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A Korean Director to Know: Hong Sang-Soo and Korean Arthouse Film Posted by on Aug 8, 2015

The 54-year old Hong Sang-Soo (홍상수), a filmmaker for nearly 20 years, has taken Korean arthouse film–the trendy, day-to-day social life, chain-smoking conversations over soju–to a new level.  His films have been highly regarded at international film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival (considered to be the gold standard for independent film awards), where he…

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Korean Movies: Beyond ‘Old Boy’ and off the Charted Path Posted by on Aug 6, 2015

Korean film is more than the modern classics like Old Boy (올드보이 2003), The Chaser (추격자 2008), and Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (태극기 휘날리며 2004).  Those titles are internationally acclaimed Korean movies–quirky, disturbing, powerful.  Film Festivals in Cannes, Venice, Berlin, among others, represent a steady stream of nominated Korean films from independent to large studios.  (In a future post, I…

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Korean Movies of 2010 Posted by on Jan 19, 2011

It’s still not too late to make the commitment to learn Korean! One way you can do this is by watching Korean movies. If you’re not yet comfortable with your listening skills, you can still enjoy watching Korean movies by making sure there are subtitles. That way, if you come across any words or phrases…

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Scary Korean Movies Posted by on Oct 28, 2010

Are you wondering what horror/suspense/thriller Korean movies are out there? Here are some old movies that you may not have known about : Phone (폰) is a 2002 movie starring Korean actress Ha Ji Won (하지원). Ha Ji Won plays a journalist in possession of a cell phone. Not to give the story away, but…

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Korean Movies Posted by on Mar 29, 2009

Watching Korean movies with English subtitles is a great way to learn Korean.  I’m going to list a couple of movies that are/were critically acclaimed by the South Korean public. The tension and strife between North and South Korea is a popular theme for many Korean movies.  Take the movie Shiri (시리).  Shiri (시리) is…

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