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Guest: Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter

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Three-time Oscar winner and Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter is receiving the prestigious Winsor McCay Award at the 2023 Annie Awards on Saturday February 25th. You can watch the ceremony live at 10pmET at AnnieAwards.org. In this EXCLUSIVE Interview, Pete Docter reflects on his career, sharing insights and stories on his four directorial features […]
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Guest: Larry the Cable Guy — ‘Cars on the Road’

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Comedy legend Larry the Cable Guy returns as the voice of Mater in Pixar’s new nine-episode series “Cars on the Road”, premiering this Thursday September 8th on Disney+. Larry and I catch-up and discuss the new adventures Mater and Lightning McQueen have, the special aspects of this series, and some fun stories about Bill Engvall […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Brave’ 10th Anniversary Q&A

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Pixar’s Oscar winning “Brave” turns 10 this month and airs on ABC for the first time this Monday June 6th at 8pm. I talk with “Brave” co-director Steve Purcell for this 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 […]
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Guests: ‘Lightyear’ Director Angus MacLane & Producer Galyn Susman

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On June 17th, Pixar presents new sci-fi action/adventure film “Lightyear”. It’s not about the “child’s play-thing” from the “Toy Story” franchise. “Lightyear” is the movie Andy saw when he was young that made him fall in love with the space ranger Buzz Lightyear character, voiced by Chris Evans. After screening 30 minutes of footage, I […]
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Guests: ‘Turning Red’ Director Domee Shi and Producer Lindsey Collins

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Academy Award winning director Domee Shi (short “Bao”) and producer Lindsey Collins team-up for Pixar’s new 25th feature “Turning Red”. It debuts this Friday March 11th on Disney+ and in three select U.S. theaters. Shi and Collins discuss this, as well as specific scenes and core themes. ————————————- LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Dug Days’ Bob Peterson Q&A

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Bob Peterson was the co-director and co-writer of Pixar classic “Up”. His recent “Dug Days” shorts on Disney+ were big hits. And now one of the episodes, “Science”, is nominated for a 2022 Annie Awards. Peterson joins me for this “Dug Days” Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Turning Red’ Q&A

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Oscar winning director Domee Shi and producer Lindsey Collins preview their new Pixar feature “Turning Red” (No. 25 for the studio). It’s on Disney+ March 11th. Here’s my “Turning Red” 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. […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Ciao Alberto’ Q&A

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“Ciao Alberto” is a new follow-up short to Pixar’s summertime feature release “Luca”. You can watch “Ciao Alberto” now on Disney+. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with director McKenna Harris and producer Matt DeMartini. ——————————————– 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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