UPCOMING FILMS
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(The Korea Times, July 11, 2012)
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Weekly Review Round-up (07/09-07/13, 2012)
Lots more NYAFF coverage this week and an early review for incoming blockbuster The Thieves. Next week PiFan gets underway so get ready for plenty of new genre release reviews!
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Weekly Review Round-up (06/23-06/29, 2012)
Lots of reviews of recent and past films this week including many for Korean doc Planet of Snail which is currently playing in the UK and many films that will be screening at the 11th New York Asian Film Fesitval which is kicking off today and will be covered here on MKC.
RECENT FILMS
Friday, January 6, 2012
Weekly Review Round-up (12/31, 2011 - 01/06, 2012)
For the first WEEKLY REVIEW ROUND-UP of 2012, a few reviews for new releases in Korea and a lot of pieces on older Korean films which is always nice to see.
CURRENT KOREAN RELEASES
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
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CURRENT KOREAN RELEASES
(The Korea Times, January 4, 2012)
Spellbound
(The Korea Times, December 29, 2011)
RECENT RELEASES
(joblo.com, January 4, 2012)
(Modern Korean Cinema, January 5, 2012)
(Modern Korean Cinema, January 3, 2012)
(Rainy Day Movies, January 3, 2012)
(Init_Scenes, January 4, 2012)
(Asian Movie Web, January 2, 2012)
(Init_Scenes, January 3, 2012)
(New Korean Cinema, January 4, 2012)
Sunny
(Asian Movie Pulse, January 3, 2012)
(Hanguk Yeonghwa, January 4, 2012)
PAST FILMS
(Init_Scenes, December 31, 2011)
Baby and Me, 2008
(UnitedKpop, December 31, 2011)
Death Bell, 2008
(Twitch, January 4, 2012)
(Hanguk Yeonghwa, January 2, 2012)
Pyongyang Nalpharam, 2006
(North Korean Films, January 3, 2012)
Secret Sunshine, 2007
(koreanfilm.org, January 1, 2012)
Silmido, 2003
(gwangjublog.com, January 3, 2012)
Taegugki, 2004
(Nerdlocker, January 5, 2012)
Tale of Cinema, 2005
(Rainy Day Movies, January 4, 2012)
The Host, 2006
(Film in Asian, January 4, 2012)
Untold Scandal, 2003
(Hanguk Yeonghwa, January 5, 2012)
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Weekly Review Round-up (11/26-12/02, 2011)
A number of high-profile reviews for Na Hong-jin's sophomore feature The Yellow Sea as it opens in major cities across the US. A number of new of other pieces including on current Korean hits Punch and SIU.
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
To keep up with the best in Korean film you can sign up to our RSS Feed, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
CURRENT KOREAN RELEASES
(Joong Ang Daily, December 2, 2011)
(abs-cbnnews.com, November 28, 2011)
(The Korea Times, December 2, 2011)
RECENT RELEASES
Blind
(Modern Korean Cinema, November 29, 2011)
(Flight of the Fangirl, November 27, 2011)
(Anikor, November 28, 2011)
(Seen in Jeonju, November 30, 2011)
Poetry
(Film Business Asia, November 27, 2011)
(Film Business Asia, November 27, 2011)
The Cat
(hancinema.net, November 26, 2011)
The Yellow Sea
PAST FILMS
Going By the Book, 2007
(searchindia.com, November 29, 2011)
Heaven's Postman, 2009
(Otherwhere, November 30, 2011)
Into the White Night, 2009
(iloveasian-movies.blogpsot.com, November 30, 2011)
Secret Sunshine, 2007
(japancinema.net, December 1, 2011)
(Cine-International, December 1, 2011)
The Fox With Nine Tails, 1994
(Hangul Celluloid, December 2, 2011)
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Weekly Review Round-up (09/17-09/23, 2011)
A good number of new reviews this week including a whole bunch relating to the Yeonghwa: Korean Film Today MOMA screenings currently taking place in New York. Since most of those reviews are from the event itself I've put them in their own section at the bottom.
