Paul Quinn traces the evolution of sexual content in Korean cinema, showing how censorship, politics, and social change shaped its portrayal, from moral warnings in the 1950s–60s, through repression and gradual liberalisation, to explicit, socially reflective, and contested depictions in modern Korean film history. [Read More]
Month: March 2012 (page 3)
Park Kwang-su month kicks off with Chilsu and Mansu, 8 March
The schedule for this month is as follows: 8th: Chilsu and Mansu (1988) 15th: The Uprising (1999) 22nd: A Single Spark (1995) 29th: Meet Mr Daddy (2007) (at the Apollo, with Q&A afterwards) For me, the film I’m most looking forward to out of all the films to be screened this year, at least for … [Read More]
Jeon Ji-hyun finally comes clean on her upcoming marriage
Enewsworld explains why Jeon Ji-hyun denied wedding rumours for so long: she needed to get some modelling contracts signed first. The wedding is on 13 April, brought forward from 2 June, after which she starts shooting Ryu Seung-wan’s new film Berlin http://bit.ly/ygigUg. [Read More]
NK defectors look to UK for life free of fear
Nearly 600 North Koreans now live in the United Kingdom, the most popular destination for asylum seekers from the communist state, according to the Korea Times: http://bit.ly/xqmRXr [Read More]
Dansaekhwa: Korean Monochrome Painting, at MMCA Gwacheon
A major retrospective of possibly modern Korea’s most representative artistic style: Dansaekhwa: Korean Monochrome Painting National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Gwacheon 17 March – 13 May 2012 Highlights Korean monochrome paintings from the 1970s to the present in the largest such exhibition in Korea. Landscape of the mind as embodied by monochrome painters … [Read More]
Kwon Soonhak and Won Seoyeoung in HADA Contemporary group show
HADA Contemporary has two non-Koreans in its March exhibition downstairs at Albemarle Gallery. But there’s also two Korean artists, who you’ll recognise from Sasapari and elsewhere in the London K-art scene: Kwon Soonhak and Won Seoyeoung. March Group Exhibition HADA Contemporary, Mayfair 2 – 24 MARCH 2012 HADA Contemporary is pleased to announce an exciting … [Read More]
Six years old today
LKL is officially 6 years old today. I wasn’t quite sure what LKL would be when it started, but I certainly didn’t expect it to be taking up as much of my time as it does now – probably around 2-3 hours a day on average. I intended it to be partly a personal diary … [Read More]
I’m A Cyborg, but that’s OK (싸이보그지만 괜찮아, 2006) review: warm-hearted whimsy from Park Chan-wook
Set in a psychiatric hospital, I’m a Cyborg is a warm-hearted film that blends surreal fantasy, romance and dark humour to explore belief, love and acceptance. If you were to cross One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest with Amelie and add a healthy dose of Terminator you would come pretty close to getting I’m A Cyborg. [Read More]
March events 2012
Here are the events for March that I know of. Lots of good music, plus Park Kwang-su at the KCC and some great photography at Mokspace. Let me know what I’ve missed. Exhibitions The KCC’s exhibition space is closed for the next couple of months while some housekeeping work is done with the floor. But … [Read More]