News: HAN GONG-JU Named Best Film by Korean Film Reporters Association

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By Pierce Conran Lee Su-jin's Han Gong-ju has been named the Best Korean Film of 2014 by the Korean Film Reporters Association. The gro... Continue reading →

Busan 2014 Review: Strong Effects Play Second Fiddle to Patriotism in ROARING CURRENTS

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran When making films based on significant milestones ... Continue reading →

News: ROARING CURRENTS Becomes All-Time Most Successful Korean Film

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By Pierce Conran Just shy of midnight on Friday, August 15th, period blockbuster Roaring Currents surpassed Avatar (2009) to become the a... Continue reading →

Review: Strong Effects Play Second Fiddle to Patriotism in ROARING CURRENTS

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By Pierce Conran When making films based on significant milestones in a country’s history, nationalism can be a great asset in a filmmaker’s... Continue reading →

News: ROARING CURRENTS Lays Waste to Korean Box Office Records

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By Pierce Conran Roaring Currents has turned the Korean opening weekend record to rubble with 3.34 million admissions ($25.65 million) duri... Continue reading →

Revenge Week: Amour Noir - The Tragic Outcome of Happy End

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Part of MKC's  Revenge Week  (July 8-14, 2013). Amour noir as a genre in film has always been popular with Korean audiences. From as f... Continue reading →

Revenge Week: Seeing Devils - Violence and Revenge in Kim Jee-woon’s I Saw the Devil (Part II)

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Part of MKC's Revenge Week (July 8-14, 2013). By David Bell Released the same year, Jang’s Bedevilled offers a more delicate approach... Continue reading →

Revenge Week: Seeing Devils - Violence and Revenge in Kim Jee-woon’s I Saw the Devil (Part I)

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Part of MKC's  Revenge Week  (July 8-14, 2013).  By David Bell Spectacles of violence are an important aspect of modern cinema. At times... Continue reading →

UDINE 2013: An Ambitious Korean Gangster Film: New World (신세계, 2013)

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 15th Udine Far East Film Festival. Ever since I discovered Korean cinema, I’ve been a fan of the industry’... Continue reading →

An Ambitious Korean Gangster Film: New World (신세계, Sinsegye) 2013

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Ever since I discovered Korean cinema, I’ve been a fan of the industry’s frequent experimentations with genre. Almost every film that comes ... Continue reading →