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Guest: ‘Young Love’ Creator Matthew A. Cherry

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Academy Award winner Matthew A. Cherry continues the “Hair Love” story as creator and executive producer of the new animated series “Young Love”. The first four episodes debut this Thursday September 21st on Max. Cherry talks about what these characters have meant to him and what he hopes they mean to millions of families. Since […]
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Guests: ‘Agent Elvis’ EPs Mike Arnold & John Eddie

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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, […]
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Guest: ‘Vivo’ Director Kirk DeMicco

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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. […]
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Guest: ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Director Mike Rianda

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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 […]
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Oscar ‘Love’ for Sony Animation Again?

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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, […]
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‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ Review

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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 […]
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Ranking the Sony Animation Movies

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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 […]
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Guest: ‘Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania’ Director Henry Yu

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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 […]
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‘Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania’ Review

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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 […]
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