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‘Transformers One’ Movie Review

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“Transformers One” is my favorite animated film of 2024 so far. I don’t want to give away much of the story. What I will say is that it’s the origin story of these Transformers characters, including Optimus Prime (voiced by Chris Hemsworth) and Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry). They were initially friends. How do we get […]
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‘Transformers’ Box Office Recap

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When “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” opens on June 9th, there’s a lot on the line. It’s one of just three major theatrical releases for Paramount this summer, joining “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (July 12th) and animated “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (August 2nd). The modern day “Transformers” motion picture saga […]
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Guests: ‘Transformers: EarthSpark’ EPs Ant Ward & Dale Malinowski

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New CG animated series “Transformers: EarthSpark” premieres this Friday November 11th on Paramount+. (You can also watch the one-hour debut episode Friday at 4pm on Nickelodeon.) “EarthSpark” comes from EP Ant Ward and Co-EP Dale Malinowski. They spoke with me about how some legendary characters — and whole-hearted new ones — will excite franchise fans […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Transformers: BotBots’ Q&A

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Say hello to the BotBots! The first-ever Transformers animated *comedy* series “Transformers: BotBots” is on Netflix. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with executive producers and showrunners Kevin Burke and Chris “Doc” Wyatt. ————————————————- 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 […]
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Guest: ‘Transformers: War for Cybertron – SIEGE’ Composer Alexander Bornstein

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Alexander Bornstein is the composer of the new Netflix special animated series ‘Transformers: War for Cybertron’. The first six episodes (‘SIEGE’) debut Thursday July 30th. Bornstein is also one of the composers on The CW series ‘Supernatural’. He discusses both projects, along with his vast career in the music and entertainment industries. ———————————————– LCJ Q&A […]
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A Personal ‘Transformers’ Screening Story

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With the release of “Transformers: The Last Knight”, the fifth installment in the series, I thought I’d reflect on the night I saw the third chapter, 2011’s “Dark of the Moon”: I was in Chicago taping segments for the late Roger Ebert’s “Ebert Presents At the Movies” revival on PBS. I had already met Roger […]
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‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Review

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I never thought it was possible for the fifth “Transformers” movie to actually be the worst of the franchise, especially considering 2009’s 2nd installment, “Revenge of the Fallen” was such a disaster. Director Michael Bay began this series 10 years ago with a fun, cool coming-of-age story of a teen and his relationships with cars […]
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‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Movie Review

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Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. (PARAMOUNT) The “Transformers” franchise began with 2007’s “Transformers”. It was followed-up with “Revenge of the Fallen” in 2009 […]
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‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Review

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Director Michael Bay, best known for his big-budget explosion extravaganzas, and more recently, for storming-off a convention stage because his teleprompter wasn’t working, is rebooting his most famous franchise. “Transformers: Age of Extinction” is the fourth installment in the Hasbro toy robot series, though this title would have been more appropriate to describe the series […]
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