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  [Hancinema's Film Corner] Fighting?! Korean Cinema and the 'Mock Charge'
  2012/11/10,
  The 'mock charge' is indeed a curious phenomenon in Korean cinema. This "threat of violence" is usually used when there is a real, or perceived, power difference between two parties; as well as a strong desire to express it. In modern Korean cinema it can be seen in almost all genres, and performed by, well, anyone really. This simulated act of aggression is now an iconic element performed by Korean actors, and actresses, and has become a hallmark of Korean cinema's power relations onscreen. But what is a 'mock charge' and how exactly is it used in Korean cinema? The term is more commonly associated with large land mammals, and has been observed in the behaviour of elephants, lions, hippopotamuses, and rhinos. The idea is that when an animal feels threaten they will often perform a simulated action designed to ward off that threat,...More

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  [Exclusive] Kang Dong-won in "Islands" with Ha Jeong-woo
  2012/11/05, Source,
  Actor Kang Dong-won is coming back at last. Kang Dong-won is finishing army service this month and is about to come back with a movie called "Islands" which cranks in next year. He's been getting love calls from various productions way before this and apparently he's sent a positive response to the movie "Islands". Official contracts haven't been signed yet but it seems like Kang Dong-won will be coming back sooner than we thought,...More

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  Art and Culture
  2012/10/11, Source,
  And now it's time for our arts and culture segment with Michelle Kim. Today she has news on the British Film Institute's annual film festival that opened in London yesterday and an update on the world premiere of a film starring Salma Hayek and Kevin James. Hello Michelle [Reporter : ] Hello Conn-young So, what will you start us off with[Reporter : ] The BFI London Film Festival, the largest film event in the UK, kicked off yesterday with some of the best films from established and emerging filmmakers, including 6 from Korea, and enough red carpet glamour to keep the paparazzi happy. Take a look. The 56th BFI London Film Festival opened yesterday as A-list stars from all over the world, including Tim Burton, Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Irvine, hit the red carpet for a bit of glitz and glamour before the opening film got started,...More

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  BFI London Film Festival 2012
  2012/09/27, Source,
  Written by WKB on September 27, 2012 in Arts, Worldwide Korea Bloggers * This post is written by Korean Class Massive, one of the Korea Blog's Worldwide Korea Bloggers. The Olympic fever is well and truly over, the London transport seems to be back to it's miserable self and the weather is getting chilly. But before we go all woe with thee, next month sees the 56th BFI London Film Festival!!! The festival ran through 10 October to 21 October and these 12 days have been crammed with over 200 films from all over the world! Of course being Korean Class MASSIVE, we thought we would let you know about the latest Korean cinema offerings here in our capital city! There are a total of 6 films from South Korea this year and heres a quick low down: (all images and info courtsey of BFI),...More