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‘Peninsula’ continues to lead Asian box office

Jul 27, 2020

Dominating the domestic box office for two consecutive weeks, zombie thriller “Peninsula” surpassed its breakeven point of 2.5 million ticket sales over the weekend, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
[Herald Review] Underwater summit holds key to future of two Koreas in ‘Steel Rain 2’

Jul 26, 2020

However, weak character development turns this action-packed blockbuster into a fantasy-like drama. With the US and South Korean presidents on two extreme ends -- Smoot as a rash and ignorant figure ...
‘Beasts Clawing at Straws’ grabs Special Mention at Far East Film Festival

Jul 26, 2020

Crime thriller “Beasts Clawing at Straws,” starring Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Woo-sung, won the Special Mention at the Far East Film Festival held in Italy, the film’s distributor Megabox Joongang Plus M...
Korea Film Museum reopens offline, featuring 12 North Korean movies

Jul 24, 2020

The Korea Film Archive announced the reopening of Korea Film Museum offline on Friday, among other facilities that it manages, after shutting them down due to the spread of COVID-19. At the Korea Fi...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Jul 24, 2020

A Mermaid in Paris (France) Opened July 23 Comedy, Fantasy, Romance Directed by Mathias Malzieu In Paris, heavy rains have led to historic flooding of the Seine along with mysterious disappearan...
Director says ‘Steel Rain’ universe is different from DC, Marvel comics

Jul 23, 2020

Kakao Page bets on ‘Steel Rain’ series kick-starting intellectual properties in Korea
Indieforum 2020 kicks off Thursday after skipping a year

Jul 22, 2020

This year’s Indieforum, or Independent Film & Video Makers Forum, will start its five-day run at the Indie Art Space and the Seoul Art Cinema in central Seoul on Thursday. Along with the screening o...
Shim Eun-kyung says ‘Blue Hour’ is fairytale for grownups

Jul 21, 2020

In March, Shim and Kaho were both given the best actress award at the 34th Takasaki Film Festival for “Blue Hour.” This is the second award the Korean actress grabbed in Japan, following the best act...
Warner Bros. Korea ponders over ‘Tenet’ release date

Jul 21, 2020

Warner Bros. Korea is still figuring out a release date for Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated movie “Tenet” as Warner Bros. chairman Toby Emmerich announced that the studio is pushing back the U...
‘Peninsula’ leads Asian box office upon release

Jul 20, 2020

“Peninsula” -- a loose sequel to smash-hit zombie flick “Train to Busan” -- topped box office charts in all four countries where it opened over the last five days. The film swept through box offices...
BIFAN features digital, physical events amid COVID-19

Jul 17, 2020

For this special edition of the film fest -- conducted in a hybrid format that combined on-site and online screenings -- streaming platform Watcha selected “There Is an Alien Here” by director Choi E...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Jul 17, 2020

Vivarium (Ireland, Denmark, Belgium) Opened July 16 Drama, SF Directed by Lorcan Finnegan Tom (Jesse Eisenberg) and Gemma (Imogen Poots) are looking for the perfect home. When a real estate agen...
[Eye Interview] ‘I want to show authenticity’

Jul 17, 2020

Director Kim Do-joon of ‘Bora Bora’ talks about how documentary was made in collaboration with laid-off workers protesting to get jobs back
‘Peninsula’ scores biggest opening of the year, shakes up COVID-19-hit film scene

Jul 16, 2020

The film marks best opening day sales for a Korean movie in Singapore, Taiwan
Jeonju film fest to kick off screening tour

Jul 16, 2020

The 21st edition of Jeonju International Film Festival will set off on a two-month domestic screening event to showcase selected films from this year’s festival. The organizers of the festival on We...