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- BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS Tears Up French Box Office
- The Korean thriller BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS was severely affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic, which hit Korea just has it went on release, but its luck has turned around after achieving an impressive box office performance in France, as well as receiving a festival accolade in Italy earlier this summ...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 12, 2020
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- BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS Invited to IFFR Tiger Competition
- The new Korean thriller Beast Clawing at Straws from debut director KIM Yong-hoon will have its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Tiger Competition. Centering around a Louis Vuitton bag filled with cash, the film stars JEON Do-yeon (Secret Sunshine, 2007), JUNG Woo-s...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 27, 2019
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- BAE Sung-woo and JUNG Ga-ram Perform INVESTIGATION TRIP
- Popular character actor BAE Sung-woo and rising star JUNG Ga-ram are back on set for the upcoming film Investigation Trip (translated title), which commenced shooting on June 9. The feature debut of writer-director PARK Cheol-hwan is the latest project from distributor ACEMAKER MOVIEWORKS, which rec...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 21, 2019
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- IM Si-wan and BAE Sung-woo Join HA Jung-woo in BOSTON 1947
- During a recent fan meeting, superstar HA Jung-woo revealed who would be joining him in the upcoming period sports drama Boston 1947. Young star IM Si-wan and character actor BAE Sung-woo appear set to star alongside HA in the KANG Je-kyu-directed marathon drama. Set during the first international m...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 10, 2019
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- 1987 Takes Home Another Grand Prize at KFPA Awards
- The Korean Film Producers Association Awards held their 5th edition on December 11th. This year’s Grand Prize went to JANG Joon-hwan’s hit period political drama 1987: When the Day Comes (2017), while YIM Soon-rye earned the Best Director Prize for her feel good youth drama Little Forest. The top ac...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 24, 2018
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- BEASTS THAT CLING TO THE STRAW Wraps Production
- The star-studded upcoming thriller Beasts that Cling to the Straw (translated title), featuring JEON Do-yeon, JUNG Woo-sung, YOUN Yuh-jung and BAE Sung-woo, completed production on November 30 in Jeonju following three months of filming. New director KIM Yong-hoon is at the helm of this adaptation o...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 14, 2018
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- JEON Do-yeon and JUNG Woo-sung Dig in to BEASTS THAT CLING TO THE STRAW
- Korean stars are lining up for an adaptation of SONE Keisuke’s novel Beasts that Cling to the Straw. JEON Do-yeon, JUNG Woo-sung, BAE Sung-woo, YOUN Yuh-jung and more are featuring in this debut film by director KIM Yong-hoon, which kicked off production on August 30. The mystery-thriller follows se...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 01, 2018
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- War Blockbuster Starring ZO In-sung, ANSI FORTRESS Finished Filming
- The upcoming war blockbuster Ansi Fortress, which stars ZO In-sung, finished filming and is now in post-production. “It began shooting on August 23rd last year and completed five-months of filming at the end of January.” its distributor NEW said. Ansi Fortress chronicles the Siege of Ansi, centering...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Feb 13, 2018
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- A TAXI DRIVER Triumphs at 54th Daejong Film Awards
- The 54th Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Awards took place in Seoul on the evening of Wednesday, October 25th and handed their top prize to JANG Hun’s Gwangju drama A Taxi Driver, the year’s biggest box office hit with over 12 million viewers. The film also earned a prize for Best Planning. Yet the night’...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 30, 2017
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- THE FAULTS IN OUR STARS Scribes Sell THE BEAUTY INSIDE Pitch in Hollywood
- The US remake of Korean fantasy drama The Beauty Inside (2015) has found a home at Fox 2000 and Temple Hill, after they bought a pitch from The Faults in Out Stars screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. Emilia Clarke, one of the stars of the popular HBO series Game of Thrones, is attac...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 02, 2017