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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
“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 […]
“Nona” is a new Pixar animated short on Disney+ Sept. 17. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with director Louis Gonzales and producer Courtney Casper Kent. —————————- 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 […]
“Twenty Something” is a new hand-drawn Pixar short debuting Friday September 10th on Disney+. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with “Twenty Something” director Aphton Corbin. ———————————— 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 […]
The third Friday in June once again belongs to the release of a Pixar movie. However, it won’t be your typical, gigantic, 4,000-theater release. Only one cinema in North America will play “Luca” starting Friday: Disney’s famous El Capitan Theatre. If you’re not in Hollywood, you’ll have to watch the film at home on Disney+. […]
Pixar’s new feature “Luca” debuts this Friday June 18th on Disney+ and on the big screen at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Oscar nominated director Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and producer Andrea Warren (“Cars 3”) discuss the casting, story challenges and most heartfelt moments of “Luca”. ———————————— LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy […]
Director Enrico Casarosa, producer Andrea Warren and effects supervisor Jon Reisch preview their upcoming Disney/Pixar feature “Luca” 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 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether […]