by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Avengers are in South Korea! On Thursday, Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon and actors Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and […]
Category: Movies
Get Ready for Pakistan’s First Full-Length Feature Animated Film
In 2013, we said hello to 16-year-old Kamala Khan. More commonly known as Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan was Marvel’s very first Pakistani-American Muslim superhero. And if you were happy with […]
Short Film ‘The Water’ Deals with Fracking, Provides Opportunities for Asian American Actors
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Director Maritte Go quit acting due to the limited, “cardboard cutout” offerings available for Asian Americans. When she applied to become a Fellow with Project […]
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Stars Assemble for Press Conference
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Over the weekend, the director and cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron assembled for a press conference at Disney’s Main Theatre to discuss the […]
Korean Film Archive Adds 94 Rediscovered Korean Films to Collection
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com A Seoul-based nonprofit that functions as Korea’s film archive center announced this week the acquisition of 94 Korean films released between 1949 and 1981 that […]
North Korean Students Connect with ‘Harry Potter’ Characters
Pictured above: Suki Kim teaches the sons of North Korea’s most privileged families. (Photo courtesy of Suki Kim) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com When Suki Kim, the author […]
North Korean Defector Drops ‘The Interview’ in Pyongyang
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Although North Korean defector Lee Min-bok found the controversial Hollywood comedy The Interview to be vulgar and admitted that he could not watch the film […]
Top Stories of the Week: Live-Action Mulan and Lana Condor Casted As X-men’s Jubilee
1) Attention Boba Lovers: Here’s Our Top 5 Boba Cafes [READÂ HERE] 2) Disney is Making a Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Film […]
Asian Ladies Are Taking the Lead in Indie Films
Tired of the endless barrage of superhero movies and sequels? If you are lucky enough to have a local arthouse theater nearby, it may be worth going to check […]
Disney is Making a Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Film
As an Asian American woman who grew up in the 90’s, it almost feels cliche to say Mulan is my favorite Disney princess, but there’s no denying it. […]
LAAPFF Features Korean and Korean American Films
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The 31st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) will be showcasing a wide variety of indie films, documentaries and short films created […]
Documentary Explores the Effects of YouTube on the Asian American Community
When it comes to those lazy days off, I find myself falling into that YouTube spiral. I end up spending countless hours watching anything from Christine Gambito‘s latest vlog to […]
The Filharmonic Show Off Their Talent in ‘Pitch Perfect 2’
The six young men in The Filharmonic, an all-Filipino American a cappella group, are adorable. That is, if you’re into well-dressed, charming and funny guys who also happen to […]
Newcomer Lana Condor will Play Jubilee in ‘X-Men Apocalypse’
Yesterday, X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer posted a picture of actress Lana Condor on Instagram to announce she will play the character Jubilee in the upcoming film. In the […]
Korean American Filmmakers Win Awards at the 2015 White House Student Film Festival
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Two Korean American student filmmakers recently won awards at the 2015 White House Student Film Festival. This is the second year the White […]
