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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

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 masquera...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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 d...
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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 ...
Monday, February 9, 2015

Coming Attractions: SOCIALPHOBIA Logs on to Korean Screens This March

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By Rex Baylon I love a good mystery and Hong Seok-jae's feature debut Socialphobia , opening in Korean theaters on March 12, has ...

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 betw...
Sunday, February 8, 2015

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. L...
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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 Lun...

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 m...

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...
Friday, February 6, 2015

Review: FUTURELESS THINGS, A Bright, Gleaming Comedy Well-Stocked With Laughs

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By Rex Baylon Towards the latter half of Kim Kyung-mook's Futureless Things , a niggling question kept popping into my head, "...
Thursday, February 5, 2015

New Korean Films: Tellement bon! (2015 Week 5)

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C'est si bon (쎄시봉) By Fabien Schneider At the end of the 60s, the “C’est si bon” music hall was the place where new trends ...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

News: Record Sales & Slim Profits for Korean Film Industry in 2014

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By Pierce Conran South Korea's film industry topped the two trillion won mark for the first time in 2014, reaching 2.03 trillion...