![“It was the one military practice, the one token of martial skill, which ever held its own among a people who for thousands of years have preferred silks, pictures, poems and music, the stately crane in the paddy fields and the knarled [sic] pine on the mountainside.” —Historian J. L....](http://newkoreancinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Kim-Han-min-195x110.png "“It’s technically very difficult getting a tiger into a film:” a conversation on Kim Han-min and his film, War of the Arrows")
![With 71 – Into The Fire recently released on DVD and Blu-ray (read our review here), we had the opportunity to ask director John H. Lee a few questions about the film… [Martin Cleary] 71: Into The Fire is based on real events. Was it ever difficult to walk a...](http://newkoreancinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/john-h-lee-195x110.jpg "“Only strong as the challenges you face”: Interview with John H. Lee")
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Review: Failan (Song Hae-sung, 2001)
Kang-jae is low-level gangster, a hoodlum who receives no respect from the gang that he runs with, he is seen as no more than a washed up and gutless slob . Following his release from a ten day jail sentence – for selling porno videotapes to teenagers – Kang-jae tries…
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Guest Post: Save the Green Planet and My Discovery of Korean Cinema
Every month New Korean Cinema features a contribution from a guest writer who discusses a film of their choosing. This month Pierce Conran – writer of Modern Korean Cinema – opts for Save The Green Planet… Once upon a time during a cold, wet winter’s night, my tattered shoes leaking,…
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Cinema On The Park 2 – Twenty-One Amazing Films
Following the success of last years ‘Cinema On The Park’ – with over a thousand people attending – The Korean Cultural Office in Sydney have announced a second season of screenings. There’s a stack of amazing films to see, with a total of twenty-one titles (see below) making up the…
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KCCUK – 12 Directors for 2012
It’s good news for Korean film fans in the London area as the Korean Cultural Centre has extended its film screenings from fortnightly to weekly. Additionally, this promises to be a particularly special year as each month will be dedicated to the work of a different director and the final…
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Review: Romantic Warriors (Yun Je-gyun, 2003)
A group of deadly assassins kidnap a hostage in the hope of getting a high ransom but when they manage to lose themselves in a forest and end up spending the night in a haunted house they manage to disrupt the plans of the ghosts to descend to heaven. The…
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Review: Sector 7 (Kim Ji-hoon, 2011)
A team working on a sea rig off of the southern tip of Jeju Island fails in their attempts to find oil. When a member of senior management arrives on board it appears that the operation is to be closed down but, surprisingly, they are instead given several more months…
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“Introduce what they have missed”: An Interview with Leonardo Cinieri Lombroso
Reviewed recently here on the site, Through Korean Cinema is a fascinating documentary that examines the history of the Korean film industry through the perspectives and experiences of five influential filmmakers. Having recently appeared at several international festivals, Through Korean Cinema will appear on DVD in 2012. Director Leonardo Cinieri Lombroso…
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Guest Post: “We Saw the Devil…”
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Stewart Sutherland of Podcast on Fire.. ‘Korean revenge thrillers’ probably bring one name to mind – Park Chan-wook. Park’s Vengeance trilogy shook the world and for many years the genre has been his, although experimental “genre master” director Kim Jee-woon introduced the…
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Listening To Korean Cinema: The Podcast On Fire Network
In the third of our short series taking a look at some of the podcasts that – one way or another – cover elements of Korean Cinema, we catch up with the ‘Podcast On Fire Network’… Probably the first English-language podcast dedicated to Asian cinema, Podcast On Fire has grown…
Interviews
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“Introduce what they have missed”: An Interview with Leonardo Cinieri Lombroso
Reviewed recently here on the site, Through Korean Cinema is a fascinating documentary that examines the history of the Korean film industry through the perspectives and experiences of five influential filmmakers. Having recently appeared at several international festivals, Through Korean Cinema will appear on DVD in 2012. Director Leonardo Cinieri Lombroso…
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“It’s technically very difficult getting a tiger into a film:” a conversation on Kim Han-min and his film, War of the Arrows
“It was the one military practice, the one token of martial skill, which ever held its own among a people who for thousands of years have preferred silks, pictures, poems and music, the stately crane in the paddy fields and the knarled [sic] pine on the mountainside.” —Historian J. L….
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“Only strong as the challenges you face”: Interview with John H. Lee
With 71 – Into The Fire recently released on DVD and Blu-ray (read our review here), we had the opportunity to ask director John H. Lee a few questions about the film… [Martin Cleary] 71: Into The Fire is based on real events. Was it ever difficult to walk a…
DVD Reviews
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DVD Review: 71 Into the Fire (Cine-Asia, Region 2)
Format: PAL, Anamorphic, Widescreen, Subtitled Audio: Korean 5.1 / Korean 2.0 Subtitles: English Region: Region 2 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number of Discs: 2 Classification: 15 Distribution: Cine-Asia Run Time: 116 minutes (approx.) Special Features: Audio Commentary by Bey Logan & Mike Leeder / Trailer Gallery / Men of Valour, Personal…