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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...
Little-Known Stories About Korean Film Directors, Part 2: Kim Han-min Once Fled a Theater to Escape an Elephant

Little-Known Stories About Korean Film Directors, Part 2: Kim Han-min Once Fled a Theater to Escape an Elephant

※[Fascinating anecdotes about Korean film directors you probably didn't know] continues from Part 1.〈The Admiral: Roaring Currents〉 〈Hansan: Rising Dragon〉 director Kim Han-min once ran out of a theater after thinking an elephant on screen was charging at him Kim Han-min, the director of the Yi...

"You Put Cooking Oil on the Camera?" Surprising Stories You May Not Know About Korean Film Directors ①

Now well established as pillars of the Korean film industry, many of these directors' rookie-day stories are, in fact, more interesting than the movies that would later define their careers. But those stories rarely come straight from the directors themselves.
Critic Kim Na-hee on 'The Assassins': “With the Pen, the Body and Music” ②

Critic Kim Na-hee on 'The Assassins': “With the Pen, the Body and Music” ②

※ 〈The Assassins〉 review continues from Part 1. This article contains spoilers for the film.
Critic Kim Na-hee on ‘Assassin(s),’ “With a Pen, With the Body, and Through Music” ①

Critic Kim Na-hee on ‘Assassin(s),’ “With a Pen, With the Body, and Through Music” ①

※ This article includes plot developments from the latter part of the film and its epilogue. ​ Heo Jin-ho’s 〈Assassin 〉 rings out with six gunshots. But what the film tracks to the end is not the bullets, but the questions left behind where the shots passed. Who fired. How many rounds were fired.
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[Photos] "A Dopamine Rush From Superhuman Strength": Koo Kyo-hwan on 'Revival Man,' Opening on the 30th, in Role of 31-Year-Old Job Seeker

The film's premise: He resurrects three days after dying; Koo Kyo-hwan opens up about the universal story of a job seeker's struggles and the excitement of taking on multiple projects.
Superpowered action film opening on the 30th delivers overwhelming speed through VFX and chroma key The emergence of superhuman exhilaration: The birth of 'Revival Man,' set to overwhelm the screen No discussion of the Korean film industry this year is complete without actor Koo Kyo-hwan.
“To Devote Himself to the Final Day of His Life” Director Ahn Pan-seok of “White Tower” Dies… A Vast Wave of Mourning, With Kim Hye-soo and Others

“To Devote Himself to the Final Day of His Life” Director Ahn Pan-seok of “White Tower” Dies… A Vast Wave of Mourning, With Kim Hye-soo and Others

He died on the 12th after battling a cerebral hemorrhage… Leaving behind acclaimed works that skewered society, including “The Lady in Dignity” and “Spring Night”
Director Ahn Pan-seok of “White Tower” Dies on the 12th… The Real Legacy the 38-Year Veteran Left Behind After debuting in 1987 and producing landmark works such as “The Lady in Dignity,” he died after a battle with a cerebral hemorrhage Director Pan-seok Ahn, who left a major mark on South Korea’s...
‘He’s at my house!’ Facts you may not know about Eum Moon-seok, the bizarre carpenter in 〈Hope〉

‘He’s at my house!’ Facts you may not know about Eum Moon-seok, the bizarre carpenter in 〈Hope〉

Add one more signature Na Hong-jin line to '4885, it's you. ' (〈The Chaser〉) and 'What matters. ' (〈The Wailing〉): 'He's at my house. ' delivered by the bizarre carpenter Yang Bae (Eum Moon-seok), who speaks in a Chungcheong dialect in 〈Hope〉.
Orfeo Hannam: Tony Leung Special Exhibition: Tang Wei’s Untold Stories of Tony Leung ②

Orfeo Hannam: Tony Leung Special Exhibition: Tang Wei’s Untold Stories of Tony Leung ②

〈In Chace and Rage〉’s Tang Wei, no one could have believed she was a newcomer. The turbulent years of Japanese colonial rule and the shadows of a restless desire are compressed entirely into Tang Wei’s expressions and gestures.
'Chungju Man' Kim Seong-tae lands as KBS variety show MC… makes debut on 'Don Seong-tae Success Time' on the 29th

'Chungju Man' Kim Seong-tae lands as KBS variety show MC… makes debut on 'Don Seong-tae Success Time' on the 29th

Released every Wednesday on YouTube 'KBS Entertain' starting on the 29th, the long-form interviews meet the heroes of success myths
Kim Seong-tae, an official in charge who wrote a new chapter for a local government YouTube channel with 'Chungju Man', has been abruptly selected as the standalone MC for the main web variety show of public broadcaster KBS.