Apple’s popular “Ted Lasso” stop-motion animated short film “Ted Lasso: The Missing Christmas Mustache” is now nominated for Best Sponsored Production at the 2023 Annie Awards. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with director Jed Hathaway. ——————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age […]
Josh Gordon has collaborated with Will Speck on several feature films (including “Blades of Glory” and “Office Christmas Party”) and they have a few more on the way. Currently, Gordon and Speck serve as co-creators of “Marvel’s Hit-Monkey”, a new adult animated action series premiering this Wednesday Nov. 17 on Hulu. Gordon discusses jumping into […]
The second season of AppleTV+ hit “Ted Lasso” kicks-off on Friday July 23rd. There will be a new episode every Friday for 12 weeks. I’ve already screened the first six episodes, so here at the halfway mark, I’m pleased to report that “Ted Lasso” is still very, very good. HOWEVER: Season 2 is much different […]
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 […]
Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is an out-of-work party girl who finds herself in relationship trouble with her sensible boyfriend, Tim (Dan Stevens), and is forced to move back to her tiny hometown to get her life back on track. She reconnects with childhood friend Oscar (Jason Sudeikis), a good-natured bar owner with a coterie of drinking […]