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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Jan 8, 2021

Wonder Woman 1984 (US) Opened Dec. 23 Action Directed by Patty Jenkins In 1984, title character Diana (Gal Gadot) works at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington while performing heroic deeds...
‘Space Sweeper’ scheduled for Feb. 5 release on Netflix

Jan 6, 2021

The first South Korean sci-fi film set in space, “Space Sweeper,” will be released exclusively on Netflix on Feb. 5. In announcing the release date Wednesday, the global movie provider said the 24 b...
CJ CGV temporarily shutters four cinemas due to pandemic

Jan 5, 2021

CJ CGV, the country‘s largest cinema chain, is temporarily shutting down four theaters that were severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic. A CGV theater in Andong, Gyeonggi Province, decided to clos...
'Minari' wins four prizes from US film critics awards

Jan 5, 2021

The drama film "Minari" has won four prizes, including best picture, from a US film critics association, boosting hopes for an award at the upcoming Academy Awards. The North Carolina Film Critics A...
Highly anticipated Korean movies to hit theaters this year

Jan 4, 2021

Lee Joon-ik, a star director whose black-and-white biopic “Dong-ju” about poet Yun Dong-ju who was imprisoned for his involvement in the independence movement and died in a Japanese prison at the age...
Cha In-pyo hopes to overcome slump with Netflix comedy film ‘What Happened to Mr. Cha?’

Dec 28, 2020

Cha In-pyo is an actor who enjoyed immense popularity in the 1990s. Now living on his past glory, Cha hopes to make a comeback but no one is willing to cast him. This description is true both for th...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Dec 25, 2020

Josee (Korea) Opened Dec. 10 Romance, Drama Directed by Kim Jong-kwan University student Young-seok (Nam Joo-hyuk) bumps into Josee (Han Ji-min), who uses a wheelchair, and falls in love. Young-...
Golden Globes’ ‘Minari’ snub draws racial discrimination controversy

Dec 25, 2020

Voices of criticism rose in Hollywood concerning the Golden Globes refusal to consider “Minari” for the main film categories because of its heavy use of Korean dialogue. The film by Korean-American ...
'Minari' captures US critics’ heart

Dec 21, 2020

“Minari” is showing that winning two awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics was only the start of its journey to capture the hearts of critic groups across the US. The Los Angeles Film Criti...
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho praises 'Minari'

Dec 18, 2020

The film won both the audience and US dramatic competition prizes at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and it is seen as a strong contender for the Oscars. During the talk, the two directors al...
S. Korean box office plunges more than 80% on-year in Nov.

Dec 17, 2020

The number of South Korean moviegoers nose-dived more than 80 percent on-year in November as the third wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the country, data showed Thursday. A total of 3.59 m...
Will ‘Minari’ make it to Oscars?

Dec 15, 2020

Veteran actor Youn Yuh-jung and her movie “Minari,” directed by Lee Isaac Chung, appear set for smooth sailing to the 2021 Academy Awards. Local movie distributor Pan Cinema announced Monday that Yo...
Box office sales expected to drop 73.3% in 2020: KOFIC

Dec 14, 2020

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) said Monday that cinema ticket sales this year are expected to drop 73.3 percent on-year to 510 billion won ($467.54 million), influenced by the prolonged COVID-19 pan...
Korean movie industry stays quiet after filmmaker Kim Ki-duk’s death

Dec 13, 2020

The South Korean movie industry did not have much to say about director Kim Ki-duk’s death on Friday in Latvia from COVID-19 complications. None of the local movie associations released an official ...
Movie director Kim Ki-duk dies of coronavirus

Dec 11, 2020

South Korean movie director Kim Ki-duk died of complications from COVID-19 in Latvia on Friday. News reports from Russia said the director died in the hospital from complications associated with COV...