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[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.
'Golden Globe' Award Winner Timothée Chalamet’s Madcap Scam: “Marty Supreme” — Obsession With Ping-Pong, Success and Desire

'Golden Globe' Award Winner Timothée Chalamet’s Madcap Scam: “Marty Supreme” — Obsession With Ping-Pong, Success and Desire

An American Dream built on gambling and swindles, with zero hesitation. From the director of “Uncut Gems,” Josh Safdie, and starring Timothée Chalamet, a Golden Globe-winning work.
In 1952 New York, USA, an everyday shoe store sales clerk Marty Mowzer (played by Timothée Chalamet) wins recognition from his boss, his uncle, with exceptional ingenuity. He is offered a steady manager position, but his sights are set only on the dream of becoming “the world’s best table tennis...
[Interview] Jin Sun-kyu, Part 2: 'I'll keep doing action as long as my body holds up, and I want to keep making bright projects my children can watch'

[Interview] Jin Sun-kyu, Part 2: 'I'll keep doing action as long as my body holds up, and I want to keep making bright projects my children can watch'

※〈Husbands〉 actor Jin Sun-kyu interview continues from Part 1. Netflix film 〈Husbands〉 brings together a seven-member cast led by Jin Sun-kyu and Gong Myung, alongside Kim Ji-seok, Yoon Kyung-ho, Kang Han-na, Lee Da-hee and Jeon So-min. What did you expect as that lineup came together.
[New Film] Four Summer Horror-Thrillers to Beat the Heat: 4 Takes, 4 Flavors

[New Film] Four Summer Horror-Thrillers to Beat the Heat: 4 Takes, 4 Flavors

From Shin Min-a’s starring vehicle, “The Pupils,” to “Scary Movie,” which returns after 13 years,
A blood-chilling counterattack at the multiplex begins—one that will freeze even the sweltering heat in an instant. This summer, four “thriller” and “horror” masterpieces, going beyond simple surprises and digging into viewers’ deepest fears, are ready to hit the screen.
[Box Office] 'Toy Story 5' Returns After 7 Years, Takes No. 1 With 710,000 Over the Weekend

[Box Office] 'Toy Story 5' Returns After 7 Years, Takes No. 1 With 710,000 Over the Weekend

Ages 〉The toy adventures taking on smart devices drive 'Toy Story 5,' which draws more than 710,000 viewers over its opening weekend to reclaim the No. 1 spot with overwhelming box-office results
A rousing counterpunch from 'Analog Toys' flips the theater-going box-office landscapeDisney and Pixar's masterpiece, 'Toy Story 5,' reclaimed the top spot at home by displaying overwhelming audience-drawing power during its opening weekend.
Dex Announces a Break for Now From YouTube Activity With 1.16 Million Subscribers…“A Time for Choice and Focus”

Dex Announces a Break for Now From YouTube Activity With 1.16 Million Subscribers…“A Time for Choice and Focus”

Dex said he will take a break through his YouTube channel ‘Dex101,’ laying out his worries about his identity and saying he has no plans to return this year With him balancing variety shows, acting and YouTube, he says it’s “unclear which field is his biggest strength” and that this is “the timing to choose and focus” After ‘Single Inferno 2,’ he points to a new act as actor Kim Jin-young, with upcoming projects including ‘The Hunt Dogs 2’
Broadcaster Dex directly explained why he is pausing his YouTube activities. A sudden rest announcement from a YouTube veteran of six years On the 18th, Dex’s YouTube channel ‘Dex101’ released a video titled ‘I’m going to put a comma on my 7-year YouTube journey—Off Dex with 95z.
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ③ ‘Kowloon Walled City: The Untold Stories’ — The Kowloon Walled City Park Set That Revives Memories of Hong Kong Cinema

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ③ ‘Kowloon Walled City: The Untold Stories’ — The Kowloon Walled City Park Set That Revives Memories of Hong Kong Cinema

Erased in 1993, the Kowloon Walled City — left behind as “Kowloon Walled City Park” — was a bleak illegal residential zone where no sliver of sunlight ever reached.
When director Jingle Bao-rui’s 〈Kowloon Walled City: The Untold Stories〉 (hereinafter 〈Kowloon Walled City〉, 2024) hit theaters in Hong Kong in 2024, it set a record for the biggest box-office success in Hong Kong history.
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ② “Comedy King,” Stephen Chow’s Film Where You Never Get Tired of Just Staring at the Sea All Day at Sek O Beach

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ② “Comedy King,” Stephen Chow’s Film Where You Never Get Tired of Just Staring at the Sea All Day at Sek O Beach

Among Hong Kong films, it seems there is none that so deeply absorbs the mood of a place as much as Comedy King. With the exception of the film sets and a nightclub or two, it was shot almost entirely at Sek O Beach, located at the far southeastern tip of Hong Kong Island.
[Interview] Y2K Sensibility, Meeting This Year’s Debut, Director Changrok Han in the Hot Seat, Actors Joo Min-hyeong and Baek Ji-hye (②)

[Interview] Y2K Sensibility, Meeting This Year’s Debut, Director Changrok Han in the Hot Seat, Actors Joo Min-hyeong and Baek Ji-hye (②)

The 〈strong〉Chungchungchung〈/strong〉 (also rendered as 〈strong〉Chung Chung Chung〈/strong〉)—made with the 2018 murder case in Washington, Benton as its inspiration—depicts a catastrophe sparked by the tangled, competing desires of three children.
How did the two of you interpret and approach your respective characters. The name “Courage” suggests an energy that’s overflowing, but the character is also a “pathetic” youth who doesn’t have real, powerful force.
[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

Inspired by a murder case in Washington, Benton in 2018, 〈Choong-Choong-Choong〉 portrays a catastrophe sparked by the intersecting desires of three kids.
Retro is the trend. In the fashion, music and props of young people in their 20s, there’s nowhere that a Y2K sensibility hasn’t managed to seep in. Director Han Chang-rok, born in 1990 and a graduate of the Korea National University of Arts film school, pulls this retro sensibility straight onto...