Im Soon-rye (surname sometimes romanized Lim or Yim) is quite possibly the most prominent female director in Korean cinema. Since her critically acclaimed first film, Three Friends in 1996, she's directed...
Director Im Sang-soo of The Housemaid and Taste of Money is prepping his next movie called My Good Friends The Villains (formerly titled There Is No Today For Us), and...
Sweeping both the domestic box office as well as last year’s biggest awards ceremonies, espionage thriller The Berlin File edged out fellow spy film Covertly, Grandly to take its...
While violent men are not universal in Korean cinema, an argument can be made that the large presence of violence among men in Korean cinema reflects on the violence that...
We've finally got some stills and a poster for spy thriller The Berlin File (not to mention a spiffier, cooler spy-sounding title to go with), and a planned theatrical release...
You know, I wondered why I kept seeing pictures of Ryu Seung-beom running around shoeless wearing nothing but a yellow pajama onesie like a crazy person. I'm pretty sure I...
Wow, what a threesome. Big-budget action movie Berlin has confirmed a stellar three-top cast for a game of spy versus spy... versus spy? I mean, what do you DO with...
Korea's making a big showing at the Berlin Film Festival, with nine films headed abroad, in competition for jury prizes. A few are films we've talked about for a while,...
I love when real-life couples act as couples in acting projects; that meta awareness adds just a little something extra to the cute. Such is the case with this couple,...
Im Joo-hwan fans, rejoice! 2011 looks like it'll be a busy year for the rising star, as he adds a film to his resume (in addition to upoming drama What's Up)....
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Movie Review: Waikiki Brothers (2001)
by refresh_daemon
Im Soon-rye (surname sometimes romanized Lim or Yim) is quite possibly the most prominent female director in Korean cinema. Since her critically acclaimed first film, Three Friends in 1996, she's directed...
Tags: featured, Hwang Jung-min, Ryu Seung-beom
Go Jun-hee and Ryu Seung-beom up for revenge film
by girlfriday
Director Im Sang-soo of The Housemaid and Taste of Money is prepping his next movie called My Good Friends The Villains (formerly titled There Is No Today For Us), and...
Tags: Go Jun-hee, Ryu Seung-beom
Movie Review: The Berlin File
by HeadsNo2
Sweeping both the domestic box office as well as last year’s biggest awards ceremonies, espionage thriller The Berlin File edged out fellow spy film Covertly, Grandly to take its...
Tags: featured, Ha Jung-woo, Han Seok-kyu, Jeon Ji-hyun, Ryu Seung-beom
Movie Review: Die Bad
by refresh_daemon
While violent men are not universal in Korean cinema, an argument can be made that the large presence of violence among men in Korean cinema reflects on the violence that...
Tags: featured, Ryu Seung-beom
Teaser and stills for spy action flick The Berlin File
by girlfriday
We've finally got some stills and a poster for spy thriller The Berlin File (not to mention a spiffier, cooler spy-sounding title to go with), and a planned theatrical release...
Tags: Ha Jung-woo, Han Seok-kyu, Jeon Ji-hyun, Ryu Seung-beom
Ryu Seung-beom and Lee Beom-soo’s new comedy
by girlfriday
You know, I wondered why I kept seeing pictures of Ryu Seung-beom running around shoeless wearing nothing but a yellow pajama onesie like a crazy person. I'm pretty sure I...
Tags: Kim Ok-bin, Lee Beom-soo, Ryu Seung-beom
Spy action thriller Berlin scores powerhouse cast
by girlfriday
Wow, what a threesome. Big-budget action movie Berlin has confirmed a stellar three-top cast for a game of spy versus spy... versus spy? I mean, what do you DO with...
Tags: Ha Jung-woo, Han Seok-kyu, Ryu Seung-beom
Nine Korean films at Berlin film festival
by girlfriday
Korea's making a big showing at the Berlin Film Festival, with nine films headed abroad, in competition for jury prizes. A few are films we've talked about for a while,...
Tags: film festivals, Hwang Jung-min, Hyun Bin, Im Soo-jung, Kim Hyo-jin, Park Chan-wook, Ryu Seung-beom
Gong Hyo-jin and Ryu Seung-beom take on their first couple ad
by javabeans
I love when real-life couples act as couples in acting projects; that meta awareness adds just a little something extra to the cute. Such is the case with this couple,...
Tags: CFs, Gong Hyo-jin, Ryu Seung-beom
Im Joo-hwan joins Ryu Seung-beom and Younha in film project
by javabeans
Im Joo-hwan fans, rejoice! 2011 looks like it'll be a busy year for the rising star, as he adds a film to his resume (in addition to upoming drama What's Up)....
Tags: Im Joo-hwan, Ryu Seung-beom, Younha