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★★★★ "Tunnel 3D": The opening of a new resort turns into a nightmarish experience for a group of friends who find themselves trapped in a nearby coalmine. (08/20)
★★★★ "Welcome - 2014": An old romance is rekindled amidst personal tragedy as two old friends rediscover and support each other through their losses. (08/21)
★★★★ "The King of Jokgu": A college clown gains fame when his jokgu (a cross between volleyball and soccer) skills are revealed. The university then holds a jokgu competition and he and his team put it all on the line. (08/21)
★★ "The Story of Ong-nyeo": Joseon's sexiest woman gets driven into the mountains where she awaits her perfect match to find her.
★★★★ "The Road Called Life": An omnibus film containing various short stories from Korea's leading modern literature writers Kim Yu-jong, Lee Hyo-seok and Hyun Jin-geon. (08/21)
★★★★★ "My Ordinary Love Story": A young woman finds hope through a serendipitous encounter, but is this 'seventh' man everything he appears to be? (08/21)
Title: "Tunnel 3D"
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Release Date: 2014/08/20
Director: Park Gyoo-taek*
Length: 86 min
Stars: Jung Yoo-mi, Yeon Woo-jin, Song Jae-rim, Jung Si-yeon, Son Byung-ho
The Short and Sweet: The opening of a new resort turns into a nightmarish experience for a group of friends who find themselves trapped in a nearby coalmine.
★★★★
Title: "Welcome - 2014"
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2014/08/21
Director: Lee Dong-sam*
Length: 108 min
Stars: Shim Hye-jin, Jeon No-min, Kwon Jae-won, Lee Joo-sil, Cha Min-jee
The Short and Sweet: An old romance is rekindled amidst personal tragedy as two old friends rediscover and support each other through their losses.
★★★★
Title: "The King of Jokgu"
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release Date: 2014/08/21
Director: Woo Moon-gi*
Length: 100 min
Stars: Ahn Jae-hong, Hwang Seung-eon, Jung Woo-sik, Kang Bong-sung, Hwang Mi-young
The Short and Sweet: A college clown gains fame when his jokgu (a cross between volleyball and soccer) skills are revealed. The university then holds a jokgu competition and he and his team put it all on the line.
★★★★
Title: "The Story of Ong-nyeo"
Genre: Erotic, Melodrama, Romance
Release Date: 2014/08/20
Director: Kyeong Seok-ho ("Taste")
Length: 94 min
Stars: Han Chae-yoo, Kang Kyung-woo, Shin Yoo-joo, Kim Tae-hoon-VI
The Short and Sweet: Joseon's 'sexiest woman' gets driven into the mountains where she awaits her perfect match to find her.
★★
Title: "The Road Called Life"
Genre: Animation, Omnibus
Release Date: 2014/08/20
Director: Ahn Jae-huun & Han Hye-jin-I ("Green Days: Dinosaur and I")
Length: 90 min
The Short and Sweet: An omnibus film containing various short stories from Korea's leading modern literature writers Kim Yu-jong, Lee Hyo-seok and Hyun Jin-geon.
★★★★
Title: "My Ordinary Love Story"
Genre: Comedy, Melodrama, Romance
Release Date: 2014/08/20
Director: Lee Kwon ("Attack on the Pin-Up Boys")
Length: 93 min
Stars: Kang Ye-won, Song Sae-byeok, Greena Park, Woo Hye-jin
The Short and Sweet: A young woman finds hope through a serendipitous encounter, but is this 'seventh' man everything he appears to be?
★★★★★
Also Coming Soon:
"The Expendables 3" (2014), "Magic in the Moonlight" (2014), "Deliver Us from Evil" (2014), "Street Racers" (2008), "Afterparty" (2013), "The Letters" (2014), "Back to the Sea" (2012), "Les vacances du petit Nicolas" (2014), "Hannah Arendt" (2012)
Sources:
AsianWiki: http://asianwiki.com/The_Tunnel_(3D), http://asianwiki.com/The_King_of_Jokgu, http://asianwiki.com/My_Ordinary_Love_Story
Daum: http://movie.daum.net/movieinfo/coming/movieInfoScheduled.do?modeType=day&order=recently
HanCinema: http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Tunnel_3D.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Welcome_-_2014.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_The_King_of_Jokgu.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_The_Story_of_Ong-nyeo.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Buckwheat_Flower_v__A_Lucky_Day_and_Spring.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_My_Ordinary_Love_Story.php
KOBIZ: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20147928, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20149460, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20132799, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20149441
- C.J. Wheeler (chriscjw@gmail.com; @KoreaOnTheCouch)