“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” director of character fabrication, Georgina Hayns, joins me for this Animation Scoop Q&A to discuss the puppets in the highly-anticipated stop-motion animated feature coming to Netflix on December 9th. —————————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. […]
Even with one of the most star-studded casts of the year, director Guillermo Del Toro’s follow-up to his Oscar winning “The Shape of Water” isn’t bound for a similar awards season fate. “Nightmare Alley” plays out as three completely different movies, each running about 45 minutes. So I’m going to do something rare: review and […]
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 […]
This is my Animation Scoop Q&A with Chad Quandt and Aaron Waltke. They’re the Emmy-winning executive producers of DreamWorks ‘Wizards: Tales of Arcadia’. The miniseries debuts August 7th on Netflix. ——————————– 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 […]
“The Shape of Water” is director Guillermo del Toro’s latest visionary… Well, I wanted to end that sentence with the word masterpiece. I can’t say I’m disappointed by this film. In fact, I genuinely enjoyed it. The acting is strong, the look is stunning, and the musical choices are smart. I just wasn’t blown out […]
“The Book of Life” is Reel FX Animation Studios’ follow-up to last year’s Thanksgiving-themed comedy “Free Birds”. Here the studio takes-on a different holiday with the help of producer Guillermo del Toro and visionary director Jorge Gutierrez, as “The Book of Life” breathes new life into the Mexican fiesta – The Day of the Dead. […]