Monday, April 8, 2013
Korean Box Office: Running Man Quick Off the Mark (04/05-04/07, 2013)
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Lack of Focus Hinders An Ethics Lesson (분노의 윤리학, Boonnoeui yoonrihak) 2013
Ensemble casts and high concept scripts seems to be all the rage these days in Korean cinema and An Ethics Lesson, billed as an erotic thriller, is the latest addition to this trend. But as wonderful as Korea's multi-genre concoctions have been in the past, these days, in an effort to push the enveloped ever further, there has arisen a disturbing trend of films which, through the application of an all but the kitchen sink approach, have become whitewashed and bland.
Friday, April 5, 2013
New Korean Films: US Companies Rush In (2013 Week 14)
(by Fabien Schneider)
The one and only dream of Cha Jong-woo is to raise enough money to live under the same roof with his 17-year old son, who resulted from a youthful indiscretion. This is why he works in a garage by day and spends his nights as a taxi driver. One day, he suddenly realizes that that the rich client he was driving to his destination has been murdered, not understanding how this could have happen. By bad intuition, he decides to flee, and thus the next day becomes the prime suspect. Meanwhile, his son, not believing the news, is trying to find out what really happened.
Running Man
(런닝맨)
The one and only dream of Cha Jong-woo is to raise enough money to live under the same roof with his 17-year old son, who resulted from a youthful indiscretion. This is why he works in a garage by day and spends his nights as a taxi driver. One day, he suddenly realizes that that the rich client he was driving to his destination has been murdered, not understanding how this could have happen. By bad intuition, he decides to flee, and thus the next day becomes the prime suspect. Meanwhile, his son, not believing the news, is trying to find out what really happened.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Korean Box Office: G.I. Joe 2 Wipes Out the Competition (03/29-03/31, 2013)
G.I. Joe 2 Wipes out the Competition
Sunday, March 31, 2013
MKC Thought Leaders' Corner: March 2013
This month, the experts chime in on what various things they're noticing in the current Korean film industry. This month's question:
Are you noticing any trends in Korean films these days?
Many to thanks to all the contributors for their time and insightful comments. Responses listed alphabetically, followed by the thoughts of MKC's teammembers.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Lee Man-hee's The Road to Sampo (삼포 가는길, Samo Ganeungil) 1975
New Korean Films: The Shifting Sands of Indie Films (2013 Week 13)
(by Fabien Schneider)
This week is the calm before the storm: I have only two independent films to introduce to you, and both will only have limited distribution. But this is not a reason not to be interested in them, because they are two quite original projects.
This week is the calm before the storm: I have only two independent films to introduce to you, and both will only have limited distribution. But this is not a reason not to be interested in them, because they are two quite original projects.
Following Sand River
(모래가 흐르는 강)
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