Park Chan-wook Archive

  • 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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  • 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)

    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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  • 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 trailer for SECRET REUNION shows...

    News: Happy New Year – with trailers, DVD’s and transgender fathers…

    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 trailer for SECRET REUNION shows...

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  • Sadly it’s been a quieter week on the site than I was hoping for – this time due to illness – but at least there’s been two new reviews posted: firstly a look at Park Chan-wook’s quirky rom-com effort I’M A CYBORG, BUT THAT’S OK and secondly a look from...

    News: Tales of two Kims, a birthday and some trailers…

    Sadly it’s been a quieter week on the site than I was hoping for – this time due to illness – but at least there’s been two new reviews posted: firstly a look at Park Chan-wook’s quirky rom-com effort I’M A CYBORG, BUT THAT’S OK and secondly a look from...

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  • Cha Yeong-gun believes she is a robot and one day when working in a factory she decides to plug herself into the electrical mains. The shock doesn’t kill her but it does put her into a mental hospital where she is surrounded by a group of people with their own...

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

    Cha Yeong-gun believes she is a robot and one day when working in a factory she decides to plug herself into the electrical mains. The shock doesn’t kill her but it does put her into a mental hospital where she is surrounded by a group of people with their own...

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  • 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 most famous filmmakers will be...

    ‘Pusan West’ – Korean Filmmakers attending U.S. showings

    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 most famous filmmakers will be...

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  • Park Chan-wook’s long awaited vampire flick THIRST will receive its UK premiere on 5th of October and the film is to be distributed by Metrodome (as part of a deal with Palisades Tartan). Over in the US, Focus Features have just announced that they will be releasing the film onto...

    Park Chan-wook’s ‘Thirst’: U.K. Theatrical Release, U.S. DVD release and Competition

    Park Chan-wook’s long awaited vampire flick THIRST will receive its UK premiere on 5th of October and the film is to be distributed by Metrodome (as part of a deal with Palisades Tartan). Over in the US, Focus Features have just announced that they will be releasing the film onto...

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