Crazy Rich Asians Intro for November 5, 2018 Dear Gossips, The Hollywood Film Awards happened last night and, as I always say about the Hollywood Film Awards, they’re about as prestigious as the MTV Movie Awards, which is to say not all that prestigious, and the recipients are chosen ahead of time, and determined in cooperation with By Lainey • Nov 05, 2018 08:38 am
Equality Issues Intro for October 9, 2018 Dear Gossips, Welcome back to those of you in Canada returning from Thanksgiving weekend. Let’s start today by acknowledging two women in entertainment who were the highlights in what could have been a total bummer weekend for women. Awkwafina hosted Saturday Night Live, the first Asian woman to host By Lainey • Oct 09, 2018 09:01 am
Girlcrushes Awkwafina’s big weekend Last night, Awkwafina became the first Asian American actress to host a North American awards show. She was amazing. She had a great time. She had a great time being, as Shonda Rhimes would say, an FOD (First Only Different). And how many of us would be able to be By Lainey • Aug 27, 2018 02:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Crazy Rich Asians review As the first predominately Asian film Hollywood has produced since The Joy Luck Club twenty-five years ago, Crazy Rich Asians has many eyes on it for many reasons, and it has the unenviable task of being everything to everybody. Adapted by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim from Kevin Kwan’s By Sarah • Aug 14, 2018 04:21 pm
Maple Leaf Intro for July 27, 2018 Dear Gossips, It was announced yesterday that Awkwafina will host the 2018 IHEART RADIO MMVAS on August 26. This is an annual tradition here in Toronto that goes down in a parking lot in the heart of the city, with fans taking over an entire city block, getting as close By Lainey • Jul 27, 2018 09:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ocean’s 8 is sparkling rosé on a hot day That is to say, it’s delicious and indulgent and something to luxuriate in: a treat. Do you want to have a good time? A good time shall be had. Do you want to ogle outrageous wardrobes and gowns? Ogle you will. Are you here for a cast of talented By Sarah • Jun 08, 2018 10:41 am
Music Awkwafina summer and Annie’s new stylist Of the eight members of Ocean’s 8, Awkwafina aka Nora Lum, is the one who, you could say, is new to this. As she told The Guardian last year, “There are definitely people who are confused that I was cast – I was confused. They are a group of idols. By Lainey • Jun 06, 2018 12:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews “The Most Anticipated Wedding of the Year” This post is not about that royal wedding. It’s about another wedding. And I don’t mean Princess Eugenie. It’s the “most anticipated wedding of the year” – and I missed it when I was buried in wedding week. What? Only a new trailer for Crazy Rich Asians!?!? You By Lainey • May 23, 2018 01:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ocean’s 8 (minus 2) at CinemaCon Warner Bros decided to bring in the big names for their CinemaCon presentation in Vegas yesterday. So here are Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, and Anne Hathaway on stage during the Ocean’s 8 part of the event to introduce a new clip, which has yet By Lainey • Apr 25, 2018 11:22 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Crazy Rich Asians at CinemaCon It happened! As I was hoping for last week, Crazy Rich Asians was part of the Warner Bros presentation yesterday at CinemaCon in Vegas. This is evidently why the trailer was delayed until this week, so they could start building momentum for the movie – and it’s working. CRA has By Lainey • Apr 25, 2018 10:10 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Crazy Rich Asians promises lavish romantic drama The trailer for Crazy Rich Asians has FINALLY dropped and OH MY GOD, how much have we missed movies like this? Romantic, funny, SOAPY DRAMA, lavish settings, cars, clothes. I feel like movies like this died with the recession a decade ago, and we’re only just coming back to By Sarah • Apr 23, 2018 01:33 pm
Nora Lum Intro for May 24, 2017 Dear Gossips, Bad Rap is a documentary that’s available now on VOD about four East Asian American rappers that, according to the director, Salima Koroma, is “a film about what it means to be an outcast, what it means to love something so much, but be told you can& By Lainey • May 24, 2017 09:27 am
Movie Reviews and Previews “F-cky F-ck” and Kitty Pong! All kinds of Crazy Rich Asians casting updates! Awkwafina, who just wrapped on Oceans 8, will play Goh Peik Lin, Rachel’s best friend. Rachel, of course, is Constance Wu. Goh Peik Lin lives in Singapore. She and her family sort of give Rachel all the inside baseball on the By Lainey • Apr 26, 2017 04:40 pm
