Guests: ‘Agent Elvis’ EPs Mike Arnold & John Eddie
After years in development, Sony Pictures Animation and Titmouse’s new adult action comedy series “Agent Elvis” finally debuts this Friday March 17th on Netflix. Matthew McConaughey voices secret agent Elvis Presley in a fun, high-energy, unpredictable show that celebrates The King… and has Presley family approval. Showrunner, head writer and EP Mike Arnold and co-showrunner, […]
Guest: ‘Vivo’ Director Kirk DeMicco
Kirk DeMicco received an Oscar nomination in 2014 with his co-director Chris Sanders for DreamWorks “The Croods”. Now DeMicco is the director of Sony Pictures Animation’s first-ever musical “Vivo”, which debuts this Friday August 6th on Netflix. DeMicco discusses working with songwriter and lead voice actor Lin-Manuel Miranda and the power of music in animation. […]
Guest: ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Director Mike Rianda
Mike Rianda is the director of Sony’s new animated movie “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”, which debuts this Friday April 30th on Netflix. Rianda, who also voices Aaron in the film, discusses the significance of the title, working with Oscar winner Olivia Colman, incorporating Furbys and more! —————————————– LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy […]
Oscar ‘Love’ for Sony Animation Again?
In February, Sony Pictures Animation FINALLY won a Best Animated Feature Oscar for “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”. The studio has produced so many great films since 2006, from “Open Season”, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”, “Arthur Christmas” and “The Star” to the Academy Award nominated “Surf’s Up” and “The Pirates! Band of Misfits”. However, […]
‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ Review
If you’re looking for a family-friendly, end of summer treat, “The Angry Birds Movie 2” is your best bet. Sony Pictures Animation sequel to their 2016 hit (based on the mobile game phenomenon) is even more free-spirited and fun than the original. After saving his fellow birds from the “evil” green pigs, Red (once again […]
Ranking the Sony Animation Movies
Whenever a new animated movie from Pixar or DreamWorks is released, entertainment outlets jump at the chance to rank all of their movies. With the release of “The Emoji Movie” this weekend, Sony Pictures Animation is now up to 17 movies (13 theatrical, 4 direct-to-DVD) – just one fewer than Pixar. So I decided to […]
Guest: ‘Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania’ Director Henry Yu
Wax your boards and be ready to duck as the sequel to ‘Surf’s Up’ comes to dvd. Director Henry Yu talks about the fun and challenges in bringing together “Surf’s Up” and the WWE. The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. Jackson interviews […]
‘Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania’ Review
Nearly 10 years after Sony Pictures Animation released their Oscar-nominated penguin surfing mockumentary “Surf’s Up”, the studio has returned to Pen Gu Island – and brought some of the biggest WWE superstars with them – for the entertaining direct-to-DVD sequel, “Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania”. The opening few minutes recap the climactic events of the original […]
Animation Scoop – ‘Surf’s Up 2’ Director Henry Yu Q&A
Henry Yu, director of Sony Pictures Animation’s “Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania” discusses working with WWE superstars John Cena and Vince McMahon on the animated sports comedy sequel. Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. To date, Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews […]
