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In 'Odyssey,' Music Maps Odysseus' Shattered Inner Life

In 'Odyssey,' Music Maps Odysseus' Shattered Inner Life

I'm captivated by film music. Music can sometimes reveal a character's intimate emotions that images and dialogue alone cannot convey. It can also open a window onto a creator's hidden intent. For me, understanding a film through its music is one way of reaching the movie itself.
| Chua-young
Ridley Scott Returns With 〈Dog Star: Last Hope〉; Film Opens in Korea on Aug. 26

Ridley Scott Returns With 〈Dog Star: Last Hope〉; Film Opens in Korea on Aug. 26

"My best film since The Martian," Ridley Scott says, as Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin lead the cast.
Ridley Scott's new film 〈Dog Star: Last Hope〉 will open in South Korea on Aug. 26. The Walt Disney Company Korea, the film's importer and distributor, unveiled the final trailer on Aug. 4, showcasing the film's sweeping post-apocalyptic world.
| Kim Ji-yeon
Na Hong-jin’s Hope Breaks Through Mixed Reactions and Passes 4 Million Viewers, Marking Its Third Major Record of the Year

Na Hong-jin’s Hope Breaks Through Mixed Reactions and Passes 4 Million Viewers, Marking Its Third Major Record of the Year

Starring Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, and Michael Fassbender, the film logged a 44.3% seat-sales rate and surged backward into a hit.
A 44.3% miracle that rose after beating early mixed reactions… Na Hong-jin’s genre-mixing blockbuster reshapes the theater market Na Hong-jin’s new film 'Hope' perfectly dispelled the sharply divided critical views in its opening days, then went on to achieve a stunning feat: becoming the third...
| James choi
[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...
| Joo Seong-cheol
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.
| Chua-young
[Weekend Movie Theater Roundup] Film “Hope” sprints to No. 1 at the box office for 9 straight days… topping 3 million weekend admissions

[Weekend Movie Theater Roundup] Film “Hope” sprints to No. 1 at the box office for 9 straight days… topping 3 million weekend admissions

Cumulative admissions surpass 2.64 million, with an audience-satisfaction Egg Index of 83%… reservation-rate No. 1 is “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” opening on the 29th
“Hope” inches past 3 million… Na Hong-jin’s alien thriller takes over theaters Director Na Hong-jin’s new film “Hope” has held on to the top spot in the domestic box office for the ninth day since its release, cementing its status as an unchallenged force on weekend theater screens.
| James choi
Tsai Ming-liang’s “Love in a Time of Madness” Returns in 4K… Venice’s Top Award Legend Re-Releases Next Month

Tsai Ming-liang’s “Love in a Time of Madness” Returns in 4K… Venice’s Top Award Legend Re-Releases Next Month

The Taiwan New Wave signature film opens in 4K remastering on July 12 next month, with renewed attention on its artistic achievements, including a three-award sweep at the Golden Horse Awards
A Taiwan New Wave masterpiece that shines with Venice’s top prize returns next month on July 12 in 4K A legendary masterpiece that reshaped the trajectory of Taiwanese cinema comes back to the screen in stunning resolution.
| James choi
‘Hope’ Director Na Hong-jin Wins Action Cinema Award at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival

‘Hope’ Director Na Hong-jin Wins Action Cinema Award at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival

At this year’s festival, director Na Hong-jin met with Ari Aster, the director behind 〈Hereditary〉 and 〈Midsommar〉.
The hot-button release 〈Hope〉, which has been taking the No. 1 spot at the box office day after day since its debut, was selected as the centerpiece screening at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival and held a North American premiere screening on Monday, July 20.
| Joo Seong-cheol
[GV] Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Dong-hyuk to Boost ‘Hope’ as It Surpasses 2 Million Views — GV to Air on the 22nd

[GV] Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Dong-hyuk to Boost ‘Hope’ as It Surpasses 2 Million Views — GV to Air on the 22nd

'Squid Game' stars all gathered for a special guest lineup featuring top-tier talent after Bong Joon-ho and Jang Jae-hyun
The key cast of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’, which has swept the world, is coming together for director Na Hong-jin’s new film ‘Hope’. With ‘Hope’ surpassing 2 million viewers within five days of its release and triggering a shake-up at theaters, the box-office buzz is expected to add even more...
| James choi
Nahang-jin’s New Film “Hope” Surpasses 1 Million Viewers in 3 Days, Fastest Box-Office Run This Year

Nahang-jin’s New Film “Hope” Surpasses 1 Million Viewers in 3 Days, Fastest Box-Office Run This Year

“Hope,” the SF thriller by Nahang-jin director who returned after a decade following “The Wailing,” breaks 1 million viewers in just 3 days and sets the shortest run of the year,
Nahang-jin’s long-awaited return after 10 years, the film ‘Hope’, is sweeping up 1 million viewers in just three days since its release, throwing the movie theaters scene into flux. A Breakneck Box-Office Run, Writing New Theater Records According to distributor Plus M Entertainment, ‘Hope’, which...
| James choi