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- The New York Asian Film Festival 2022, Holding ‘Korean Movie Special Exhibition,’ Screening 14 Films in Total
- The New York Asian Film Festival 2022,’ which opened on July 15, will hold a ‘Korean Movie Special Exhibition,’ where you can meet 14 Korean films. This special exhibition, co-hosted by the Korean Cultural Center in New York with the New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center, is spon...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 19, 2022
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- THE KILLER _ A GIRL WHO DESERVES TO DIE, an Action Starring Jang Hyuk, Released in North America Simultaneously on July 13
- Actor Jang Hyuk's action movie, THE KILLER _ A GIRL WHO DESERVES TO DIE, will be released simultaneously in Korea and North America on July 13. Prior to its release, the film was pre-sold to 48 countries, including Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, etc. It is an indica...
- by Park Hyejin / Jun 23, 2022
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- THE KILLER with Jang Hyuk Pre-Sells to 23 Countries
- The Killer, a new action thriller from director Choi Jaehun and stars Jang Hyuk, who previously collaborated on The Swordsman (2020), has locked a raft of pre-sales after being launched in the M-Line Distribution sales lineup of the recent European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin.Based on the book ‘The ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 14, 2022
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- Action Noir GANGNEUNG with JANG Hyuk and YU Oh-seong Wraps Production
- Starring JANG Hyuk and YU Oh-seong, the upcoming gangster thriller Gangneung (working title) completed production on December 6. The action noir will mark the directorial debut of YOON Young-bin. As suggested by the title, the film is set in Gangneung, a coastal town in the northeast of the country ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 11, 2020
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- 2013 Korean Pandemic Thriller FLU Scores Taiwanese Theatrical Release
- Past influenza-themed films have returned to the public eye in a big way in the midst of the Covid-19 public health crisis and Korea’s most notable addition to the subgenre, KIM Sung-su’s 2013 summer release Flu, has also found a new lease of life online, and will finally make its way to Taiwan, alm...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 14, 2020
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- JANG Hyuk Sharpens Up for SWORDSMAN
- Korean star JANG Hyuk is back before cameras for the upcoming period action film Swordsman (translated title), which began production on June 15th. Also on board are JUNG Man-sik, Indonesian action star Joe Taslim, in his Korean film debut, and Kpop idol LEE Min-hyuk of BTOB. Set in the Joseon Era, ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 28, 2017
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- ORDINARY PERSON Invited to New York, Moscow and Fukuoka
- The SON Hyun-ju-led thriller ORDINARY PERSON has received a raft of festival invitations which will see it travel the globe over three continents in the next few months. Coming up in its festival itinerary will be stops at the New York Asian Film Festival, the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival and the Mos...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 07, 2017
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- Stars Celebrate Opening of 18th Jeonju Film Festival
- The 18th edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) kicked off on April 27th on a beautiful spring evening in the historical city of Jeonju in the heartland of Korea. The nation’s foremost bastion of arthouse cinema, JIFF began its 2017 festivities under the slogan ‘Outlet for Cinemati...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 28, 2017
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- SON Hyun-ju, JANG Hyuk Cast as ORDINARY PEOPLE
- KIM Bong-han Helms 80s Cop Drama Actor SON Hyun-ju must protect his family once again for his new role in the upcoming cop drama Ordinary People. Directed by KIM Bong-han, the film will co-star JANG Hyuk as the antagonist. SON will play a police officer who works to clear his family’s name of a fa...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 19, 2016
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- WITNESS Tops China Box Office
- Chinese Viewers Get a Good Look at BLIND Remake The new Chinese thriller Witness, a remake of the 2011 Korean title Blind, topped the Chinese box office during its opening last week. Directed by the original’s filmmaker AHN Sang-hoon, Witness drew 3.78 million spectators and generated USD 19.1 mill...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 05, 2015