Listen to The Mid Week in Review (MWIR) @BTalk 100 WED 8pm EST: Sony Layoffs; Netflix' Anime Chops; Oscar Issac is Moon Knight; Blood of Zeus, Adele SNL Nontroversy & More!

 

Hey, AFROnerdists!  Let's just dive on in.  Listen to a new installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review, commonly heard on the BTalk 100 platform (download the app at your Google Play store pronto!) this Wednesday at 8pm eastern.  The topics du jour are: more post COVID-19 woes-Sony Pictures announced layoffs in their marketing and distribution sectors;  perhaps due to Netflix experiencing a healthy amount of viewership for anime on their platform, they are expanding their supply of Asian animated IPs through a quartet of deals in Korea and Japan; was superstar singer, Adele breaking character during an African sex tourism sketch really about SNL still being funny (or not) even to guest performers or some humor based on racial stereotypes are just off limits in this current PC culture?;     

the very talented Oscar Isaac (Star Wars franchise, Ex Machina) appears to be tapped to portray Moon Knight in Marvel's upcoming Disney+ streaming series; and in more Moon Knight news, Marvel continues to honor their commitment to diversity and cultural sensitivity by enlisting Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab (Cairo 678, Clash) to assist in bringing the superhero (whose powers derive from the Egyptian moon god, Khonshu) to life;  Dburt finally got around to viewing Netflix' Vampires vs The Bronx and was surprised that he actually liked what he saw, especially the historic horror film "garnishes"; and the streaming wars continue to compete for our eyeballs with the Netflix release of George Clooney's sci-fi trailer, The Midnight Sky:

And if time permits, more Star Trek: Discovery, Javicia Leslie (God Friended Me) as Batwoman and Idris Elba is The Concrete Cowboy talk!   

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Sunday's Grindhouse Airs 6pm EST- @BTalk 100-Topics: MCU Blade Info; Vogue's Diversity Push; Bond to Streaming?; Cable Execs Get A Clue; Warrior Talk; Rambo Makes it to Mortal Kombat

 

It's that time again, people. Grab a ticket and and get on board for yet another fiery, fun, fact finding mission courtesy of Afronerd Radio's The Grindhouse airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern. Join your "invincible" AFROnerdist broadcasters as they unravel the following mysteries:  it appears someone is taking heed to Dburt's musings about the MCU Blade reboot needing black writers but we assumed it  was for a film versus a Disney + series; and the esteemed actor, Mahershala Ali has some thoughts about the film and the iconic Wesley Snipes interpretation of the character;  and in more MCU/Marvel  news, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings wrapped filming and now the only hurdle is when can we see the film and where? (a movie theater?);  Vogue"s EIC, Anna Wintour is receiving criticism post her magazine's September diversity issue for being "too little, too late";

and in more will they go to streaming news-the oft delayed James Bond sequel, No Time to Die might be looking to go the online direction.....or not;  a recent CNBC piece posits that cable media executives now might be realizing that their "bread and butter" TV platforms are on the decline; Dburt is digging the Bruce Lee inspired Warrior Cinemax series but can we see a season 3 on the horizon?;  yet another legendary pop culture figure makes it to Ed Boon's Mortal Kombat 11.....Rambo along with Sylvester Stallone's vocal contribution..amazing:

      

And lastly, there's the equally amazing WW2 animated project entitled, The Liberator coming to Netflix on Veteran's Day:

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Topics: Grindhouse Leftovers; Lovecraft Finale; #BlameBlackMen trends on Twitter; AMC Private Rentals? Miles Morales Audition Tape; GN Sales Up-The Mid Week in Review Airs WED, 8pm @BTalk100

