” AppleTV+ animated series, her father’s mentorship, working with Julie Andrews & Guillermo Del Toro and more in this 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 […]
I’ve screened all 10 episodes of Season 2 of AppleTV+ drama series “The Morning Show”. The first episode is now available on the streaming service, with a new episode dropping every Friday until November 19th. I watched the first three episodes of Season 1 in October 2019, about a week before they helped kick off […]
Emmy winning former Disney animator Joe Mateo is now the director of the new Skydance animated short film “Blush”, which premieres June 13th at the Tribeca Film Festival. It will be released on AppleTV+ later this year. Mateo discusses “Blush” with me in his first interview about this short. ——————————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson […]
This is my Animation Scoop Q&A with Rob Hoegee, the executive producer of “Stillwater”. It’s a new animated series premiering this Friday December 4th on AppleTV+. ——————————————— 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 […]
The new AppleTV+ comedy series “Ted Lasso” (premiering Friday August 14th) comes from “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence. It’s based on a series of NBC Sports promotional segments starring Jason Sudeikis as the title character. Now, you’re probably wondering a few things: Can you really take a character from short videos and make an entire, worthwhile […]
At the beginning of 2020, Tom Hanks received the Golden Globes Cecil B. deMille Award. The person who presented Hanks with this honor: his friend Charlize Theron. “Tom gave me one of my first roles when he directed ‘That Thing You Do!’ I remember my audition. After my first read, I thought I completely blew […]