Guest: ‘Smurfs’ Director Chris Miller
Academy Award nominee Chris Miller appeared on Episode #2 of The LCJ Q&A Podcast in 2011 for the release of his DreamWorks feature “Puss in Boots”. He returns to the animation director’s chair for Paramount’s “Smurfs”, which is now playing in theaters nationwide. Just a few hours after I saw the film, we reconnected for […]
Guests: ‘The Smurfs’ Writers Peter Saisselin & Amy Serafin
Nickelodeon’s new CG “The Smurfs” series debuts with a sneak peek episode Monday September 6th at 12:30pm. Official series premiere is Friday September 10th at 7:30pm. Writers Peter Saisselin and Amy Serafin pick-up the ball after Sony’s trio of recent features and give these characters the chance to shine — and be themselves — for […]
Animation Scoop: ‘Smurfs’ Production Designer Noelle Triaureau Interview
In this LCJ Q&A, “Smurfs: The Lost Village” Production Designer Noelle Triaureau talks crafting multiple Smurf lands for their latest adventure – on DVD & Blu-Ray July 11. Follow @LCJReviews 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 nearly 1,000 […]
Guest: ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ Director Kelly Asbury
Kelly Asbury is bringing everyone’s favorite little blue creatures back with “Smurfs: The Lost Village”. Asbury talks about taking this iconic franchise back to its roots, working with Julia Roberts and “Cake Wars”. The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. Jackson interviews actors, […]
‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ Review
The Smurfs are back…again. Sony re-vitalized the beloved little blue creatures with a CGI/live-action hybrid in 2011, followed by a just-as-entertaining, but not as financially successful, 2013 sequel. Now comes an all-CG reboot – “Smurfs: The Lost Village”. It begins, interestingly, with a trip down memory lane: Papa Smurf (Mandy Patinkin, taking-over the voice work […]
Guest: ‘The Smurfs 2’ Director Raja Gosnell
“The Smurfs 2” director shares his thoughts on shooting in Paris, the late Jonathan Winters and much more. The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. Jackson interviews actors, directors, writers, producers, animators, TV hosts, comedians and other celebrities. They discuss their latest, past […]
