Returning from his highly acclaimed drama series Time Between Dog And Wolf, Korean heartthrob Lee Jun Ki stars in Iljimae, a fusion historical drama set during the Joseon dynasty that chronicles the life of a chivalrous robber known as “Iljimae”. Unlike other outlaw heroes such as Robin Hood and Hong Gil Dong who were accompanied [...]

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Tough, rebellious, and hip are words that flash across one’s mind upon hearing Yang Dong Geun’s name. His highly acclaimed Ruler of Your Own World earned him devoted fans throughout the country, instantaneously turning the actor into somewhat of a cultural icon – the James Dean of Korea. Naturally, all eyes were on his recent [...]

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This Christmas you want to make your family enjoy every hour when you’re at home. You can do a lot of things. But you can also try playing these DVDs related to Christmas.

Christmas Story (DVD) – The kids take center stage for this 20th Anniversary edition DVD. For the commentary track, Peter Billingsley and director [...]

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Renowned Korean filmmaker Lee Chang Dong, the director of Green Fish, Peppermint Candy, and Oasis, returns to the director’s chair in 2007 with the critically acclaimed Secret Sunshine. This is his fourth film, and his first directorial work since his stint as Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2003 to 2004. In addition to Lee’s [...]

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Best known for his impishly charming roles in romantic works like My Little Bride and Rooftop Room Cat, Korean Wave star Kim Rae Won breaks from mold to portray a troubled gangster in the box office hit Sunflower. Although he also played a gangster in his previous film Mr. Socrates, Kim’s role in Sunflower is [...]

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Combining road film, revenge drama, and black comedy elements, Driving with My Wife’s Lover is the accomplished feature-length debut from Kim Tae Sik. Kim had previously served as assistant director on Park Chul Soo’s Kazoku Cinema, in addition to years of television producing and directing shorts films like 32nd Dec.: Where is Mr. President?, and [...]

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My Beautiful Short Films Vol. 3 is the third anthology in the short film series released by the Korean Academy of Film Arts under KOFIC. This collection consists of nine short films made by directors while studying at the academy and includes works from Park Heon Soo (Two Guys), Oh Seuk Geun (Love is a [...]

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Strict teachers, all those hours inside four walls, all your desires and youthful energy repressed. School is an endless drag – until she comes along. Uhm Ji Young (Kim Sa Rang of A Love to Kill) has a perfect body and metric tons of sex appeal, and she knows it. Needless to say, all the [...]

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In South Korea, summer is the season for horror films, and the first to hit theaters in 2007 was Kim Ji Hwan’s directorial debut, The Evil Twin. A rare entry into the historical horror genre, this Joseon period chiller offers a horrifying interpretation of the classic Cinderella story of Kongji and Patzzi. One of the [...]

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Happy families are all alike, but unhappy families are a totally different story, as can be seen in director Shim Kwang Jin’s 2006 film Mr. Lee vs. Mr. Lee (a.k.a. Long Day’s Journey into Night). The “Mr. Lee” in the title refers to both the protagonist and the lead, veteran actor Lee Dae Geun. Having [...]

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