Phenomenon card game “Exploding Kittens” is now an adult animated comedy series, premiering this Friday July 12th on Netflix. Find out how a cat exorcism and Bruce Willis movies have inspired showrunners and creators Matthew Inman (who also co-created the game) and Shane Kosakowski. 2013 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning director Chris Wedge (“Ice […]
Cue the music! It’s awesome that some classic tunes and a wild chase sequence kick-off “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” — Eddie Murphy’s highly successful return to one of the roles that made him an ’80s superstar. It’s been 40 years since the original installment (which I recently watched for the first time and really […]
Two-time Oscar nominee Yoshiaki Nishimura (“The Tale of Princess Kaguya” and “When Marnie Was There”) is the writer and producer of “The Imaginary”, on Netflix July 5th. Here’s our new 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. […]
“Shirley” stars Academy Award winner Regina King as Shirley Chisholm. In 1968, she was the first African American woman elected to U.S. Congress, representing the state of New York. In 1972, she campaigned to run for President of the United States, hoping to secure the Democratic nomination. This film is mostly a chronicle of that […]
Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim direct the new Netflix animated family feature “Leo”, starring the voice of Adam Sandler in the title role of a 74 year old Mary Poppins-like lizard in a 5th Grade Florida classroom. Learn what makes “Leo” (debuting this Tuesday Nov. 21) one of the holiday season’s must-see comedies. Since the […]
Let’s go to Japan in the 1600’s and meet an incredibly skilled swordmaster who’s hiding her true identity while also being a badass. It’s the new adult animated series “Blue Eye Samurai”, premiering this Friday November 3rd on Netflix. Creators, writers and EPs Amber Noizumi and “Logan” Oscar nominee Michael Green (who are also wife […]