The Korean Theater Association on Tuesday released a statement to urge the government to give assistance to local theaters that have been suffering since COVID-19 broke out two years ago. The Korean Theater Association’s members include the top three local multiplex operators -- CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox. “We have been complaining about the financial difficulties caused by the pandemic and ...

With the election looming, the response from theaters has been lukewarm thus far. “We are having a hard time as multiplex theaters are reluctant to screen a political film, which can be seen as biased,” Kim said. “After watching our film some said they don’t think that it is biased but we are still having some difficulties finding theaters to release our film.“ “Candlelight Revolution” will hit...

Seol said this line seems to sum up why parties fight against each other so fiercely during elections. “I think that process of fighting for their justice is what the election is all about,” he said. Seol also talked about why he chose to work with director Byun again after having worked together in “The Merciless,” which was invited for a midnight screening at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Th...

Two homegrown movies will hit local theaters next week to lure film buffs and holiday shoppers ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. "Kingmaker" and "The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure" will open Wednesday, three days before the five-day Lunar New Year holiday begins. The first day of the new year based on the lunar calendar falls on Feb. 1 this year. The political film "Kingmaker" de...

Special Delivery (Korea) Opened Jan. 12 Action Directed by Park Dae-min Special delivery driver Eun-ha (Park So-dam) mainly works for a criminal group. She delivers anything that cannot be delivered legally. One day, Eun-ha receives a mission to deliver Seo-won (Jung Hyeon-jun), a young boy that a criminal group is chasing after. When she decides to save him, she becomes a target of not only...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon-ho will likely come back with an English-language movie based on an unpublished US science-fiction novel on clones, with Hollywood star Robert Pattinson likely in a starring role, US media outlets reported Thursday. According to Deadline and other news media, the South Korean director is preparing to adapt Edward Ashton's upcoming novel "Mickey7" into a film wit...

South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo will compete at the Berlin International Film Festival for the third year in a row. According to the lineup for the 72nd edition announced Wednesday, Hong‘s 27th feature, “The Novelist’s Film,” was listed as one of the 18 movies that will vie for the Gold and Silver Bears at the festival scheduled for Feb. 10-16. It is the third consecutive year that a ...

The movie is a sequel to “The Pirates,” which attracted an audience of more than 8.6 million eight years ago. Everything in the new film has changed, including the cast, storyline, and director. Toward the end of the interview, Kang talked about his plans for 2022. “Right now I am filming the JTBC drama ‘Insider.’ It will end next month. I have been working non-stop after serving in the militar...

Visitors of the exhibition will be able to watch eight films including “Chihwaseon,” by director Im, which won the prestigious best director award in 2002 at Cannes.

Since Han is widely known to the public for her performance in romance films like “The Beauty Inside,” there were also mixed reviews about her playing a charismatic leader in a new movie after the press screening event held on Wednesday. “I know that there is an expectation for me to show a feminine style and performance, which sometimes feels like pressure on me,” Han said. “But I think I have ...

During the press conference, Han said that she tried to create a multi-dimensional character who is charismatic but has soft spots. Her attempt seems to have fallen short, as she failed to find the right tone of voice and way of speaking for a leader of pirates. Though the film has a simply storyline, the director tells it in the messiest way possible, making it hard to focus during the 126 min...

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Special Delivery (Korea) Opened Jan. 12 Action Directed by Park Dae-min Special delivery driver Eun-ha (Park So-dam) mainly works for a criminal group. She delivers anything that cannot be delivered legally. One day, Eun-ha receives a mission to deliver Seo-won (Jung Hyeon-jun), a young boy that a criminal group is chasing after. When she decides to save him, she becomes a target of not only...

Global streaming service Netflix has confirmed the casting for its original series “Goodbye Earth,” Thursday. Actors Yoo Ah-in, Ahn Eun-jin, Kim Yoon-hye and Jeon Seong-woo will star in Netflix’s new apocalypse movie, according to the company. “Goodbye Earth” revolves around the stories of individuals who are left with only 200 days to live before an asteroid hits Earth. The series is a highly...

Korean film industry in 2022 This year will see notable action films with female leads directed by male directors, including Park Hoon-jung’s “The Witch: Part 2,” Park Dae-min’s “Special Delivery” and Ryoo Seung-wan’s “Smuggling.” Kim agrees that these movies are positive signs that can lead to greater change. “Of course, there are male directors who do a great job. But it cannot be the same a...