How Daniel Dae Kim’s ‘Butterfly’ bridges Korean and American culture

How Daniel Dae Kim’s ‘Butterfly’ bridges Korean and American culture

β€œButterfly” is actor and producer Daniel Dae Kim’s love letter to Korea and America. Launching Wednesday, Prime Video’s South Korea-set spy thriller follows David Jung (Kim), a former U.S. intelligence operative who comes out of hiding to reunite with his daughter Rebecca (Reina Hardesty), a deadly agent who grew up believing he was dead. β€œIt’s…

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How ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix pulled off Episode 2 school scenes

How ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix pulled off Episode 2 school scenes

It’s a good thing that β€œAdolescence” and β€œThe Studio” aren’t competing head to head for boldly filming every episode as one continuous shot: It’d be like comparing apples to oranges. The Netflix limited series and Apple TV+ half-hour series are both favored to win Creative Arts Emmys for cinematography. But while Apple TV+’s Hollywood satire…

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β€˜Alien: Earth’: Noah Hawley’s inspiration, USCSS Nostromo Easter eggs

β€˜Alien: Earth’: Noah Hawley’s inspiration, USCSS Nostromo Easter eggs

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> An inside look at the Maginot spacecraft in FX’s β€œAlien: Earth.” (Patrick Brown / FX) For those wondering if they’ll recognize this β€œPeter Pan”-influenced bit of the β€œAlien” universe, well, one of the first choices Hawley had to make was environmental. β€œAre we doing retro-futurism? Are we doing the the cathode ray tube…

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