It’s safe to say that director Sean Wang is having an incredible year, despite the fact we’re only two months into it. It’s not everyday that you would receive two of the biggest news of your life all within a week.
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When Disney+’s Korean drama Moving finished filming in 2021, director In-je Park did not have many expectations on the audience’s perception towards the series. He just really wanted to make something original that he’s never done before.
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Emily Hampshire plays Mary in the comedy thriller, Self Reliance. The new movie, starring and directed by Jake Johnson, is currently streaming on Hulu.
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Wrapping up our coverage of Marvel Studios’ newest series Echo, here’s three interviews I conducted with cast members Devery Jacobs (Bonnie) and Chaske Spencer (Henry), director Sydney Freeland, and executive producer Richie Palmer.
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Marvel Studios has heard the complaints from everyone post-Endgame, and has decided to create a dedicated banner specifically for one-off character stories: Marvel Spotlight. Like the comics that inspired the moniker, these shows will focus on telling stories about single characters that can be easily decoupled from the grander arcs of narrative building within the MCU. And the first series to be released under the Marvel Spotlight banner is Echo.
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The question looms over every Marvel Studios release these days: “Is it a game-changer?” Does this latest show/movie/sequel change the formula, or rekindle the magic or… accomplish anything? Marvel’s new series Echo certainly serves as a frame-changer, centering a Native American character who also happens to be deaf and an amputee.
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It was a pleasure to talk with Alaqua Cox about Marvel’s Echo, premiering January 9 on Disney+ and Hulu, with assistance by an ASL interpreter. We’ll be sharing more from the Echo press event over the coming week.
Continue reading “‘Echo’ Star Alaqua Cox on Motherhood and Deaf Representation in the MCU”
Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, and Brittany Adebumola star as Nella, Hazel, and Malaika in The Other Black Girl, which is based on Zakiya Dalila Harris’ best-selling novel. All episodes of season one are currently streaming on Hulu.
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On a brisk Thursday night on Wilshire Boulevard, Petersen Automotive Museum’s uppermost floor became center stage as the outdoor, rooftop red carpet (green, in this case) unfolded beneath clear skies in anticipation of Hulu’s upcoming screenings of Drive with Swizz Beatz.
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In November 2021, Hawkeye debuted as a lovely Christmas present to fans. It continued the adventures of everyone’s favorite archer Avenger, introduced the world to Kate Bishop, gave closure to Yelena Belova, brought back the Kingpin, and introduced a formidable new villain in Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox). Now Maya is back, in her very own series: Echo!
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Alyson Hannigan is part of the Dancing With The Stars celebrity cast for season 32! She is partnered with professional dancer Sasha Farber. You can watch new episodes live on Tuesdays at 8 PM ET on ABC as well as Disney+, and stream on Hulu.
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In honor of 20th Century Studios’ Quiz Lady, which premieres exclusively on Hulu this week, It’s Boba Time has teamed up with Quiz Lady, to promote the movie as well as win a chance for free boba!
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When director Jessica Yu came aboard Quiz Lady, Sandra Oh and Awkwafina were already committed to playing their characters, Jenny and Anne, respectively. Jenny is the oldest self-absorbed sister who didn’t exactly have her life together, while Anne was the stable, introverted younger sister who routinely watched her favorite quiz show with her dog Mr. Linguini every night. While one may expect Oh to portray the conservative, quiet one against Awkwafina’s louder-than-life previous roles, the typecasting of the actors have been reversed.
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While some may recognize the Space Race defined the competition between two Cold War rivals — America and the former Soviet Union, National Geographic Documentary Films’ The Space Race, from co-directors Lisa Cortés and Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, weaves together the stories of Black astronauts seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars. Now a new featurette takes a look at one of those early Black astronauts who eventually paved the way for the future for those like him.
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While at the Only Murders in the Building: Backstage at the Goosebury Experience in New York, I had the opportunity to speak with Rich Murray, who is the show’s set decorator for seasons one, two, and three.
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Brian Duffield wrote, directed, and produced the new sci-fi psychological thriller, No One Will Save You. The movie is officially streaming, exclusively on Hulu, and this interview will contain spoilers.
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Fans of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building will soon have the chance to be immersed in this season’s Broadway theater murder mystery thanks to the Backstage at the Goosebury Event. The New York located experience will take you into the space where season three was actually filmed!
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The poster for the upcoming comedy Quiz Lady, starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh, has finally dropped. It was first announced in June of last year that Oh and Awkwafina have teamed up as a sister duo.
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Jesse Garcia stars as Richard Montañez in Flamin’ Hot, which is currently available on Hulu and Disney+. The simultaneous premiere is a historic first for an original film and it has also become Searchlight’s most-watched streaming motion picture of all time.
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The latest episode of Hulu’s How I Met Your Father, “Working Girls” — out tomorrow — has Sophie (Hilary Duff) and Ellen (Tien Tran) working on a project together; Sid (Suraj Sharma) visiting Hannah (Ashley Reyes) in LA; and, Charlie (Tom Ainsley) and Val (Francia Raisa) trying to prevent Jesse’s (Christopher Lowell) ill-fated psychic reading from coming true.
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It’s finally here! How I Met Your Father returns tonight with episode 12 “Not A Mamma Mia,” and we have an exclusive clip from the episode to share!
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Alycia Debnam-Carey and Josh Bonzie star as Emily and Clive in Saint X, which is an eight-episode series adapted from Alexis Schaitkin’s novel. The first three episodes are now streaming on Hulu. New episodes will be released weekly.
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Hulu has released the trailer for its upcoming psychological horror film Clock, “the story of a woman who enrolls in a clinical trial to try and fix her seemingly broken biological clock after friends, family, and society pressures her to have children.” The film stars Dianna Agron (Glee), Melora Hardin (The Office), Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven), and Jay Ali (Daredevil).
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