LCJ Q&A Podcast

In 2018, legendary Disney animator Glen Keane won an Academy Award with the late Kobe Bryant for their animated short film "Dear Basketball". Now Keane makes his feature film directorial debut with the animated musical adventure "Over the Moon", which debuts Friday on Netflix. And it could send him to the Oscars yet again. Keane discusses Kobe, COVID and "OTM" on this special LCJ Q&A Podcast episode.

Get ready to set sail! Nickelodeon's newest animated series "Santiago of the Seas" premieres this Friday October 9th at 12:30pm. Creator Niki Lopez previews what you can expect from the swashbuckling show, including the great debut episode.

A new chapter of the "Jurassic" era is born with the debut of animated series "Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous" this Friday September 18th on Netflix. Five-time Emmy-nominated executive producer and showrunner Scott Kreamer talks Dinos, upcoming live-action movie "Dominion" and getting the Steven Spielberg seal of approval.

The fantastic new "Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe" debuts this Friday August 28th on Disney+. "P&F" Creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh serve as executive producers. They talk all about the new film and the legacy of the series on this special LCJ Q&A Podcast episode.

Ben Hoffman is the creator of the new adult animated sports comedy series 'Hoops', premiering this Friday August 21st on Netflix. But it wasn't initially intended to be an animated show. Hoffman shares his thoughts on that, his lifelong love of basketball and which NBA players he wants to guest star on future seasons.

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.

Over the past several years, I've been following the saga of "Animal Crackers", a new all-star animated film that's finally being released this Friday July 24th. In this fascinating conversation, directors Tony Bancroft and Scott Christian Sava discuss making the fun feature, assembling the tremendous cast, asking for special permission from the band Queen... and how Netflix came-in for the distribution save.

WBAI-FM New York City film critic, fellow Critics Choice Association member and '2 Fast 2 Films' co-host Mike Sargent joins me on this final episode of the 'Cinema Stories' Podcast. We share our favorite indoor movie theater experiences, as well as our thoughts and predictions on how studios will release films in the near-future... and more!

Film critic, journalist and avid movie fan Rick Marshall has been a Contributing Editor for DigitalTrends.com for the past decade. He joins me on this episode of the 'Cinema Stories' Podcast to talk mind-blowing movie experiences, crazy screenings we've attended together, and if he plans on heading back to indoor theaters when they re-open.

On this 4th episode of the special podcast series I'm joined by Amy Biancolli, arts writer for the Albany Times Union and 20-year film critic, with reviews published in Hearst Newspapers across the United States. Amy and I share 'Cinema Stories' of attending screenings together and our thoughts on what the film critic profession entails and the current state of the moviegoing experience.