Find your next favorite work.

Search results for "explanation"

CGV and Megabox Turn Up the Heat for Moviegoers as Heatwave Tops 40 Degrees—Overnight Screenings and Classics at the Bedside

CGV and Megabox Turn Up the Heat for Moviegoers as Heatwave Tops 40 Degrees—Overnight Screenings and Classics at the Bedside

From CGV’s “All Movie Night” late-night continuous screenings to Megabox’s “Cine Docent” lectures, the unusual city-break trend is drawing attention beyond movie watching
With thermometers hovering around 40 degrees day after day and sweltering tropical nights, three leading South Korean multiplex chains (CGV, Lotte Cinema, Megabox) are evolving beyond simple spaces for cultural consumption into an overwhelming “urban summer getaway”.
[Interview] “Not releasing this video is a bigger sin.” What should we have done? Director Tomoaki Fujino ②

[Interview] “Not releasing this video is a bigger sin.” What should we have done? Director Tomoaki Fujino ②

When her older sister develops symptoms of schizophrenia, her parents choose to put a lock on the front door instead of taking her to a hospital. Unable to look away, the younger brother picks up a camera and steps into that silence.
Because they could not obtain the family’s consent, ethical questions about the film’s release inevitably follow. ​ You asked a really important question. There are ethical issues, of course. In fact, we released it without getting permission or even understanding from any member of the family.
[Interview] “It’s a bigger sin not to release this video.” How should it have been handled? Director Tomoaki Fujino ①

[Interview] “It’s a bigger sin not to release this video.” How should it have been handled? Director Tomoaki Fujino ①

When it was released in Japan, the film posed pointed questions about families with disabled relatives and issues of caregiving, and interest continues as it opened in South Korea on the 29th of last month.
There’s a film that has sparked buzz on every front, from the source material—an older sister’s schizophrenia and the parents’ confinement of her—to the production of a private documentary recorded by the family, and to the theater release format despite the absence of IPTV, VOD, OTT, and other...
Kwon Yuri Announces Split From SM Entertainment After 19 Years, Saying Girls’ Generation Group Activities Will Remain Firm

Kwon Yuri Announces Split From SM Entertainment After 19 Years, Saying Girls’ Generation Group Activities Will Remain Firm

The exclusive contract ends as of Aug. 31, following mutual discussions with SM Entertainment, where she spent 19 years A 19-year journey that helped lead the K-pop boom after debuting in 2007 and showcased a dazzling run as an all-rounder artist The agency said it will leave SM Entertainment, but will officially continue team activities as a Girls’ Generation member without change
Kwon Yuri is leaving SM Entertainment and starting out on her own. On July 31, SM Entertainment, a talent agency, said it will bring to a close its partnership with singer and actress Kwon Yuri. The agency said, “After in-depth discussions with Kwon Yuri, we mutually agreed to end our 19-year...
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.
[Photo&] ENHYPEN Breaks Through to Its First Ever Comic-Con—Dark Moon Brings Together a Fandom of 200 Million Views

[Photo&] ENHYPEN Breaks Through to Its First Ever Comic-Con—Dark Moon Brings Together a Fandom of 200 Million Views

SDCC panel talk and a bustling booth spotlight the film “Twilight” director and the vampire world
K-pop idols have made their first entry into San Diego Comic-Con , the world’s largest pop-culture festival. The protagonists are the group ‘ENHYPEN’. On the 23rd , they attended the event at the San Diego Convention Center in the United States as panel guests and met the global fanbase of the...
[Photo]& Kwak Dong-yeon Spent Just 3 Hours on Special Makeup for Netflix’ “Kingdom of the Crown Prince” … “Poison Shot” Ad-Lib Before Enlistment

[Photo]& Kwak Dong-yeon Spent Just 3 Hours on Special Makeup for Netflix’ “Kingdom of the Crown Prince” … “Poison Shot” Ad-Lib Before Enlistment

He is set to enter the active-duty Army on Sept. 25 next month. He handled wire-action for five months as a prince possessed by an evil spirit. “The military gap is an intermission for my acting career”
In the Netflix occult historical drama "Kingdom of the Crown Prince", actor "Kwak Dong-yeon", who seized global viewers’ attention with an overwhelming portrayal of an evil spirit, poured himself into a final burst of effort before enlisting.
Spider-Man History Echoes Through the 〈Spider-Man: Brand New Day〉 Teaser

Spider-Man History Echoes Through the 〈Spider-Man: Brand New Day〉 Teaser

A Spider-Man who must truly stand on his own is headed back to theaters. 〈Spider-Man: Brand New Day〉 follows Peter Parker — the Spider-Man whose existence was erased from everyone's memory in the previous film, 〈Spider-Man: No Way Home〉 — as he meets a new enemy and undergoes drastic change.
‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

Advance bookings alone topped 600,000. That opening-day figure shows that 〈Hope〉 has become a national talking point, not just a movie-industry event. 〈Hope〉 is the new film from director Na Hong-jin, known for the tense, audacious intensity of 〈The Chaser〉, 〈The Yellow Sea〉 and 〈The Wailing〉.
Tiffany Haddish Steps In as Daily MC on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”… Trump’s Independence Day Party and a Dig at Taylor Swift’s Wedding?

Tiffany Haddish Steps In as Daily MC on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”… Trump’s Independence Day Party and a Dig at Taylor Swift’s Wedding?

With Jimmy Kimmel off for summer vacation, she hosts live for six days “More guests came to my Bat Mitzvah”… Ridicules the scale of Trump’s “250th anniversary of the United States” party Takes aim at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s “mega wedding” after being left out… “They went to every celebrity on Earth—except me,” sparking a burst of laughter
Hollywood comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish (Tiffany Haddish·46) stepped in as the daily host of ABC’s flagship talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, kicking off the network’s coverage of the country’s 250th anniversary Independence Day events by giving President Donald Trump and pop star Taylor...