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  THN's Korean Cinema Style Week 1:Kim Ji-woon - "The Quiet Family"
  2012/11/23, Source,
  By Luke Ryan Baldock With Gangnam Style destroying the charts the world over, we will soon see a second wave of the Korean invasion taking place. Three of South Koreas most commercially successful and critically acclaimed directors have their English language debuts set for next year. Kim Ji-woon (THE LAST STAND), Park Chan-wook (STOKER), and Bong Joon-ho ("Snowpiercer") have already proved themselves in their homeland, and here at THN we are taking a look back over their past efforts. Starting with the films of Kim Ji-woon, join us each week over the course of the next few months as we explore The Land Of The Morning Calm,...More

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  Documentary is a self-examination of Korea's stifling movie industry
  2012/11/22, Source,
  "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" explores the corporate-oriented film industry through interviews with more than a hundred movie professionals. Actor and director Chung Ji-young plays a major role. Provided by Mountain Pictures In"Ari Ari the Korean Cinema", there are no heroes, lovers or bad guys, no fights or car chases. The debut documentary film by Heo Chul features more than a hundred respected film professionals talking about themselves and the industry they love,...More

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  [Guest Post] Daniel Tudor on Korean cinema
  2012/11/09, Source,
  I'm not a true cinephile by any stretch of the imagination. I've always been the archetypal casual fan, who knows what he likes, but doesn't really like it enough to remember every line of the script. People ask, "have you seen [insert name of genius film here]?" and I honestly reply "yeah, I saw it a few years back, it was great". But then I'll be unable to back that up with any enlightened commentary on that scene with the uninterrupted shot that goes all the way around the bar and back again when all the mobsters are being introduced. Or even who was in it, sometimes. But when I first moved to Seoul in 2004, Korean cinema got to me. In some way it was a stroke of luck to be here while a golden era was still in swing,...More

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  'Cloud Altas' star talks Hollywood experience
  2012/10/31, Source,
  Actress Bae Doona appears in a scene from "Cloud Atlas". Wide Screen Media Group rated Bae as "the light the movie was looking for". Provided by Warner Bros LOS ANGELES - Bae Doona has played a host of unconventional roles. From a quirky lady who chases a dog serial killer in the film "A Higher Animal" (2000) to a sex doll that develops a consciousness and falls in love in "Air Doll" (2009), the model-turned-actress has proven her natural talents time and again. After working with famed directors Hirokazu Koreeda, Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, Bae found herself in Hollywood alongside American directors Andy and Lana Wachowski of "The Matrix" fame and German director Tom Tykwer,...More