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Movies | 2017-08-24 16:10

'A Taxi Driver' attracts 10 million moviegoers; 15th Korean film in history

“A Taxi Driver,” the film portraying events of the Gwangju pro-democracy movement in 1980, has become the first film to attract over 10 million moviegoers this year. The movie, released Aug. 2, drew 10,068,708 moviegoers as of 8 a.m. Sunday, film distributor ShowBox said. Only 18 movies have sold over 10 million tickets in Korea, including Hollywood blockbusters “Avatar” (200...

Movies | 2017-08-20 17:16

'A Taxi Driver' attracts 10 million viewers; 15th Korean film in history

A Korean movie about a cabbie who took a German journalist to the center of the Gwangju pro-democracy uprising in 1980 became this year's first film to attract more than 10 million moviegoers Sunday, its distributor said. "A Taxi Driver," released Aug. 2, became the 15th Korean movie and 19th movie of all time to cross the milestone in the Korean box office, the Showbox said....

Movies | 2017-08-20 10:59

The Mimic; War for the Planet of the Apes; Criminal Conspiracy; The Idol; Tschiller: Off Duty

Movies | 2017-08-17 18:04

Box Office Rankings

Domestic; United States

Movies | 2017-08-17 17:54

Yum returns to big screen with new horror film

Actress Yum Jung-ah has returned to the big screen in the horror film “The Mimic” (2017), 14 years after the success of her psychological horror-thriller “A Tale of Two Sisters” (2003). In “Sisters,” Yum captivated the audience with the role of a heinous stepmother. This time, she plays a strong maternal guardian, Hee-yeon. In “Mimic,” Hee-yeon leaves the city to live on Moun...

Movies | 2017-08-15 18:51

'A Taxi Driver' beats 'Battleship Island' with 8 mil. viewers

The movie "A Taxi Driver" which was released on Aug. 2 is rapidly toppling box-office records. According to statistics by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) Monday, “A Taxi Driver” topped the box office list for the weekend garnering 1.8 million viewers from Friday to Sunday.

Movies | 2017-08-14 16:59

War for the Planet of the Apes; Belle & Sebastian: Adventure Continues; The Sense of an Ending; Midnight Runners; A Taxi Driver

Movies | 2017-08-10 17:23

Special committee urges eradication of violent practices on film-sets

A joint special committee, established to deal with Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk’s assault on an anonymous actress, has urged the industry to end all kinds of violence against actresses, which has been excused as a routine practice in filmmaking. The committee, consisting of 136 film and women’s rights organizations, held a press conference Tuesday at the Seoul Bar Association...

Movies | 2017-08-09 17:45

'Andy Serkis absolutely deserves to be nominated for Best Actor Award'

Anders Langlands, the visual effect supervisor of the megahit “War For the Planet of the Apes” said actor Andy Serkis should be nominated for best actor at the Academy Awards for his incredible portrayal of the digitally created ape “Caesar.” In the science fiction film series, Serkis played an intelligent chimpanzee, Caesar, who leads a tribe of genetically enhanced apes. Wi...

Movies | 2017-08-08 18:16

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