The Partnership: Steven Yeun & Lee Isaac Chung Chart Their Own Course With ‘Minari,’ Examining Korean Immigrant Family’s Pursuit Of The American Dream

Clayton Davis The New York Film Critics Online have announced their winners for the best films and performances of the year, with “Minari” from A24 topping the best picture category.

Lee Isaac Chung’s family drama Minari is named after a Korean herb that “comes in the pockets of immigrants, dies in the first year, thrives in the second, purifies the water and the soil around it.” There couldn’t be a more perfect analogy for this story about the American Dream.

Jon Burlingame When composer Emile Mosseri and director Lee Isaac Chung began talking about the music for “Minari,” Chung’s reminiscence about his Korean family’s struggle to succeed at farming in Arkansas, they decided what the score shouldn’t be: overtly Korean or American in style.“No twangy guitars or harmonicas,” says Mosseri of the A24 film, which had an Oscar-qualifying run last month and will get a wider rollout starting Feb. 12.

Spike Lee says his wife Tonya Lewis Lee deserves “all the credit” for bringing up their two children. The 63-year-old filmmaker heaped praise on his “beautiful” spouse for raising Satchel, 26, and Jackson, 24, while he was often away making movies.

Spike Lee is paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman.

EXCLUSIVE: ABC has put in development Kim’s Spa, a semi-autobiographical multi-camera comedy from Peter Kim (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Mad TV alum Bobby Lee, both of whom star, The McCarthys creator Brian Gallivan and CBS Studios.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean distributor Pancinema has set a March release for “Minari,” the acclaimed Korean-language film by Lee Isaac Chung.

Guy Lodge Film CriticAs a cinematographer, if you spend the bulk of your career shooting classy big-budget productions for Hollywood heavyweights, it’s conceivable that you might occasionally get a B-movie hankering: Even gourmet chefs crave the sloppy pleasures of a Big Mac now and then. Janusz Kaminski gets the urge rarely, it seems, but when it strikes, he takes to the director’s chair.

LOS ANGELES -- Spike Lee’s daughter and son have been chosen as the Golden Globe ambassadors to assist with the awards ceremony.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Tuesday morning that Satchel and Jackson Lee will assume the ambassador roles for the 78th annual Golden Globes Awards in February.Satchel and Jackson are the first siblings of color to hold the position.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterParis-based family entertainment company Cyber Group Studios has named former NBCUniversal exec Karen K. Miller as the president and CEO of its American division, Cyber Group Studios USA, with Merritt D.

Nearly a week may have passed since the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, but January 6, 2020 will go down in history as a dark day for Americans.

Clayton Davis Lee Daniels’ “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” is the next enigma in this awards season and could prove to be one of the more divisive entries.

Also Read: Ilana Glazer Pregnancy Film 'False Positive' Nabbed by HuluThough it was originally meant to be a theatrical release from Paramount, Hulu has officially acquired the U.S. rights to the film and dropped the first trailer Monday ahead of the film’s release on February 26.Day is making her feature film acting debut in “The United States vs.

The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun has spoken about the micro-aggressions he faced as an Asian-American actor at the start of his career.The star, who is set to appear in the hotly-tipped Minari later this year, recalled an uncomfortable experience at his first-ever audition.During an appearance on Variety’s Award Circuit podcast, Yeun shared a story from his first-ever audition, which was for a show called Awesome ‘80s Prom.

Numerous Americans including politicians and Hollywood figures called for President Trump’s removal from office, citing impeachment or the 25th amendment, as his supporters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.