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Olympics opening ceremony

19-Aug-08
For sports fans, admirers of spectacle and connoisseurs of lipsynching techniques, the footage of the Olympics opening ceremony has been released on DVD. I didn't see the ceremony, but can imagine that aspects of it must be rather like Pyongyang's mass games.
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The wait is over

03-Jul-08

The wait is over

At least in part. No student of Korean film can call his or her education complete until they've seen some films by Kim Ki-Young. Until now, none of the films have been available on DVD. Alas, no Housemaid yet, but this new four-film boxed set includes Goryeojang (a.k.a. Burying Old Alive) (1963), Chungnyeo (a.k.a. The Insect Woman) (1972), Promises (a.k.a. Promises of the Flesh) (1975), and Ieoh Island (a.k.a. Iodo) (1975), plus (according to the blurb at YesAsia) special features that includes commentaries by film critic Kim Young Jin and director Bong Joon Ho (presumably without subtitles), plus a photo gallery and 35 minutes of interview clips of the legendary director. The set will be available from YesAsia from 10 July Links: Buy your copy ...
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Seasonal gift ideas

03-Dec-07

Seasonal gift ideas

As there are only 3 weeks left, here are some thoughts for solving some of your gift dilemmas: Book ideas James Church's second novel in the Inspector O series: Hidden Moon. The first one was a corker. The second one: a bank robbery in Pyongyang, in broad daylight, by men in silk stockings? A lively scenario for starters. And maybe the Inspector will get his cup of tea this time. Buy Hidden Moon at amazon.com / amazon.co.uk For film fans, try one of KOFIC's Korean Film Directors series. Lee Chang Dong, Kim Ki Young and Im Kwon Taek are available at Yes Asia here (I've reviewed them here). The more recent one on Park Chan Wook is available from Seoul Selection here. For Korean tiny ...
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