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Anne Hathaway: Set Secret, Family Halloween & The Witches
By Kelli Gillespie
. Oh the irony! Anne Hathaway stars as the child-hating, Grand High Witch in Roald Dahl’s The Witches and she was secretly pregnant while filming! We talked with her about how it mentally affected her performance. Plus this is a full transformation, from the make-up and costume, to wire work and even an accent… a…
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Kristin Chenoweth: Working From Home For “The Witches”
By Kelli Gillespie
From Risen Cover Girl (which at the time was for voicing a mouse too, in The Star!) to Animated Mouse in Roald Dahl’s The Witches. We all know, and love, Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda the GOOD Witch in Broadway’s Wicked, so we were thrilled to see she was not a child-hating witch in the Robert…
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Glen Keane: Oscar Winning Animator’s Directorial Debut
By Kelli Gillespie
An incredible research trip to China, the people, and decades of experience as an animator led to Over the Moon being the perfect feature for Glen Keane to direct. He even hand drew a sequence for the film. Over the Moon is now streaming on Netflix
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Embracing Change: Comedians Ken Jeong & Margaret Cho
By Kelli Gillespie
. He says Over the Moon is one of his favorite projects he’s ever been a part of… which speaks very highly for the animated film based on Chinese folklore. Ken Jeong gets deep about embracing change during this world pandemic and fellow comedian Margaret Cho talks about adapting since she can’t do standup because of…
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Phillipa Soo & Kimiko Glenn: Culture and Current Need for “Over the Moon”
By Kelli Gillespie
. From Hamilton to Over the Moon movie, Phillipa Soo has been part of projects that reintroduce history and culture in a new way… we continued that conversation and talked with Kimiko Glenn why it’s the perfect time for this animated feature that streams Friday on Netflix.
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Cathy Ang: Chinese Folklore, Singing and STEM
By Kelli Gillespie
. Cathy Ang went into record a track to help filmmakers with their animation and instead wound up landing herself the lead role of Fei Fei in Pearl Studios and Netflix new film Over the Moon. The movie follows a bright young girl who builds a rocket ship to the moon to prove the existence…
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PGA Pro Chuck Courtney: Future Legends
By Shanna Schwarze
Writer: Shanna Schwarze * Reporter: Kimberly King * Video/Edit: Michael Wunderle . The Future Legends scholarship fund started out in an unusual way- after a successful retirement party for San Diego golf pro, Chuck Courtney. The PGA Tour pro was honored by the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club for his accomplishments as the winner of…
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Meet the Zero Waste Family!
By Kelli Gillespie
Recycling. Composting. Going Green. Zero Waste? The road to being an environmentally conscious family can seem daunting and overwhelming. How can you do it? What if you can only do a little bit? Is it even possible? That’s where Fredrika Syren and her family come in; they’ve mastered the tips and tricks for living more…
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