New Releases
There were two major new entries this week in Korean cinemas. Following a strong couple of months of releases, the two this week are a bit more lighthearted than the 'cinema of war' we've had for the past few columns.
There were two major new entries this week in Korean cinemas. Following a strong couple of months of releases, the two this week are a bit more lighthearted than the 'cinema of war' we've had for the past few columns.
- Sunny (써니, Dir - Kang Hyeong-Cheol): From the director of Scandal Makers, this follows Hwa-Ja (Yu Ho-Jeong, I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK) tracking down members of her former "7 Princesses" club one by one.
- Officer of the Year (체포왕, Dir - Lim Chan-Ik): Vaguely reminiscent of the recent Adam McKay comedy The Other Guys, it's about two detectives - Hwang Jae-Sung (Park Joong-Hoon), great at capturing criminals, and Jung Wei-Chan (Lee Sun-Gyun), not so good - attempting to catch a serial rapist to win the coveted Officer of the Year award.
Box Office
Much like the rest of the world, Thor and Fast Five dominated the box office, but Korean cinema managed to securely hold onto the next six slots on the top 10. Still going strong is The Suicide Forecast, Meet the In-Laws, The Last Blossom and In Love And The War, and new entries Sunny and Officer of the Year ensured that homegrown cinema produced a respectable 36% of the box office share last weekend.
On a side note, it was Australia's Mao's Last Dancer that finally made it to the South Korean box office and came in at the #9 position. Must be the spirit engendered by the anniversary of Korean-Australian relations.
News
A brand new pair of trailers have surfaced on the web. The first one below is a teaser trailer for Moby Dick and the other is a full trailer for Hong Sang-soo's The Day He Arrives.
Moby Dick (모비딕 aka The Informers) has absolutely nothing to do with a giant white whale, but is rather the latest crime thriller from Korea and director Park In-Je. It stars Hwang Jung-Min, Kim Min-Hee, Kim Sang-Ho and Jin Goo.
A brand new pair of trailers have surfaced on the web. The first one below is a teaser trailer for Moby Dick and the other is a full trailer for Hong Sang-soo's The Day He Arrives.
Moby Dick (모비딕 aka The Informers) has absolutely nothing to do with a giant white whale, but is rather the latest crime thriller from Korea and director Park In-Je. It stars Hwang Jung-Min, Kim Min-Hee, Kim Sang-Ho and Jin Goo.
The Day He Arrives (북촌방향) follows some characters very close to our heart, as film professor Sang-Joon (Yu Jun-Sang) arrives to stay with film critic Young-Ho (Kim Sang-Jung) in a northern village in Seoul for 3 days. It comes to us from Hong Sang-Soo, whose Hahaha won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. As such, this one is film that is hotly anticipated on the Korean cinema calendar in 2011.
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