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[Box Office] ‘Chiikawa’ Holds No. 1 for Second Straight Week, Surpassing 1.82 Million

[Box Office] ‘Chiikawa’ Holds No. 1 for Second Straight Week, Surpassing 1.82 Million

Director Heo Jin-ho’s ‘Assassins’ draws 3.24 million moviegoers; Yeon Sang-ho’s new film ‘Lost in Paradise’ opens Oct. 21
‘Chiikawa’ fever keeps it atop the box office for a second straight week ‘Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island’, featuring the popular Japanese character, took a commanding hold of theaters over the weekend.
A Tragedy Worse Than the First in Dazzling Night City? What to Watch for in ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’

A Tragedy Worse Than the First in Dazzling Night City? What to Watch for in ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’

Once again, Netflix is offering a trip to Night City. Set to premiere October 20, 〈Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2〉 (hereafter 〈Edgerunners 2〉) tells a story separate from its predecessor. But it, too, promises the essence of the cyberpunk genre through characters trying to make a life amid the dangers of...
[Kim Ji-yeon's Gem Box] 38-Year 'Rookie' Actor Nam Kwon-a of 'Tazza: The Song of Belzebub' and 'Gyeongju Trip'

[Kim Ji-yeon's Gem Box] 38-Year 'Rookie' Actor Nam Kwon-a of 'Tazza: The Song of Belzebub' and 'Gyeongju Trip'

I am curious about people. Even actors already drawing attention may be having the least famous day of their careers right now. 'Kim Ji-yeon's Gem Box' introduces actors whose profiles are reaching new highs by the day. Buy into these rising stars while they are still undervalued.
If I had to name just one Korean commercial film released this year whose performance fell short of expectations, it would unquestionably be 〈Gyeongju Trip〉. The film's provocative story and its sheer determination to swing between comedy and tragedy with almost ungainly roughness certainly shone,...
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...
François Ozon’s ‘The Stranger’: Faithful Adaptation or Seductive Subversion?

François Ozon’s ‘The Stranger’: Faithful Adaptation or Seductive Subversion?

Albert Camus’ 「The Stranger」, long considered a near-untouchable text for filmmakers, returns to the screen in François Ozon’s bold adaptation — one that restores the colonial Algerian context the novel left at the margins. “Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday.
Kim Ji-hoon makes special appearance in 'Flex X Cop 2' finale, stealing scene in Ahn Bo-hyun-Jung Eun-chae crime-solving team-up

Kim Ji-hoon makes special appearance in 'Flex X Cop 2' finale, stealing scene in Ahn Bo-hyun-Jung Eun-chae crime-solving team-up

The series' parade of standout special appearances reaches its grand finale
Actor Kim Ji-hoon will make a special appearance in the finale of SBS' Friday-Saturday drama 〈Flex X Cop 2〉, bringing the series to a dazzling close. Studio S, Big Ocean ENM and BA Entertainment, which produced the series, announced the surprise appearance on the 28th by releasing behind-the-scenes...
[New Film] ‘Dreaming Adventure’ Defies Its 3.7 Rating: Female Archaeologist Hunts Mafia

[New Film] ‘Dreaming Adventure’ Defies Its 3.7 Rating: Female Archaeologist Hunts Mafia

Winner of the Jury Prize at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, the 163-minute noir thriller opens on the 23rd.
A Silent Border City and the Chronicle of Violence Hidden Beneath Its Surface A stolen car, a chance encounter with an old acquaintance and a clandestine mafia deal. From its opening scenes, director Valeska Grisebach’s latest film, ‘Dreaming Adventure’, thoroughly defies audience expectations...
Park Hae-il on ‘Assassin(s)’: ‘A word of encouragement from Lee Min-ho lifts the whole set’

Park Hae-il on ‘Assassin(s)’: ‘A word of encouragement from Lee Min-ho lifts the whole set’

Actor Park Hae-il is returning to theaters with 〈Assassin 〉, a Chuseok release that revisits the 1974 killing of South Korea’s first lady through the eyes of a detective and two reporters. The film reconstructs that incident from the perspectives of Detective Cheol-gu (Yoo Hae-jin), social affairs...
From Novelist to Global Master: Lee Chang-dong’s 30-Year Gaze on Society

From Novelist to Global Master: Lee Chang-dong’s 30-Year Gaze on Society

A first prize in 24 years since the Best Director award for “Oasis,” highlighting the meaning of class and love through a laid-off worker and a “silver-spoon” couple
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...
From Hwatu to Poker, From Korea to Global Stakes: First Press-Screening Review of ‘Tazza: Belzebub’s Song’ and Highlights From the Press Conference

From Hwatu to Poker, From Korea to Global Stakes: First Press-Screening Review of ‘Tazza: Belzebub’s Song’ and Highlights From the Press Conference

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.