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S.Korea Picks ‘Concrete Utopia’ Starring Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon as Entry to Oscars

Concrete Utopia, an apocalyptic thriller about life in Seoul after a disastrous earthquake, has been selected by the Korean Film Council as its official entry for the 96th Academy Awards ceremony next spring. It will be competing in the Best International Feature Film category. The movie will also be featured at the upcoming Toronto Film…

Edward Moran

August 18, 2023

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NYAFF: Dream, The Power Of Social Change Transpires Through A Sports K-Drama

The 2023 New York Asian Film Festival line-up includes a sports comedy-drama that bestows a feel-good aspirational vibe: Dream. The South Korean film directed by Lee Byeong-heon, starring Park Seo-jun and Lee Ji-eun/IU, is based on the true story of the 2010 Homeless World Cup in which Korea took part for the first time, although…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

July 16, 2023

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‘Our Oceans,’ Is A Bewitching Natatory Experience

The five-part Netflix series Our Oceans is executive produced by James Honeyborne, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama, and narrated by the latter. The voice of the 44th President of the United States narrates what life is like in our oceans: Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic and Southern. Five filmmakers have curated each episode: Rachel Scott, Joe…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

November 21, 2024

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‘Flow’ is the Most Immersive and Transfixing Animated Film of the Year

©Courtesy of Janus Films For some, it will be hard to ignore the Biblical implications of this new animated tale. After all, it follows a rag-tag group of animals, who survive a sudden apocalyptic flood aboard a floating sanctuary. Yet, other viewers will see it as a cautionary environmentally-themed beast fable, somewhat in the tradition…

Joe Bendel

November 20, 2024

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Warner Bros. and Korean Studio CJ ENM Sign Remake Production Deal

© Courtesy of CJ Entertainment Warner Bros. Motion Pictures Group and CJ ENM have signed a deal to develop, finance and distribute English language and Korean language features, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The projects will be remakes of each studio’s films. As part of the new agreement, Warner Bros. will serve as the lead…

Karen Benardello

November 20, 2024

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How To Train Your Dragon Featurette : A First Look

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures From three-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois, the creative visionary behind DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, comes a stunning live-action reimagining of the film that launched the beloved franchise. Writer-director Dean DeBlois’ film will hit theaters on June 13, 2025, and is a shot-for-shot remake of DreamWorks Animation’s hit animated film…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

November 20, 2024

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S.Korea Picks ‘Concrete Utopia’ Starring Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon as Entry to Oscars

NYAFF: Dream, The Power Of Social Change Transpires Through A Sports K-Drama