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Animation Scoop: ‘My Father’s Dragon’ Q&A

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Nora Twomey (Oscar nominated director of “The Breadwinner”) presents a new version of “My Father’s Dragon” that will debut on Netflix November 11th. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with Twomey. ——————————– 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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Spirit Rangers’ Q&A

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Karissa Valencia is the creator of new Netflix animated series “Spirit Rangers”, premiering Monday Oct. 10. Here’s our “Spirit Rangers” 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. And […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Drifting Home’ Q&A

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This Friday September 16th, Netflix debuts the new anime feature “Drifting Home”. It’s a remarkable, powerful new film from director Hiroyasu Ishida and producer Hibiki Saito. They join me for this “Drifting Home” 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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Guest: ‘Super Giant Robot Brothers’ Director Mark Andrews

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Academy Award winner Mark Andrews (director of Pixar’s “Brave”) is now the director and EP of new, innovative Netflix animated series “Super Giant Robot Brothers”. Andrews describes how using video game technology, motion capture and real-time techniques help make this show (premiering Thursday August 4th) come to life. ———————————————- LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Farzar’ Creators Q&A

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Roger Black and Waco O’Guin are the creators of the new Netflix sci-fi adult animated comedy series “Farzar”. It premieres July 15th. They discuss the many facets of “Farzar” 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 […]
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Guest: ‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’ Creator Hamish Steele

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Hamish Steele is the creator of “Dead End: Paranormal Park”, a new animated comedy horror series premiering this Thursday June 16th on Netflix. The show is based on his popular DeadEndia graphic novels, about two teens who work at a terrifyingly exciting amusement park. The charming and talented Steele shares what makes “Dead End” a […]
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Guest: ‘The Sea Beast’ Director Chris Williams

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Chris Williams won an Academy Award for directing Disney’s 2014 animated feature “Big Hero 6”. After about a quarter century at the studio, he left for Netflix. Williams’ epic new movie “The Sea Beast”, about the quest of a monster hunter crew and a special little girl, debuts on Netflix July 8th. I’ve screened the […]
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Guests: ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Creator Tim Miller & Supervising Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson

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“Deadpool” and “Terminator: Dark Fate” director Tim Miller also produced 2004 animated short “Gopher Broke” (which earned him an Oscar nomination) and the two “Sonic the Hedgehog” films. Jennifer Yuh Nelson earned an Academy Award nomination for directing “Kung Fu Panda 2”. She also co-directed 2016’s “Kung Fu Panda 3”. The two team-up for the […]
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