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Jang Hang-jun Says His Next Work Will Be Contemporary Drama—Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho Will Meet in Jecheon This September

Jang Hang-jun Says His Next Work Will Be Contemporary Drama—Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho Will Meet in Jecheon This September

JIMFF mulls a second term for him, with the first 공개 of previously unseen stills from “Oldboy”
“Jang Hang-jun” as he previews that his next project will be a contemporary drama, the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival launching in September will host a historic get-together between Korea’s film maestros “Park Chan-wook” and “Bong Joon-ho”.
Lee Chang-dong Wins Ebert Director Award at TIFF—the First Korean to Reach the Top Ranks; New Film 'A Possible Love' to Be Released in September

Lee Chang-dong Wins Ebert Director Award at TIFF—the First Korean to Reach the Top Ranks; New Film 'A Possible Love' to Be Released in September

Jeon Do-yeon and Sol Kyung-gu star in a special presentation invitation; Netflix release set for Nov. 6
The first Korean to join the ranks of masters, 'A Possible Love' unveiled on Nov. 6Another landmark chapter has been added to Korean film history. 'Lee Chang-dong' has achieved a first for Korean cinema by taking home 'the Ebert Director Award' at the Toronto International Film Festival , cementing...
CJ CGV Shares Jump 13% in Summer Blockbuster Streak — “Hope” Inches Toward 4 Million

CJ CGV Shares Jump 13% in Summer Blockbuster Streak — “Hope” Inches Toward 4 Million

Up 13.63% to 5,420 won from the previous trading day — “Spider-Man” Draws 680,000 on Its First Day and Christopher Nolan’s New Film Is Next
“Hope” and “Spider-Man” power double wins… A reshuffle looms for entertainment stocksThe capital markets moved quickly after a string of tentpole blockbusters that swept through the summer theater season. In early trading on the 30th, shares of Korea’s biggest multiplex operator, CJ CGV, surged...
“Were the parents too harsh?” The behind-the-scenes story from director Tomoaki Fujino about a sister who spent 25 years locked away

“Were the parents too harsh?” The behind-the-scenes story from director Tomoaki Fujino about a sister who spent 25 years locked away

The film ‘What Should We Have Done?’ opens… It portrays the realities of psychiatric medicine in the 1980s and a family’s anguish, setting a record of 55 straight sellouts in Japan
“What Should We Have Done?” 25 years of seclusion… A painful choice by doctor parentsA hot-ticket release in Japan with 55 consecutive sellouts, shining a light on psychiatric medical realities of the 1980s and the family’s dilemmaBeyond one slice of tragedy: reflection on the other side of the...
‘Odyssey’ Opens in 7 Days; Preorders Top 150,000 Copies! Christopher Nolan’s Film Sets His Career-Best Mark

‘Odyssey’ Opens in 7 Days; Preorders Top 150,000 Copies! Christopher Nolan’s Film Sets His Career-Best Mark

On Aug. 3, director Christopher Nolan, producer Emma Thomas, and actors Matt Damon and Charlize Theron will visit South Korea.
Global box-office earnings of $639. 6 million (approximately 935. 2312 billion won) have topped the mark, and the film 〈Odyssey〉 that is sweeping the world is drawing intense attention from audiences today (29th), just 7 days ahead of its release, after preorders surpassed 150,000 tickets.
Park Hae-joon Joins 〈Nambeol〉, Set to Play Leader of Waegu Raiders

Park Hae-joon Joins 〈Nambeol〉, Set to Play Leader of Waegu Raiders

Hard‑boiled martial‑arts action set in early Joseon in which he will appear alongside Lee Byung‑hun
Park Hae-joon has joined the cast of 〈Nambeol〉, the upcoming hard‑boiled martial‑arts action film set in the early Joseon era, where he will appear alongside Lee Byung-hun.Hive Media Corp. said on the 28th that Park Hae-joon has been confirmed for the hard‑boiled martial‑arts action film 〈Nambeol〉...
Lee Chang-dong Returns With His First New Film in 8 Years, “A Possible Love” — Scheduled for a Theatrical Release in September, Netflix Drops It in November

Lee Chang-dong Returns With His First New Film in 8 Years, “A Possible Love” — Scheduled for a Theatrical Release in September, Netflix Drops It in November

Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, and more star in a high-profile cast… A film making its way into the Venice Film Festival’s competition section 24 years after the last one
The Maestro Returns, “A Possible Love” Embraces Venice After 24 YearsA perfectionist in the Korean film industry, director Lee Chang-dong, finally breaks his silence. After a long wait of eight years following Burning (2018), his new film “A Possible Love” lands in local theaters first on September...
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

I get hooked on the objects in the movies. I end up deep in thought about why the director—whether it was the director, the cinematographer, the production designer, or even an actor—put that particular item in front of the camera. ‘Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker’ is a record of the objects in films that delicately landed on my eyes.
Park Chan-wook’s 〈The Handmaiden〉 and Na Hong-jin’s 〈Goksung〉 were released in 2016, on June 1 and May 12, respectively, in the same year. Coincidentally, both films were invited to the Cannes Film Festival that year—Park Chan-wook’s to the competition section and Na Hong-jin’s to the...
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.
Review: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Turns Greek Epic Into a Grand Human Drama

Review: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Turns Greek Epic Into a Grand Human Drama

One phrase immediately came to mind: Christopher Nolan has pushed past his own limits in 〈Odyssey〉, his adaptation of Homer’s 「The Odyssey」, which opens on Aug. 5. 「The Odyssey」 tells the story of King Odysseus’s return to his homeland of Ithaca after the Trojan War, a foundational epic that still...