UPCOMING FILMS
(Film Business Asia, December 15, 2012)
(Film Business Asia, December 17, 2012)
Friday, December 21, 2012
WKR: Jiseul, Masquerade and Melo Lead the Pack (12/15-12/21, 2012)
With Christmas upon us things are slowly winding down on the review front but still plenty to check out this week.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
KCN: Korean Cinema to Invade Berlin and Rotterdam (12/13-12/19, 2012)
Numerous festival announcements this week as Korean films pick up more prizes at international film festivals and a number of prestigious events gorge on Korean cinema.
In addition to everything below, a few more fresh festival selections lacking full writeups:
Jiseul, Sleepless Night, The Russian Novel and Sunshine Boys heading to the Rotterdam International
Behind the Camera and Jury to officially take part in Berlin's Panorama section
Berlin Invites Pluto to Generation Section
Next February’s Berlin International Film Festival is taking shape as a major discovery grounds for Korean cinema as a fourth Korean film has been invited to the prestigious event. Shin Su-won’s Pluto, one of the most talked about films at this year’s Busan International Film Festival, will have its international premiere during Berlin’s Generation programme. (KoBiz, December 18, 2012)
In addition to everything below, a few more fresh festival selections lacking full writeups:
Jiseul, Sleepless Night, The Russian Novel and Sunshine Boys heading to the Rotterdam International
Behind the Camera and Jury to officially take part in Berlin's Panorama section
KOREAN CINEMA NEWS
Next February’s Berlin International Film Festival is taking shape as a major discovery grounds for Korean cinema as a fourth Korean film has been invited to the prestigious event. Shin Su-won’s Pluto, one of the most talked about films at this year’s Busan International Film Festival, will have its international premiere during Berlin’s Generation programme. (KoBiz, December 18, 2012)
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Whose Lie is it Anyway: Ad-lib Night (아주 특별한 손님, Aju Teukbyeolhan Sonnim) 2006
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Part of Rex Baylon's ongoing feature on director Lee Yoon-ki.
The expectations placed upon us by our family can be emotionally and mentally crippling. Parents have no way to predict how there actions, no matter how well intentioned they are, will scar their kids, and children are ultimately at the mercy of circumstances outside their control or understanding. Because of this the relationship between parents and children seem to always suffer from some form of dysfunction. Be it from things said in anger or things left unsaid one doesn’t leave childhood without some scarring.
Opening on a bright summer day in Seoul, Lee Yoon-ki’s third feature Ad–lib Night (Aju Teukbyeolhan Sonnim, 2006) begins with two men arguing over the facial features of a woman standing innocently across from them. Watching them stare at her one can’t help thinking of the innumerable scenes in film of men and boys spying on women. Are they playboys, predators, or harmless peeping Toms? We soon get our answer as the two men corner the woman and begin having a conversation with her media res. They call her Myung-eun and we discover that they knew each other since grade school. She rebuffs their attempts to get close though and corrects their assumption that she is Myung-eun.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
KBO: The Hobbit Stands Tall at No.1 (12/14-12/16, 2012)
The Hobbit Stands Tall at No.1
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| Title | Release Date | Market Share | Weekend | Total | Screens | |
| 1 | The Hobbit (us) | 12/13/12 | 45.20% | 921,177 | 1,080,351 | 1,028 |
| 2 | 26 Years | 11/29/12 | 17.10% | 409,708 | 2,557,122 | 474 |
| 3 | My P.S. Partner | 12/6/12 | 15.90% | 353,277 | 1,223,873 | 420 |
| 4 | Rise of the Guardians (us) | 11/29/12 | 6.70% | 165,984 | 899,826 | 361 |
| 5 | Werewolf Boy | 10/31/12 | 4.10% | 102,475 | 372,017 | 233 |
| 6 | One Day (us) | 12/13/12 | 3.50% | 79,190 | 102,936 | 236 |
| 7 | Power Rangers (jp) | 11/29/12 | 1.90% | 48,317 | 63,041 | 229 |
| 8 | Confession of Murder | 11/8/12 | 1.00% | 22,544 | 2,720,064 | 114 |
| 9 | Masquerade | 9/13/12 | 0.90% | 20,635 | 12,274,047 | 88 |
| 10 | Wreck-it Ralph (us) | 12/13/12 | 0.80% | 19,179 | 33,623 | 118 |
Friday, December 14, 2012
WKR: Confession of Murder, Pieta and More (12/08-12/14, 2012)
A trove of past Korean films reviewed in this week's roundup, along with a pair of writeups on Kim Ki-duk's Pieta and more.
CURRENT FILMS
(Modern Korean Cinema, December 13, 2012)
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Confession of Murder (내가 살인범이다, Naega Salinbeomida) 2012
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The sound of torrential rain beating down during a pitch black night can be heard along with the heavy footfalls of boots stamping on the wet ground. The atmosphere is pregnant with a sense of unease; menace and frustration linger in the air. A weary and despondent detective chases after a despicable man: a monster with the blood of young women on his hands. But the lawman’s pursuit will prove fruitless, as this faceless ghost will vanish into thin air and into the forgotten recesses of history.
Such a passage could easily describe any number of narratives that have cropped up in all kinds of mediums across the world. As far as Korean cinema is concerned, it quickly brings to mind a handful of powerful works whose import cannot be dismissed in any serious consideration of the nation’s cinematic output. Chief among them is Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of Murder (2003), a transcendent genre piece that captured the anxiety and trauma of an entire nation and which is for many, including myself, the single greatest work that the country has ever produced. Another would be Na Hong-jin’s blistering The Chaser (2008), which deliberately trampled over every generic convention it could find and forged a new direction for one of the world’s most dynamic film industries in the process.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
KCN: New Projects from Park Chan-wook, Kim Jee-woon and Hong Sang-soo (12/06-12/12, 2012)
Lots of new projects or details of upcoming films announced this week, including the latest on Park Chan-wook, Hong Sang-soo and Kim Jee-woon's cinematic endeavors. The first teaser for Ryoo Seung-wan hotly anticipated spy thriller The Berlin File was also released today.
Kim Jee-woon Plans Live Action Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Get ready for something spectacular. Korea's Kim Jee-woon - soon to make his English language debut with Arnold Schwarzenegger starring The Last Stand - has big plans for his next Korean film and it's something that should leave anime fans very, very happy. (Twitch, December 11, 2012)
KOREAN CINEMA NEWS
Get ready for something spectacular. Korea's Kim Jee-woon - soon to make his English language debut with Arnold Schwarzenegger starring The Last Stand - has big plans for his next Korean film and it's something that should leave anime fans very, very happy. (Twitch, December 11, 2012)
Director Hong Sangsoo’s Next Film Gets 19 Rating
Director Hong Sangsoo’s next film, Nobody’s Daughter Haewon, was given the 19 or above rating on December 6. The film finished shooting this past spring and is in the post production stage, awaiting a release date. The film stars Lee Sun-kyun who appeared in Hong Lost in the Mountains and Oki’s Movie. This will be the actor’s third collaboration with Hong. (KoBiz, December 11, 2012)
Director Hong Sangsoo’s next film, Nobody’s Daughter Haewon, was given the 19 or above rating on December 6. The film finished shooting this past spring and is in the post production stage, awaiting a release date. The film stars Lee Sun-kyun who appeared in Hong Lost in the Mountains and Oki’s Movie. This will be the actor’s third collaboration with Hong. (KoBiz, December 11, 2012)
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