TOP: Philip Ahn. ABOVE: With Anna May Wong in “Daughter of Shanghai” When we think of Korean American trailblazers in Hollywood today, we tend to think of on-screen pair […]
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Bong Joon-ho on ‘Mother’ and Filmmaking
Pictured above: Kim Hye-Ja in Mother. Photos courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. by JAEKI CHO Bong Joon-ho is known for synthesizing various genres to create films that critique both the […]
The Awkward SFIAAFF 2010 Diaries
The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (of which KoreAm is one of many awesome media sponsors) kicked off this past Thursday, and as Hyphen’s Film Editor, I […]
Monday Giveaway II: Ninja Assassin DVDs
Ninja Assassin, starring our man Rain, arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack tomorrow, March 16. The film, which also features several Korean American actors, including Rick Yune, Sung […]
Another KA cutie joins Twilight
BooBoo Stewart, who is Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Scottish and Blackfoot Native American, will join the Twilight cast for it’s third installment of the series: Eclipse. According to AllKPop, […]
SFIAAFF Ticket Giveaway!
A synopsis of the film from the SFIAAFF website: In the world of film director Ku Gyun-nam, the “hero” of Hong Sang-soo’s latest dissection of the modern-day man-boy, misery […]
KOFFLA's Opening Night
Photos by Ellis Song The opening night for the Korea Film Festival in Los Angeles, at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, kicked off with the film Le Grand Chef […]
Major Manhwa
Oh, you Twi-hards. You still have months before the third film installment is released (“Eclipse,” due out June 30). What to do? Get your fix with Twilight: The Graphic […]
Reality Bites
We know. Ever since “Survivor: Cook Islands” ended in 2006, you’ve been left with a Yul Kwon-sized hole in your heart. Get over it! There’s a good handful of […]
Korea gets 'Avatar' in 4D
If Avatar‘s 3D graphics didn’t blow you out of your seat, head to South Korea, where you can catch the sci-fi epic in 4D. 4D theaters at the multiplex […]
Robert Ebert reviews ‘The Chaser’ (and he LOVES it)
Na Hong-jin’s killer thriller “The Chaser” is currently playing in Chicago and Roger Ebert calls the film’s structure “relentless in maintaining suspense.” Writes Ebert: When I see a film […]
Koreans… IN 3D!!!
3D technology has become the new “it” thing amongst the technology and entertainment industry. And as Avatar fast approaches a new attendance record in South Korea, the motherland is […]
"Please Subscribe" Documentary Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhT_i_fFTDE[/youtube] Being as internet obsessed as I am, I can’t wait to see this. “Please Subscribe” is a feature-length documentary film exploring the impact of viral videos through the […]
The Real Shaolin Review
I had a chance to view Alexander Sebastien Lee’s The Real Shaolin this past weekend. The documentary follows four individuals, two westerners and two Chinese, as they struggle to […]
The Real Shaolin
Alexander Sebastien Lee’s documentary about four aspiring Shaolin kung fu warriors will be coming out tomorrow. Lee who was born and raised in Los Angeles by his Korean mother, […]
