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  Korean Directors in Hollywood
  2013/03/20, Source,
  Written by Korean Class Massive With late 2012 and 2013 seeing Hollywood releases by three of South Korea's biggest directors, does this mark a certain turning point for Korean film makers? Can Korean directors work well within the Hollywood film industry and will these moves into Hollywood encourage international audiences to discover more Korean cinema? Will the overall success of Park Chan-wook's Stoker, Kim Ji-woon's The Last Stand and Bong Joon-ho's still to be released  "Snowpiercer" be the deciding factor for Korean directors considering crossing over to Hollywood? For some years now Hollywood has been remaking original Korean films. The Uninvited (Kim Ji-woon's "A Tale of Two Sisters"), Mirrors (Kim Seong-ho's "Into The Mirror") and The Lake House (Lee Hyeon-seung's "Il Mare") are some examples of remakes which the general public may not have known were based on original Korean films. With Spike Lee set to put his spin on the much loved "Old Boy" (remember all those terrifying Colin Firth as Lee Woo-jin rumours?), Hollywood obviously loves a good Korean film….but is it only when it's been re-done by themselves? This year marks the moment when Korean directors call on Hollywood first hand and Hollywood stops the remakes for a while,...More

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  Drought gets worse as rain hits 104-year low
  2012/06/30, Source,
  Officials and residents of Nonsan in South Chungcheong move dying cockscomb pearl mussels to water as the Tapjeong Reservoir runs dry with the onslaught of hot weather and the worst drought in a century. By Kim Seong-tae Cracked like a turtle's shell, the dried-out bed of the Tapjeong Reservoir in Nonsan, South Chungcheong, lay exposed yesterday as scorching sunlight beat down for the second month of the worst drought in 104 years,...More

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  Colin Firth Being Considered For Yoo Ji-tae's Role In Hollywood "Old Boy"
  2011/11/14, Source,
  Hollywood's version of "Old Boy" is currently in the works. And word of a strong potential candidate for one of the roles has leaked: Colin Firth. According to an entertainment source on November 12th called "Cinema Blend", the British actor is being seriously considered to play the antagonist role that Korean actor Yoo Ji-tae took on, "Lee Woo-jin". The Hollywood remake of the successful Korean film will be directed by Spike Lee,...More