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- LEE Byung-hun and PARK Chan-wook help ring in CGV Yeouido
- by JI Yong-jin / Sep 04, 2012
New multiplex celebrates its opening with "Talk Plus" eventsCGV Yeouido, which opened in the International Financial Center in Yeouido on the 30th of August, is set to become a new kind of culture-plex. It's the very first multiplex in Yeouidi, holding 1345 seats across nine screens, all equipped with SOUNDX, a 3-D sound system that follows the images on-screen.LEE Eun-seon, head of CGV's Diversity Team, said, "CGV Yoido is a culture-plex that is different from other theaters in that it seeks to be diverse in its programming, has a specialized sound system and a unique design scheme. Our aim is to make the theater a trendy cultural attraction that will become a landmark in Yeouido.
The venue will hold a special event called "Talk Plus" to celebrate its opening, where audiences will be able to meet actor LEE Byung-hun and film director PARK Chan-wook in person.On the 5th of September at 6:30pm in the Business Theater of CGV Yeouido, LEE will talk about his latest work, Masquerade, after the film's screening. Then on the 12th of September at 7pm, PARK and film critic LEE Dong-jin will have a Q&A session following a screening of Thirst.From September 5-16, PARK's I'm A Cyborg, But That's O.K, Old Boy, Sympathy For Lady Vengeance and Sympathy For Mr. Vengence will be screened, as will LEE's I Saw The Devil, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, The Good, The Bad, and The Weird, A Bittersweet Life and Joint Security Area /JSA. These will be appear as part of two special showcases highlighting the works of PARK and LEE.
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