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'Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring'

2006/04/01 | Source | Permalink |

Some critics were surprised by what they saw

Adam Hartzell (internews)

When asking my opinion about "Kill Bill 2", a good friend of mine was shocked to hear I hadn't seen either yet (and still haven't). "That surprises me since you're so into Asian film", was his response to this news. I jammed my friend's "logic" by clarifying that the Asian film references that fill "Kill Bill" are not the Asian films I seek out. This is not a slam on Tarantino, he's a wonderful collage artist. Nor is this a slam on those types of films, those films emphasize what many find pleasurable about cinema -- spectacle. But Tarantino isn't referencing Tsai, Hong, Hui, or Oshima, in his "Kill Bills" so it wouldn't be up high on my NetFlix list if I were to have one.

But many Westerners share my friend's template of what constitutes an "Asian Film", that is, some combination of martial arts, samurai, wire-fu, gangsters, violence, and soft porn. And knowing this, it is no surprise that Kim Ki-duk'...| More

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Memories of Murder wins Critics Choice Awards

2003/11/19 | Source | Permalink |

Director BONG Joon-ho's acclaimed Memories of Murder was the big winner at the 23rd Critics Choice Awards, held on November 13. The film was presented with the Best Picture, Best Director (BONG Joon-ho) and Best Actor (SONG Kang-ho) awards. The award ceremony is presented each year by the Korean Film Critics Association.

Other awards included LEE Mi-sook (Untold Scandal) for Best Actress, LIM Sang-soo (A Good Lawyer's Wife) for Best Screenplay, and JANG Joon-hwan (Save the Green Planet) for Best New Director. PARK Hae-il was named Best New Actor for his role in Jealousy is My Middle Name, while IM Soo-jeong from A Tale of Two Sisters won Best New Actress.

The Korean Film Critics' Association also chooses an annual list of "10 Best Korean Films". This year's selections, in no particular order, are:

"A Little Monk" (dir. JOO Kyeong-joong), A Good Lawyer's Wife (dir. LIM Sang-soo), Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring (dir. KIM Ki-duk), The Uninvited (dir. LEE Su-youn), Memo...| More

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