The Miscweant: Interviews

The guardians of "Guardians"

jstrike — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:00:47 -0800

The powerhouse team behind DreamWorks latest feature "The Rise of the Guardians" gather in New York City to describe their creative collaboration.

Unearthing the truth about "Paranorman" with Chris Butler and Sam Fell

jstrike — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:32:05 -0700

Joe Strike dives beneath the rotting flesh of Laika's new film "Paranorman" and uncovers some surprising facts about Chris Butler and Sam Fell's 3D stop-motion zombie romp.

Bernard Derriman and Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me

jstrike — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:14:28 -0800

Well, I finally got to speak to Bernard Derriman. Speak as in actually talk to him, as opposed to our Email ‘conversation’ back in 2005 when I wrote about animated music videos and his now justly famous Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me. Our paths crossed again when I wrote about Fox’s new Sunday night cartoon Allen Gregory. Derriman directed two out of the show’s seven initial episodes; if the series gets renewed (which all depends on how much America takes an arrogant pipsqueak to their hearts) he’ll be doing more of them. At the moment he’s busy with Fox’s other Sunday night backup toon Bob’s Burgers.

Interview with La Luna Director Enrico Casarosa

jstrike — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:00:32 -0700

The year-plus early teaser trailer is a given for spectacular genre movies nowadays… but how about the full release of an entire movie – an animated Pixar film at that – some ten months before its official premiere? In this case however, the Pixar film in question runs all of seven minutes and is set to accompany the summer 2012 release of Brave, Pixar’s next full-length feature. It’s called La Luna, and it’s the story of a boy, his dad, granddad… and their peculiar relationship with the celestial body of the title.

From Disney to Ground Zero and Beyond - The Ron Barbagallo Interview

jstrike — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:26:20 -0800

Once upon a time animation art wasn't worth the celluloid it was painted on. Art that would now be worth tens of thousands of dollars was washed or thrown away – and what was saved often handled thoughtlessly or just forgotten about. Things have changed since then, changed a lot. People now realize that animation art is exactly that - a thing of beauty in its own right, and a cultural heritage to be cherished and preserved. Preservation is where Ron Barbagallo comes into the picture.

Disney’s A Goofy Movie (or at least part of it) lives – Live!

jstrike — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:39:52 -0700

Disney’s 1995 backup animated feature A Goofy Movie – and one of its songs in particular – struck a chord with a generation of school kids who are now in college. Fan videos and mash-ups are nothing new, but one student took it a step – or two – further…

New Road Runner & Coyote Shorts from Warner: The Matt O’Callaghan Interview

jstrike — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:40:11 -0700

When Warner Bros. asked Matt O’Callaghan to return their yin-and-yang, would-be predator and hoped-for prey pair Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, to the big screen – only in CGI-shape and 3D-depth, O’Callaghan took a deep breath and delivered the goods – and fortunately for all involved with the production, without once resorting to Acme technology…

Manhattan Magic: Jerry Bruckheimer’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Comes to Town

jstrike — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:37:48 -0700

No marching brooms, cartoon mice, dragons or robotic tentacles: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Alfred Molina star in Jerry Bruckheimer’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

Drawing to a Close: The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!

jstrike — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:36:42 -0700

Coprophilia, necrophilia, aroused onscreen genitalia, an endless supply of “fuck”s, “shit”s and language even less polite; it must be The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!

The “Ugly” Truth: An Interview with Ugly Americans' Devin Clark

jstrike — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:16:37 -0700

Trying to get an adult animated series onto cable? You might want to learn how Devin Clark, creator of Comedy Central’s new series Ugly Americans went about it.