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Christopher Nolan’s Perfect Cinematic Blockbuster, ‘Odyssey’ Reveals Final Trailer!

Christopher Nolan’s Perfect Cinematic Blockbuster, ‘Odyssey’ Reveals Final Trailer!

Ahead of its Aug. 5 release in South Korea, 〈Odyssey〉 finally unveiled the final trailer, beginning with the voice of its protagonist, Odysseus (Matt Damon).
Ahead of its Aug. 5 release in South Korea, 〈Odyssey〉 finally unveiled its final trailer and revealed the overwhelming grandeur of a new mythology that director Christopher Nolan is set to bring to the screen. The released trailer opens in pitch-black darkness, with a voice that awakens ‘Odysseus’...
| Joo Seong-cheol
WOWPOINT x Toho and Yeon Sang-ho team up on Netflix series “Gas Human,” released worldwide today

WOWPOINT x Toho and Yeon Sang-ho team up on Netflix series “Gas Human,” released worldwide today

Based on the universe of the original work, the show has been reborn as a completely original story in eight episodes.
Netflix unveiled its Netflix Original series 〈​Gas Human〉 worldwide on July 2. Taking its premise from Toho’s legendary tokusatsu film 《​Gas Human No. 1》 released in 1960, the new series has been reimagined from scratch as a fully original story spanning a total of eight episodes built on the...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Review: Kim Min-ha Leads ‘Hana Korea,’ as Cast and Filmmakers Discuss the Film at Seoul Press Event

Review: Kim Min-ha Leads ‘Hana Korea,’ as Cast and Filmmakers Discuss the Film at Seoul Press Event

〈Hana Korea〉 tells one of Korean cinema’s most familiar stories in one of its most unfamiliar forms: a film by a Danish director, set in Seoul, about a North Korean defector. At times it unfolds like a Scandinavian film, yet its setting and faces are unmistakably Seoul, with Kim Min‑ha at the...
| Kim Ji-yeon
'The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra' Director Park Se-young's 'The Fin' Set to Open July 22 in South Korea

'The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra' Director Park Se-young's 'The Fin' Set to Open July 22 in South Korea

Philippe Bober, producer of 〈Triangle of Sadness〉 and 〈The Square〉, joins as co-producer
Park Se-young's new film 〈The Fin〉, from the director of 〈The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra〉, has set a July 22 release in South Korea and unveiled its main poster. 〈The Fin〉 is a dystopian art-house science-fiction film set in a near-future, unified Republic of Korea where genetically mutated "Omega"...
| Kim Ji-yeon
[First Reactions to Cinema] ‘David’ Cineplay Journalist Star Rating

[First Reactions to Cinema] ‘David’ Cineplay Journalist Star Rating

[First Reactions to Cinema] After raking in a box-office run-rate topping 22 million dollars in the first weekend of its release in North America, the buzzy film 〈King of Kings〉-crossover spectacle 〈David〉 opens in South Korea on Friday, July 10.
| Joo Seong-cheol
[Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker] Watching “Marty Supreme,” Recalling Yoon Nam-gyu’s Penholder Table Tennis Racket

[Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker] Watching “Marty Supreme,” Recalling Yoon Nam-gyu’s Penholder Table Tennis Racket

I get hooked on objects shown in movies. I can’t help but wonder why the director, the cinematographer, the production designer—or even the actor—put that item in front of the camera. “Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker” is a record of the movie objects that landed softly in my eyes.
〈Marty Supreme〉 is a table tennis movie. For Korean film fans, the Sharpdy brothers are well known for 〈Heaven Knows What〉(2014), 〈Good Time〉(2017), and 〈Uncut Gems〉(2019), but 〈Marty Supreme〉 is a feature film that older brother Josh Safdie directed on his own for the first time in nearly 10 years.
| Joo Seong-cheol
'Marty Supreme' Director Josh Safdie Confirms Online GV on June 30 at CGV Yongsan iPark Mall for First Talk With Korean Viewers

'Marty Supreme' Director Josh Safdie Confirms Online GV on June 30 at CGV Yongsan iPark Mall for First Talk With Korean Viewers

Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow star in 'Marty Supreme,' with a special GV set ahead of its July 1 release Cineplay editor-in-chief Joo Seong-cheol will lead on site, and director Josh Safdie will join via video call for a standout event Marty Mauzer’s journey to hell to become the best, and anticipation for Josh Safdie’s first solo directorial project
〈Marty Supreme〉 director Josh Safdie is set to meet Korean viewers, at least via video call. The film 〈Marty Supreme〉 is Josh Safdie’s first solo directorial work among the “Safdie brothers.” It depicts Marty Mauzer, who becomes obsessed with a dream that no one respects, as he heads all the way to...
| Seongchan Eol
First Reactions: Cineplay Critics’ Star Rating for 〈HANA KOREA〉

First Reactions: Cineplay Critics’ Star Rating for 〈HANA KOREA〉

[First Reactions] The South Korea–Denmark co-production 〈HANA KOREA〉 opens July 8. Inspired by a true story, the artbuster follows Hye-seon , a North Korean defector trying to push forward in an unfamiliar life. Cineplay reporter Kim Ji Yeon shares her review from the press screening.
| Kim Ji-yeon
‘Shadow Child’ Review: A Fantastical World Rooted in the Real Pain of Absence, Plus What Its Key Players Had to Say

‘Shadow Child’ Review: A Fantastical World Rooted in the Real Pain of Absence, Plus What Its Key Players Had to Say

Blending realist grounding with a genre mood is difficult. Capturing the border between those two seemingly different realms and turning it into a film is no easy task. Even in South Korea’s film industry, where tightly executed genre movies and grounded, reality-driven stories dominate, films that...
| Seongchan Eol
Song Hye-kyo Ends Her Partnership With UAA After 14 Years in a “Beautiful Breakup”…Plans to Go Solo With a One-Person Agency

Song Hye-kyo Ends Her Partnership With UAA After 14 Years in a “Beautiful Breakup”…Plans to Go Solo With a One-Person Agency

UAA, her agency, says in an official statement that her exclusive contract has ended and that both sides will cheer for each other’s future. Starting with a manager role and building a working bond for 27 years, she also parts ways with CEO Park Hyun-jeong, choosing separate paths on the basis of deep trust. She is preparing to launch a one-person agency with long-time dedicated staff and is expected to return to Netflix in the second half of the year, with “Slowly But Intensively.”
Actor Song Hye-kyo is leaving UAA, where she has been for 14 years, and is starting anew. UAA Announces Expiration of Exclusive Contract and Its Official Position In an official statement released on the 26th, UAA said, “Our exclusive contract with Song Hye-kyo recently expired.
| Seongchan Eol