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Category: Movies
Golden Nods
To get a sense of how far KAs have come in the entertainment industry, just glance at the list of nominees for the Hollywood Foreign Press’ Golden Globe awards. […]
Three Rivers likely canceled. What’s next for Daniel Henney?
It looks like CBS is (unintentional pun alert) pulling the plug on its heart transplant drama Three Rivers. Last week, a network spokesman told Reuters that the show was […]
Pop Quiz: This Year in KoreAm
UPDATE: Scroll to the end for the answers. Do you remember the movers, shakers and events of 2009? We’ll see about that. Give us your answers in the comments […]
Ken Jeong is Good For Us
Ken Jeong in The Hangover by Emil Guillermo If to be typically Asian is to be quiet, docile and conventional, then every now and then it may be worth […]
A Lens On Liberty
By Ellis Song Photograph by Eric Sueyoshi In 2007, a suburban county in Virginia was the site of a fierce battle over immigration. Those with deep roots in Prince […]
Unforgettable 2009: Daniel Henney and Sandra Oh introduce Ken Jeong
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXr6wH7-QC0[/youtube] Here’s one video from last weekend’s Unforgettable event, taken by our red carpet host, Janice Jann. Watch Three Rivers’ Daniel Henney and Grey’s Anatomy’s Sandra Oh introduce our […]
‘Clouds’ Make Way for Rain
Fans outside the Grauman Chinese Theatre at last Thursday’s Ninja Assassin premiere KoreAm‘s Sophia Kim filed this report, and Elizabeth Kim the photos above, from last Thursday’s Hollywood premiere […]
Paul H. Kim in 'Transylmania'
By Lola Pak “Transylmania,” which opens on Dec. 4, is a film about a group of college students that embark on their wildest, sexiest, most outrageous semester abroad ever […]
KoreAm's Unforgettable 2009
Last Saturday, the who’s who of the KA community came together at the Park Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles for KoreAm’s annual gala, Unforgettable. Celebrities and fans alike were […]
Rain in L.A.
Now that the east coast’s got their Rain fix, it’s time for the West Coast fans to show him what we’ve got. The U.S. Premiere of his new movie, […]
Hallyu hits Hollywood
Film producer Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment says that there now are more people of Korean descent working in Hollywood – from actors to writers to producers to set workers to talent managers – than any other Asian group.
A couple photos of Rain in Ninja Assassin
Gross and bloody: And all cleaned up: Much more to come on this film, which hits theaters on Nov. 25 and also features Sung Kang and Randall Duk Kim. […]
Will the real Grace Kim please stand up?
This is a guest post from Philip W. Chung, a writer and co-artistic director of Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. Lodestone’s final production, “Grace Kim & The Spiders From Mars,” runs […]
Final Curtain
Co-founders and co-artistic directors Chil Kong (left) and Philip W. Chung, photographed in Los Angeles. By Ellis Song It’s a bittersweet moment for the cast and crew of the […]
