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SLEEP U.S. Trailer: Bizarre Sleep Patterns Terrorize a Couple in Korean Psychological Thriller

M.J. O'Toole — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:47:42 +0000

South Korea never runs out of pure, nail-biting, suspenseful cinema. First-time director Jason Yu, who’s worked with Korean cinematic giants Boon Joon-ho and Lee Chang-dong, brings the thrills to a newlywed couple’s existence in his feature debut, Sleep. It stars […]

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CONCRETE UTOPIA Trailer: Residents Fight for Survival in South Korea’s Official Oscars Submission

M.J. O'Toole — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:25:36 +0000

A sensation in its native South Korea, Um Tae-hwa’s Concrete Utopia is an earth-shattering (pun intended) look at the lengths people will go to for survival in a broken world. It is set in Seoul ravaged by a massive earthquake […]

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BROKER Trailer: Kore-eda Hirokazu Returns With A Tale of Chosen Families

M.J. O'Toole — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:34:35 +0000

One filmmaker who has excelled in telling stories of the human spirit is Kore-eda Hirokazu. Five years after winning the Palme d’Or for his breathtaking Shoplifters, he returns with one of the most acclaimed dramas of the year that centers […]

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DECISION TO LEAVE Trailer: Park Chan-wook Returns with a Twisted Cat-and-Mouse Romance

M.J. O'Toole — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:07:49 +0000

Six years after The Handmaiden, South Korean master Park Chan-wook returns with a new erotic thriller of Hitchcokian proportions that is bound to make jaws drop and heads spin. The Oldboy director premiered his romantic thriller Decision To Leave at […]

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BURNING

Christopher Reed — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 18:43:00 +0000

As a meditation on class, Burning gently works its way into our psyche, hiding significance behind the intricacies of the central riddle. Like all good fires, however, it leaves its mark.

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RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN

Nelson Kim — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:31:26 +0000

(Right Now, Wrong Then receives its U.S. premiere this Friday, October 9, as part of the New York Film Festival. Additional screenings will follow this Saturday and Sunday. Go here for more information.) The South Korean writer/director Hong Sang-soo is […]

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TIFF 2010 – A Preview

Michael Tully — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:21:35 +0000

Last year, I had such a damn fine time attending my first ever Toronto International Film Festival that I promised myself I’d return in 2010. But there’s this thing called Life, you see, which sometimes gets in the way of […]

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ROTTERDAM 2010 – A Wrap-Up

Michael Tully — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:04:35 +0000

In January of 2006, I attended the International Film Festival Rotterdam for the first time with my narrative feature debut, Cocaine Angel. Four years later, a last minute invite brought me back once again. Even in 2006, when I was […]

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OLD PARTNER

Michael Tully — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:27:07 +0000

(Old Partner opened theatrically at the Film Forum on December 30, 2009. It is distributed by Shcalo Media Group and is now available on DVD through YA Entertainment. Go here to learn more.) The saying goes that a dog is […]

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