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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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  • Review Sky Blue is a Korean animated science fiction film that was simply not as big a hit as it should have been. Released in 2003 and with a $30 Million budget, it disappointingly mostly just did the festival circuit, before finding somewhat of a home on DVD. There is...

    Review: Sky Blue (Kim Moon-saeng / 2003)

    Review Sky Blue is a Korean animated science fiction film that was simply not as big a hit as it should have been. Released in 2003 and with a $30 Million budget, it disappointingly mostly just did the festival circuit, before finding somewhat of a home on DVD. There is...

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  • Third Window Films – in conjunction with Coventry University East Asian Film Society – have put together their first film festival on February 11th to 13th, 2011. East Winds: A Third Window Film Festival has been created with the intention of raising awareness of Asian cinema for a crowd ‘who...

    East Winds: A Third Window Film Festival

    Third Window Films – in conjunction with Coventry University East Asian Film Society – have put together their first film festival on February 11th to 13th, 2011. East Winds: A Third Window Film Festival has been created with the intention of raising awareness of Asian cinema for a crowd ‘who...

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  • Optimum Releasing have bought the rights to Shin Jeong-weon’s recent CHAW (pronounced ‘chow’) – the black comedy horror which was described by Variety as ‘Razorback meets Jaws’. The trailer has been doing the rounds on the internet over the last couple of months and performed pretty well at the Korean...

    Optimum to release ‘Chaw’ in the UK

    Optimum Releasing have bought the rights to Shin Jeong-weon’s recent CHAW (pronounced ‘chow’) – the black comedy horror which was described by Variety as ‘Razorback meets Jaws’. The trailer has been doing the rounds on the internet over the last couple of months and performed pretty well at the Korean...

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