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[INTERVIEW] Ma Dong-seok to rise as new hero in crime action genre

Actor Ma Dong-seok is finally ready to become a guaranteed box-office star on the Korean film scene with the upcoming action crime movie “The Outlaws.” Ma, also known Don Lee, has starred in 58 films since his screen debut in 2004 with a small role in the film “Dance with the Wind.” But he has been better known for training American martial arts fighter Mark Coleman and late ...

Movies | 2017-10-01 18:58

[INTERVIEW] Yoon Kye-sang meets life character as Yanbian gangster Jang Chen in 'The Outlaw'

K-pop idol singer-turned-actor Yoon Kye-sang needed a boost in his 13-year acting career. He has appeared in various genres on both the big and small screen but many still remember Yoon as a member of K-pop band g.o.d, one of the legendary first generation idol groups. “The highest-grossing movie that I starred in was Lover of 6 Years, which attracted a little over million vi...

Movies | 2017-10-01 18:52

'The Outlaws' actors shine in crime action film

The action crime genre has always guaranteed box office appeal to Korean moviegoers. Local moviegoers have never failed to love a story depicting a serious crime squad going after a gang, with a few funny moments in between. “Veteran” (2015), the third highest-grossing film in the Korean movie scene, and “The Thieves” (2012), the fifth most-watched film, have proved the genre...

Movies | 2017-10-01 18:43

Veteran actor touts 'The Fortress' as quality epic

Before the forthcoming movie “The Fortress,” actor Kim Yoon-seok had never appeared in an epic film. If he was to do this, he insisted it should be a classic. Today, he believes his dream has come true. “The Fortress,” directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk and based on the book of the same name, deals with the Qing Dynasty invading the Manchu region of Korea in 1636. King Injo and his ...

Movies | 2017-10-01 10:52

Box Office Rankings

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Movies | 2017-09-28 17:03

Kingsman: The Golden Circle; 20th Century Women; The Invisible Guest; American Made; I Can Speak

Movies | 2017-09-28 16:58

'Kingsman' stars befit 'manner maketh man'

Colin Firth, Taron Egerton and Mark Strong, the lead actors of the action-comedy film “Kingsman: the Golden Circle,” greeted Korean fans in a manner that befits an English gentleman spy. On their first day in Seoul, Wednesday, the actors appeared in front of 4,000 fans at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Jamsil. Like Firth’s famous saying in the first and second episodes of the “K...

Movies | 2017-09-21 17:27

Gosling shows humanity with K in new 'Blade Runner'

Actor Ryan Gosling stars in the neo-noir science fiction film sequel “Blade Runner 2049,” playing LAPD Officer “K.” Gosling said he tried to bring out a more human side compared to Rick Deckard, the protagonist in the 1982 movie. K is the new blade runner after Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, who returns after going missing for 30 years. “The former blade runners were much ...

Movies | 2017-09-19 18:17

Booking war starts for Chuseok holiday movies

Moviegoers are rushing to book tickets for long-awaited movies during Chuseok, the harvest festival, as the 10-day holiday period is approaching. The government has designated Oct. 2 as a temporary holiday, practically making the first week of October a “Golden Week” of Chuseok. Chuseok is the time when the biggest numbers of moviegoers gather to watch movies, along with the ...

Movies | 2017-09-18 19:48

Free entrance, discount events to spice up Chuseok holidays

Baby Driver; Wind River; A Monster Calls; A Monster Calls; It

Movies | 2017-09-14 17:12

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