‘Escape from Mogadishu’ Review: North and South Korean Diplomats Join Forces in an Exciting Account of a Real-Life Somali Incident

second elimination night, the judges pared down the competition, selecting seven acts to move forward to the semifinals, and sending five acts packing. The Golden Buzzer-winning Northwell Nurse Choir sailed through, along with mystical mentalist Peter Antoniou, 9-year-old opera singer Victory Brinker, 16-year-old self-taught aerialist Aidan Bryant and comedian Josh Blue.

“Skinship” by Yoon Choi (Alfred A. Knopf)With fine attention to detail, Yoon Choi’s fictional debut “Skinship” welcomes readers into the lives of immigrant and first-generation Korean Americans.The collection of short stories examines characters of various circumstances.

EXCLUSIVE: Riceboy Sleeps, the latest film from director, writer and actor Anthony Shim, has started production in and around Vancouver.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThree local movies took the top positions at the South Korean box office over the weekend for the first time this year. The chart was headed by “Hostage Missing Celebrity,” which earned close to $4 million.Produced by Filmmaker R&K and distributed by Next Entertainment World, “Hostage” is a comedy-action movie starring the enduringly-popular, rubber-faced Hwang Jung-min.

Korean box office hit Escape From Mogadishu has arrived in U.S. cinemas, and it’s gripping stuff. Propelled by a naturally cinematic true story, the thriller blends action with humor and heart to crowd-pleasing effect. Well Go USA handles domestic while the Lotte release recently topped $20M in its home market.

Korean Soul belted out their own version of the Aerosmith classic “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” during Tuesday’s “America’s Got Talent” quarterfinals.

Marta Balaga Danish filmmaker Mads Brügger, who won a Sundance best director award for “Cold Case Hammarskjöld,” expected a bigger fallout following the release of his latest film, “The Mole: Undercover in North Korea,” he admitted during his CineLink Talk at Sarajevo Film Festival.His documentary, focusing on two men embarking on a mission to expose the secrets of the Korean Friendship Association (KFA) and its Spanish president, is shown at the festival in the Dealing with the Past section,

Scottish Parliament in May, insists The Stand Comedy Club - which has branches in Edinburgh and Glasgow - won't hire him because he's "anti-woke". The famous club was co-founded by current SNP MP Tommy Sheppard in 1995 and is a major venue at the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival, hosting dozens of famous names over the years.In response, The Stand said Kearse simply wasn't funny enough to get bookings.

JD Linville Lee Won-tae’s thriller “The Devil’s Deal” reveals how revenge can twist anyone into something else when political hopeful Jeon Hae-woong (Cho Jin-woong) breaks bad after a stolen election. Betrayal and murder punctuate the film, set in the economic skin game of early ’90s Busan.Debuting at Fantasia, “The Devil’s Deal” is produced by Seo Kang-ho and Billy Acumen.

Elton John has shared his rendition of BTS’ latest single ‘Permission to Dance’, which also references the singer.The song, which was co-written by Ed Sheeran, is the Korean group’s second English-language release of 2021 following May’s ‘Butter’.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Escape From Mogadishu” held on to its place at the top of the South Korean box office for the second weekend. It comfortably overcame the challenge from newly released “The Suicide Squad.”“Mogadishu” earned $4.26 million in its second weekend of release, down only 14% compared with its first session, in which it took $4.96 million.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean-made action film “Escape From Mogadishu” overcame new release “Jungle Cruise” and holdover “Boss Baby 2” to dominate the South Korean box office over the weekend.“Mogadishu,” directed by the consistently successful Ryoo Seung-wan, played on 1,688 screens nationwide and earned $4.93 million between Friday and Sunday.

Naman Ramachandran “The Masked Talent,” a new format from Korea’s MBC, creators of global hit “The Masked Singer,” is currently in production.Unlike the celebrity-driven “The Masked Singer” and spin-off “The Masked Dancer,” where the focus is on who is behind the mask, “The Masked Talent” is a non-celebrity masked audition format concentrating on singing skills and talents.