NEW KOREAN RELEASES
(Front Row Reviews, September 18, 2011)
(Fangoria, September 22, 2011)
RECENT RELEASES
Amen
(Twitch, September 22, 2011)
(Oriental Nightmares, September 19, 2011)
(Beyond Hollywood, September 21, 2011)
(Metro Pulse, September 21, 2011)
(New Korean Cinema, September 22, 2011)
(Manila Bulletin, September 21, 2011)
(Beyond Hollywood, September 18, 2011)
(Beyond Hollywood, September 15, 2011)
The Yellow Sea
PAST FILMS
A Good Lawyer's Wife, 2003
(Anikor, September 21, 2011)
Lost in the Mountains, 2009
(Twitch, September 22, 2011)
Mother Is a Whore, 2009
(Beyond Hollywood, September 18, 2011)
Passerby #3, 2009
(New Korean Cinema, September 19, 2011)
Rainy Days, 1979
(Init_Scenes, September 19, 2011)
Secret Sunshine, 2007
(Metro Pulse, September 21, 2011)
The Chaser, 2008
(sky.com, September 2011)
The Sword With No Name, 2009
(DVD Verdict, September 20, 2011)
YEONGHWA: KOREAN FILM TODAY
Animal Town, 2009
Hello Ghost, 2010
Influenza, 2004
Lost in the Mountains, 2009
Midnight FM, 2010
Mozart Town, 2008
Passerby #3, 2009
Rolling Home With A Bull, 2010
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
To keep up with the best in Korean film you can sign up to our RSS Feed, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Weekly Review Round-Up (09/10-09/16, 2011)
I've probably missed a few things as I am traveling in Dublin but a very wide range of films represented this week including a trio from @refresh_daemon of Init_Scenes who has been very active of late!
RECENT RELEASES
(hancinema.net, September 10, 2011)
(init-scenes.blogspot.com, September 13, 2011)
(The Daily Page, September 7, 2011)
(KoreanIndo, September 10, 2011)
(Modern Korean Cinema, September 10, 2011)
(Twitch, September 10, 2011)
The Unjust (French)
(Des Bons, des Brutes et des Cinglés, September 10, 2011)
(VCinema, September 14, 2011)
PAST FILMS
Breath, 2007
(justpressplay.net, September 9, 2011)
JSA: Joint Security Area, 2000
(At the Cinema, September 11, 2011)
Secret Sunshine, 2007
(justpressplay.net, September 9, 2011)
Singles, 2003
(init-scenes.blogspot.com, September 9, 2011)
(init-scenes.blogspot.com, September 16, 2011)
The World of Silence, 2006
(Hangul Celluloid, September 13, 2011)
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
To keep up with the best in Korean film you can sign up to our RSS Feed, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Korean Cinema News (08/22-08/28, 2011)
KOFFIA
KOFFIA began last Thursday and ended last night for the Sydney portion of its run. It will start up again in Melbourne on September 10. Below are plenty of reports and videos from the festival to keep you occupied in the meantime.
KOREAN CINEMA NEWS
Sector 7 Fades Away
After less than a month in theaters, the much-ballyhooed 3D blockbuster Sector 7 will disappear from multiplexes with its meagre takings. (hancinema.net, August 28, 2011)
Secret Sunshine: A Cinema of Lucidity
Dennis Lim's essay from last week's Criterion Release of Lee Chang-dong's Secret Sunshine (2007). (Criterion.com, August 2011)
Busan Film Festival and the Emergence of Asian Cinema
The increasing links between Hollywood and China have been a big source of film industry news in Asia this week, but there's been some pretty big news coming out of South Korea too, as it starts to gear up for the region's most prestigious festival. (The Independent, August 26, 2011)
Kim Tae-hee Takes on TV Role in Japan
Last Thursday, Kim Tae-hee's Agency announced that she will take the lead role in Fuji TV's new romantic comedy, tentatively titled Me and My Star's 99 Days. (The Chosun Ilbo, August 26, 20110)
Kim Jee-woon's The Last Stand Will Begin Principal Photography in October
Director Kim Ji-woon's Hollywood debut and Arnold Schwarzenegger's comeback The Last Stand is set to start shooting this October in New Mexico. (hancinema.net, August 25, 2011)
The Front Line Selected as Korean Oscar Contender
South Korea has selected The Front Line as its national contender for the foreign-language Academy Award. Directed by Jang Hoon the film is a war-is-hell treatment of the Korean War that takes as its focus a complicated skirmish for a hill in 1953. (Film Business Asia, August 24, 2011)
The Yellow Sea Scores US Release
Fox International, the arm of the studio that deals with overseas releases, will give Na Hong-jin’s The Yellow Sea stateside releases, although no date is set as of yet. (indieWIRE, August 24, 2011)
Sunny Ends its Run at No. 11 on All Time Chart
Following a long run in theaters Sunny has finished at 11th place on the alltime Korean box office chart with 7.44 million admissions. (hancinema.net, August 24, 2011)
Busan Announces Competition Lineup
The Busan International Film Festival has announced its main competition lineup for this year's edition. Included in the Asian lineup are two Korean films, from Kim Joong-hyun and Stanley Park. (Film Business Asia, August 24, 2011)
Hindsight Premieres Music Video
Shin Se-kyeong, star of Hindsight, stars in a music video being release in anticipation of the film's imminent release. (Asian Media Wiki, August 24, 2011)
How Will Marrying the Mafia IV Fare?
