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- SINKHOLE Invited to Locarno International Film Festival
- Disaster Comedy to screen in 'Piazza Grande’ Section of Prestigious Swiss Film EventThe upcoming disaster comedy tentpole Sinkhole has been invited to screen at the Locarno International Film Festival, which is staging its 74th edition from August 4 to 14. Depending on when the film screens duri...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 12, 2021
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- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU and SINKHOLE to Receive Support from Korean Theaters
- Summer Tentpoles Receive Incentives to Boost Flagging Local IndustryEscape from Mogadishu (2021)The Korea Theater Association, which includes CGV Cinemas, Lotte Cinemas and Megabox, Korea’s biggest exhibitors, have committed to giving a pair of local releases a boost this summer through major incent...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 29, 2021
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- Stars Align for Ensemble Romcom HAPPY NEW YEAR
- LIM Yoon-a, HAN Ji-min, KANG Ha-neul and More Cast in KWAK Jae-yong’s LatestMy Sassy Girl (2001) filmmaker KWAK Jae-yong is returning to the director’s chair for the ensemble romantic comedy Happy New Year (literal title) from CJ Entertainment, which has assembled a dizzying cast of popular Korean a...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 27, 2021
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- THE PIRATES: GOBLIN’S FLAG Wraps Production
- The Pirates: Goblin’s Flag (translated title), the sequel to the hit period swashbuckler The Pirates (2014), completed production on January 11. From director KIM Joung-hoon, the film features a new cast, headed by HAN Hyo-joo, KANG Ha-neul, LEE Kwang-soo and KWON Sang-woo. The sequel once again fol...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 21, 2021
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- KANG Ha-neul, HAN Hyo-joo Board THE PIRATES Sequel
- A bevy of Korean stars are ready to set sail on The Pirates: Goblin Flag (translated title), the sequel to the 2014 hit The Pirates. KANG Han-neul, HAN Hyo-joo, LEE Kwang-soo and KWON Sang-woo lead an ensemble in a film with a whole new story and set of characters. KANG Ha-neul, who hasn’t been seen...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 23, 2020
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- PARASITE Tops Grand Bell and BaekSang Arts Awards
- The 56th editions of both the Grand Bell Film Awards and the BaekSang Arts Awards were held in quick succession earlier this month, on the 3rd and 5th, both without an audience for the first time, owing to public health concerns during the COVID-19 Pandemic. BONG Joon-ho’s Parasite (2019) won the Be...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 16, 2020
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- PARASITE Earns 5 Prizes at Blue Dragon Film Awards
- BONG Joon-ho’s Parasite was the big winner at the issue of this year’s 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards, where it picked up five prizes, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (JO Yeo-jeong), Best Supporting Actress (LEE Jung-eun) and Best Production Design (LEE Ha-joon). JUNG Woo-sung was cro...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 25, 2019
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- Hawaii International Film Festival Selects 9 Features from Korea
- A total of nine feature films from Korea will be taking part in this year’s 39th Hawaii International Film Festival, which will take place from November 6 to 24. Taking part in the main competition section for the KAU KA HŌKŪ Award will be the affair drama Another Child, the acclaimed directing debu...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 01, 2019
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- CHA Seung-won, KIM Sung-kyun and LEE Kwang-soo Fall into SINKHOLE
- The Tower (2012) director KIM Ji-hoon is returning to the disaster genre for his next project Sinkhole (working title). CHA Seung-won, KIM Sung-kyun and LEE Kwang-soo will star in the action-comedy tentpole. The story concerns a man who finally buys a home after saving up for 11 years, only for it t...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 23, 2019
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- LEE Kwang-soo Considers Disaster Drama WATERHOLE
- LEE Kwang-soo, who is currently on screens in the family comedy Inseparable Bros, is considering appearing alongside CHA Seung-won in the upcoming disaster drama Waterhole (literal title), from director KIM Ji-hoon. The film will follow the story of people trapped inside a sinkhole that appears in a...
- by Pierce Conran / May 17, 2019