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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)

    Posted on April 3, 2011 | No Comments
    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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  • Sang-hyeon, a priest who is questioning his faith, volunteers to help in the search for a vaccine for deadly virus by being injected himself. Almost dying, he suddenly makes a miraculous recovery. As he recovers he develops characteristics of vampirism and as he develops a relationship with a young girl...

    Review: Thirst (Park Chan-wook / 2009)

    Posted on March 3, 2011 | No Comments
    Sang-hyeon, a priest who is questioning his faith, volunteers to help in the search for a vaccine for deadly virus by being injected himself. Almost dying, he suddenly makes a miraculous recovery. As he recovers he develops characteristics of vampirism and as he develops a relationship with a young girl...

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  • A psychopath kills a woman. An innocent woman. A beautiful woman. Imagine the plight of her soon-to-be-husband, who loves her and dotes on her. That is the premise. I Saw the Devil is the revenge. Review If one were to ask me the greatest script ever written, or the most...

    Review: I Saw The Devil (Kim Jee-woon / 2010)

    Posted on March 1, 2011 | No Comments
    A psychopath kills a woman. An innocent woman. A beautiful woman. Imagine the plight of her soon-to-be-husband, who loves her and dotes on her. That is the premise. I Saw the Devil is the revenge. Review If one were to ask me the greatest script ever written, or the most...

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  • Uijeongbu, the present. Interior decorator Kang Jung-won begins the long journey home on the Seoul subway. As he sleeps, a single mother and her two daughters board, seating themselves nearby. At the last stop, he wakes to find the girls are dead and their mother missing, but in his panic...

    Review: The Uninvited (Lee Su-yeon / 2003)

    Posted on February 28, 2011 | 2 Comments
    Uijeongbu, the present. Interior decorator Kang Jung-won begins the long journey home on the Seoul subway. As he sleeps, a single mother and her two daughters board, seating themselves nearby. At the last stop, he wakes to find the girls are dead and their mother missing, but in his panic...

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  • Vietnam, 1972. Private Kim and Lieutenant Choi, a distinguished officer who was awarded the Choong Moo for service in defence of his country, are on R & R. They take up with some hookers in Nha Trang, but in the night Kim is murdered. Choi finds and executes the assassin,...

    Review: Ghosts of War / aka, R-Point (Kong Su-chang / 2004)

    Posted on February 4, 2011 | 2 Comments
    Vietnam, 1972. Private Kim and Lieutenant Choi, a distinguished officer who was awarded the Choong Moo for service in defence of his country, are on R & R. They take up with some hookers in Nha Trang, but in the night Kim is murdered. Choi finds and executes the assassin,...

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  • Hyun-ah travels with a film director into the countryside to discuss a potential film role. Taking a break at a farm for some fresh chicken soup, the strange owner of the farm suddenly attacks the director and knocks Hyun-ah unconscious – when she awakes to find herself held hostage she...

    Review: Missing (Kim Sung-hong / 2009)

    Posted on January 12, 2011 | 2 Comments
    Hyun-ah travels with a film director into the countryside to discuss a potential film role. Taking a break at a farm for some fresh chicken soup, the strange owner of the farm suddenly attacks the director and knocks Hyun-ah unconscious – when she awakes to find herself held hostage she...

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  • On 3 November 2010 director Kim Jee-woon attended the London Korean film Festival to introduce his most recent film, the controversial I Saw The Devil. A couple of hours before the screening he was kind enough to answer some questions for Colette Balmain.. [Colette Balmain]: One of the main themes...

    “Eating sushi with a little less wasabi”: Interview with Kim Jee-woon

    Posted on November 29, 2010 | No Comments
    On 3 November 2010 director Kim Jee-woon attended the London Korean film Festival to introduce his most recent film, the controversial I Saw The Devil. A couple of hours before the screening he was kind enough to answer some questions for Colette Balmain.. [Colette Balmain]: One of the main themes...

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  • After the brutal murder of his fiance, state policeman Soo-hyun takes two weeks leave, but the time off isn’t to rest and get over his recent loss, it’s to hunt down the killer and exact revenge… Review Refused a certification which would allow the film to play in front of...

    Review: I Saw The Devil (Kim Jee-woon / 2010)

    Posted on November 7, 2010 | 4 Comments
    After the brutal murder of his fiance, state policeman Soo-hyun takes two weeks leave, but the time off isn’t to rest and get over his recent loss, it’s to hunt down the killer and exact revenge… Review Refused a certification which would allow the film to play in front of...

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  • Bestselling author Hee-soo finds her career wrecked when she is accused of plagiarizing a manuscript she has been given to read for judging in a competition. In an attempt to find inspiration and the focus to write her next book – which she hopes will begin to repair her reputation...

    Review: Bestseller (Lee Jeong-ho / 2010)

    Posted on October 31, 2010 | No Comments
    Bestselling author Hee-soo finds her career wrecked when she is accused of plagiarizing a manuscript she has been given to read for judging in a competition. In an attempt to find inspiration and the focus to write her next book – which she hopes will begin to repair her reputation...

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  • Well that’s a fairly self explanatory title – today is Friday the 13th so that’s as good an excuse as I need to list ten Korean horror films with some brief reasoning why they’re worth a look. They’re not even necessarily the best ten Korean horror films you can see,...

    It’s Friday the 13th – Ten Horror films for the hell of it…

    Posted on August 13, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Well that’s a fairly self explanatory title – today is Friday the 13th so that’s as good an excuse as I need to list ten Korean horror films with some brief reasoning why they’re worth a look. They’re not even necessarily the best ten Korean horror films you can see,...

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