By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Actor Gang Dong-won has easy charm and graceful movements, and he knows how to use his natural gift in any genre. His upcoming film, "Dr. Cheon and Lost ...
15:08 Sep. 21
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- A new film studio designed for shooting water-based scenes opened in a central South Korean city on Thursday, officials said.
Studio M is located inside Studio Cube, ...
14:19 Sep. 21
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- "Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman" features demonic possession and exorcism in Korean shaman rituals, but the horror subgenre is not as scary as it sounds tha...
08:24 Sep. 20
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Veteran actor Song Kang-ho cements his status as an icon of the Korean movie industry with his role as a tortured filmmaker in the 1970s who struggles to...
15:42 Sep. 18
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Veteran actor Byun Hee-bong died Monday at age 81 after battling pancreatic cancer that had previously been cured, his family said.
Born in 1942 in Jangseong in South...
15:11 Sep. 18
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Director Jason Yu's debut film "Sleep" topped the local box office for the second consecutive week, having surpassed 1 million cumulative viewers, data showed Monday.
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09:08 Sep. 18
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Director Kim Jee-woon's new film "Cobweb" captures the ugly, honest truth of the Korean film industry in the 1970s and agony behind the scenes in a satir...
10:03 Sep. 15
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Running the tricky and tough 42.2-kilometer course in Boston requires intensive training and patience. However, winning was not the only goal for Korean ...
10:32 Sep. 12
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Cannes-winning Korean actor Song Kang-ho has been chosen as the host of this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) as leadership posts remain va...
15:59 Sep. 05
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Director Kang Je-gyu's new period film "Road to Boston" tells a heartwarming drama based on the true story of a Korean athlete who became the first Asian ...
15:33 Aug. 31
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- CJ CGV, South Korea's largest multiplex operator, said Wednesday it will offer diversified entertainment content at its theaters and expand premium screen...
12:00 Aug. 30
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- Director Ryoo Seung-wan's crime action thriller "Smugglers" has topped 5 million admissions, becoming the highest-grossing blockbuster released this summer, industry data...
09:41 Aug. 30
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Veteran actor Song Kang-ho returns as a filmmaker from the 1970s who's obsessed with creating a masterpiece in the upcoming black comedy film "Cobweb," di...
14:22 Aug. 29
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- Actor Jung Yu-mi has a wide spectrum of unconventional roles in her filmography and has added another with her three-dimensional character in the upcoming...
16:19 Aug. 22
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The market share of Korean films at the local box office tumbled to slightly over 20 percent last month as foreign movies enjoyed strong popularity among viewers, industr...
11:27 Aug. 21
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- "Sleep" takes a refreshing approach to horror by interweaving the bizarre sleepwalking story of a newlywed couple with a romance and mystery thriller, te...
10:48 Aug. 21
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Korean disaster thriller "Concrete Utopia" will represent South Korea at next year's Academy Awards, its distributor said Friday.
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has ...
08:48 Aug. 18
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- Ticket sales of at least 323 films screened in South Korea over the past five years were found to have been inflated, police officials said Wednesday.
The Seoul Metrop...
11:49 Aug. 16
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The Korean disaster thriller film "Concrete Utopia" drew over 1 million moviegoers over the weekend, topping the local box office in the first week of its release, data s...
09:19 Aug. 14
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Actor Jung Woo-sung has become a household name through a combination of talent, luck and hard work over the past three decades, and he is still on a jour...
15:34 Aug. 10