by GRACE KANG Avengers: Age of Ultron hulk-busted its way into theaters this last weekend, featuring old favorites and new additions to both its cast and their superhero gear. […]
Category: Movies
First Look at Lana Condor As X-Men’s Jubilee
We couldn’t contain our excitement last month when X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer revealed that newcomer Lana Condor would be playing the teenage mutant, Jubilee. Although Jubilee was a popular […]
[VIDEO] Mark Ruffalo Says, “I’m Moving to Korea” After Meeting Avid Korean Fans
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo recently appeared on the talk show Live! With Kelly and Michael and recalled his trip to South Korea, joking that […]
[VIDEO] Lee Byung-hun and Diddy Star in ‘Rush Hour 4, Face Off 2’
What happens when you combine movies Rush Hour and Face Off to create the ultimate cult comedy sequel? Be FUNNY Studios decided to find out and released a parody trailer titled, […]
Brian Tee Cast as Shredder in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Brian Tee will play the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles villain Shredder in the next installment of producer Michael Bay’s reboot, Variety […]
‘The Princess Who Saved Herself’ Features a Fearless Multiracial Protagonist
Like many, childhood consisted of fairytales that all began with “Once upon a time.” There’s usually a princess who finds herself in trouble, gets saved by a prince, falls in love […]
Get Inspired by ‘Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Showrunner Maurissa Tancharoen Whedon
According to Maurissa Tancharoen Whedon, a life in the “business” was almost inescapable. Growing up in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, she started dancing nearly as soon as […]
Second Round with ‘Ktown Cowboys’
Pictured above: Ktown Cowboys’Â director Daniel Park (left) and actor-writer Danny Cho. (Photo by Mike Lee) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com If you need a crash course in navigating […]
Director Li Lu Wants to Show that Asian Americans Can Make Any Kind of Film
The Los Angeles Asian Film Festival kicked off Thursday night, and one of the films that is world premiering over the next week is Li Lu’s first feature […]
Korean American Filmmaker Grace Lee’s Documentary Wins Peabody Award
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Korean American filmmaker Grace Lee’s documentary, American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, has been named as one of the winners of the 74th annual Peabody Awards. […]
Wong Fu Debuts First Feature Film ‘Everything Before Us’
In 2006, Wong Fu Productions released a comical YouTube short Yellow Fever, which became their very first viral video. Now, nearly a decade later, Wong Fu Productions has expanded […]
Win Tickets to See ‘Twinsters’ and ‘Ktown Cowboys’ at LAAPFF 2015
The 31st annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) is kicking off tomorrow, and KoreAm Journal is giving away tickets for the West Coast premieres of Twinsters and Ktown […]
Studio Ghibli Releases ‘When Marnie Was There’ U.S. Trailer
Late last year, Studio Ghibli released the long-awaited animated film, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. And if you thought you had to wait long before the next Studio Ghibli […]
Exclusive Interviews with the Director and Cast of ‘Seoul Searching’
Director: Benson Lee KoreAm’s February/March Cover Story: Benson Lee Goes Seoul Searching With Latest Indie Feature Cast Here are some exclusive interviews with the cast […]
Los Angeles Film Festival to Hold Gala Screening for ‘Seoul Searching’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Seoul Searching has been selected for the Los Angeles Film Festival‘s annual gala screening. Written and directed by Benson Lee, the coming-of-age indie film premiered to […]
