10 years ago, hand-drawn film “Ernest & Celestine”, about the unlikely pairing of a bear and a mouse, charmed moviegoers and Academy members. It earned a Best Animated Feature Oscar nomination alongside Hayao Miyazaki’s final film at the time, “The Wind Rises”, and CG blockbusters “Frozen”, “The Croods” and “Despicable Me 2”. This Friday September […]
GKIDS’ “Goodbye, Don Glees!” is available on DVD & Blu-Ray and is one of the 27 qualified films for the 2023 Best Animated Feature Oscar. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with ‘Don Glees’ director Atsuko Ishizuka. ———————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the […]
I interview “The Deer King” director Masashi Ando about his powerful new Japanese animated feature in theaters July 13th. Here’s my “Deer King” Animation Scoop Q&A with Ando. —————————— 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 […]
Annie Awards nominee “Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko” is now playing in select theaters and on VOD from GKIDS. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with director Ayumu Watanabe. ———————- 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 […]
I interview Takayuki Hirao about his amazing new animated movie “Pompo the Cinephile” (now playing in select theaters). Here’s the “Pompo” 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 reviews of new releases. […]
I interview Oscar nominated director Mamoru Hosoda (‘Mirai’) about his excellent new animated feature ‘Belle’ (now in theaters) 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 […]
Director Ayumu Watanabe shares his thoughts on new anime film ‘Children of the Sea’, available now on DVD and Netflix, 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 reviews of new […]
“Marona’s Fantastic Tale” was actually one of the 32 eligible contenders for a 2019 Best Animated Feature Academy Award nomination. But last year was very competitive and “Marona” was overlooked. The GKIDS release comes out digitally/online on June 12. That’s when this creatively elaborate, innovative and deeply moving film will finally get its day. Romanian […]
Here’s My Animation Scoop Q&A with Anca Damian, the director of the new GKIDS animated feature ‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’. It’s available through virtual cinemas online June 12th. ——————————— 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 […]