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[Photos &] Tom Cruise's 'Digger' transformation: Potbellied, balding and set for a bold new mission hitting theaters Oct. 3

[Photos &] Tom Cruise's 'Digger' transformation: Potbellied, balding and set for a bold new mission hitting theaters Oct. 3

A black comedy about a climate disaster triggered by a 9-meter glacier crack; director Alejandro González Iñárritu and Cruise will officially visit Korea on Oct. 1
Hollywood's iconic action star 'Tom Cruise' returns to the screen looking completely broken down. His new film 'Digger,' set for release on 'Oct. 3,' is a 'black comedy' about the downfall of a greedy oil tycoon who triggers a climate catastrophe.
First Reactions: Cineplay Reporter's Rating for 〈Digger〉

First Reactions: Cineplay Reporter's Rating for 〈Digger〉

[First reactions at the press screening] Tom Cruise's first collaboration with director Alejandro G. Iñárritu arrives when 〈Digger〉 opens Oct. 3. 〈Digger〉 follows how a small crack at the Greenland glacier drilling facility owned by cantankerous eccentric tycoon 'Digger Rockwell' turns into an...
Jeju 4·3 Film Festival draws record 526 entries, unveils 10 finalists

Jeju 4·3 Film Festival draws record 526 entries, unveils 10 finalists

Entries surged 54.3% from last year; films will screen Nov. 22-28 at the fourth festival, exploring the values of 4·3, including forced mobilization and diaspora.
A record number of films have been submitted to the short-film competition at the fourth Jeju 4·3 Film Festival, which transforms the painful memories of Jeju 4·3 into values of peace and human rights. After a rigorous preliminary screening, 10 films advancing to the final competition have been...
Ahn Jae-hoon on 〈Gills〉: 'To create beautiful skies and water, I looked only at water and skies in master paintings'

Ahn Jae-hoon on 〈Gills〉: 'To create beautiful skies and water, I looked only at water and skies in master paintings'

Director Ahn Jae-hoon says he turned to the skies and water in master paintings to shape the visual world of 〈Gills〉, his new animated adaptation of Gu Byeong-mo's novel 『Gills』. Ahn Jae-hoon, known for lyrical animation such as 〈Dream of a Precious Day〉 (2011), 〈Buckwheat Flowers, A Lucky Day, and...
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Makes Its Debut — 6 Secrets of Murakami's Short-Story Anime

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Makes Its Debut — 6 Secrets of Murakami's Short-Story Anime

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2022 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the film arrives in South Korean theaters next month.
Comfort in an Age of Loss: Six Short Stories Woven Into One Sweeping Narrative The literary world of acclaimed master 'Murakami Haruki' finally comes alive on the screen. 'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman,' the first feature-length animated film based on his fiction, will reach South Korean theaters...
‘Paradise Lost’ Set for Oct. 21 Release, 14 Official Stills Unveiled

‘Paradise Lost’ Set for Oct. 21 Release, 14 Official Stills Unveiled

Ryu Sun-woo, the son Ryu So-young believed had died after disappearing in a camping school bus nine years ago, returns alive as if by a miracle.
〈Paradise Lost〉 is a psychological thriller that begins when Ryu Sun-woo, the son Ryu So-young lost in a camping school bus disappearance nine years ago and believed to be dead, returns alive as if by a miracle. The film 〈Paradise Lost〉 has set Oct.
'Only One Earth Film Festival' brings 58 films from 29 countries to Busan to explore ways to survive the climate crisis

'Only One Earth Film Festival' brings 58 films from 29 countries to Busan to explore ways to survive the climate crisis

The festival opens Sept. 3 at the Busan Cinema Center, with director Jin Jae-woon's 'Song of the Trees' as the opening film
Climate disasters today, captured through 58 distinct perspectives The fifth annual Only One Earth Film Festival, which takes a clear-eyed look at the severity of the climate crisis threatening humanity's survival, will be held from Sept. 3 to 7 at the Busan Cinema Center and surrounding venues.
Kim Mi-jo on ‘Gyeongju Trip,’ the Year’s Most Provocative Korean Commercial Film

Kim Mi-jo on ‘Gyeongju Trip,’ the Year’s Most Provocative Korean Commercial Film

Kim Mi-jo’s 〈Gyeongju Trip〉 is a brisk, chilly revenge drama that announces a director with a singular, hard-to-pin-down voice. Director Kim Mi-jo said that 〈Little Miss Sunshine〉 (2006) and Bong Joon-ho’s 〈The Host〉 (2006) were the biggest influences on 〈Gyeongju Trip〉.
How Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Maps Korea’s Paranoid Beliefs, Part 2

How Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Maps Korea’s Paranoid Beliefs, Part 2

▶〈Hope〉: this piece continues Part 1. Director Na Hong-jin deliberately disorients the audience by showing Beom-seok misidentify the alien's location. Beom-seok and Jong-gu are both police officers, but they are timid and incompetent.
In 'Hope,' Na Hong-jin Maps Korea’s Paranoid Faith①

In 'Hope,' Na Hong-jin Maps Korea’s Paranoid Faith①

The trailer for 〈Hope〉 promises a showdown between humans and aliens. Instead, director Na Hong-jin delays the alien’s appearance until nearly an hour into the film and focuses first on how a stray rumor spirals into collective panic.