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Thu, May 26, 2022 | 19:17

'The Roundup' becomes most-watched Korean film in pandemic era

The action comedy "The Roundup" has become the most-watched Korean film in the pandemic era, box-office data showed Thursday.

2022-05-26 09:52

Veteran actors receive spotlight on big screen

An array of veteran actors are taking on lead roles in TV shows as well as cinema. While actors like Ko Doo-shim and Kim Hye-ja take on title roles on the small screen, stars like Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Soon-jae and Na Moon-hee are seen playing central characters on the silver screen, proving that “old is gold.” Veteran actor Lee, 87, stars in director Cha Bong-joo's debut feature ...

2022-05-25 15:38

Park Chan-wook's 'Decision to Leave' draws favorable media reviews at Cannes

Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook's latest feature film, "Decision to Leave," has attracted high scores and favorable reviews from foreign news media following its premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival earlier this week.

2022-05-25 11:04

'The Witch: Part 2' director still has more story to tell

On returning with the much-anticipated sci-fi thriller “The Witch: Part 2. The Other One,” a sequel to “The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion” (2018), director Park Hoon-jung made it clear that there is still more story to tell. The upcoming film tells the story of a girl who comes out into the world as a lone survivor of a top-secret lab where the facility creates creatures with...

2022-05-24 17:14

Park Chan-wook returns to Cannes with romance 'Decision to Leave'

Korean auteur Park Chan-wook has said that his latest Cannes-competing feature "Decision to Leave" is a precocious romance that is not as intense as his previous revenge-themed works, such as "Oldboy" (2003), but is one that he really wanted to make.

2022-05-24 11:34

Actor's short film 'Dark Yellow' nominated for Asia competition at Japan's film festival

“Dark Yellow,” a short film directed by actress Koo Hye-sun, has been nominated for the competition section of Japan's Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2022, an Academy Awards-accredited film festival that specializes in Asian short films. The 24th edition is scheduled for June 7 to 20. Koo's fifth short film follows a woman who works at a flower shop and a man who becomes i...

2022-05-23 17:12

Hollywood blockbuster sequels poised to hit theaters, streaming platforms

A raft of sequels to Hollywood blockbusters are poised to bring more people back to theaters in the coming months following “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which outdid the original “Doctor Strange” in ticket sales in Korea.

2022-05-23 16:46

'The Roundup' lures 2.5 million moviegoers over weekend

The local action comedy "The Roundup" is on course to become a box office hit, luring more than 2 million people on its first weekend, data showed Monday.

2022-05-23 10:12

Kim Hee-sun to return to big screen after 19 years

Actress Kim Hee-sun, who recently wrapped up filming the MBC drama, “Tomorrow,” will return to the big screen for the first time in 19 years. Her last movie was the 2003 romance film, “A Letter from Mars.”

2022-05-22 17:12

'Cyber Hell' director tells of disturbing 'Nth room' crime

Director Choi Jin-seong belatedly learned about the “Nth room” crimes that triggered shock waves in Korea in early 2020. The crimes were of a new type that he had never heard of; they used hacking techniques to get private information, blackmail many young women and minors to send sexually exploitive images and videos and trade them with thousands of users via cryptocurrencie...

2022-05-22 17:07

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