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Autumn K-Film 2008

May 18 – surprise hit of the LKFF

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by Philip Gowman on 18 November, 2008

in Autumn K-Film 2008, Film reviews and comment

A review of May 18, a modern historical drama about Korea’s Tiananmen Square incident

Tagged as: Kwangju, Ticker

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Aimless bullet, scary housemaid and Korea’s modern history

17 November 2008 Autumn K-Film 2008
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Two classic films from Korean cinema’s golden age provided a fascinating compare-and-contrast exercise last Monday night at the Barbican.

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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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Lee Byung-hun on being the bad guy

11 November 2008 Autumn K-Film 2008
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A report on Lee Byung-hun’s visit to London, including the Q and A session with Tony Rayns.

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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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Night and Day: Hong Sang Soo in Paris

7 November 2008 Autumn K-Film 2008
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Claire O’Connell reviews Hong Sang Soo’s latest film, Night and Day, screened last week at the BFI London Film Festival

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The London Korean Film Festival 2008

7 October 2008 Autumn K-Film 2008
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The programme for the 2008 London Korean Film Festival has been announced. A great line-up with something for everyone. From the latest releases, there’s the biggest film of 2008 (The Good, the Bad and the Weird), plus one or two I’d forgotten about, but which with a bit of thought are obvious choices: last year’s [...]

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Become an LKL reviewer: win a FREE ticket to the BFI London Film Festival

2 October 2008 Autumn K-Film 2008
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We’re always on the lookout for new talent to join the enthusiastic team at LKL. To entice you think about writing the occasional contribution, here’s a tempting offer. Drop me an email via the contact form volunteering to write a film review every now and then, and we’ll send you a free ticket to a [...]

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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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