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Kim Ji-woon

LKL’s top 10 K-films of the noughties

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by Philip Gowman on 26 January, 2010

in 2009 year-end posts, Bong Joon-ho, Film, Film reviews and comment, Hong Sang-soo, Im Kwon-taek, Im Sang-soo, Kim Ji-woon, Kim Ki-duk, Lee Chang-dong, Park Chan-wook

Mark Russell over at Korea Pop Wars led the way with his fascinating list of films of the decade – in which the biggest shock was that there was no Park Chan-wook. GI Korea also has a list, which redresses the balance somewhat. So here is mine.
Over the years I’ve been reasonably diligent in giving [...]

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Thames Festival 2009

26 August 2009 Events news
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As Chuseok approaches, it’s time once again for the Thames Festival: 12-13 September. This will be the third year that there has been a significant Korean presence. The amazing Dulsori led the way three years ago; last year the high-profile item was Jump. This year we get the musical essence of contemporary Korea, Sorea: a [...]

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Uninvited and unwanted?

22 April 2009 Events news
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Do we want a Hollywood remake of the classic Kim Ji-woon horror movie “Tale of Two Sisters”? Decide for yourself

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Nom Nom Nom gets DVD release

20 February 2009 Film
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Kim Ji-woon’s The Good the Bad and the Weird makes it to DVD, in both Korean and International cuts.

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Nom Nom Nom on general release

6 February 2009 Events news
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Details of UK screenings of Kim Ji-woon’s western, The Good the Bad and the Weird.

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LKL 2008 Quiz of the year – the answers

1 January 2009 2008 year-end posts
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LKL’s annual quiz about the year’s events in Korea, including plenty of celebrity trivia.

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Please leave your comments on the Korean Film Festival

14 November 2008 Autumn K-Film 2008
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LKFF 2008 LogoIt’s over for this year. From my own perspective, it’s been a great festival. I didn’t manage to get to all of the screenings, but I got to the ones I really wanted to. We had two top-notch films from Korea cinema’s golden age (The Housemaid and Obaltan / Aimless Bullet), a retrospective of one of Korea’s most important contemporary

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Good, bad or weird?

13 November 2008 Autumn K-Film 2008
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A review of Kim Ji-woon’s kimchi western, The Good the Bad and the Weird

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Kim Ji-woon in London: bigger, faster

12 November 2008 Autumn K-Film 2008
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A report from the London Korean Film Festival, including the interview with Kim Ji-woon

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Stars launch Korean Film Festival

8 November 2008 Autumn K-Film 2008
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Kim Ji-woon and Lee Byung-hun were brought to London to introduce the flagship film of the festival, The Good the Bad and the Weird.

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The big, the small, and the predictable

13 September 2008 Autumn K-Film 2008
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Is it a reflection on the current state of the Korean film industry that the films to be shown at the 52nd BFI London Film Festival don’t really surprise me? In previous years the organisers have managed to select films which are out of the ordinary, maybe one or two that I hadn’t heard of. [...]

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Tale of Two Sisters at the KCC

6 August 2008 Events news
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This week’s screening at the KCC is Kim Ji-woon’s (김지운) stylish suspense / horror flick Tale of Two Sisters (2003). (7 August, 7pm)
Kim’s filmography is varied and of a high quality. He started with comedy – the macabre Quiet Family (1998) and the hugely fun Foul King (2000), and now seems to be in an [...]

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