Film Critic/Entertainment Reporter Lights Camera Jackson interviews the biggest live-action and animation content creators and performers from movies, TV and streaming.
Episodes
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Eureka! comes from the minds of creators Niamh Sharkey and Norton Virgien. This new animated series, about an ambitious, genius child inventor, her family and human (and animal) friends, premieres Wednesday June 22nd at 7:30pm on Disney Junior, with new episodes also available on Disney+. Eureka! is packed with positivity, creativity and imagination, thanks to Sharkey and Virgien.
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Emmy-winning choreographer Peggy Holmes has transitioned to animation in recent years, directing one Little Mermaid and two Tinker Bell films for Disney. Her latest feature is Luck, from Skydance Animation, premiering August 5th on AppleTV+. Holmes previews Luck and recalls her work on an iconic scene with Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys.
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Hamish Steele is the creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park, a new animated comedy horror series premiering this Thursday June 16th on Netflix. The show is based on his popular DeadEndia graphic novels, about two teens who work at a terrifyingly exciting amusement park. The charming and talented Steele shares what makes Dead End a scary good time.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Chris Williams won an Academy Award for directing Disney's 2014 animated feature Big Hero 6. After about a quarter century at the studio, he left for Netflix. Williams' epic new movie The Sea Beast, about the quest of a monster hunter crew and a special little girl, debuts on Netflix July 8th. I've screened the first 40 minutes so far. Williams previews what families and action/adventure film fans can expect.
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
Deadpool and Terminator: Dark Fate director Tim Miller also produced 2004 animated short Gopher Broke (which earned him an Oscar nomination) and the two Sonic the Hedgehog films. Jennifer Yuh Nelson earned an Academy Award nomination for directing Kung Fu Panda 2. She also co-directed 2016’s Kung Fu Panda 3. The two team-up for the new third volume of Love, Death + Robots episodes, which you can now watch on Netflix. Miller (series creator) and Yuh Nelson (supervising director) discuss working with each other, the global talent involved, and what the show’s awards and fan attention means to them.
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Four years ago I interviewed Brandon Sawyer, who was executive producing the first Boss Baby spinoff series Back in Business. Now he returns as EP of the new, follow-up series The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, debuting this Thursday May 19th on Netflix. Sawyer shares what drew him BACK to the iconic DreamWorks character and what he loves about this cast and crew.
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Akiva Schaffer makes-up one third of the popular Lonely Island trio. He's also the director of Disney's new live-action/animated feature combo Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers, which premieres this Friday May 20th on Disney+. Turns out Chip and Dale were *actors* on the popular late '80s/early '90s Rescue Rangers series. 30 years later, they reunite in a much different Hollywoodland, with a missing friend's case to solve. Schaffer discusses this wild and ambitious new movie.
Saturday May 14, 2022
Saturday May 14, 2022
It's a special 3rd Anniversary episode of the "Back To You Podcast"! Find out what the stars and makers of "Back To You" have been up to over the past year, as well as details on their upcoming major projects. Plus, I share some personal stories and play a few new interview clips all about "BTY".