In James Brown (or Prince lingo), let's hit to TWO times!  Another straight with no chaser show description for this Wednesday's Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review broadcast airing 8pm eastern. Listen to the latest musings from your favorite AFROnerdist broadcasters waxing about these following issues: per usual we will touch on what was left on the metaphysical kitchen table during Sunday's Grindhouse show;  sharing our thoughts about Lovecraft S1 and last weekend's last episode; maybe even more about Star Trek: Discovery S3 and our perceptions of Vulcan enculturated human lead character, Michael Burnam; #BlameBlackMen trends on twitter as a response to Atlantic writer, Jemele Hill asserting that "Black Men Just Want Better Access to Patriarchy" and she gets critiqued for it in a way not predicted;  first the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain starts "private viewing talks and now out of desperation, AMC is also looking at $99 private rentals....what gives?;  Social media and internet news sites are scrambling to decipher the validity of a Miles Morales audition tape;  Maybe Disney should take a look at a few Miles Brown episodes of Black-ish....were just saying: 

It what seems to be under of oxymoronic circumstances (the pandemic and all), graphic novel sales are up 42% in North American bookstores this quarter;  oh now you want to "reorganize too, CBS? (after Disney did it first);  politics aside...how many politicians can you guess will flock to play video games on Twitch like AOC? ; hopefully we'll be able to talk about Kelly Marie Tran's (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Monsterland) animated trailer for Raya and The last Dragon after it airs on WED;  

Meet Raya, voiced by Kelly Marie Tran. New trailer tomorrow. #DisneyRaya pic.twitter.com/eymsTEbM4j

— Disney Animation (@DisneyAnimation) October 20, 2020

And lastly, VP Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris gets the comic book treatment via TidalWave publishing!  Call in LIVE at 508-645-0100.

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Topics: Ice Cube's Politics; Maslany Not She Hulk?; Black Widow to Disney+ After all? Die Hard is Back (For real?); Is Xochitl Gomez America Chavez? DC Future State-The Grindhouse Airs SUN, 6pm EST

We're diving straight into the issues-no filler.  You know the spiel....check out our latest episode of Afronerd Radio's The Grindhouse broadcast-airing Sundays at 6pm eastern.  Join your "actually ready for primetime" AFROnerdists as they decipher the following issues: veteran West Coast hip hop artists/actor/producer, Ice Cube is fending off "sellout" criticisms for allegedly working with the Trump administration on a black empowerment program; after all the hoopla over actor, Tatiana Maslany getting the Disney+ She-Hulk gig, now she is claiming that it was just a rumor (sure!); a Disney investor is letting it be known that he thinks Marvel's delayed Black Widow film should bypass theaters to go straight to VOD; is the recently released Bruce Willis Die Hard is Back trailer really marking the action legend's return to the franchise or is it a ploy to sell widgets?;  rumor has it that The Baby-Sitters Club actress, Xochitl Gomez might be portraying Young Avengers' America Chavez in the forthcoming Doctor Strange sequel;  hmm.....so there's beef between the "POC" and TOS Charmed casts? Let's discuss;  is DC comics upcoming Future State story arc the comic publisher's foray into putting a diversity spin on their legacy characters?;  it seems that corporations still don't understand how urban culture works, hence the change of sneakers worn by Miles Morales in the upcoming eponymously titled video game is causing a stir on the internets;

And lastly, Dburt discovers Amazon's Black Box movie and the question remains, why isn't this Welcome to the Blumhouse streaming film or its director, Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour better known?  Call in LIVE at 508-645-0100. 

 

Oh and least we forget notable actor/producer, Michael B. Jordan appears to be connected to a possible Static Shock film....who would've thought?

