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Fri, March 31, 2023 | 12:08

Hwang Jung-min, Hyun Bin team up for 'The Point Men'

Hwang Jung-min, Hyun Bin team up for 'The Point Men'

Longtime friends Hwang Jung-min and Hyun Bin expressed their excitement about sharing the screen for the first time in the action film, “The Point Men.” Directed by Yim Soon-rye, the film follows a story of Korean diplomat Jae-ho (Hwang) and National Intelligence Service agent Dae-sik (Hyun) who are on a mission to rescue Korean hostages kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanista...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-12-21 08:14

'Avatar 2' tops 3 mil. admissions in Korea in first week

James Cameron's sequel to his 2009 sci-fi blockbuster, "Avatar: The Way of Water," surpassed 3 million admissions in Korea in its first week, data showed Tuesday.

2022-12-20 10:32

'Phantom' is action-packed spy thriller with multi-layered mystery

'Phantom' is action-packed spy thriller with multi-layered mystery

Director Lee Hae-young, whose stylish crime thriller “Believer” (2018) earned him commercial success and critical acclaim, has returned with the action spy thriller “Phantom” with an ensemble cast. Set in 1933 during the Japanese colonial occupation of Korea, the film follows five people suspected of being a spy for an anti-Japanese resistance group. Trapped inside an isolate...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-12-19 17:08

Movies with star-studded casts coming to theaters next month

Movies with star-studded casts coming to theaters next month

December welcomed some of 2022's biggest releases, such as “Avatar: The Way of Water,” and “Hero” among many others. January won't see as many theatrical releases as in past months, but it will still have some exciting titles on offer for the audience, such as “Switch,” “The Point Men” and “Phantom.”

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-12-18 15:38

Avatar sequel surpasses audience of 1 mil. within 3 days of Korea release

Walt Disney's "Avatar: The Way of Water" has surpassed 1 million cumulative viewers in Korea within three days of its release, data showed Saturday.

2022-12-17 14:21

Star-studded 'The Match' skips theaters, goes straight to Netflix

Star-studded 'The Match' skips theaters, goes straight to Netflix

"The Match," a highly anticipated Korean film about professional Go players, will skip theaters and go straight to Netflix for global release, the streaming service said Friday.

2022-12-16 15:53

Comedian Kim Shin-young named Best Supporting Actress at KFPA Awards

Comedian Kim Shin-young named Best Supporting Actress at KFPA Awards

Comedian Kim Shin-young has won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in director Park Chan-wook's “Decision to Leave” at the ninth Korean Film Producers Association (KFPA) Awards held in Seoul, Wednesday. Her very first film appearance, playing the role of a detective alongside Park Hae-il in “Decision to Leave,” earned her the trophy, with the film itself al...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-12-15 16:15

Fandom enables some movies to stay longer in theaters

Fandom enables some movies to stay longer in theaters

Since the pandemic outbreak, viewers have shifted to streaming services to watch movies and fewer people are going to theaters than before. Against this backdrop, a movie's opening week at the box office has become a stronger predictor of a film's overall commercial success than it used to be, as moviegoers - both frequent and infrequent - are influenced by word of mouth gene...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-12-15 15:05

'Decision to Leave' nominated for Critics Choice Awards

'Decision to Leave' nominated for Critics Choice Awards

Park Chan-wook's romance thriller "Decision to Leave" has been nominated for best foreign film for this year's Critics Choice Awards.

2022-12-15 09:58

Lee Ji-hoon to lead Japanese director Sabu's new film

Lee Ji-hoon to lead Japanese director Sabu's new film

Actor Lee Ji-hoon will play the lead role in the new thriller film, “Under Your Bed,” led by Japanese director Hiroyuki Tanaka, professionally known as Sabu. The film's distributor, Mystery Pictures, announced Wednesday that production is set to begin later this month.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-12-14 13:18

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