Sunday, August 3, 2014
News: ROARING CURRENTS Lays Waste to Korean Box Office Records
By Pierce Conran
Roaring Currents has turned the Korean opening weekend record to rubble with 3.34 million admissions ($25.65 million) during its first weekend, which accounted for 65.7% of the marketplace. That represents a 41% increase over the former record, set by Transformers 3 in 2011 (2.37 million). The film has already banked 4.75 million viewers and $35.4 million since its debut five days ago.
News: Korean Film Festival in Australia 2014 Lineup Announced!
The Korean Film Festival in Australia returns for its fifth year, bringing with it a slate of the country’s must-see films from the past year. KOFFIA will be touring across six cities this year, and the festival will kick off in Sydney on August 31st and finish up in Adelaide in late September.
Friday, August 1, 2014
Review - Cool KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT Has Some Swagger In Its Step
By Pierce Conran
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Review: Bleak And Gripping, HAEMOO Prizes Character Over Spectacle
To date, the summer of 2014 has seen the majority of mainstream Korean films fall into either of two categories: the noir thriller or the period blockbuster. While a handful of terrific genre pieces, namely A Hard Day and Confession, have succeeded in spite of this inertia, it's been high time for something a little different. Along comes Haemoo, a character-driven blockbuster set on a boat that is based on a play which is itself drawn from a real life incident.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
News: Korean Films At Melbourne International Film Festival 2014
As part of MIFF's yearly Accent on Asia program, organisers have selected four South Korean features for the annual film event: A Girl At My Door, A Hard Day, Han Gong-Ju and Our Sunhi.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
News: A GIRL AT MY DOOR acquired by UK's Peccadillo Pictures
By Hieu Chau
After an impressive showing at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, July Jung’s film, A Girl At My Door (Doheeya), has been picked up by independent UK distributor Peccadillo Pictures, according to Screen Daily.
Competing in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes, the film stars MKC favourite Bae Doo-na and Kim Sae-ron, with acclaimed auteur Lee Chang-dong serving as producer.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Cannes 2014 Review: A HARD DAY Is Easy-to-Love Genre Cinema
By Pierce Conran
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