 

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The Mid Week So Soon? Mid Week in Review (MWIR) @BTalk100, WED 8pm EST; Call LIVE #508-645-0100; Soul & Coming To America 2 Sent to Streaming?; Grindhouse Continued!; NYCC '20

Don't sleep on yet ANOTHER fun, factual and fiery sonic mission from the Afronerd Radio machine airing this Wednesday at 8pm eastern. Thanks to the good folks at BTalk100, the Mid Week in Review with its famed AFROnerdists, will analyze the following topics:  Pixar's highly anticipated animated black culture centered film, Soul is moving to Disney+ to the chagrin of theater owners; and in likeminded fashion, the 30 year plus sequel to Eddie Murphy's Coming to America is also going to a streaming platform via Amazon;  we left a number of topics on the barbecue grill per Sunday's Grindhouse podcast, so let's see if we can play "catch up"; Dburt had a conniption just at the thought of #WAP rapper, Megan the Stallion penning a NY Times op-ed piece entitled, Why I Speak Up for Black Women; expectations for Star Trek: Discovery S3-i.e. a time jump including a new character called "Book,"; our impressions on the S2 ending of Amazon's The Boys as well as predictions for the greenlighted S3;  thoughts about the return of Watchmen's Rorschach (sort of) courtesy of  writer, Tom King for DC's Black Label imprint......oh and what happened to Doomsday Clock's black Rorschach, Reggie Long?;  Hmmm....latest reports assert that the markets are reacting favorably to Disney's corporate reorganization proposals.... so what is entertainment and media behemoth actually doing? ;  The Mary Sue highlights a new Native American superhero introduced during NYCC '20's virtual convention. The Z-Hawk comic book honors the legacy of 3-year old Zaadii Tozhon Tso who was tragically killed by a distracted driver in 2015.  Lastly, Mary Sue continued to shed light on Native American creatives in honor of this week's Indigenous Peoples' Day (as a counter narrative to the Columbus Day holiday) by acknowledging 5 talented and noteworthy Indigenous creators and activists on the "come up."  Call in LIVE at 508-645-0100.

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New Grindhouse Broadcast Airs this SUN 6pm EST: Vampires vs The BX; Eddie Van Halen Passes; NYCC '20 @Home Starts; Warrior S2 & HBO Max Move; Future of Black Panther; The Batman in '22

 

We're back folks! Sorry for the preemption but it just gives us more to talk about!  Listen to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's The Grindhouse show airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern. Your persistent  AFROnerdist broadcasters will unpack the following issues:  thoughts about Netflix's new urban horror comedy film, Vampires vs The Bronx; Is it the spiritual successor to John Boyega's Attack the Block?; 80s rock legend and guitar virtuoso, Eddie Van Halen, succumbs to throat cancer at 65; legendary graphic novelist, Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta) in a recent Deadline interview stated that superhero movies have "blighted culture" and that these selfsame films were "infantilizing the population"; actor, Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) in a recent Twitter post, gave righteous rage toward a casting agency looking for a certain Asian phenotype;  NYCC (@Home like July's San Diego virtual convention is afoot;    

Cinemax' second season of the Bruce Lee inspired Warrior series has started; it is up for speculation if there will be more seasons to follow, although it is supposed to be moving to the HBO Max streaming platform; more proposals/options for the future of the Black Panther franchise are hitting the cyberwebs post Chadwick Boseman's death; Hollywood films (like The Batman) continue to be postponed for later (hopefully post COVID-19) dates; ATL's finest, hip hop artist/entrepreneur, Killer Mike launches his own digital banking platform, Greenwood Bank; a teaser trailer of Robert Kirkman's Invincible-the  comic to Amazon animated translation made it to the internets this weekend;

why are players leaving the new Marvel's Avengers video game after only a month of it's initial release?;  it seems Disney plus has conceded to fan requests to organize Marvel movies in accordance to their commensurate phases and timelines....interesting; Also, non-MCU movies are being rebranded as Marvel Legacy Movies; in yet more Marvel news, Peter Parker gets yet another goateed mentor in Doctor Strange for Spiderman 3; Variety is reporting that Marvel and DC will be flooding theaters with product in '21 and '22....hopefully; And lastly, legendary director, Spike Lee in a recent Variety piece had some thoughts about Chadwick Boseman, President Trump and POC "saving" NYC in a COVID world.  Call in LIVE at 508-645-0100.

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