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 »
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Animation can be difficult to adapt. So difficult that I’ve grown to dislike all western live-action adaptations of anime.
A nice new piece of the Jujutsu Kaisen story while everyone waits for the new anime season.
Properties featured: Waffles + Mochi’s Holiday Feast, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, True Story, Selling Sunset, Hawkeye, F is For Family, School of Chocolate, Super Crooks
Properties featured: 9-1-1, Marvel’s Hit-Monkey, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, The Curse of Von Dutch, Star Trek: Discovery, The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star, Cowboy Bebop, The Great, The Wheel of Time, Blown Away: Christmas, The Mind, Explained
James Bond is called out of retirement to help save the world—and his ex-love—in a fast-paced, action-packed spectacle that closes out Craig’s tenure as the world’s most famous secret agent.
What you’ve always wanted: Anime Star Wars.
Properties feeatured: 9-1-1, Ordinary Joe, New Amsterdam, Star Wars: Visions, Dear White People, The Wonder Years, Chicago Med, Fire, & P.D., A Million Little Things, Doom Patrol, Midnight Mass, The Great British Baking Show, The Rookie
Today on idobi’s News Flashes, we have the VMAs performance lineup, news on a new comedy show to commerate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and we question some of Facebook’s newest ventures.