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September 20, 2019 Film

[Box Office] Movies in Theaters this week

The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (Korea) Opened Sept. 11 Crime, Action Directed by Son Yong-ho After the events of OCN drama “Bad Guys,” legendary gangster Park Woong-cheol (Ma Dong-seok) is back be...

[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

1. Everland’s ‘Blood City’ Halloween festival Everland theme park is holding the latest edition of its zombie-themed Halloween festival “Blood City” until Nov. 17. Parts of the park feature a horro...

September 20, 2019
Travel
[Herald Review] ‘Man of Men’ is a film that shouldn’t work but does, through power of character

Director Yong Soo’s first feature film, “Man of Men,” is a film that by all accounts shouldn’t work: It is far too familiar, far too obvious and far too sappy for a movie that came out in 2019. Yet ...

September 17, 2019
Film
[Herald Review] ‘Yesterday,’ an unimpressive, but lovely film

For those who have someone they hold dear, how would it feel to fall in love with the same person for the first time, once again? That mixture of excitement and nervousness, followed by a rush of joy...

September 15, 2019
Film
[Box Office] Movies in Theaters this week

It Chapter Two (US) Opened Sept. 4 Horror Directed by Andy Muschietti Twenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise, he has returned to terrorize the town of Derry once more. Now a...

September 11, 2019
Film
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

1. Coex Aquarium hosts Chuseok event Coex Aquarium is holding its “Follow moonlight, follow water” Chuseok event to commemorate the holidays this week, from Thursday to Sunday. As it is a Korean tr...

September 11, 2019
Travel
Films, performances, events to spice up Chuseok

It is called the “grand national migration,” as Koreans pack up, and set off to visit their hometowns, families, and pay respect to their ancestors during the upcoming Chuseok holidays. During the f...

September 11, 2019
Culture
Overseas Joseon era paintings on display at National Palace Museum

Joseon era paintings that are currently in possession of institutions outside of South Korea will be revealed to the public via a special exhibition, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday...

September 10, 2019
Culture
Tune in for peace on the peninsula ... hopefully

PAJU, Gyeonggi Province -- “Tracks: To Pyeongyang” inscribed on signs at Dorasan Station was both a symbol of hope for peace on the Korean Peninsula and a reminder that it has yet to come. Just a st...

September 9, 2019
Culture
Short films to be produced to promote S. Korea’s image

Three young directors will create short films that will depict unique aspects of South Korea, in a bid by the government to provide a fresh new image of the country to the outside world. According t...

September 9, 2019
Culture
'The Phantom of the Opera’ to visit Korea in Dec.

The world tour of the beloved musical “The Phantom of the Opera” will land in Korea this winter. The South Korean leg of the world tour will kick off at Dream Theater in Busan, with its first perfor...

September 8, 2019
Theater
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Everland’s ‘Blood City’ Halloween festival (1) Everland theme park will hold the latest edition of its zombie-themed Halloween festival “Blood City” until Nov. 17. Parts of the park will be decorat...

September 6, 2019
Travel
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Tune in for Love (Korea) Opened Aug. 28 Romance, Drama Directed by Jung Ji-woo In 1994, when singer Yoo Yeol appears on the air for the first time as host of the radio show “Yoo Yeol’s Music Alb...

September 6, 2019
Film
BIFF award recipients to open and close this year’s festival

Films by directors who previously received commendations will open and close the upcoming 24th Busan International Film Festival, which organizers said was a testament to the annual film festival’s c...

September 4, 2019
Film
[Herald Review] ‘Bad Guys’ epitomizes why we love Don Lee

Don Lee, known here better by his Korean name Ma Dong-seok, has a unique place in Korean cinema. Never before had a muscle-bound, middle-aged man -- who looks like he could move a tank with his right...

September 4, 2019
Film

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