ENTERTAINMENT
October 15, 2024 04:15pm
[Herald Interview] ‘Uprising’ director Kim Sang-man sees social ranks still around today
Director Kim Sang-man, whose last film was 2004’s “The Tenor - Lirico Spinto,” was hesitant at first to make a period action flick set in Joseon (1392...
October 14, 2024 04:45pm
No more ticket wars. Concert, musical films head to multiplex cinemas
Booking tickets online for a K-pop idol concert or a top-selling musical show, which sell out in several minutes or even seconds, is stressful. The hi...
October 13, 2024 04:43pm
Busan film fest ends with lingering controversy over streaming platform presence
The 29th Busan International Film Festival ended Friday after a 10-day run during which it hosted 145,238 guests and screened 224 films from 63 countr...
October 11, 2024 06:52pm
'Heavy Snow,' Han So-hee's big screen debut, examines stereotypes of beauty
"Heavy Snow," exploring a fragile yet beautiful romance budding between two friends, examines societal perceptions faced by those with striking physic...
October 11, 2024 09:01am
[Box office] Movies in theaters this week
“The Wild Robot” (US) Opened Oct. 1 Animation Directed by Chris Sanders Roz (Lupita Nyong'o), a newly manufactured robot shipwrecked on an uninha...
October 8, 2024 04:21pm
[History through films] ‘A Taxi Driver’: Simple-hearted man’s adventurous ride to Gwangju Democratic Uprising
“A Taxi Driver,” a 2017 action drama flick by Jang Hoon (“The Front Line,” “The Secret Reunion”), is not the first movie to have depicted the Gwangju ...
October 7, 2024 06:08pm
Netflix, streaming platforms come under fire for loose ratings
Global streaming platforms like Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney+ have been applying loose ratings, violating the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Vi...
October 7, 2024 04:12pm
[Herald Interview] Always around but never understood: ‘Tiger Stripes’ speaks up for teenagers
BUSAN -- Written and directed by Malaysian director Amanda Neel Eu, “Tiger Stripes” follows carefree 12-year-old Zaffan who starts to experience unexp...
October 5, 2024 10:55am
From thrillers to animation: Netflix's 2025 Korean originals promise universal fun, fresh stories
Netflix, a global streaming service, plans to roll out seven Korean original films next year, responding to rapidly evolving content consumption trend...
October 4, 2024 06:04pm
CJ ENM vows to invest W1tr in content, maximize cross-platform synergy
BUSAN -- South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ EJM said it would continue to invest 1 trillion won in content production and operation, its CEO Y...
October 4, 2024 11:22am
Auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa says he hasn’t discovered his style yet
BUSAN -- Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who gained international attention with the psychological horror thriller “Cure” (1997), said he still hasn’t discovered hi...
October 4, 2024 09:00am
[Box office] Movies in theaters this week
“Joker: Folie a Deux” (US) Opened Oct. 1 Crime/Musical Directed by Todd Phillips Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a failed comedian, is institutionaliz...
October 3, 2024 05:57pm
Apple TV+ documentary follows vibrant, fearless lives of haenyeo
BUSAN -- While there are a number of TV shows, documentaries and even fictional movies -- “Smugglers” (2023) -- that depict the lives of “haenyeo” or ...
October 3, 2024 03:09pm
[Reporter’s Notebook] Was Netflix film opening BIFF really a bad thing?
BUSAN -- The most heatedly discussed topic at this year’s Busan International Film Festival is whether it was appropriate for a big-budget streaming p...