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· Ines Shin
‘Everything Everywhere’ co-director asks fans to ‘cool it on aggression’ toward film critics
“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” co-director Daniel Kwan posted a series of tweets urging fans to “cool it on the aggression” toward film critics. “I know the end of year discourse on film twitter can be toxic af with all of the ‘Best of’ lists that come out, but this really…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ ‘Turning Red’ land Golden Globe nominations
A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” continues to dominate awards season with six Golden Globe nominations. The film’s nominations include a Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy nomination; a pair of Best Supporting nominations for Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan; a…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Squid Game’ star O Yeong-su indicted for sexual misconduct in Korea
“Squid Game” star O Yeong-su, 78, was indicted on sexual misconduct charges on Thursday and released without detention after he was accused of inappropriately touching a woman’s body in 2017. The woman, whose identity and personal details have not been released, filed a…
· Bryan Ke
‘Hallyu is sweeping the world’: President Moon mentions BTS, ‘Squid Game’ in March 1st Movement speech
South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivered his March First Independence Movement anniversary speech on Tuesday. The recent ceremony coincided with the opening of the National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government (KPG), a four-story museum that shows the KPG's struggle…
· Ryan General
‘Squid Game’ earns four historic Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations
“Squid Game” was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Awards’ (SAG) Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a TV Series. Cast member Lee Jung-jae was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Squid Game’ star O Yeong-su becomes the first actor from Korea to win a Golden Globe
“Squid Game” star O Yeong-su won Best Supporting Actor in Television at the 79th Golden Globe Awards. He made history by becoming the first Korean actor to take home a Golden Globe Award. Warning: The following contains spoilers for those who have not finished “Squid Game”…
· Michelle De Pacina
Awkwafina and Sandra Oh to star as sisters trying to pay off their mother’s gambling debts in comedy film
20th Century Studios have taken over Gloria Sanchez’s untitled sister comedy from Netflix, starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh. The sisters: Awkwafina and Oh will be playing estranged sisters who are forced to reunite and earn money together to pay off their mother’s gambling…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Squid Game,’ Lee Jung-jae, O Yeong-Su (Player 001) land Golden Globe nominations
“Squid Game” made history again as the first South Korean TV show to earn nominations at the Golden Globe Awards in its 78-year history. The nominations: Netflix’s top series of all time was recently nominated in three categories at the upcoming 2022 Golden Globe Awards.
· Sarah Yukiko
Artist Drue Kataoka is on a crusade against the ‘racist and sexist’ NFT space
In an interview with NextShark, Japanese American artist Drue Kataoka discusses her newest project, which aims to raise money for racial justice and fundamentally challenge the future of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). The images Kataoka shares range from unpleasant to disturbing.…
· Grace Kim
‘Crash Landing On You’ American remake in final development stage at Netflix
Several of the last decade’s most popular K-dramas are getting American remakes. But the recent announcement of one in particular, the 2019 hit “Crash Landing on You,” has left fans of the original show scratching their heads, bemused by an adaptation of a storyline that centers…
· Carl Samson
‘Nerd’, ‘bad driver’, ‘exotic woman’: More than a third of API characters in main roles embody a trope or stereotype, study finds
Asian and Pacific Islander (API) characters remain poorly represented in Hollywood, with even those in main roles still embodying tropes and stereotypes that reinforce discrimination, according to a new study. Key findings: The inaugural research, titled “I Am Not a Fetish or…
· Carl Samson
Meet Artist Drue Kataoka, the First Asian American Woman to Be the Face of Clubhouse
Clubhouse, the pioneering audio-focused social networking platform, has selected acclaimed artist, technologist and activist Drue Kataoka as its newest “icon.” This marks the eighth time the San Francisco-based company has chosen a face to represent its app, which has drawn 13…
· Bryan Ke
Chloé Zhao is First Woman of Color to Win Best Director, ‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Picture at Oscars
Director Chloé Zhao can now tick the Oscars box in her long list of history-making wins following the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday. The Beijing-born director, 39, became the first woman of color to win the best director award at the Oscars as well as the second woman to win the…
· Bryan Ke
Gemma Chan, Susie Lau Call Out British Newspaper for ‘Trivializing’ Prince Philip’s ‘Casual Racism’
Fashion blogger and journalist Susie Lau and “Crazy Rich Asians” star Gemma Chan have called out the Sunday Times for playing down the “casual racism” in its tribute article to the late Prince Philip, who died earlier this month at 99 years old. The Sunday Times published a…
· Ryan General
Chloé Zhao Becomes the First Woman of Color to Win the Top Directorial Award at DGA
Chloé Zhao made history once again after becoming the second woman and the first woman of color to win top honors at the 73rd annual Directors Guild Association Awards on Saturday night. The prestigious event did away with the award ceremony, usually held in Beverly Hills, with…
· Ryan General
Chloe Zhao Becomes the First Woman of Color to Be Nominated for Best Director
Chloé Zhao, 38, has just made history again by becoming the first woman of color to be nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards. The “Nomadland” filmmaker received the Best Director Oscar nomination alongside Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”), marking the first…
· Bryan Ke
Chloe Zhao Becomes First Asian Woman to Win Best Director at the Golden Globes for ‘Nomadland’
Chinese director Chloe Zhao has made history as the first Asian woman and the second female director to win for Best Director at the Golden Globes for the drama “Nomadland” on Sunday. Her historic 78th Annual Golden Globes Awards win was celebrated globally, including in China,…
· Ryan General
Golden Globe Nominated Chloe Zhao to Direct ‘Sci-fi Western’ Dracula Film
Filmmaker Chloe Zhao’s next project is a non-traditional take on a classic monster character. Different Dracula: Zhao has been tapped by Universal Pictures to helm a science-fiction western spin on the popular vampire character Dracula, The Hollywood Reporter revealed.
· Bryan Ke
Chloe Zhao Becomes First Chinese Female Director Nominated in the Golden Globes
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correctly report that Zhao is a Chinese filmmaker, not an Asian American. Chloe Zhao has made history as the first Chinese female director to land a nomination at the Golden Globes for her 2020 film “Nomadland.”
· Bryan Ke
Golden Globes Snubs ‘Minari’ Over Controversial Foreign Language Rule
Although “Minari” has received praise from critics, the Golden Globes placed the film under the foreign-language category due to a rule created by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). According to the HFPA, at least 50% of a film’s main language must be English for it…