Oscars invite Steven Yeun, Issa Rae, others to join Academy
July 1, 2021 GMTSteven Yeun, Nathan Lane, Issa Rae, Robert Pattinson, Janet Jackson, Leslie Odom Jr. and Laverne Cox are among the artists being invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The organization that puts on the Oscars said Thursday that 395 film industry professionals, 46% of whom are women and 39% from an underrepresented group, have been invited to join the 2021 class.
Youn Yuh-jung wins best supporting actress Academy Award
April 26, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Youn Yuh-jung, the feisty grandmom in “Minari,” captured more than her movie grandson's heart...
‘Minari’ actor is nonchalant about new fame outside S. Korea
March 12, 2021 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When Youn Yuh-jung was asked how she felt about being called the “Meryl Streep of South Korea" in a recent interview, she said she’s flattered by the comparison...
New York cinemas reopen, brightening outlook for theaters
March 6, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theaters in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months instead read messages like “Wear a mask” and “We’ll be back soon...
New this week: Billie Eilish, Billie Holiday and Superman
February 22, 2021 GMTHere’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week...
In ‘Minari,’ harvesting an American dream
February 22, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The riverbed, more than anything else, needed to be exactly right.
In Lee Isaac Chung’s Arkansas-set family drama, “ Minari ” could not be more personal. Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung based the film on his own childhood in the 1980s, when his Korean American parents moved to Arkansas to start a farm...Review: An essential portrait of a family in ‘Minari’
February 10, 2021 GMT
‘Minari,’ a Korean immigrant drama, breaks out at Sundance
January 28, 2020 GMTPARK CITY, Utah (AP) — After the premiere of “Minari” at the Sundance Film Festival, while many in the audience were still drying their eyes, director Lee Isaac Chung quoted the fauthor Willa Cather to explain how he had come to write a film based on his childhood, when his Korean family moved to rural Arkansas...