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BoA to hit the US with English Language album
Just got a press release from Universal Music that BoA is releasing an English language album in the United States. First Puffy, then Love Psychedelico (who I was lucky enough to meet!), and now BoA? Maybe this will set a precedent of further exposure for other cool J-Pop/Rock stars (Hint hint, Universal: In addition to [...]
Never Belongs to Me — he said, she said — movie review — screener!
HE SAID:
Nympho teacher
cyborg schoolgirl hooker
penis gun
gay gangster
tiger man
crippled hands
tiger eat da penis…twice
Love makes you do crazy things.
Never Belongs to Me is quite possibly the weirdest film I will see this year. Far from the pretentious weird of last year’s Another Hole in the Head pick, Id, Never Belongs to Me is more the fun and [...]
2007’s Films We Would Watch Again (and some we would not)
So it’s time for another go round of Dreamlogic.net’s “Best o’ the Year Picks”. For those who aren’t familiar, this is basically our list of favorite films for the year. These are not necessarily films that are of high technical or artistic merit, or those which have received major critical praise. Instead, this is [...]
MOVIE REVIEW . The Ghost (aka: Ryeong)
The state of the contemporary Asian horror film is something like that of 80’s slasher these days. Following some truly brilliant entries (Ringu, A Tale of Two Sisters), the market has become saturated sub-par me-too ghost tales of stringy wet haired grudge holding females attacking unsuspecting members of the living (Ghost Train).
Given this climate, to [...]
Aachi & Ssipak (aka: Achi-wa ssipak) — movie review — screener!
Aachi & Ssipak has no shame. The Korean animation touches upon almost every taboo subject and exaggerates it, which can make it comical for some, perturbing for others. They got yer violence, drugs, bondage, and something you don’t see too often in cartoons: poo. In fact, the entire plot revolves around the [...]
MOVIE REVIEW . The Host (aka: Gwoemul)
We all know that formaldehyde is used to preserve dead bodies, and is found everywhere from kleenex to rat poison and cigarettes. We know it’s probably not good for anyone’s health, but did you know the mutanagenic effects formaldehyde has on sealife? Well, with Korea’s big budget entry into the giant monster genre, The Host, [...]
North Korean nukes, South Korean robots give birth
Seoul’s Kyunghee University Medical Center realized that South Korean birth rate is at its lowest dip (about one kid per woman). To accommodate this, they are training its students with “Noelle” the pregnant robot. Because the mannequin was purchased from American company Gaumard Scientific, it’s face is exactly like those CPR dummies [...]
My Tutor Friend — movie review
The Korean post-Sassy Girl romantic comedy is something of an oddity when compared to the American romantic comedy. A sort of strange synthesis of Nora Ephron naievete peppered with Three Stooges slapstick violence, more often than not the narrative involves a protagonist (male or female) who suffers a sizeable amount of humiliation or discomfort at [...]
Mora Mi-Ok’s Conventioneers to screen at Korean Cultural Center in LA
I believe our friends at Giant Robot/Filmmatters posted this in a comment, so I’m reposting it here.
[GR\Filmmatters]
Cordially invites you to
A special screening of
Mora Mi-Ok Stephens’
CONVENTIONEERS
Winner of the prestigious John Cassavetes Award at the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards!
Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
3rd Floor, Auditorium
5505 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Friday, March 17th at 7:00 pm
Screening + Q&A [...]
Stuck in the middle with you.. China, Iran, and Korea
China is on the fence again.. this time with Iran and N. Korea and a whooole shitload of oil. If China sides with Iran this time, they may just lose their chance at remaining buddies with N. Korea in the future, but their natural resource dependency is, well to say the least, all consuming. [...]
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance — movie review
Everything seems to be receiving the trilogy treatment these days. As long as a movie is somewhat successful you can bet on at least two more installments. Take a look at Fast and the Furious and X-men, both with third installments due out this year. Truly amazing trilogies are few and far between, and I’m [...]
Oldboy — movie review
Is this really happening? Like an old memory based in both surreal and logical demise, Oldboy reminds us of how unrealistic and unreliable reality can be. Held for fifteen years in a secret “holding cell hotel” by an anonymous kidnapper, main character Daesu Oh must (Shiri’s Min-sik Choi) sift through his old [...]
She’s On Duty (aka: Jambok-geunmu) movie review
She’s On Duty (aka: Jambok-geunmu), directed by newcomer Park Kwang-Chun, is your standard cop goes undercover in a school story, but with a Korean schoolgirl twist. Really, that’s about it. You’ve seen this type of story played out in numerous films including Plain Clothes and even the upcoming Underclassman. Jae-in (Seon-a Kim) is a rough [...]
My Sassy Girl (aka: Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo) — movie review
TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS OF SASSY
A few of my friends had recommended this film, and it received an 8.0 on IMDB, so I figured maybe it would be worth checking out. Boy was I wrong.
To be honest, I can’t complain about the technical aspects of the film. Shot compostions, lighting, camerawork, and even the performances of the [...]
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