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Global platform guarantees master filmmaker's independence, capping 30 investments in Korean cinema Global streaming platform 'Netflix' officially congratulated master filmmaker 'Lee Chang-dong' on 'Possible Love' winning the 'Venice International Film Festival' Grand Jury Prize, reaffirming its...

Director Lee Chang-dong, 72, reaffirmed his stature as a global master by winning the Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival for “Possible Love,” his first film in eight years. After winning Best Director for “Oasis” in 2002, Lee added a new milestone to his international...

Nolan has surprised audiences again. Director Christopher Nolan's new film 〈Odyssey〉 surpassed 10 million admissions on September 6. To mark the milestone, Cineplay’s reporters revisited the questions and reservations the film left with each of us.

I’m a devoted fan of subculture. I gravitate to anything with fresh stories, ideas, or characters — not just films but webtoons, games, comics, and animation. Having opened the door to fandom through comic books, I now read e-comics on e-readers and webtoons on my smartphone — a self-described...

A symbol of Korean adults-only entertainment cinema, the 〈Tazza〉 series returns for its final chapter, 〈Tazza: Belzebub's Song〉 (hereafter 〈Tazza 4〉), which opens on Sept. 23. The film trades hwatu for poker and moves much of its action from Korea to the global gambling circuit.

The Netflix series 〈The Scandal〉, which tells the story of Lady Jo, a woman of extraordinary talent who is too gifted to live confined to the roles available to women in the Joseon era; Jo-won, Joseon's greatest ladies' man; and Hee-yeon, a woman drawn into the pair's bold and dangerous wager in...

〈Look Back〉 is a poignant story about two girls who become each other’s world as they draw four unforgettable seasons together. Based on the manga of the same name by popular manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto, the film was directed, written and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda, attracting keen interest from...

Super rookies armed with synth-pop make bold leap toward global festivals Five-member rookie band ‘HartzWave’ (hrtz. wav) has returned to the music scene just five months in, wielding trendy ‘synth-pop’ as its weapon.

The dilemma of an office worker holding 1.3 billion won — the birth of a reality-driven office drama If you won the first prize in the lottery, would you hand in your resignation? That sweet fantasy, one nearly everyone has entertained at least once, takes on a vivid, reality-based form in TVING’s...

The Hollywood hit 〈The Intern〉 returns as a distinctly Korean remake, folding in local workplace culture, marital realism, and a stronger emotional through-line. Due to open September 16, 〈The Intern〉 begins when Gi-ho (Choi Min-sik), a 37-year veteran "silver intern," joins Sun-woo (Han So-hee)’s...