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 […]
Here’s my preview of the new AppleTV+ animated series ‘Central Park’ (premiering Friday May 29th). The piece features exclusive quotes from writer & supervising producer Chuck Tatham and voice actors Tituss Burgess and Leslie Odom, Jr. —————————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the […]
Back in October, I screened the first three episodes of AppleTV+’s flagship series “The Morning Show” about a week before they debuted. You might’ve read my review of these episodes, which I thought were okay but soap opera-esque and a mixed bag in the realism and freshness departments. What amazed me then, and still surprises […]
‘Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth’ is a new half-hour animated short film special now on AppleTV+. Here’s My Animation Scoop Q&A with director Philip Hunt and producer Sue Goffe. ———————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. […]
“Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth” is a new half-hour animated short film debuting Friday April 17th on AppleTV+, just in time for Earth Day. It’s based on the book by Oliver Jeffers and stars Jacob Tremblay as the voice of 7-year-old Finn, who’s eager to know how things work. Finn’s parents […]
In 2010, I began appearing on NBC’s “The Today Show”, CBS’s “The Early Show” and Australian TV’s top AM program “The Morning Show”. A film called “Morning Glory” was also released that year. It tackled the ratings game, the “news vs. entertainment” debate and the clashing of personalities on and off the air. With AppleTV+’s […]