Premiering at the Pusan Film Festival, uncommon gangster drama Cruel Winter Blues brings out both the warmth and futility of human emotions and interactions, contrasted against a frosty and barren environment. Lee Jeong Beom, director of the acclaimed short film “The Leave”, is remarkably assured in his debut feature, skillfully twisting a familiar genre with [...]

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First love comes and goes as fleetingly as summer, but the memories stay forever… Lee Byung Hun (A Bittersweet Life) and Soo Ae (Love Letter) star in this moving romance about ten days of love that spans 30 years of time. The sophomore film from No Manner director Jo Geun Sik, Once in a Summer [...]

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I noticed several days ago that the Pinoy Top Blog button wasn’t showing at the footer of this blog. I thought, there was just problems with the server. But then, Yuga announced on his blog that he really suspended the Pinoy Top Blogs because he can’t financed the operation of this ranking site. I’m suspending [...]

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A rare Hollywood production that features a Chinese cast, Shanghai Red unveils a complex story of vengeance and deception, starting with a mysterious murder case. Created by veteran TV director/producer Oscar L. Costo, Shanghai Red actually sees his first collaboration with his wife, famous Chinese actress Vivian Wu (The Soong Sisters). The movie also gathers [...]

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Hong Kong screen favorites Andy Lau and Cherie Chung co-star in Zodiac Killers, a dramatic thriller from internationally renowned filmmaker Ann Hui. Andy Lau is Ben, a Hong Kong-born Chinese who’s in Tokyo to study. His friends have come with him, and one marries into a prominent yakuza family. Meanwhile, Ben meets and falls for [...]

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SELaplana >> Movie & TV Series >> M – Title >> Well known for his starring turns in films like Maundy Thursday and Duelist, Kang Dong Won is one of the most popular and versatile actors working in Korean cinema. Like many of today’s top stars, he started his career in television, and his last [...]

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Beautiful, daring, and haunting, No Regret represents a breakthrough for both Korean queer cinema and independent filmmaking. Opening in only nine theaters, the gay-themed film not only garnered great reviews, it also managed to attract 40,000 moviegoers, setting a new box office record for an indie film. No Regret is the debut feature from Lee [...]

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How does lack of love affect two men? Try living for years without a woman! This is what happens to daddy Cheol Dong (Baek Yoon Shik of Like a Virgin) and son Dong Hyun (Bong Tae Gyu of Family Ties). After his wife died, Cheol Dong spent all his time dealing with the younger version [...]

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If there’s a Korean director dealing with how comedy can affect any genre with the most unique of touches, that’s certainly Jang Jin. When he debuted, his theater roots showed probably a little too much in The Happenings. But as time went on, Jang redrew the map of North-South-divide dramas (The Spy), gangster films (Guns [...]

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SELaplana >> Movie & TV Series >> S – Title >> Seo Young Ji is ashamed of her poor upbringing and works as hard as she can to better herself. She goes to see a plastic surgeon, hoping that by changing her appearance she will feel better about herself. The surgeon, a beautfiul young woman [...]

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