Given the enormous success of its predecessors, will Marrying the Mafia IV reaps similar rewards? (hancinema.net, August 24, 2011)
An Examination of Hong Sang-soo's Body of Work
Over on Little White Lies, Yusef Sayed takes a look at the films of Hong Sang-soo. (Little White Lies, August 23, 2011)
Pathfinder to Release 5 Korean Movies on DVD in US/Canada
Five critically-acclaimed Korean films will finally find their way to the North American home video market courtesy of Pathfinder Pictures. The titles include: The King and the Clown (2005), I'm a Cyborg but That's Okay (2006), The Servant, The Recipe, and Magic. (Asian Pop Shock August 22, 2011)
Korean TV Station Tussles Start Afresh
After the political maneuvering which led to the creation of new TV stations that have yet to start operations, tensions are growing now that the first effects of these nascent entities are rippling through the industry. (The Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2011)
INTERVIEWS
Lim Woo-seung Talks About His New Film
Director Lim Woo-seung opens up about filmmaking with the release of his sophomore film Scars. (The Korea Herald, August 24, 2011)
Ryoo Seung-wan at KOFFIA Press Conference
As the Korean Film Festival in Australia opened last week, Ryoo Seung-wan discussed his films The Unjust and No Blood No Tears (2002), both screening. (Inside Film, August 24, 2011)
IFFR Sitdown with Lee Chang-dong
A wondeful and in depth interview with Lee Chang-dong, during his stop at the International Film
Festival Rotterdam. (Twitch Film, August 22, 2011)
TRAILERS
Quick (eng subs)
BOX OFFICE
Arrow Scores for a Third Straight Weekend
Arrow had another big weekend adding 706,000 for a total 4.4 million admissions to date. Both Blind and Leafie held well with 257,000 and 137,000 respectively, they will likely cross the 2 million mark shortly. (hancinema.net, August 28, 2011)
Korean Cinema News is a weekly feature which provides wide-ranging news coverage on Korean cinema, including but not limited to: features; festival news; interviews; industry news; trailers; posters; and box office. It appears every Wednesday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at the Korean Box Office Update and the Weekly Review Round-up. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Weekly Review Round-Up (08/20-08/26, 2011)
A lot of new reviews this week, many because of the US DVD release of both Lee Chang-dong's Poetry and Secret Sunshine (2007), the latter on Criterion! Also multiple reviews for The Last Godfather, recently released on DVD, A Bittersweet Life (2005), just out on Blu-ray in the states and The Unjust, which opened the KOFFIA festival on Wednesday.
NEW KOREAN RELEASES
(The Korea Times, August 25, 2011)
(Joong Ang Daily, August 19, 2011)
(The Hollywood Reporter, August 22, 2011)
(init-scenes.blogspot.com, August 24, 2011)
RECENT RELEASES
(Modern Korean Cinema, August 25, 2011)
(The Hollywood Reporter, August 22, 2011)
(reviewsfromtheabyss, August 20, 2011)
(Modern Korean Cinema, August 24, 2011)
Poetry
(hancinema.net, August 20, 2011)
(The One One Four, August 24, 2011)
The Last Godfather
The Unjust
(Shadowlocked, August 24, 2011)
PAST FILMS
A Bittersweet Life, 2005
Phone, 2002
(slashingthrough.com, August 21, 2011)
Secret Sunshine, 2007
The Weekly Review Round-up is a weekly feature which brings together all available reviews of Korean films in the English language (and sometimes French) that have recently appeared on the internet. It is by no means a comprehensive feature and additions are welcome (email pierceconran [at] gmail [dot] com). It appears every Friday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News, and the Korean Box Office Update. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
To keep up with the best in Korean film you can sign up to our RSS Feed, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
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