An interim report on Korean films has determined that roles for men and characters living in Greater Seoul are overrepresented. As part of the Korean Movie Diversity & Inclusion Week, the report for the Center for Gender Equality in Korean Film, named "Deundeun," analyzed 446 Korean films in the top 40 percent of box office hits -- commercial films and independent films separately -- and streami...

“From the beginning, he is having an affair, so he is not a good person. But I did not think of him as a person who could kill someone. He made some wrong choices -- one after another. In the end, they pile up and he becomes a villain,” he said. Since the movie tells its story mainly through conversations between the CEO and lawyer in the hut, the actor said they had to practice the script thoro...

Set in 1999, the upcoming Netflix romance film "20th Century Girl” directed by Bang Woo-ri has many elements that can evoke nostalgia for the previous century. The film centers around Bo-ra (Kim You-jung), a 17-year-old high school student who is athletic and has a bright personality. One day, Bo-ra finds out that her best friend Yeon-doo (Roh Yoon-seo) has a big crush on Hyun-jin (Park Jung-woo...

“I think the important thing is that there are no walls between actors of different generations. So when I perform with younger actors, I try to make them feel comfortable. That way they can perform to their full potential.” Even for a veteran actor like Lee, playing a character around 30 years older than his actual age was a challenge. “I had a lot of pressure about changing my appearance. I d...

The gory film starring Seo In-guk as a heinous killer and Jang Dong-yoon as an Interpol-wanted fugitive revolves around a moving prison ship on the Pacific Ocean transporting criminals to Korea. Established in 1968, the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival is considered one of the most prominent genre film festivals in the world, focusing on fantasy and horror. Also invited was “The Rou...

“The fact that there is a successful original work actually motivated me to work harder to show a different version of the story,” Yeo said. “Also I have been playing mature characters that overcome a lot of pain and suffering. But this role is different. I enjoyed playing (Yong) who is honest about his feelings and toward his love.” The film “Ditto” will hit local theaters on Nov. 16.

LONDON -- Daniel Craig and co-stars of "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" lauded Angela Lansbury on Sunday as the whodunit sequel in which the late actress makes a cameo closed the London Film Festival. Craig said 96-year-old Lansbury -- who died Tuesday, after becoming a household name through playing a writer-detective in "Murder, She Wrote" -- had been "in my life all my life." "I mean, my ...

Meanwhile, this year's BIFF successfully returned to its pre-pandemic full scale, screening 242 films from 71 countries. All the events including the opening ceremony, parties and talk sessions returned to normal this year. According to the fest organizer, 161,145 tickets were sold this year, which accounts for 74 percent of the total tickets that were made available. Foreign guests also incre...

Global streaming platform Netflix will introduce a new ad-supported plan in Korea, which will charge its users 5,500 won ($3.85) a month from Nov. 4. Users of the new and cheaper advertising-supported tier will have to watch 15-to-30 second advertisements before and during Netflix content. A total of around four to five minutes long advertisements will be streamed per hour to subscribers, accor...

The 2022 Seoul International Pride Film Festival, which mainly focuses on queer films, will be held from Nov. 3-9 at Megabox Seongsu in Seoul. The Pride film festival, which used to be held at CGV Myeongdong Station Cine Library in Seoul, had to look for a new venue after the operator of the pandemic-hit theater in Myeong-dong suspended business there last year. “Although the CGV Myeongdong sta...

Despite the expectation that rising star Nam Joo-hyuk, 28, would address a series of bullying allegations raised against him, the actor avoided facing the elephant in the room after a press screening of his new film, “Remember,” at CGV Yongsan in Seoul on Wednesday. It was the first offline event that the Korean actor has attended since allegations of his involvement in bullying that occurred in...

Several Korean movies, including the thriller “The Call,” directed by Lee Chung-hyun, “Time to Hunt” by director Yoon Sung-hyun and “Space Sweepers” by director Jo Sung-hee, have skipped theatrical releases and were distributed on Netflix since the outbreak of the pandemic. Based on a true story, the film is about two Go players: Cho Hoon-hyun (Lee) and Lee Chang-ho (Yoo), once a master and his ...

As compliments about the director continued, Lee interrupted and said, “Too much is as poisonous as too little. I think I am being poisoned,” at which people in the audience burst into laughter. The highly anticipated drama series “Yonder” will be released on the streaming platform Tving on Oct. 14. The 27th BIFF expanded its On Screen program to screen nine streaming series, including “Yonder....

Korean horror-thriller to be released on Disney+ in December

From a ruler to an academic, a musician and a linguist, King Sejong wore many hats. And the 15th-century monarch who invented Korea’s writing system Hangeul has also been an inspiration for Korean filmmakers and TV drama producers. The most recent of the big-screen attempts to convincingly depict Sejong was 2019's “The King’s Letters,” directed by Jo Chul-hyun and starring none other than “Paras...