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Japan Bookstore Award-winning 'You, Like a Star' stars Yokohama and Hirose; Korean fan event set for 19th

Japan Bookstore Award-winning 'You, Like a Star' stars Yokohama and Hirose; Korean fan event set for 19th

Based on a 1.7 million-copy bestseller, the film opens at Lotte Cinema on the 28th
Award-winning novel makes its way to the screen in a star-studded lineup that shook Japan Japan's leading youth icons are coming to theaters in South Korea. Daewon Media, the film's distributor, officially announced on the 13th that the stars of 'You, Like a Star,' Yokohama Ryusei and Hirose Suzu,...
Why 'Digger' Had to Lie

Why 'Digger' Had to Lie

Box-office prospects were already more or less lost, yet 〈Digger〉 is earning strong reviews from audiences. Of course, some viewers dislike it as critics did before release, but in South Korea (as of Oct. 7) it has a Watcha score of 3. 8 and a CGV Golden Egg of 92%, earning especially strong marks.
Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ gets 157-minute extended cut, with unseen Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin scenes revealed

Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ gets 157-minute extended cut, with unseen Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin scenes revealed

A special screening of the director’s cut, featuring 19 additional minutes, is set for the 13th at Cinematheque KOFA, with director Park Chan-wook and cinematographer Kim Woo-hyung in attendance
A tighter narrative and psychological battle, deepened by 19 minutes of cinematic artistry The Korean Film Archive officially announced on the 8th that it will hold a special screening on the 13th of the extended version of master director ‘Park Chan-wook’’s thriller ‘No Other Choice’ (2025) at...
10 million-ticket actor Yoo Hae-jin wins Buil Film Awards best actor prize for 'A Man Who Lives With the King' — Empty seat at ceremony

10 million-ticket actor Yoo Hae-jin wins Buil Film Awards best actor prize for 'A Man Who Lives With the King' — Empty seat at ceremony

Absent from ceremony amid 'Assassins' controversy; Na Hong-jin wins best director for 'Hope'
The true worth of a 10 million-ticket actor proven in 'A Man Who Lives With the King' Actor 'Yoo Hae-jin' won the best actor trophy at the 'Buil Film Awards', one of South Korea's most prestigious film award ceremonies, hosted by the Busan Ilbo.
Joo Sung-chul's Locker: What's Wrong With Talking About 'Assassins' and the Missing Bullet?

Joo Sung-chul's Locker: What's Wrong With Talking About 'Assassins' and the Missing Bullet?

I fixate on objects in movies. I find myself wondering why the director, cinematographer, production designer or actor placed that particular object in front of the camera. 'Joo Sung-chul's Locker' records the objects in movies that quietly catch my eye.
〈Assassins〉 has canceled all events tied to the Busan International Film Festival, which opens today, Oct. 6. The cancellations began with actor Lee Min-ho's absence from Actors' House, a program that brings actors together with audiences, and were followed by the cancellation of one stage greeting...
Venice Film Festival opens today; Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ vies for Golden Lion

Venice Film Festival opens today; Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ vies for Golden Lion

Netflix film marks his return to the director’s chair after eight years as it competes with 20 contenders for the top prize… Korean film in competition for second straight year Winners to be announced at closing ceremony on the 12th… 20 films, including Kore-eda’s ‘Look Back,’ in contention
Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ returns to Venice after 24 years… set for worldwide release on Nov. 6 Netflix film marks his return to the director’s chair after eight years as it competes with 20 contenders for the top prize A master’s return: Breaking 24 years of silence on the island of Lido...
Beyond an Acting Reinvention: Elliot Page of 〈Odyssey〉 and Other Transgender Filmmakers in Hollywood

Beyond an Acting Reinvention: Elliot Page of 〈Odyssey〉 and Other Transgender Filmmakers in Hollywood

As Christopher Nolan’s 〈Odyssey〉 finds box-office success, one actor is earning a reassessment after months of controversy over the casting: Elliot Page, who plays Sinon. Before the film’s release, rumors that "Elliot Page would play Achilles" spread as if they were fact, and Page and Nolan faced...
Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ vs. Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’: Who will win at 35th Buil Film Awards on Oct. 7

Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ vs. Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’: Who will win at 35th Buil Film Awards on Oct. 7

Competition for the best actor and actress awards is fierce, with Lee Byung-hun, Yoo Hae-jin and Son Ye-jin among the contenders; ceremony set for Signiel Busan on Oct. 7
35th awards ceremony to be held at Signiel Busan in Haeundae; ‘A Man Who Lives With the King,’ which topped 10 million viewers, produces two best actor nominees A head-to-head battle between two giants leading South Korea’s film industry is taking shape.
Na Hong-jin’s Hope Breaks Through Mixed Reactions and Passes 4 Million Viewers, Marking Its Third Major Record of the Year

Na Hong-jin’s Hope Breaks Through Mixed Reactions and Passes 4 Million Viewers, Marking Its Third Major Record of the Year

Starring Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, and Michael Fassbender, the film logged a 44.3% seat-sales rate and surged backward into a hit.
A 44.3% miracle that rose after beating early mixed reactions… Na Hong-jin’s genre-mixing blockbuster reshapes the theater market Na Hong-jin’s new film 'Hope' perfectly dispelled the sharply divided critical views in its opening days, then went on to achieve a stunning feat: becoming the third...
‘Assassins’ Haee-il Park Takes on a Conviction-Driven Journalist as ‘Jae-hwan’ Character Still Released

‘Assassins’ Haee-il Park Takes on a Conviction-Driven Journalist as ‘Jae-hwan’ Character Still Released

Haee-il Park plays ‘Jae-hwan,’ a newspaper social affairs bureau manager with an unshakable belief that won’t back down in the face of the truth.
The film 〈Assassins〉 returns the actor Haee-il Park as ‘Jae-hwan,’ the head of the newspaper’s social affairs bureau, a journalist who won’t step back in front of the truth, and the newly released character stills have piqued expectations.