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- How Far Should Hollywood Go When Doing Korean Film Remakes?The Korean film industry is acknowledged as one of the top-performing film industries in the world like Hollywood and Bollywood.
Learning from the Success of the Korean Film IndustryHaving been immersed in the Korean film industry for 6 months through a film training program in Seoul in 2008, I should say that the Koreans' love for cinema is quite impressive.- Made for Hollywood Remakes of Korean Film ClassicsFilms such as The Lake House, My Sassy Girl, The Ring and The Departed are remakes of the great Korean film production industry.
- Review: Yang Joo-nam's "Sweet Dream"This 1936 film is now the earliest surviving Korean film, and screened recently at the Museum of Modern Art as part of its series "Korean Films Made During the Japanese Occupation."
The 2008 New York Korean Film FestivalThe 2008 New York Korean Film Festival highlights notable recent Korean films, and is a mixed bag, much like Korean cinema in general these days.- "Sopyonje," the First Korean Film Seen by a Million People"Sopyonje," (also romanized as "Seopyeonje") a 1993 film directed by Im Kown-Taek is a tearjerker about the hard lot of itinerant entertainers, reminiscent of some heartbreaking Chinese clasics.
2007 New York Korean Film FestivalThe New York Korean Film Festival, screening from August 21 through September 2, 2007 at Cinema Village, IFC Center and BAM Rose Cinemas, once again highlights the remarkable diversity of current Korean cinema.
New York Korean Film Festival 2006The newest edition of the New York Korean Film Festival has as this year's theme, "Wounding and Healing." This year's typically eclectic selection includes romantic comedies, period films, crime films, and distinctive independent films.- Truth and Dare: New York Korean Film Festival 2005Truth and Dare: New York Korean Film Festival 2005, running from Sept 2-11, 2005, boasts an impressive sampling of contemporary Korean cinema, both popular and critically successful films.
- 8 Greatest South Korean FilmsMost most movie viewers think of great Asian films they think of Japanese films. Recently Korea has stepped up their movie producing and have made some excellent films.
- Korean Films Invading Your Movie TheaterKorea was once the doormat of China, Japan, and Russia, but was also known for its individualism. Now this weird mix, plus a love of American thrillers, is creating its own unique form of movie making.
- 10 Korean Films You Must See: Volume 1Home to one of Asia's most illustrious and successful film industries, Korea is a source of some of the world's most incredible film talent.
- Movie Review: OldboyYet another brilliant Korean film.