News: Kim Han-min to Follow ROARING CURRENTS with Manchuria-Set War Pic

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By Pierce Conran In the wake of the record-breaking success of last summer's Roaring Currents , Kim Han-min is opting to remain in the ... Continue reading →

Korean Box Office: British Invasion Shuts Out Local Films (2015 WK 9)

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By Pierce Conran Following the busy Lunar New Year holiday, admissions fell to 1.97 admissions over the weekend but the main victims were lo... Continue reading →

Review: WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL Is a Surreal Anti-War Drama

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By Chris Horn There is perhaps no region better suited to make a unique anti-war film than Korea, a country itself split and in a constant s... Continue reading →

Korean Box Office: Detectives and Spies Lead Lunar New Year Weekend (2015 WK 8)

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By Pierce Conran Business shot up 70% over last week, as 3.88 million holiday spectators flooded the theaters, however that figure was over ... Continue reading →

Review: WAIKIKI BROTHERS, A True Korean Classic

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By Pierce Conran Yim Soonrye could lay claim to being the first female director to forge a lasting career in the Korean film industry. Inde... Continue reading →

Review: THE KING AND THE CLOWN is a Bawdy, Heartfelt Period Classic

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By Chris Horn There’s no question that Korean period films have continued to increase in popularity in recent years as three of the top ten ... Continue reading →

Reel Talk: The Thriving, Yet Embattled Korean Indie Scene

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Every Friday I appear on a segment called Reel Talk for Arirang TV on the 2 o'clock news, mostly covering Korean cinema. There's ple... Continue reading →

Korean Box Office: DETECTIVE K 2 Opens Over Original (2015 WK 7)

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By Pierce Conran 2.25 million spectators shuffled into theaters during the weekend before the Lunar New Year holiday, which was better than ... Continue reading →

News: Golden Bear for Korean Short HOSANNA

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By Pierce Conran For the second time in five years, a Korean film has walked away with the Berlin International Film Festival's Golden ... Continue reading →

News: Bae Doo-na Boards Omnibus THE ROMANTIC

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By Pierce Conran Bae Doo-na is close to signing on to what would be her first commercial Korean film since 2012's As One . The film in ... Continue reading →

Review: Im Sang-soo's THE OLD GARDEN, A Heady Cocktail of Art, Ambition and History

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By Pierce Conran Ambition, artistry and Korea’s painful recent past combine to fascinating results in The Old Garden (2006), an impressive... Continue reading →

News: Choi Dong-hoon's Period-Thriller ASSASSINATION Wraps

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By Pierce Conran Choi Dong-hoon's much anticipated period action-thriller Assassination wrapped its shoot on January 31st in Paju, Kor... Continue reading →

Review: C'EST SI BON Trades Rich 60s Music Setting for Dull Romance

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By Pierce Conran A terrific period setting is squandered in the disappointing C'est si bon , a twee and lethargic romance masquerading ... Continue reading →

Top 10 Korean Contenders for Cannes 2015

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By Pierce Conran Guessing what films might go to Cannes is a bit of a fool's errand, but as those go, it can be a fun one. Korea doesn... Continue reading →

Review - DETECTIVE K: SECRET OF THE LOST ISLAND, Another Underwhelming Korean Period Action Comedy

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By Pierce Conran Detective Kim is back with his trusty sidekick Seo-pil in the follow up to 2011’s hit period action-comedy Detective K: Sec... Continue reading →

Review: THE CONTACT Provides a Glimpse of Romance at the Speed of the ‘90s

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By Chris Horn The romance genre is always teetering on the edge of a dangerous precipice: an original plot and strong chemistry between the ... Continue reading →

Korean Box Office: Soft Opening for C'EST SI BON Ahead of Lunar New Year (2015 WK 6)

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By Pierce Conran In the warm up to holidays, 1.81 million people visited theaters as a Korean film reclaimed the top of the charts. Local fi... Continue reading →

Reel Talk: Korea's Lunar New Year Contenders

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Every Friday I appear on a segment called Reel Talk for Arirang TV on the 2 o'clock news, mostly covering Korean cinema. The Lunar New ... Continue reading →

News: ODE TO MY FATHER Becomes 2nd Most Successful Korean Film of All Time

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By Pierce Conran Yesterday, JK Youn's Ode to My Father surpassed  The Host (2006) and The Thieves (2012) to become the second most s... Continue reading →

News: GANGNAM BLUES Targets Lee Min-ho Fans with New Edit for China

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By Pierce Conran Yoo Ha's gangster epic Gangnam Blues will be released in China next month but local viewers will be treated to a diff... Continue reading →