ENTERTAINMENT
October 21, 2024 05:18pm Lim Young-woong concert film breaks records, surpassing BTS Korean trot star Lim Young-woong's concert film is making waves, surpassing BTS's record to become the highest-grossing concert film of all ...
October 21, 2024 03:22pm [History through films] ‘Hunt’ spy flick set in Korea’s violent, chaotic ’80s South Korea in the 1980s is often described as an era of violence and chaos. The period was marked by numerous major events in South Korean history, a...
October 20, 2024 03:50pm Will any upcoming Hollywood blockbusters be hits in Korea? Amid the ongoing slump of Hollywood blockbusters at the local box office, attention is focused on whether any of the upcoming mega-scale films can b...
October 20, 2024 10:44am Hemingway's 'The Killers' interpreted by 4 directors in 1 film A set of creative interpretations of Ernest Hemingway’s short story “The Killers” is set to hit Korean cinemas, captivating audiences with stunning ci...
October 18, 2024 09:01am [Box office] Movies in theaters this week “Love in the Big City” (South Korea) Opened Oct. 1 Drama Directed by Lee Eon-hee Jae-hee (Kim Go-eun) and Heung-soo (Noh Sang-hyun), young Seoulites w...
October 16, 2024 04:09pm Movie for 4,000 won? Short horror film ‘4 mins 44 secs’ to hit theaters Nov. 1 The short-form thriller “4 minutes 44 seconds” will hit local theaters next month, following the unusual success of the short film “Night Fishing” s...
October 15, 2024 04:15pm [Herald Interview] ‘Uprising’ director Kim Sang-man sees social ranks still around today Director Kim Sang-man, whose last film was 2004’s “The Tenor - Lirico Spinto,” was hesitant at first to make a period action flick set in Joseon (1392...
October 14, 2024 04:45pm No more ticket wars. Concert, musical films head to multiplex cinemas Booking tickets online for a K-pop idol concert or a top-selling musical show, which sell out in several minutes or even seconds, is stressful. The hi...
October 13, 2024 04:43pm Busan film fest ends with lingering controversy over streaming platform presence The 29th Busan International Film Festival ended Friday after a 10-day run during which it hosted 145,238 guests and screened 224 films from 63 countr...
October 11, 2024 06:52pm 'Heavy Snow,' Han So-hee's big screen debut, examines stereotypes of beauty "Heavy Snow," exploring a fragile yet beautiful romance budding between two friends, examines societal perceptions faced by those with striking physic...
October 11, 2024 09:01am [Box office] Movies in theaters this week “The Wild Robot” (US) Opened Oct. 1 Animation Directed by Chris Sanders Roz (Lupita Nyong'o), a newly manufactured robot shipwrecked on an uninha...
October 8, 2024 04:21pm [History through films] ‘A Taxi Driver’: Simple-hearted man’s adventurous ride to Gwangju Democratic Uprising “A Taxi Driver,” a 2017 action drama flick by Jang Hoon (“The Front Line,” “The Secret Reunion”), is not the first movie to have depicted the Gwangju ...
October 7, 2024 06:08pm Netflix, streaming platforms come under fire for loose ratings Global streaming platforms like Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney+ have been applying loose ratings, violating the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and ...
October 7, 2024 04:12pm [Herald Interview] Always around but never understood: ‘Tiger Stripes’ speaks up for teenagers BUSAN -- Written and directed by Malaysian director Amanda Neel Eu, “Tiger Stripes” follows carefree 12-year-old Zaffan who starts to experience unexp...
October 5, 2024 10:55am From thrillers to animation: Netflix's 2025 Korean originals promise universal fun, fresh stories Netflix, a global streaming service, plans to roll out seven Korean original films next year, responding to rapidly evolving content consumption trend...
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