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  • Starting the build-up to this years London Korean Film Festival (running 3 – 17 November) there will be a special invite-only preview of their opening night gala film, this years critically acclaimed box-office smash Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon (2011) at 7pm on Friday 16th September at The Mayfair Hotel Theatre...

    Giveaway: Preview Tickets for ‘Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon’

    Starting the build-up to this years London Korean Film Festival (running 3 – 17 November) there will be a special invite-only preview of their opening night gala film, this years critically acclaimed box-office smash Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon (2011) at 7pm on Friday 16th September at The Mayfair Hotel Theatre...

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  • Continuing our coverage of this years Korean film Festival In Australia (KOFFIA) here’s the final part of our overview of the films screening - check out our introduction to this years KOFFIA festival here, Part 1 of the films here and Part 2 here… Oki’s Movie (Hong Sang-soo / 2010)...

    KOFFIA 2011: The Films… Part 3

    Continuing our coverage of this years Korean film Festival In Australia (KOFFIA) here’s the final part of our overview of the films screening - check out our introduction to this years KOFFIA festival here, Part 1 of the films here and Part 2 here… Oki’s Movie (Hong Sang-soo / 2010)...

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  • Continuing our coverage of this years Korean film Festival In Australia (KOFFIA) here’s Part 2 of our overview of the films screening - check out our introduction to this years KOFFIA festival here and Part 1 of the films overview here… Bedevilled (Jang Chul-soo / 2010) It’s safe to say...

    KOFFIA 2011: The Films… Part 2

    Continuing our coverage of this years Korean film Festival In Australia (KOFFIA) here’s Part 2 of our overview of the films screening - check out our introduction to this years KOFFIA festival here and Part 1 of the films overview here… Bedevilled (Jang Chul-soo / 2010) It’s safe to say...

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  • Following 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...

    KOFFIA 2011: The Films… Part 1

    Following 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...

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  • Oh-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...

    Support our Independent Movie Distributors: Third Window and Terracotta

    Oh-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...

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  • Theeeeey’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...

    KOFFIA 2011: Korean Film Festival In Australia

    Theeeeey’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...

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  • 3rd 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...

    Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2011

    3rd 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...

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  • Following 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: I’m A Cyborg But That’s OK (Park Chan-wook / 2006)

    Following 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...

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  • In 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...

    Blu-ray Review: A Tale of Two Sisters (Kim Jee-woon / 2003)

    In 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...

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  • It 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...

    DVD Review: The Man From Nowhere (Lee Jeong-beom / 2010)

    It 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...

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