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Bae Soontak’s Heart Waiting for “Michael” ① From The Jackson 5 to Reaching “Thriller” with a Mind-Blowing 100 Million Copies

Bae Soontak’s Heart Waiting for “Michael” ① From The Jackson 5 to Reaching “Thriller” with a Mind-Blowing 100 Million Copies

“I’m going to turn the world upside down. I’m going to be fantastic. I’ll dig in deeply and keep digging. I’ll surpass what the greatest artists have accomplished.”
When I was about 11 years old, I was in the fourth grade. My father, whose job was corporate negotiator, would often travel abroad. The gifts he brought back were usually toys like LEGO. Then, one day, my father came home with an album as a present.
Everything About Meryl Streep ② The Perfect Transformation: “The Iron Lady,” “August: Osage County,” “Florence”

Everything About Meryl Streep ② The Perfect Transformation: “The Iron Lady,” “August: Osage County,” “Florence”

“I’ve done quite a few roles of real-life people, but I’ve never found it interesting to portray a span of more than 40 years the way I did as you know, 〈The Iron Lady〉. ”
〈The Iron Lady〉What It’s Like to Play a Controversial Female PoliticianIn that it centers on Margaret Thatcher, a controversial politician, 〈The Iron Lady〉(2011) essentially carries the big meaning that “Meryl Streep played Margaret Thatcher. ” For some viewers, that may be all there is to it.
The Master of the World: Buster Keaton ③ Review of Representative Works — “Our Hospitality” (1923) and “Sherlock Jr.” (1924)

The Master of the World: Buster Keaton ③ Review of Representative Works — “Our Hospitality” (1923) and “Sherlock Jr.” (1924)

〈Sherlock Jr.〉 wasn’t an awkward 44-minute runtime; otherwise, it would easily rank among the cinema’s greatest masterpieces.
Slapstick motion without end within the frame,〈Our Hospitality〉(1923)Willie McCay heads back to his hometown to inherit the land. The railroad tracks are a mess, and even the dam collapses—he forges ahead through a perilous route.
The Master of the World: Buster Keaton ② ‘The Great Unflinching Face’ Loved Across Time

The Master of the World: Buster Keaton ② ‘The Great Unflinching Face’ Loved Across Time

Buster Keaton turned the ‘Great Unflinching Face’ (Great Stone Face), unaffected by whatever was happening around him, into his own unmistakable style and personality.
Buster Keaton doesn’t smile—so why do we laugh when we see him? In film, action images are always a subject of curiosity, and also something we keep investigating—an inquiry that never truly stops. Our eyes automatically respond while watching films, trying to harmonize the many formal elements...
The Master of the World, Buster Keaton ① The Golden Age of Silent Film, Inventor of an Acrobatic Film Language

The Master of the World, Buster Keaton ① The Golden Age of Silent Film, Inventor of an Acrobatic Film Language

Buster Keaton, whom André Bazin and David Bordwell praise in unison, shows the limits of motion images through the boundless use of the human body and space.
Buster Keaton is one of the great artists who fully invented a brand-new film language of his own. Film scholar David Bordwell, in 「Film Art」, speaks about the comedy of Keaton’s “space” — the kind of freedom-to-move that he demonstrates — saying, “David Bordwell’s slapstick comedy confirms André...
BIFAN Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary, Amassing 30 Years of Korean Genre Films… Launches “Asian Genre Films 99”

BIFAN Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary, Amassing 30 Years of Korean Genre Films… Launches “Asian Genre Films 99”

The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival launches the three-year special project “Asian Genre Films 99” Selecting 33 films each year for a total of 99 to systematically survey Asia’s film landscape and genre trends Including a spotlight on 11 films directed by women… screenings and GV scheduled during the festival in July
The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival , held in July, announced on April 24 its three-year project, “Asian Genre Films 99” (Asian Genre Films 99). “Asian Genre Films 99” is a three-year project that selects 33 Korean genre films each year and introduces a total of 99 films.
'21st Century Princess Consort' — Yoo Su-bin and Lee Yeon, the Aides Who Are a Real Pleasure to Watch

'21st Century Princess Consort' — Yoo Su-bin and Lee Yeon, the Aides Who Are a Real Pleasure to Watch

It’s a real pleasure to watch. The drama 〈21st Century Princess Consort〉, which has been airing since April 10, is set in a Republic of Korea where a constitutional monarchy is in place, and it delights viewers by blending capitalist flavor with the traditional charm of the Joseon era.
Fiery MZ Student Teacher Han Seon-hwa Unveils Main Poster for “Student Teaching Practice”! The Deadly Mock Exam Begins

Fiery MZ Student Teacher Han Seon-hwa Unveils Main Poster for “Student Teaching Practice”! The Deadly Mock Exam Begins

A high-school horror-comedy in which Eun-gyeong, a fiery MZ student teacher, and the girls from the dark-magic club face off against the CSAT ghost in a deadly mock exam.
Facing the CSAT ghost, fiery MZ student teacher Eun-gyeong and three girls from a dark-magic club are set to sit for a deadly mock exam in this high-school horror-comedy 〈Student-Teaching Practice〉. Ahead of its exclusive theatrical release on May 13, the film 〈Student-Teaching Practice〉 unveils...
Barunson E&A Co-Production ‘Ghost in the Cell’ Ranks No. 1 in Indonesia, Sparks a Box-Office Surge with Sales in 100 Countries!

Barunson E&A Co-Production ‘Ghost in the Cell’ Ranks No. 1 in Indonesia, Sparks a Box-Office Surge with Sales in 100 Countries!

Indonesia’s leading director Joko Anwar’s 〈Ghost in the Cell〉 opened in Indonesia on April 16 and topped the box office.
Produced by Indonesian leading director Joko Anwar’s production company Come And See Pictures, which has an exclusive partnership with Barunson E&A (CEO Choi Yoon-hee, Moon Yang-kwon), and co-produced and handled for overseas sales by Barunson E&A, 〈Ghost in the Cell〉 opened in Indonesia on April...
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...