Last year a report from USC brought to light that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up less than 6% of speaking roles in the entertainment industry and 4% of lead roles. The study looked at 13,000 popular films and found that of the 4% with AAPI leads, only 6 were women, 0 were women over 40, 0 were in the LGBTQ+ community, and 14 were Dwayne Johnson. The numbers for people behind the camera were incredibly low as well. Every year, for one month, we tell people in the AAPI community they are important. We tell them we want… Read more »
Today we talk about the life of Ray Liotta, Justin Timberlake selling his catalog, and the new Winnie the Pooh horror film. Ray Liotta Passes Away Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta has died at 67. He passed away in his sleep where he was staying in the Dominican Republic while shooting his new series Dangerous Waters. While Liotta has been an actor for a long time, he was still working hard and even has three unreleased movies coming out. Some of his biggest recent work was in Marriage Story. Along with Goodfellas, he’s known for movies like Field of Dreams and… Read more »
Properties featured: Prehistoric Planet, Somebody Feed Phil, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Stranger Things
Today we talk about the new She-Hulk trailer, Taylor Swift getting her doctorate from NYU, and Lizzo’s upcoming documentary. The New She-Hulk Trailer Just as Marvel fans are coming down from the Dr. Strange premiere, Disney+ dropped their new trailer for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. The trailer was originally shown at The Walt Disney Company’s 2022 Upfront presentation in New York, where they also said the show will start streaming on August 17th. Tatiana Maslany is taking on the role of Jennifer Walters who is part lawyer, part She-Hulk, while Mark Ruffalo will be back to continue his role as… Read more »
A Hollywood buddy cop movie with the power of The Disney Afternoon of the 1990s.
Today we talk about President Biden’s speech on the Buffalo shooting, Josh Gilbert leaving As I Lay Dying, and the possibility of Johnny Depp rejoining Pirates of the Caribbean. President Biden Speaks on the Buffalo Shooting On Saturday, in an act of terrorism, an 18-year-old white man shot and killed 10 Black people and injured 1 in Buffalo, New York, with two others having been injured. President and First Lady Biden visited Buffalo and this morning they addressed the country. The shooter released 180 pages on social media that outlined his motives and that he had been planning the attack… Read more »
A Cinderella story about the newest young King from Queens.
Properties featured: Candy, The Quest, The Lincoln Lawyer, Bling Empire, Sneakerella, Conversations with Friends
Today we talk about a possible Obi-Wan Kenobi cameo, celebrities speaking out about abortion, and Kim Kardashian’s potiental bad influence. Flea Joins The Force Could worlds be colliding? Of course we’ve been excited to see potential cameos for Obi-Wan Kenobi but we were not expecting this one. Rumor has it, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea will be joining the galaxy far far away. The role is unknown, as of now, but it will surely be exciting to find out. This isn’t the first time the bassist has taken on acting. He’s also appeared in Back to the Future II, The… Read more »
Geek Girl Riot is getting strange this week: We talk Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the new Avatar: The Way of Water trailer, before throwing it back to our chats about Spider-Man: No Way Home and WandaVision (to help you brush up on your MCU knowledge).
