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‘Crazy Talented Asians JR.’ Live-Streaming May 2
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The Los Angeles-based East West Players, the nation’s first professional Asian American theatre organization, is teaming up with musician AJ Rafael and production company iStage Entertainment for “Crazy Talented Asians, JR Edition.” The event is proudly sponsored by WB Pictures.
CTA JR. will kick off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and will feature young performers Ella Jay Basco (“Birds of Prey”), Nayah Damasen (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Lucian Perez (“Wonder Woman 1984”), Delphine Huang (“Mulan” 2020), Leela Ladnier (“Mira, Royal Detective”) and more.
This will be the 10th edition of “Crazy Talented Asians,” which Rafael started after being inspired by the box office hit “Crazy Rich Asians.” The live show started at the Rockwell Table & Stage before partnering with East West Players to bring it to The David Henry Huang Theatre. With the pandemic stopping all live shows the past y
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2.5 stars
Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Lucian Perez, Lilly Aspell, Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen
Rating: PG-13, for fantasy violence
Available via: HBO MAX
By Derrick Bang
The sophomore curse has struck again.
At 151 minutes, director Patty Jenkins’ second shot at the Amazing Amazon overstays its welcome by at least a half-hour. The script by Jenkins, Geoff Johns and Dave Callaham hasn’t anywhere near the depth to sustain such length.
On top of which, while Pedro Pascal may be a pop-culture sensation as The Mandalorian, he makes a truly terrible primary villain here. His Maxwell Lord is a burlesque Trumpian megalomaniac: absolutely not worth Wonder Woman’s time (or ours).