Today is the start of Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah and for the lucky attendees, that means snow, parties and most importantly, tons of movies to watch. […]
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Allen Evangelista Interferes With The Past In ‘Project Almanac’
Imagine discovering blueprints to build a time machine. What would you do? Gather your friends and attempt to build it? Use it to alter your past or future? In the […]
‘Big Hero 6’ Stirs Controversy in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Although Big Hero 6 hasn’t hit theaters in South Korea yet, the Disney animated film is already stirring online controversy for allegedly featuring images of the […]
Activists Threaten to Drop ‘The Interview’ in North Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A South Korean activist group led by a North Korean defector vowed on Tuesday to send Pyongyang a massive number of DVDs of […]
Bollywood’s Deepika Padukone Speaks Out on Her Struggle with Depression
If there weren’t enough reasons to love Deepika Padukone already, her candid piece with the Hindustan Times on her struggles with depression and anxiety solidifies her status as […]
From Disney to Broadway: Vanessa Hudgens Stars in Broadway Musical ‘Gigi’
Vanessa Hudgens will sing and dance her way into the hearts of viewers once again. But this time, it won’t be a high school musical. Much to the excitement […]
‘Big Hero 6’ Animators Discuss Their Creative Process
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com It came as a surprise to many when Disney in 2013 announced plans to adapt Marvel’s Big Hero 6 into a 3D […]
Disney Artist Combines ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ With ‘Big Hero 6’
Big Hero 6‘s Baymax is easily one of the most beloved animated characters of 2014. What’s not to love about this personal healthcare provider? He’s big, huggable and […]
Korean Disney Animator Pays Tribute to Studio Ghibli
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Sang-jin Kim, the character design supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios, drew a Big Hero 6 and Totoro crossover piece that pays tribute to Hayao Miyazaki, […]
Ken Jeong Tells the Story of Notre Dame’s Asian ‘Rudy’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Doctors usually don’t stray too far from their area of expertise–unless you’re Ken Jeong, of course. The physician-turned-actor and comedian knows a […]
Top 5 Miyazaki Films For Those Who Have Only Seen ‘Spirited Away’
By now, you’ve probably heard of the legendary filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki and his award-winning animated film Spirited Away (2001). Some other Miyazaki fan-favorites that come to mind include My Neighbor […]
Netflix Says It Wants to Stream ‘The Interview’
by DAVID BAUDER, AP Television writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Netflix wants to make Sony’s The Interview available to its 53 million worldwide subscribers, the streaming service’s chief content […]
Katie Leung: From ‘Harry Potter’ to Breakthrough Brit
J.K. Rowling’s beloved Harry Potter series gained worldwide popularity since the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was released in 1997. Kids and adults of all […]
Get to Know Charles Rahi Chun of ‘The Interview’
by AMANDA WALUJONO Looking back at 2014, there was no movie quite like The Interview. A comedy about a fictional assassination attempt of North Korean’s current sitting leader Kim Jong […]
Get to Know Actress, Writer and Filmmaker Ayako Fujitani
When her latest film Man From Reno won the top prize at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival this summer, Ayako Fujitani was initially confused. “Dave [Boyle, the […]
