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Sun, November 27, 2022 | 20:33

'Hansan: Rising Dragon' tops 2 mil. ticket sales; 'Top Gun: Maverick' passes 7 mil. mark

'Hansan: Rising Dragon' tops 2 mil. ticket sales; 'Top Gun: Maverick' passes 7 mil. mark

'Hansan: Rising Dragon' topped a cumulative 2 million ticket sales on the fifth day of its release, the film's local distributor, Lotte Entertainment, said Sunday.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-08-01 08:48

'Kingdom' writer's next project is zero-to-hero sports film 'Rebound'

'Kingdom' writer's next project is zero-to-hero sports film 'Rebound'

Star writer Kim Eun-hee, the creative mind behind Netflix's zombie horror series, “Kingdom,” and tvN's crime drama, “Signal,” has set her next project, an inspiring basketball movie helmed by her husband, director Jang Hang-jun. Jang previously helmed the works, “Break Out,” (2002) “Spring Breeze” (2004) and “Forgotten” (2017).

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-07-31 17:09

VR film about poet Yun Dong-ju invited to Venice Film Festival

VR film about poet Yun Dong-ju invited to Venice Film Festival

A virtual reality (VR) film depicting the life of Yun Dong-ju (1917-45), one of the most acclaimed poets in Korea's modern history, has been officially invited to compete in the 79th Venice International Film Festival. “Poet's Room” has been selected to compete in the festival's Venice Immersive section, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and the Korea Cultural Herita...

Park Han-sol | 2022-07-29 14:55

[INTERVIEW] Lee Byung-hun resonated with father character in 'Emergency Declaration'

INTERVIEWLee Byung-hun resonated with father character in 'Emergency Declaration'

Actor Lee Byung-hun, one of the most prolific actors in Korea, is set to return to the silver screen with the new disaster action film, “Emergency Declaration,” two years after the political flick, “The Man Standing Next,” in 2020. The actor shared that his character of a devoted father, and the theme of the film deeply resonated with him.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-07-29 14:54

Two Korean films invited to Toronto film fest

Two Korean films invited to Toronto film fest

Two directorial debut films of South Korean star actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung have been invited to this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the films' distributors here said Friday.

2022-07-29 11:05

[INTERVIEW] Song Kang-ho drawn to message of disaster blockbuster 'Emergency Declaration'

INTERVIEWSong Kang-ho drawn to message of disaster blockbuster 'Emergency Declaration'

Actor Song Kang-ho is set to show another film for the year as the lead of the new disaster blockbuster, “Emergency Declaration," following the drama film, “Broker,” that won him the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival this May. “There are a lot of disaster movies, not only in Korea but also in Hollywood. But the fact that 'Emergency Declaration' is trying to deliver...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-07-28 15:02

[INTERVIEW] Director Kim Han-min on making another heroic tale of Admiral Yi Sun-sin

INTERVIEWDirector Kim Han-min on making another heroic tale of Admiral Yi Sun-sin

Director Kim Han-min, the brilliant mind behind the 2014 film “Roaring Currents,” said he was adamant about making another heroic story of Admiral Yi Sun-sin (1545-98), who led a small fleet to improbable victory over a much larger Japanese fleet in the late 16th century.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-07-22 17:07

Protracted COVID-19 pandemic pushes out non-profitable art house theaters

Protracted COVID-19 pandemic pushes out non-profitable art house theaters

Independent and art film-only theaters have been losing ground as the protracted novel coronavirus pandemic pushes multiplex operators to tighten their belt.

2022-07-20 13:51

Kim Woo-bin feels excited to return to big screen after 6-year hiatus

Kim Woo-bin feels excited to return to big screen after 6-year hiatus

Star actor Kim Woo-bin said Monday that he feels so excited about the upcoming release of "Alienoid," his first big-screen project after a six-year hiatus.

2022-07-18 17:55

[INTERVIEW] Director blends Hollywood superhero genre, Asian traditional martial arts in 'Alienoid'

INTERVIEWDirector blends Hollywood superhero genre, Asian traditional martial arts in 'Alienoid'

Director Choi Dong-hoon's latest sci-fi action fantasy “Alienoid” is a mixture of Hollywood superhero blockbuster and Asian martial arts film. Set in two different worlds of the 14th and 21st centuries that cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens, the epic film combines Taoist “magic” with science fiction elements, like aliens and spaceships.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-07-17 16:53

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