LCJ Q&A Podcast

Guests: ‘Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation’ EPs Chris and Shane Houghton

Chris and Shane Houghton celebrate six years of Big City Greens success for The Mouse House with a new feature-length film. Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation premieres this Thursday June 6th at 8pm on Disney Channel and is available on Disney+ starting this Friday June 7th. The Houghtons return to The LCJ Q&A Podcast to discuss how they landed on this story and the giant leap from 11 minutes to 80.

Guest: ‘Robot Dreams’ Director Pablo Berger

Pablo Berger won an Annie Award and was nominated for an Oscar this past awards season for his incredible feature Robot Dreams. NEON just kicked-off the film's official North American theatrical release in New York City, and it will continue to expand to more cities across the nation throughout the summer. Berger shares what Robot Dreams has meant to him and audiences around the world.

Guests: ‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ EPs & Showrunners Scott Kreamer and Aaron Hammersley

Get ready for more dino drama! New DreamWorks and Universal animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (premiering this Friday May 24th on Netflix) is the next chapter in a franchise that has delighted and terrified generations. Executive Producers and showrunners Scott Kreamer and Aaron Hammersley detail their latest Jurassic journey.

Guests: ‘The Garfield Movie’ director Mark Dindal and producer John Cohen

One of the most anticipated movies of 2024 for families and lasagna lovers is Sony’s CG feature The Garfield Movie. Following a successful start overseas, it opens in North America this Friday May 24th. Director Mark Dindal (of Chicken Little) and producer John Cohen (of The Angry Birds Movie) talk about the story, casting, marketing and more.

Guest: ‘IF’ Stunt Coordinator Mark Pettograsso

Stunt performer and longtime friend Mark Pettograsso has worked on some of the biggest movies, TV shows and commercials of the past 15+ years. As stunt coordinator on "IF" (in theaters now), he collaborated with director John Krasinski and worked closely with star Ryan Reynolds on some of the film's biggest and most challenging sequences. Pettograsso shares behind the scenes stories on "IF" and more in this in-depth interview.

Guests: ‘Thelma the Unicorn’ Directors Jared Hess and Lynn Wang

Starting this Friday May 17th on Netflix, you can enjoy the new animated music comedy feature Thelma the Unicorn, based on the books by The Bad Guys author Aaron Blabey. Joining me are directors Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite and Oscar nominated short Ninety-Five Senses) and Lynn Wang (Unikitty and Teen Titans Go!).

Summer 2024 Movie Preview with Jason Black

Oklahoma City film critic and fellow Critics Choice Association member Jason Black joins me as we preview Summer 2024 at the movies. What films are we most looking forward to seeing? Plus get the inside scoop from Jason on three major summer movies that were filmed in Oklahoma — "Twisters", "Reagan" and "Fancy Dance".

Guest: ‘Knuckles’ EP and 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' Director Jeff Fowler

Academy Award nominee Jeff Fowler is the director of the "Sonic the Hedgehog" film franchise, including "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" (which opens in December). He's also the executive producer of new six-episode spinoff series "Knuckles", premiering this Friday April 26th on Paramount+. Fowler talks about working with Idris Elba, bringing Jim Carrey out of retirement and being at the center of the "Sonic" saga.