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'Look Back' and Yuta Bando's Music of Nature's Cycle

'Look Back' and Yuta Bando's Music of Nature's Cycle

Choo A-young's Music Box
I get hooked on music in films. Music often reveals intimate emotions that images and dialogue alone cannot fully convey. It can serve as a window into a creator's hidden intentions. For me, understanding film music has been one route into the movie itself.
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...
[Written Interview] 'Street Fighter' ① Director Kitau Sakurai: “I got chills when Ken and Ryu finally stood back-to-back.”

[Written Interview] 'Street Fighter' ① Director Kitau Sakurai: “I got chills when Ken and Ryu finally stood back-to-back.”

Fated rivals Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken (Noah Centineo) enter the World Warrior Tournament at Chun-Li’s (Callina Liang) invitation.
〈Street Fighter〉 is back. In 1993, fated rivals Ryu and Ken join the World Warrior Tournament at the invitation of Chun-Li , a mysterious woman. The tournament is an arena where fists, fate and fury collide in brutal fashion.
‘Tag Game’ finally premieres today with Episodes 1-4! New series from ‘Survival G.O.A.T.’ producer Hyun Jung-wan!

‘Tag Game’ finally premieres today with Episodes 1-4! New series from ‘Survival G.O.A.T.’ producer Hyun Jung-wan!

It is an extreme, immersive chase-survival variety show that combines dopamine-fueled pursuits with the psychological warfare of a hidden tagger.
Disney+ original variety show 〈Tag Game〉, which has drawn intense interest as the latest project from Hyun Jung-wan, the G. O. A. T. of survival variety shows, finally pulls back the curtain today (30th) with the surprise release of Episodes 1-4.
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.
Chuseok Theater Spread: What Works—and What Doesn’t—in 〈The Intern〉, 〈Assassin(s)〉 and 〈Tazza: Belzebub’s Song〉

Chuseok Theater Spread: What Works—and What Doesn’t—in 〈The Intern〉, 〈Assassin(s)〉 and 〈Tazza: Belzebub’s Song〉

Chuseok has arrived, and with it comes a wave of Korean releases vying for holiday audiences over the long break. A variety of movies are opening now, each hoping to capture viewers during the holiday. CinePLAY reporters previewed three titles that have drawn the most attention and anticipation.
Jo Young-nam mourns C'est Si Bon's Lee Baek-chun, 'commander-in-chief of Korean folk,' who dies at 93

Jo Young-nam mourns C'est Si Bon's Lee Baek-chun, 'commander-in-chief of Korean folk,' who dies at 93

The former PD-turned-critic who led the acoustic-guitar movement in the 1960s and '70s died on the 21st, with his funeral procession set for the 23rd.
C'est Si Bon's Lee Baek-chun dies at 93; Jo Young-nam mourns 60 years of Ddolgang Former TBC PD pioneered Korea's acoustic-guitar movement in 1964; funeral procession set for 7 a.m. on the 23rd Lee Baek-chun, a popular-music critic who served as a mentor to Korean 'folk music' in the 1960s and '70s...
[Lee Hwa-jung's Deep Talks] “Going head-to-head with Hyun Bin and Byun Yo-han. How do I survive?” Meeting Roh Jae-won, star of 〈Tazza: The Song of Belzebub〉 and 〈Made in Korea Season 2〉, Part 2

[Lee Hwa-jung's Deep Talks] “Going head-to-head with Hyun Bin and Byun Yo-han. How do I survive?” Meeting Roh Jae-won, star of 〈Tazza: The Song of Belzebub〉 and 〈Made in Korea Season 2〉, Part 2

A conversation that approaches actors with deep breaths, like a detox. Film journalist Lee Hwa-jung meets the actors.
From the audience's perspective, it seems the new momentum actor Roh Jae-won is showing has already begun. Looking at the cast lineup for 〈Made in Korea〉, I found myself wondering whether an actor known for his freewheeling style could adapt to acting within a demanding format — in other words,...