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The Roots of K-Movies: Korean Cinema Captivates New York in the 1970s… From “Whangnyeo” to “Spider’s Web”

The Roots of K-Movies: Korean Cinema Captivates New York in the 1970s… From “Whangnyeo” to “Spider’s Web”

A special showcase of 1970s Korean films at Lincoln Center in New York. Featuring 29 digitally restored works, including “Whangnyeo,” to shine a light on the origins of K-movies.
A Korean film renaissance reborn at the heart of New York, “1970s Korean Film Special Exhibition”Masterpieces that led the golden age of 1970s Korean cinema revive in the middle of New York, dramatically. The Korea Foundation for Cultural Exchange in New York announced on the 7th that, together...
[Photo &] Discussion on “Holdback” in the Film Industry Heats Up…Minister Choi Hwi-young Formalizes Establishment of a Public-Private Consultation Body This Month

[Photo &] Discussion on “Holdback” in the Film Industry Heats Up…Minister Choi Hwi-young Formalizes Establishment of a Public-Private Consultation Body This Month

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announces a multi-year overhaul of film production support grants and the distribution of 60 won viewing discount tickets. A “winning bet” with 27.1 billion won injected, distributing 4.5 million “movie viewing discount tickets”
A Signal for Reshaping the Film Ecosystem: Launch of a Public-Private Consultation Body for “Holdback”“Choi Hwi-young”, Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, zeroed in on the “holdback” system—an issue at the heart of sharp tensions between theaters and “OTT”.
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Lockers] Lee Cronin’s The Mummy and Murderous People Season 2 — and a Scorpion Jacket That Feels Like the Rise of Drive

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Lockers] Lee Cronin’s The Mummy and Murderous People Season 2 — and a Scorpion Jacket That Feels Like the Rise of Drive

I get hooked on the objects in movies. I can’t help but get lost in questions about why the director, cinematographer, production designer, or even the actors put that thing right in front of the camera. “[Joo Seong-cheol’s Lockers]” is a record of those movie objects that land lightly—right onto my eyes.
Watching 〈Lee Cronin’s The Mummy〉 , you can feel the full-on force of Blumhouse as it revives a franchise that seemed long dead: 〈Mummy〉. The first 〈Mummy〉 (1932), powered by the charisma of actor Boris Karloff, was basically the flagship of the “Universal Horror” era.
Shin Hyun-joon Dives Into a Doppelganger Comedy with “Wanted”: Stills Show Off a Bold 1-Person, 2-Roles Challenge

Shin Hyun-joon Dives Into a Doppelganger Comedy with “Wanted”: Stills Show Off a Bold 1-Person, 2-Roles Challenge

A doppelganger-cooperation comedy that captures the twisty chase-pursuit partnership between ordinary citizen Hyun-joon and criminal Cheol-gu Shin Hyun-joon, taking on the 1-person, 2-roles challenge for the first time in his career, joked, “I should’ve been paid for two people—(that’s) what it felt like,” and shared his upbeat thoughts Kim Byung-man, along with a star-studded supporting cast including Regina Ray, joins the film—slated for Korean theaters in June
〈Wanted〉, set to hit theaters in June, has unveiled stills highlighting actor Shin Hyun-joon’s daring 1-person, 2-roles performance.In 〈Wanted〉, Shin Hyun-joon plays Hyun-joon, an ordinary citizen who gets pulled into an unexpected situation when a criminal named Cheol-gu turns out to look exactly...
Jo In-sung × Park Jung-min Spy Action Film ‘Humint’ Takes No. 1 on Netflix Worldwide

Jo In-sung × Park Jung-min Spy Action Film ‘Humint’ Takes No. 1 on Netflix Worldwide

‘Humint,’ the New Work by Director Ryoo Seung-wan That Drew 1.98 Million Moviegoers in South Korea, Sweeps No. 1 in 14 Countries Immediately After Netflix Release, Spark­ing a Box-Office Boom
'Humint' Hits the World on Netflix, Reaching Global No. 1 with an Overwhelming View Count'Jo In-sung' and 'Park Jung-min' star, with 'Ryoo Seung-wan' at the helm as director, in the spy action film 'Humint'. The 'Netflix' global charts put the film at the very top, once again proving the power and...
‘Hope’ by Na Hong-jin Enters Cannes Competition…Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Colony’ and Jun Ji-hyun’s Return Film Invited to the Non-Competition Midnight Screening

‘Hope’ by Na Hong-jin Enters Cannes Competition…Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Colony’ and Jun Ji-hyun’s Return Film Invited to the Non-Competition Midnight Screening

Korean Films Set Sights on the Palme d’Or for the First Time in Four Years…Park Chan-wook First to Serve as Jury Chair, and Jun Ji-hyun’s Return Project Added to the Good News
A Glorious Comeback for Korean Cinema, Taking Over the 79th ‘Cannes Film Festival’Korea’s film industry sent a triumphant signal at the 79th ‘Cannes Film Festival’, marking a spectacular return. It erased last year’s painful slump—when not a single invited title made it—in the ‘Competition...
[Interview] “Who Is a Building for?” Director Im Pil-sung on “How to Become a Landlord in South Korea” ①

[Interview] “Who Is a Building for?” Director Im Pil-sung on “How to Become a Landlord in South Korea” ①

Last weekend it aired up to episode 8, and it has now passed the midpoint of the 12-episode run.
〈How to Become a Landlord in South Korea〉 is being watched with great interest. It aired through episode 8 over the weekend, and yet even after passing the halfway point of this 12-episode series, it’s still a drama that’s impossible to predict. It’s a drama that’s impossible to predict.
“Watch a Movie for 10,000 Won”… CGV and Megabox Expand Discounts to Twice a Month

“Watch a Movie for 10,000 Won”… CGV and Megabox Expand Discounts to Twice a Month

“Culture Day” — Starting in May, watch a movie for 10,000 won on the second and last Wednesday of every month in the evening. Major cinemas and cultural organizations nationwide join in.
‘Movie Theater Discount’ Completely overhauled twice a month… ‘Culture Day’ evolvesThe three major South Korean multiplex operators, following the expanded rollout of ‘Culture Day’, will completely revamp the ‘Movie Theater Discount’ benefits so they can be used twice a month.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Adds 12 More Minutes—What Changed in the 275-Minute “Whole Bloody Affair”?

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Adds 12 More Minutes—What Changed in the 275-Minute “Whole Bloody Affair”?

Is this a re-release, or the original? A movie that confuses audiences—yet, oddly enough, even that confusion feels like something to welcome—has finally found its way to theaters. Released on April 1, 〈Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair〉 is a new version of the 〈Kill Bill〉 two-part saga originally...
Director Lee Myeong-se Directs Documentary “Ran 12.3” … Opens Next Month on the 22nd

Director Lee Myeong-se Directs Documentary “Ran 12.3” … Opens Next Month on the 22nd

A cinematic documentary in which the production budget was secured through crowdfunding by 15,000 citizens A “cinematic documentary” built from music and on-site recordings, with no narration Distributor NEW “Based on vivid on-site footage from citizens, aides, and reporters, it was produced”
Director Lee Myeong-se returns with a documentary film tackling the December 3, 2024 martial law declaration emergency. Distributor NEW announced on the 27th that “Ran 12. 3”, which captures the tense moments of the martial law declaration emergency, will open nationwide next month on the 22nd.