Peacock’s new series “In the Know” has a lot of things I love: comedy, stop-motion animation, and interviewing. All six episodes debut Thursday January 25th. The show’s creator, EP, showrunner and star is “The Office” and “Silicon Valley” actor Zach Woods, who joins me for a fun and revealing LCJ Q&A Podcast episode. Since the […]
Priit Tender is the director of Oscars Animated Short Film shortlist finalist ‘Dog Apartment’. Here’s our Animation Scoop Q&A about the stop-motion short. ————————— 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 […]
“Save Ralph”, from The Humane Society, is one of the 15 finalists for the 2023 Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Stop-motion animator Andy Gent (who collaborated with Wes Anderson on “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “Isle of Dogs”) joins me for this “Save Ralph” Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his […]
This is my Animation Scoop Q&A with the directors and producer of stop-motion animated feature “Even Mice Belong in Heaven”, which is now available on VOD and Digital. ———————————————- 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 […]
“The Boxtrolls” is the latest stop-motion animation film distributed by Focus Features and brought to life by Laika, the makers of “Coraline” and “ParaNorman”. Both of those movies were nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, and I’ll be very surprised if “The Boxtrolls” isn’t on the ballot this year. What, on the surface, appears […]