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KCCUK – 2012: The Year of the 12 Directors
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KCO Sydney: Cinema On The Park 2
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Korean Blogathon 2011
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Friends of New Korean Cinema..
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What’s Korean Cinema? Podcast
Features Archive
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KOFFIA 2011: The Films… Part 1
Posted on August 11, 2011 | No CommentsFollowing our introduction to KOFFIA 2011, we take a look at the films that will be screening at this years festival… The Unjust (Ryoo Seung-wan / 2010) One of the most talked about films on this years festival circuit and the opening film for this years KOFFIA, The Unjust is... -
Support our Independent Movie Distributors: Third Window and Terracotta
Posted on August 10, 2011 | No CommentsOh-kay. So I really don’t like ‘selling’ things – the site doesn’t have banners or links where we encourage you to ‘buy this DVD from Amazon’, the closest to it will be trying to help promote some of the great festivals or other websites with great material. This post is... -
KOFFIA 2011: Korean Film Festival In Australia
Posted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsTheeeeey’re baaack!… Following last years hugely successful launch of the Korean Film Festival In Australia (KOFFIA), the organizers have recently announced the full details the second year of the event, and they’ve taken things up another notch – or three. Not only will the festival be back at Dendy Cinemas in Circular... -
Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2011
Posted on April 4, 2011 | No Comments3rd ANNUAL TERRACOTTA FESTIVAL 5th – 8th May 2011 Prince Charles Cinema, London The Terracotta Far East Film Festival is back for its third year this May, once again presenting a a bunch of carefully selected titles from across East Asia. Showcasing 14 films from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th... -
Blu-ray Review: I’m A Cyborg But That’s OK (Park Chan-wook / 2006)
Posted on April 3, 2011 | No CommentsFollowing his massively successful Vengeance Trilogy, director Park Chan-wook opted for a change in tone with his romantic comedy I’m A Cyborg But That’s OK (2006) – shortened for international release to I’m A Cyborg. Received with a mixed response, the film was a disappointment for many – especially those... -
Blu-ray Review: A Tale of Two Sisters (Kim Jee-woon, 2003)
Posted on April 3, 2011 | No CommentsIn the eight years since its original release Kim Jee-woon’s A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) has established its status as a classic of Korean cinema. It’s been remade by Hollywood as The Uninivited (Charles Guard, Thomas Guard, USA: 2009) and its director has consistently delivered crowd-pleasing projects within various... -
DVD Review: The Man From Nowhere (Lee Jeong-beom, 2010)
Posted on March 23, 2011 | 1 CommentIt was last years blockbuster smash in Korea, won a stack of awards at the Korea Film Awards and opened last years London Korean Film Festival, The Man From Nowhere is now getting it’s UK DVD release. Reviewed twice on the site, with one rating the film as fun but...Continue Reading...
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The Korean Blogathon 2011 is now over!
Posted on March 15, 2011 | No CommentsThe Korean Blogathon 2011 is now over! It was our first year of running the event but it certainly won’t be the last – everyone at NewkoreanCinema.com and cineAWESOME.com would like to say thank you to each and every person involved – everyone who took the time to write a...Continue Reading...
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Reading Korean Cinema – Books, Books and Books..
Posted on March 10, 2011 | 4 CommentsOver the coming months the site will be reviewing several books on Korean cinema. We already have reviews of the excellent New Korean Cinema: Breaking The Waves (Darcy Paquet / 2009) and one of the books in the Korean Film Directors series Ryoo Seung Wan (Kim Yeong-jin / 2008). Using... -
Vampires, Wrestlers, Murderers and Princesses: A Personal Top Ten
Posted on March 7, 2011 | 10 CommentsI’ve tried for a long time to write a top ten Korean film film list. At the end of each year it seems like everyone has managed to compile a list of their favourite films, and I’ve tried to join in on numerous occasions but it’s incredibly hard to pick...
