SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — “Parasite,” the winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, will hit several other international film festivals in 2019, the movie’s management agency said Thursday. CJ ENM said “Parasite” and director Bong Joon-ho have been invited to three more international film festivals — the Munich International [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Walt Disney’s live-action musical fantasy film “Aladdin” is making a remarkable rally at the South Korean box office, where the Palme d’Or-winning “Parasite” has been dominant for the last two weeks. Since its release in May, it has been the underdog at the local box office after Bong Joon-ho’s [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Heated discussion is ensuing as moviegoers are trying to comprehend the new ‘soul sending’ movement. The movement refers to the act of purchasing movie tickets without actually going to the theater. It is a way for one to express support for a favorite movie. The movement took center stage [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The global craze for “Avengers: End Game,” the fourth film in the Avengers series, has also hit South Korea. There are also a variety of unusual scenes that are a testament to the movie’s popularity, with ‘spoiler alert signs’ and even a ‘black market for tickets’ appearing. According to [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Just five days since its grand opening, “Avengers: Endgame” has already drawn than 6.3 million audience members in South Korea, in part thanks to Marvel fans returning to watch the movie multiple times. Many South Korean moviegoers are returning to the cinema to re-watch the final moments of the [...]
CHUNCHEON, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — On Sunday, the Gangwon Film Commission (GFC) announced that it will recruit participants for an upcoming film tour. The so-called ‘Visiting Film Tour’ is an event that offers various cultural experiences, including watching classic films and a movie talk program in areas where movie viewing facilities are unavailable. In [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — “Captain Marvel” is gearing up for one of the strongest-ever openings for any of Marvel’s solo superhero movies in South Korea. According to data from the Korean Film Council, the superhero movie already surpassed 100,000 in the number of presold tickets on Wednesday morning with six days left before [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Before and after the screening of a film, the names of the people and groups participating in the movie appear on the screen as credits. Having one’s name appear in the credits is very important as it becomes a record of one’s career and is directly related to future [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Former U.S. President Barack Obama selected “Burning”, a South Korean movie directed by Lee Chang-dong, as his movie of the year. USA Today reported on Friday that Obama posted lists of books, movies, and songs on his Facebook and Instagram account as part of his personal tradition which began [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — “Bohemian Rhapsody”, a music film depicting the lives of Freddy Mercury and the legendary band Queen, has broken the 9-million-viewer milestone in South Korea. 20th Century Fox Korea, the distributor of the film, announced on Friday that the movie had attracted a total of 9,002,239 spectators as of the [...]