Jan 11 - Aug 11 Updates
The box office page has been updated, which includes a brief analysis of last weekend's box office chart. More info here.
(Posted August 30th 2011)
Sector 7 / 7광구 becomes one of this year's box office flops - more info here including a few thoughts on the film itself.
(Posted August 29th 2011)
An
'articles' page has been added to the site, which will feature short
articles that I have written. I've just put up the first one, which
looks at local hit Sunny / 써니 and its unconventional, but flawed
approach to the 1980s. Here's the link.
(Posted August 29th 2011)
I
have updated 'Film of the Month" which includes a mini review of Arrow,
the Ultimate Weapon (Posted August 27th 2011)
As
many of you will know, earlier this month London and many other cities
around the UK were engulfed in a number of what can only be described
as senseless riots. Fortunately, it has now all calmed down, but a
warehouse owned by Sony was burnt down. This meant a number of
distributors lost their DVD stock and while insurance will help these
distributors get back to where they were, the implications of this
latest setback, together with a struggling economy is potentially
serious. So, Koreanfilm.org.uk joins many others in supporting these
distributors, especially Third Windows and Terracotta Distribution
during this difficult time, and I also urge you to support them in
purchasing the DVDs that they have got left. You can visit the Third
Windows Amazon store here and here's a link to one of Terracotta's best
titles, Breathless.
(Posted August 20th 2011)
I have updated film of the month - See below
(Posted July 23rd 2011)
Lee Chang-dong's Poetry / 시 is to get a UK nationwide release from Friday 29th July (this Friday) - for more details click here
(Posted July 18th 2011)
I'm
going to have to apologise again for the lack of updates of late. I've
been busy with countless Korean exams, which never seem to end, but
I'm going to put some more content together in the coming weeks, so I'm
aiming to get this up as soon as I can. I've also noticed a bug on the
site, which is placing older pictures in front of newer ones. I'm in
the process of fixing this, so hopefully, no more random images will be
popping up.
(Posted July 18th 2011)
Cannes kicks off this week - I have done a little article on the Korean films showing at Cannes this year. Click here. (Posted May 9th 2011)
Terracotta Film Festival kicks of this week with screenings of Petty Romance and Man of Vendetta. More info here. (Posted May 2nd 2011)
Yalkae a Joker in High School is being screened at the Korean Cultural Centre on March 17th. More info here. (Posted on 14 March 2011)
I have updated the 'contact us' page. Apologies for those who tried to call me in England, as I am now in Korea. I have also updated the Links page. (Posted March 14 2010)
The Korean Cultural Centre are screening Lee Man-hee's posthumous film A Road to Sampo / 삼포 가는 길 on March 10th 2011. More info here. (Posted March 7th 2011)
Newkoreancinema and many others are joining forces to participate in the Korean blogathan 2011. This is an opportunity to write and share your ideas on Korean cinema. You can write about anything related to Korean cinema, and send them a link, and it will be posted. It's a terrific idea, and it promises to be a very exciting event. It runs from the 7th - 13th March. (Posted 2nd March 2011)
I am terribly sorry for the lack of updates of late. I am currently on an intensive Korean course, which has meant I have struggled to keep up with the site. Updates will be forthcoming, however, as I endeavour to spend more time on the site. (Posted 26th February 2011)