Jackson Murphy

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Jackson Murphy is an Emmy-winning film critic, content producer, and author, who has also served as Animation Scoop reporter since 2016. He is the creator of the website Lights-Camera-Jackson.com, and has made numerous appearances on television and radio over the past 20 years.

Articles By Jackson Murphy

Warner Bros.

The LEGO DC franchise continues with the new film, LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters, which is available on DVD this week. I recently caught-up with the cast and crew to learn what still makes this iconic character so fascinating to play with. Director Matt Peters is excited for audiences to experience this story. “This time […]

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Almost 13 years to the day after airing its final episode, “Invader Zim” has returned with a new film “Enter the Florpus!”, now on Netflix. The rivalry between 12-year-old human boy Dib and Irken alien Zim is in full force once again. Zim has returned to Earth looking to take over the planet, while Dib […]

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Netflix

Nearly 23 years after its final episode, the gang from Rocko’s Modern Life is back in a brand new special, Static Cling, premiering this Friday, August 9th on Netflix. Show creator Joe Murray also returns to bring us an updated installment. Static Cling sees wallaby Rocko, steer Heffer and turtle Filbert travel from outer space […]

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Sony Pictures Animation’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is The Angry Birds Movie 2, the sequel to the 2016 hit – based on the phenomenon mobile game franchise. Director Thurop Van Orman (creator of TV’s “Flapjack”) and producer John Cohen (“Despicable Me”) are excited for audiences to return to Bird Island and […]

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Events

Mouse House legends recently gathered for a San Diego Comic-Con panel celebrating banner anniversaries of some all-time Disney animated classics. Moderator Leslie Combemale of ASIFA-Hollywood welcomed five animators who created some of the most popular characters in animation history. They told fascinating stories about crafting their beloved animated films. Before Floyd Norman worked on 1959’s […]

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