Park Chan-wook (박찬욱)

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  New museum focuses exclusively on Im Kwon-taek
  2013/04/07, Source,
  Visitors learn about the career of Im Kwon-taek at a newly opened museum dedicated to the director in Busan. [JoongAng Ilbo] Director Im Kwon-taek, a pioneer in the Korean film industry, now has a museum dedicated to his life's work at Dongseo University Centum City Campus in Busan. This is the first time in Korea that a single gallery has been built to commemorate a film director currently in the field. As visitors enter the museum, they can see all of Im's movie titles on the left wall at one glance. Under the theme "A Wandering Life", the exhibits then introduce the 77-year-old director's life in chronological order,...More

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  'Stoker' Moves to More Theaters
  2013/03/21, Source,
  "Stoker", Park Chan-wook's Hollywood directorial debut, is enjoying growing popularity in the United States as the number of theaters screening the film increased to 94 as of last weekend, according to Box Office Mojo on Monday. The movie opened in seven locations in its first week before increasing to 17 in the second week and 77 in the third,...More

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  Florence festival attracts Korean stars
  2013/03/21, Source,
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  "The New World" Opens on March 22 in North America
  2013/03/21, Source,
  A remarkable gangster noir film, "The New World" (2013, Korea), opens on March 22nd. This Korean crime drama, which is influenced by Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs (remade by Hollywood as The Departed), proposes an original take on the genre. It will be released to audiences in 24 North American cities. "The New World" is about a cop who is caught between his professional duty and the challenges of an undercover mission, struggling to complete his tasks without being revealed as a mole. "The New World" features a great lineup of South Korean stars, including Choi Min-sik ("Old Boy"), who plays the head of the Police department, Lee Jeong-jae  ("The Housemaid - 2010", "The Thieves") as Lee Joong-Goo, and Hwang Jeong-min ("The Unjust", "A Bittersweet Life") who plays Jung Chung,...More