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'Odyssey' Scalpers Charge 100,000 Won as CGV Imposes Four-Ticket Daily Limit

'Odyssey' Scalpers Charge 100,000 Won as CGV Imposes Four-Ticket Daily Limit

The restriction applies only to the Yongsan IMAX auditorium, the country's only venue with a 1.43:1 aspect ratio, as cumulative attendance surpasses 7.65 million.
IMAX scalping prices soar as CGV takes drastic step to limit ticket purchases Multiplex theater chain 'CGV' is taking direct action to stamp out the distorted scalping market surrounding director Christopher Nolan's blockbuster 'Odyssey'.
Director Kim Mi-jo on ‘Gyeongju Trip,’ Korea’s Most Provocative Mainstream Film of the Year

Director Kim Mi-jo on ‘Gyeongju Trip,’ Korea’s Most Provocative Mainstream Film of the Year

Part 2
※〈Gyeongju Trip〉 Director Kim Mi-jo's interview continues from Part 1.One striking aspect of 〈Gyeongju Trip〉 is how it depicts Baek Sang-hyun, the killer (Byun Yo-han). Why did you choose not to give any backstory to the perpetrator Baek Sang-hyun and instead portray him solely as a heinous...
Kim Mi-jo on ‘Gyeongju Trip,’ the Year’s Most Provocative Korean Commercial Film

Kim Mi-jo on ‘Gyeongju Trip,’ the Year’s Most Provocative Korean Commercial Film

Kim Mi-jo’s 〈Gyeongju Trip〉 is a brisk, chilly revenge drama that announces a director with a singular, hard-to-pin-down voice. Director Kim Mi-jo said that 〈Little Miss Sunshine〉 (2006) and Bong Joon-ho’s 〈The Host〉 (2006) were the biggest influences on 〈Gyeongju Trip〉.
[Interview] Korean indie film ‘Little Dreamers’ meets Michel Gondry’s imagination: Director Lee Kwang-ho, actors Yoo Hee-je and Kim Se-won ②

[Interview] Korean indie film ‘Little Dreamers’ meets Michel Gondry’s imagination: Director Lee Kwang-ho, actors Yoo Hee-je and Kim Se-won ②

Gun-woo (Yoo Hee-je), an unemployed young man who quit baseball and finds himself at a dead end, and Mina (Kim Se-won), a teenage girl who wanders after her mother’s death, unable to fit into her new surroundings.
⮕ The interview with 〈Little Dreamers〉 director Lee Kwang-ho and actors Yoo Hee-je and Kim Se-won continues in Part 1. You became the architect of this dream. How did you develop the ideas for building the dream world. Did you have any references.
[Interview] Korean indie film 'Little Dreamers' meets Michel Gondry's imagination: Director Lee Kwang-ho, actors Yoo Hee-je and Kim Se-won ①

[Interview] Korean indie film 'Little Dreamers' meets Michel Gondry's imagination: Director Lee Kwang-ho, actors Yoo Hee-je and Kim Se-won ①

Geon-woo (Yoo Hee-je), an unemployed young man who quit baseball and stands at a dead end in life, and Mina (Kim Se-won), a teenage girl who wanders after her mother's death, unable to fit into her new surroundings.
Geon-woo is an unemployed young man who quit baseball and now stands at a dead end in life. Mina is a teenage girl who wanders after her mother's death, unable to fit into her new surroundings. The two characters illuminated by 〈Little Dreamers〉 are burdened by their own struggles as they try to...
Busan International Film Festival to world-premiere 3 new Korean drama series in 'On Screen'; new projects starring Shin Min-a and Son Suk-ku make global debuts

Busan International Film Festival to world-premiere 3 new Korean drama series in 'On Screen'; new projects starring Shin Min-a and Son Suk-ku make global debuts

The festival opens Oct. 6, with 'The Remarried Empress' and other titles set for 'On Screen,' plus nine additional commercial films confirmed for the lineup
K-content's triumphant return: A star-studded battle to light up screens worldwide The 31st Busan International Film Festival, which opens Oct. 6, has announced a powerhouse lineup poised to draw the attention of movie fans around the world.
3 Picks to Watch Amid the Blockbuster Storm: Family, Battlefield and Revenge

3 Picks to Watch Amid the Blockbuster Storm: Family, Battlefield and Revenge

Although the heat dome largely spared the Korean Peninsula, cinemas are in the grip of a box-office storm. 〈Spider-Man: Brand New Day〉, which opened July 29, and 〈Odyssey〉, which opened August 5, have each surpassed 7 million and 6 million viewers respectively, and have fueled the summer box...
Nolan’s The Odyssey surpasses 6 million admissions in 17 days, marking first-ever all-IMAX production

Nolan’s The Odyssey surpasses 6 million admissions in 17 days, marking first-ever all-IMAX production

The film holds a commanding 71.8% share of advance bookings as star Matt Damon releases a message of thanks to Korean audiences
Master filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s ambitious epic The Odyssey is fueling a massive box-office surge in theaters. The film surpassed 6 million admissions just 17 days after its release, securing third place among this year’s top-grossing films in South Korea.
Lee Joon-ik’s new film ‘Firefly’ finalizes cast with Park Hae-il, Park Seo-joon and Choi Dae-hoon; production starts in September

Lee Joon-ik’s new film ‘Firefly’ finalizes cast with Park Hae-il, Park Seo-joon and Choi Dae-hoon; production starts in September

A new mystery film set in 1974 from Lee Joon-ik, the acclaimed director of period films including ‘The King and the Clown,’ ‘Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet’ and ‘The Book of Fish’ An explosive acting partnership is expected between detective Park Seo-joon, who seeks to escape the stigma of guilt by association, and Park Hae-il, a mysterious figure who offers a tempting lead The cast is complete with Choi Dae-hoon joining as the deputy director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, with full-scale filming set to begin in September
Park Hae-il, Park Seo-joon and Choi Dae-hoon are joining forces in director Lee Joon-ik’s new film. Director Lee Joon-ik’s new film 〈Firefly〉 announced its cast Aug. 21 and unveiled its production schedule. Set in 1974, 〈Firefly〉 follows detective Jun-gyeong, who wants to escape the stigma of guilt...
[Interview] Gong Hyo-jin on the laugh-and-cry power of 'Gyeongju Trip' (1)

[Interview] Gong Hyo-jin on the laugh-and-cry power of 'Gyeongju Trip' (1)

Gong Hyo-jin’s acting carries an unusually persuasive power. Even a premise in which a character sets out to punish a heinous criminal herself, and a genre blend that shuttles relentlessly between comedy and tears, feel entirely believable because of her.