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LCJ Q&A Podcast

Film Critic/Entertainment Reporter Lights Camera Jackson interviews the biggest live-action and animation content creators and performers from movies, TV and streaming.

tv & film film interviews

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13:45

Guest: 'Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie' Director Ryan...

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2025/09/22

A popular DreamWorks Animation series is coming to the big screen. Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie opens in theaters nationwide this Friday September 26th. Director Ryan Crego shares highlights of making the charming and ambitious live-action/CG feature, which is one of the fall movie season's major family events.

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13:52

Guest: 'Haunted Hotel' Creator Matt Roller

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2025/09/09

Creator Matt Roller welcomes you to "Haunted Hotel", starring Will Forte and executive produced by Dan Harmon. The adult animated series that makes the most of ghosts (with laughs and scares) premieres Friday September 19th on Netflix.

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12:21

Guest: 'Dr. Seuss's Red Fish Blue Fish', 'Horton!'...

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2025/09/05

Dr. Seuss: an iconic author and iconic brand when it comes to film and television. Three new animated programs are coming to Netflix this fall — Red Fish Blue Fish (Sept. 8), Horton! (Oct. 6) and The Sneetches (Nov. 3). Two-time Emmy winning executive producer Dustin Ferrer (Peg+Cat) discusses all of them.

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15:02

Guest: 'Weather Hunters' EP Dete Meserve

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2025/09/03

Dete Meserve is the executive producer of highly anticipated new PBS Kids animated series "Weather Hunters", starring Al Roker. It premieres this Monday September 8th. Meserve and I discuss the show — and the lasting impact of the 2012 Richard Linklater film "Bernie", which she produced. The forecast is: Fun!

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24:23

Guests: 'Light of the World' Directors John J....

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2025/08/27

Directors John J. Schafer and Tom Bancroft present the new hand-drawn animated feature Light of the World, which opens in theaters on September 5th (John's birthday). They hope audiences, especially families, respond well to their portrayal of the story of Christ, successfully made outside the major studio system.

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17:14

Guests: 'Shape Island' Creators Mac Barnett and Jon...

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2025/08/25

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen are the creators and EPs of "Shape Island", the Emmy-winning and Annie Awards nominated stop-motion animation family comedy series. It returns for Season 2 this Friday Aug. 29 on AppleTV+.

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07:23

Guests: 'Fixed' stars Adam Devine, Beck Bennett and...

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2025/08/13

Director Genndy Tartakovsky's longtime passion project, the raunchy R-rated, Sony Pictures Animation comedy "Fixed", is finally here. You can check it out now on Netflix. But first... here's a fun new conversation with three of its voice actors — Adam Devine, Beck Bennett and River Gallo.

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09:55

Guests: 'Marvel's Iron Man and His Awesome Friends'...

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2025/08/04

Sean Coyle and James Eason-Garcia discuss the characters, visuals and inspirations of new animated series "Marvel's Iron Man and His Awesome Friends", premiering Monday August 11th on Disney Jr. and Tuesday August 12th on Disney+.

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12:41

Guest: 'Sketch' Director Seth Worley

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2025/07/30

Seth Worley is the director of the new adventure dramedy "Sketch", in theaters nationwide on Wednesday August 6th. Worley discusses the origins of the story, working with star Tony Hale, and the film's unique animated characters.

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11:09

Guest: 'Tim Rex in Space' Series Director Sam Dransfield

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2025/07/28

Join me and Sam Dransfield for a 'Dinogalactic' conversation as we discuss his new Nickelodeon animated family series "Tim Rex in Space", premiering Monday Aug. 4.

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09:40

Guests: 'The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball' EPs...

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2025/07/21

Get ready for the start of 40 new wild adventures on "The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball", from executive producers Ben Bocquelet, Erik Fountain and Matt Layzell. It premieres next Monday July 28th on Hulu.

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14:56

Guest: 'Smurfs' Director Chris Miller

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2025/07/18

Academy Award nominee Chris Miller appeared on Episode #2 of The LCJ Q&A Podcast in 2011 for the release of his DreamWorks feature Puss in Boots. He returns to the animation director's chair for Paramount's Smurfs, which is now playing in theaters nationwide. Just a few hours after I saw the film, we reconnected for a conversation about how working on this adventure 'blue' him away.

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16:07

Guest: 'The Fixer' star Marcus Lemonis

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2025/07/17

For many years he was "The Profit" on CNBC. Now Marcus Lemonis headlines the new reality series "The Fixer", premiering Friday July 18th at 8pm on FOX and next day on Hulu. Lemonis discusses both programs, along with some game shows he's been a part of, and what goes into making great television.

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11:21

Guests: 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+' EP Rob LaDuca and...

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2025/07/14

The door is back open! New series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ premieres next Monday July 21st on Disney Jr. and Tuesday July 22nd on Disney+. Emmy-winning executive producer Rob LaDuca and co-producer and story editor Kim Duran share insights on additions to this iconic location and crafting adventures for a new generation of fans.

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12:57

Guests: 'KPop Demon Hunters' Directors Maggie Kang...

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2025/06/18

Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans are the directors of Sony Pictures Animation's "KPop Demon Hunters". Learn all about the energetic action and music filled feature, which premieres this Friday June 20th on Netflix.

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12:28

Guest: 'Into the Wonderwoods' Co-Director Vincent...

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2025/06/16

Academy Award nominee Vincent Paronnaud is the co-director of the charming new animated feature "Into the Wonderwoods", available on VOD and Digital starting Tuesday June 24th. It's about a 10-year-old boy named Angelo who has quite the adventure. Paronnaud shares what's at the heart of this story and reflects on making 2007's "Persepolis".

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07:58

Guests: 'Wylde Pak' Creators Paul Watling & Kyle...

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2025/06/03

Nickelodeon is premiering a new animated adventure comedy this Friday June 6th at 7:30pm. It's Wylde Pak. Creators Paul Watling and Kyle Marshall and executive producer Seonna Hong share how this summer series about half-siblings Jack and Lily will delight families.

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21:59

Guests: The Creators and Cast of 'Phineas and Ferb'

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2025/05/28

The highly anticipated new season of 'Phineas and Ferb' premieres Thursday June 5 on Disney Channel and Friday June 6 on Disney+. Here to talk all about it are creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh, as well as cast members Ashley Tisdale, Caroline Rhea, Vincent Martella, David Errigo Jr. and Alyson Stoner.

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14:09

Guests: 'Lulu Is A Rhinoceros' Creators Jason and...

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2025/05/23

"Lulu Is A Rhinoceros" is a new AppleTV+ animated special premiering Friday May 30th. It's about Lulu (voiced by "Moana"'s Auli'i Cravalho) — a dog who sees herself as a rhinoceros and wants to share kindness and the value of self-worth with others in her community. This is adapted from a 2018 book by father-daughter duo Jason and Allison Flom, who are creators and EPs on the special. Allison also serves as head writer and lyricist for the songs.

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12:54

Guest: 'Love, Death + Robots' '400 Boys' Director...

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2025/05/12

Robert Valley is an Academy Award nominee for short "Pear Cider and Cigarettes", an Annie winner for the "Tron: Uprising" animated series and an Emmy winner for his work on popular program "Love, Death + Robots". He returns to "LD+R" with a new short for Vol. 4 called "400 Boys". It stars John Boyega and premieres this Thursday May 15th on Netflix.

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