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Guests: ‘Eureka!’ Creators Niamh Sharkey and Norton Virgien

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“Eureka!” comes from the minds of creators Niamh Sharkey and Norton Virgien. This new animated series, about an ambitious, genius child inventor, her family and human (and animal) friends, premieres Wednesday June 22nd at 7:30pm on Disney Junior, with new episodes also available on Disney+. “Eureka!” is packed with positivity, creativity and imagination, thanks to […]
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Guests: ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ Creators Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar

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Bruce W. Smith created Disney’s iconic animated series “The Proud Family”, which premiered in 2001. Ralph Farquhar served as executive producer. Now 21 and a half years later, they’re the creators of Disney+ reboot show “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”. It debuts this Wednesday February 23rd. Smith and Farquhar are proud to give these […]
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Guest: ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Author Jeff Kinney

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Jeff Kinney is the author of the enormously popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. Following four live-action films, Kinney and Disney are now in the animation business. A new CG animated feature adaptation of the first Wimpy Kid book is now on Disney+. Kinney discusses the new look for Greg, Rowley & Co. and […]
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It’s a Thanksgiving Animation Showdown

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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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Ciao Alberto’ Q&A

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“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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Far From the Tree’ Q&A

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“Far From the Tree” is a new Disney animated short film that will play before “Encanto” in theaters starting November 24th. I’m joined by director Natalie Nourigat and producer Ruth Strother for 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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Encanto’ Directors Q&A

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The 60th Walt Disney Animation Studios feature “Encanto” opens in theaters on November 24th. I spoke with directors Byron Howard & Jared Bush (Oscar winners for “Zootopia”) and co-director Charise Castro Smith for 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 […]
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Guests: ‘The Ghost and Molly McGee’ Creators Bill Motz & Bob Roth and EP Steve Loter

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Disney’s newest hand-drawn animated series “The Ghost and Molly McGee” premieres this Friday October 1st at 9:40pm on Disney Channel. New episodes air Saturdays at 9am. It’s about a girl named Molly who moves with her family to a new neighborhood and into a haunted house. But she isn’t scared by the ghost inside (named […]
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Disney Played Summer Game Almost Perfectly

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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 […]
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