Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
The cyber attack against Sony over the release of "The Interview" has stirred a lot of debate about whether U.S. filmmakers went too far with their portrayal of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The North Korean government denounced the film as a "most blatant act of terrorism and war." But is this a case of the pot calling the kettle black?
Turns out North Korea has its own film industry and let's just say their portrayal of Americans is less than flattering.
Paul Fischer, a film producer and author of the upcoming book "A Kim Jong-Il Production," joins Take Two to discuss the mostly secret world of North Korean filmmaking.