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‘Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life’ Director Q&A

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This is my Animation Scoop Q&A with Jean Cayrol. He’s the series director of “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life”, premiering Wednesday July 28th on Disney+. ———————————— 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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘The Bad Batch’ Q&A

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This Animation Scoop Q&A is with Jennifer Corbett and Brad Rau, the producers of new Disney+ “Star Wars” animated series “The Bad Batch”. ———————————— 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 […]
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Three Strengths of New ‘Mighty Ducks’ Series

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I’ve screened the first episode of the new “Mighty Ducks” reboot series “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers”. It premieres this Friday March 26th on Disney+. The episode is predictable and corny and formulaic and standard family sports series content. But there are three positives that shouldn’t be ignored: THE FRAMEWORK Steven Brill, the writer of […]
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‘Falcon and Winter Soldier’ Off to Terrific Start

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When “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” premiered on ABC in September 2013, I thought, “This show is gonna be HUGE! Marvel fans are gonna obsess over this. There will be movie star cameos all the time. People will go crazy over it!” And, out of the gate, “S.H.I.E.L.D.” lived-up to those expectations. It delivered more than […]
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‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Interviews

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I interview five of the makers of Disney’s new animated feature “Raya and the Last Dragon” for Animation Scoop. ———————————— 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 […]
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‘Raya’ Directors and Writer Interview

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This is my Animation Scoop Q&A with the makers of “Raya and the Last Dragon”: directors Don Hall & Carlos Lopez Estrada and writer Qui Nguyen. Disney’s latest animated feature debuts in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access March 5th. —————————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter […]
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Hey Now! Hey Now! ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Turns 20

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It’s the 20th Anniversary of the debut of Disney Channel’s “Lizzie McGuire”, the series that made Hilary Duff a household name and ushered-in the concept of a simultaneous teen TV, movie and music superstar. Here are 20 reasons why we’re still talking about “Lizzie” two decades later: The Casting The Humor The Relatability The Kids […]
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‘Soul’ Animators & Story Team Q&A

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This is my Animation Scoop Q&A with six members of the “Soul” team (three each in Animation & Story). ————————————– 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 […]
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