In the third of five retrospective articles, we recall some of the entertainment stories that caught our eye in 2013. Korean box office records were broken in 2013. Korean films accounted for 59.5 percent of box office takings, with the feel-good drama Miracle in Cell 7 gaining 12.8 million admissions. The big new band to … [Read More]
Director: Shim Hyung-rae
Shim Hyung-rae could be ruined by big-budget D-War
Could monster budget of monster movie sink D-War director Shim Hyung-rae? http://t.co/CPDhYSy # [Read More]
First Thoughts on the Last Godfather
From @ajosshi: An unmissable movie: http://bit.ly/ezQ7CQ A few thoughts on Shim Hyung-rae’s new film. # From the trailer it seems as if he’s trying to add a Charlie Chaplin feel to his creation, but if the slapstick is that old and the jokes that unfunny then I’m not sure if even the presence of Harvey … [Read More]
Korean film – a review of 2007
Jason Bechervaise, founder of koreanfilm.org.uk, gives his perspective on the ups and downs of the Korean film industry in 2007 By all accounts 2007 was a year that has been difficult one for the Korean film industry where it seems that the golden years of the Korean film industry has passed. Rising costs have meant … [Read More]
Monsters, the other Kim Ki-duk, and Mr D-War’s earlier film
Ever since dipping into Anthony Leong’s fun collection of film reviews I’ve been wanting to get my hands on a copy of Yonggary. He gives a charitable 1 star out of 5 to the film: As the film’s tagline declares, “It’s not what you expect” — in fact it’s far, far worse. Sounds like the … [Read More]