Tag: Awkwafina

  • Expats: Find out When and Where To Watch Expats on Prime Video

    Back in 2019, Lulu Wang blew audiences away with her second feature film, The Farewell. Originally premiering at the Sundance International Film Festival, this family comedy-drama gained award buzz and gave Awkwafina her best role so far as the young Chinese-American woman named Billi who not only learns that her beloved grandmother is dying but…

  • Illumination’s ‘Migration’ Flies to View Conference for Italian Premiere

    Illumination’s ‘Migration’ Flies to View Conference for Italian Premiere

    The Italian premiere of Illumination and Universal Pictures’ upcoming animated feature “Migration” rounds out the lineup for this year’s View Conference in Turin, Italy. The conference, which brings together top industry professionals, thought leaders and enthusiasts to celebrate the latest achievements in animation, VFX and games, runs from Oct. 15 through Oct. 20.“Migration” director Benjamin…

  • ‘Quiz Lady’ Review: Awkwafina and Sandra Oh Are Siblings in Trouble in Lightly Amusing Hulu Comedy

    ‘Quiz Lady’ Review: Awkwafina and Sandra Oh Are Siblings in Trouble in Lightly Amusing Hulu Comedy

    The 17-year gap between Awkwafina and Sandra Oh doesn’t do much to hinder their believability as siblings in the straight-down-the-middle comedy “Quiz Lady,” in part because that was never the point. The against-type casting wants to be appreciated for subverting the obvious placement, an inside joke opened to all viewers familiar with Oh’s résumé of…

  • ‘Quiz Lady’ – Release Date, Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know So Far

    ‘Quiz Lady’ – Release Date, Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know So Far

    Game shows have been a consistent fixture in reality television programming since the inception of TV broadcasting. Across the wide variety of game shows, general or specialized trivia has often been the foundation of competition that contestants try their luck in. The simple enough premise has always engaged audiences and posed the possibility of being…

  • Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Finds Its Lead

    Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Finds Its Lead

    Marvel has found its next superhero.The studio announced that Simu Liu has been tapped to star in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” during its Hall H presentation at Comic Con, joining already announced cast member Awkwafina. Veteran actor Tony Leung has also joined the film as The Mandarin, an uber-villain introduced in…