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News: Festivals, Podcasts, DVDs and Big Breasted Zombies..

Posted on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
Hello! It’s been a while so I thought it was time for a quick news update on the site. In case you’ve missed them the recently posted reviews on the site include the stylish The Sword With No Name, the weird and fairly wonderful My...
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Okay, and we’re back in the room…

Posted on June 2, 2010 | No Comments
So for the last week or so I had the dubious pleasure of dealing with the site having been hacked by some sad moron who really needs to get out more. This resulted in not only losing the site for several days, but also a...
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News: Happy New Year – with trailers, DVD’s and transgender fathers…

Posted on January 5, 2010 | No Comments
Happy New Year to you for 2010! After an extended holiday break the site will now start getting back up to speed, so what better way than to take a look at some of the news from the last few weeks… SECRET REUNION Trailer The...
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News: A remake, a one hundred and first and some trailers…

Posted on November 18, 2009 | 1 Comment
The updates on the site might have been limited this week to a review of 200 POUNDS BEAUTY while I’ve been setting up the Twitter, Facebook and MySpace pages, but there’s been a couple of interesting news stories this week and a few cool trailers…...
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‘New Korean Cinema’ on your Social Networking sites…

Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
Just because one website isn’t enough in itself – and also because those young uns like their social networking sites – you can now join me on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace for more news and information on Korean cinema stuff: Facebook Group – become a...
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‘Pusan West’ – Korean Filmmakers attending U.S. showings

Posted on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
The Pusan International Film Festival (Asia’s biggest film festival) has entered into a partnership with Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film & Media Arts in Southern California to create PUSAN WEST – whose aim is to bring Korean cinema to the US. Some of Korea’s...
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Preview: ‘Actresses’ Teaser Trailer and posters

Posted on November 5, 2009 | No Comments
Put together six of Korea’s top actresses – playing themselves – and the director of UNTOLD SCANDAL (Lee Jae-yong) and you get the forthcoming ACTRESSES – what looks like a mockumentary style film centred on the six actresses shooting a spread for a top fashion...
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Preview: Jeon Woo Chi: The Taoist Wizard (Choi Dong-hoon / 2009)

Posted on November 1, 2009 | No Comments
The third film from director Choi Dong-hoon (the other two being THE BIG SWINDLE and TAZZA), JEON WOO CHI: THE TAOIST MONK is a big budget Korean superhero flick. Sound interesting? Well, it gets better – JEON WOO CHI stars Gang Dong-won (DUELIST and the...
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Preview: Secret Reunion / Sworn Brothers (Jang Hun / 2010)

Posted on October 15, 2009 | No Comments
Okay so it’s not yet clear whether the English title will be SECRET REUNION or the literally translationed Korean title SWORN BROTHERS (the publicity has refered to both names), but it is clear that this new Jang Hun directed flick starring Song Kang-ho and Gang...
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The London Korean Film Festival 2009 – The Line-Up…

Posted on October 14, 2009 | No Comments
Just a quick update – the line up for the London Korean Film Festival has been posted on the Barbican website. Running from 5th until the 12th of November, the very mixed list of films includes Thirst (a directors cut of the film will be...
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