South Korea’s M-Line Distribution has secured world sales rights to Walking In The Movies, a documentary about Korean film industry pioneer Kim Dong-ho, ahead of its premiere at Cannes.
The film, which will screen as part of the Cannes Classics strand of the upcoming festival, is a portrait of a man often called the godfather of the Korean film industry who has spent his life and career serving cinema.
Kim was a co-founder of Busan International Film Festival and spent 15 years there as festival director, helping it weather periods of political turbulence.
Filmed over a year from February 2023, the...
The film, which will screen as part of the Cannes Classics strand of the upcoming festival, is a portrait of a man often called the godfather of the Korean film industry who has spent his life and career serving cinema.
Kim was a co-founder of Busan International Film Festival and spent 15 years there as festival director, helping it weather periods of political turbulence.
Filmed over a year from February 2023, the...
- 4/30/2024
- ScreenDaily
Having helmed several romantic dramas already, director Lee Moon-young decided to turn to the Horror/Thriller genre for his next narrative feature, a backwoods thriller laced with so-called ‘Torture-Porn' aesthetics known as “The Human Trap.” Originally called “The Trap” upon its release back in Korean cinemas in 2021, the film finds new life with its domestic VOD release on January 12 through Cinephobia Releasing.
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
Attempting to take a trip into the woods, Ji-ae (Kang Byeol), Chae-rim (Kang Seung-hyun), Jung-ho (Park Yeon-woo), and Ki-young (Kim Dong-ho) head out on a camping trip where they're told not to wander too far away due to the animal traps set up in the nearby forests. As they set about trying to enjoy their experience, a series of events involving a homeless man living in the woods force them to consider their options for leaving. However,...
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
Attempting to take a trip into the woods, Ji-ae (Kang Byeol), Chae-rim (Kang Seung-hyun), Jung-ho (Park Yeon-woo), and Ki-young (Kim Dong-ho) head out on a camping trip where they're told not to wander too far away due to the animal traps set up in the nearby forests. As they set about trying to enjoy their experience, a series of events involving a homeless man living in the woods force them to consider their options for leaving. However,...
- 1/15/2024
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Clad in black suits as a mark of respect for the late Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun, Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho and other prominent Korean film figures gathered for a solemn press conference in central Seoul on Friday, where they sternly called for an investigation into the police handling of Lee’s case that would tragically end in the actor’s death by apparent suicide.
“Throughout the two months, from the initial leak of internal information regarding the deceased’s investigation to the time of his death, we urge a thorough investigation by the authorities to ascertain whether there were any lapses in police investigative security,” Bong said, reading from an official statement prepared by 29 prominent arts and culture groups, including the Busan International Film Festival and the Korea Entertainment Producer’s Association. “We request a thorough investigation to determine if there were any unlawful media responses during the investigation.
“Throughout the two months, from the initial leak of internal information regarding the deceased’s investigation to the time of his death, we urge a thorough investigation by the authorities to ascertain whether there were any lapses in police investigative security,” Bong said, reading from an official statement prepared by 29 prominent arts and culture groups, including the Busan International Film Festival and the Korea Entertainment Producer’s Association. “We request a thorough investigation to determine if there were any unlawful media responses during the investigation.
- 1/12/2024
- by Soo-mee Park
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Having helmed several romantic dramas already, director Lee Moon-young decided to turn to the Horror/Thriller genre for his next narrative feature, a backwoods thriller laced with so-called ‘Torture-Porn' aesthetics known as “The Human Trap.” Originally called “The Trap” upon its release back in Korean cinemas in 2021, the film finds new life with its domestic VOD release on January 12 through Cinephobia Releasing.
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
Attempting to take a trip into the woods, Ji-ae (Kang Byeol), Chae-rim (Kang Seung-hyun), Jung-ho (Park Yeon-woo), and Ki-young (Kim Dong-ho) head out on a camping trip where they're told not to wander too far away due to the animal traps set up in the nearby forests. As they set about trying to enjoy their experience, a series of events involving a homeless man living in the woods force them to consider their options for leaving. However,...
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
Attempting to take a trip into the woods, Ji-ae (Kang Byeol), Chae-rim (Kang Seung-hyun), Jung-ho (Park Yeon-woo), and Ki-young (Kim Dong-ho) head out on a camping trip where they're told not to wander too far away due to the animal traps set up in the nearby forests. As they set about trying to enjoy their experience, a series of events involving a homeless man living in the woods force them to consider their options for leaving. However,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
South Korean horror film The Human Trap will debut on Amazon Prime and other VOD/Streaming Platforms 11th January 2024 from Cinephobia Releasing.
Synopsis:
A group of naïve teens whose hoped-for weekend outing turns into a deadly camping-trip-from-hell. For they can sing the first stanza of Kumbaya, the foursome are rounded up and taken to a makeshift medical lab where a deranged Christian “doctor” and his evil assistant plan shocking medical experimentations on the captured teens. Infused with pitch black humor, The Human Trap unleashes waves of shocking violence as the terrified teens fight for their lives.
The film is directed by Lee Moon-young and stars Kim Dong-ho, Byeol Kang, Park Yeon-woo.
The Human Trap | Official Trailer from Cinephobia Releasing on Vimeo.
The post Indie Korean Horror The Human Trap Coming to VOD January 2024 appeared first on Horror Asylum.
Synopsis:
A group of naïve teens whose hoped-for weekend outing turns into a deadly camping-trip-from-hell. For they can sing the first stanza of Kumbaya, the foursome are rounded up and taken to a makeshift medical lab where a deranged Christian “doctor” and his evil assistant plan shocking medical experimentations on the captured teens. Infused with pitch black humor, The Human Trap unleashes waves of shocking violence as the terrified teens fight for their lives.
The film is directed by Lee Moon-young and stars Kim Dong-ho, Byeol Kang, Park Yeon-woo.
The Human Trap | Official Trailer from Cinephobia Releasing on Vimeo.
The post Indie Korean Horror The Human Trap Coming to VOD January 2024 appeared first on Horror Asylum.
- 1/4/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Text written on June 6, 2023 by Jean-Marc Thérouanne
Asia in the juries :
Franco-Afghan writer and director Atiq Rahimi was the only Asian member of the prestigious jury at the 76th Cannes Film Festival
Fench-Cambodian director Davy Chou was the only Asia-related member of the Un Certain Regard jury
Davy Chou
Shlomi Elkabetz was the only member of the short film jury and the Cinef with a connection to geographical Asia.
Asia in the selections:
Asia, from the Near to the Far East, was present with 31 features and 13 shorts in all the official and parallel sections of the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
In compétition :
– China: Youth (Spring) by Wang Bing
– Japan: Monster by Kore-eda Hirokazu,
Kim Dong-ho, Hirokazu Koreeda
– Turkey: About Dry Grasses by Nuri Bilge Ceylan,
and The Pot-au-feu by French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung and Wim Wenders' Perfect Days, set in Japan.
Out of compétition :
– Korea: Cobweb by Kim Jee-won,...
Asia in the juries :
Franco-Afghan writer and director Atiq Rahimi was the only Asian member of the prestigious jury at the 76th Cannes Film Festival
Fench-Cambodian director Davy Chou was the only Asia-related member of the Un Certain Regard jury
Davy Chou
Shlomi Elkabetz was the only member of the short film jury and the Cinef with a connection to geographical Asia.
Asia in the selections:
Asia, from the Near to the Far East, was present with 31 features and 13 shorts in all the official and parallel sections of the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
In compétition :
– China: Youth (Spring) by Wang Bing
– Japan: Monster by Kore-eda Hirokazu,
Kim Dong-ho, Hirokazu Koreeda
– Turkey: About Dry Grasses by Nuri Bilge Ceylan,
and The Pot-au-feu by French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung and Wim Wenders' Perfect Days, set in Japan.
Out of compétition :
– Korea: Cobweb by Kim Jee-won,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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