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Indieground streams 22 indie films from 1990s

Jun 1, 2021

The Korean Film Council is hosting special screenings aimed at showing life in 1990s South Korea. A total of 22 short films from the 1990s will be available through the virtual cinema of Indieground...
Netflix rom-com ‘Sweet & Sour’ asks, ‘Does love have an expiration date?’

Jun 1, 2021

New Netflix rom-com “Sweet & Sour,” directed by Lee Gye-byeok, begins with a cliched but popular question: Does love have an expiration date? “When dating someone there are not just sweet and sour m...
CJ CGV to screen evening meditation movies from next week

Jun 1, 2021

South Korea's leading cinema chain CJ CGV said Tuesday it will screen two meditation movies starting next week to help people enjoy tranquility in the evening after being busy in the daytime. "Peace...
[Herald Interview] Director of black comedy ‘Pipeline’ has nomadic mindset

May 28, 2021

Veteran director Yoo Ha’s new film, “Pipeline,” has a completely different vibe from his previous hits. While he’s best known for serious crime films such as “Little Odessa,” “Gangnam Blues” and “Spi...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

May 28, 2021

Pipeline (Korea) Opened May 26 Crime Directed by Yoo Ha Pindol (Seo In-guk), the best pipeline-drilling technician in South Korea, decides to take up an offer from Gun-woo (Lee Soo-hyuk), heir t...
S. Korean director Bong Joon-ho listed in French encyclopedia

May 27, 2021

South Korea's Cannes-winning filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has had his name listed in a renowned French encyclopedia for his cinematic achievements and recognition in the European nation, a report showed Th...
Unsure about box office recovery, Korean film industry delays releases for summer season

May 26, 2021

Although the local box office shows some signs of recovery before the summer peak season, the pandemic-hit Korean film industry still remains wary of releasing big-budget films in the near future. T...
[Herald Interview] Seo In-guk says ‘Pipeline’ differs from other caper movies

May 25, 2021

Pindol (played by Seo), the best pipeline drilling technician in Korea, decides to take an offer from Gun-woo (played by Lee Soo-hyuk), an heir of a large conglomerate, to be part of a dangerous oil ...
SIFF to screen Korean independent films in Spain

May 24, 2021

The Seoul Independent Film Festival will introduce Korean independent movies during the 4th Indie & Doc Korean Cinema Fest, which will be held from June 1-13 in Madrid, Spain. To mark the 10th anniv...
'F9' tops 1m admissions in first week of release

May 24, 2021

"F9," the latest chapter in the "Fast and Furious" series, has topped 1 million attendees in its first week of release in South Korea, local box office data showed Monday. The action blockbuster att...
Seo In-guk returns as leader of oil thieves in comedy-crime film “Pipeline”

May 23, 2021

Actor Seo In-guk is returning to the big screen as a leader of a ragtag team of oil thieves in the upcoming comedy-crime film “Pipeline,” directed by Yoo Ha. “I was surprised that a movie about this...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

May 21, 2021

Fast & Furious 9 (US) Opened May 19 Action Directed by Justin Lin Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) finds out that his younger brother Jakob (John Cena), a deadly assassin, is working with Cipher (Ch...
9th Diaspora Film Festival movies get spotlight on Korean platform Purplay

May 20, 2021

Established in 2013, the Diaspora Film Festival is an annual event that is held in Incheon, west of Seoul. The film festival screens movies that deal with social minorities and issues of coexistence ...
[Herald Interview] Gong Seung-yeon hopes viewers can understand socially isolated Jin-ah in ‘Aloners’

May 18, 2021

For actor Gong Seung-yeon, an extrovert who enjoys hanging out with different people, her character Jin-ah in “Aloners,” who tries to avoid any personal interaction with others, was not easy to under...
Japanese animation becomes 2nd movie to top 2m admissions this year

May 17, 2021

An animated Japanese film has become the second title attracting more than 2 million moviegoers in South Korea in 2021, box office data showed Monday. The dark fantasy "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaib...