- Korean Film News
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- WHISPERING CORRIDORS Scares Up Chinese Remake
- K-Horror Classic Transfers over the Yellow Sea During the ongoing Asian Film Market, being held in conjunction with the Busan International Film Festival, news surfaced that K-horror classic Whispering Corridors (1998), which has spawned four popular sequels, is getting the Chinese remake treatment...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 05, 2015
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- All Eyes on KWAK Jae-yong’s New Film: MEET MISS ANXIETY
- KWAK’s romantic comedy meets Chinese starlet ZHOU Xun. Meet Miss Anxiety to be directed by KWAK Jae-yong has caught the eye of the Chinese film industry while releasing its poster and still cuts. The film to be released in the second half of this year paints a process where a woman breaks up with ...
- by LEE Ji-young / Aug 12, 2014
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- SNOWPIERCER Expands to 250 Screens in US
- THE DIVINE MOVE Almost Upsets TRANSFORMERS in KoreaFollowing its positive critical reception and solid performance in limited release during its debut, Bong Joon Ho’s Snowpiercer expanded to 250 screens in North America over the past weekend. The sci-fi earned just shy of USD 1 million in 16th place...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 07, 2014
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- BUNSHINSABA 2 Scores Best Horror Opening in China
- AN Byung-ki's Chinese Remake Bests Original Bunshinsaba 2, AN Byung-ki’s sequel to his K-horror remake, has scored the biggest opening weekend for a Chinese-produced horror film on the mainland and after 12 days in theaters has already bested last year’s first installment. Director AN’s origin...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 30, 2013
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- Korea Will Be Frozen with Fear in June
- Preview of Korean Horror Movies for Coming Summer Over the recent several years, Korean horror films failed to be commercially successful. This is partly because horror movies are a genre that cannot easily approach audiences. Under these circumstances, four horror movies are ready to dissipate ea...
- by JI Yong-jin / May 20, 2013