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Enjoy A Quartet Of Historical Hit Movies This Month For Free With KOREAN MOVIE NIGHT AT HOME: HISTORICAL FILMS SERIES

I didn’t get word of this until the morning after, but today is actually day two of Korean Movie Night at Home: Historical Films Series, a new program this month being hosted by the Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY), a branch of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea. The program launched on December 3 and runs until December 19, so that’s plenty of time to head over to the official website and check these titles out for free for the program’s duration.

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Screener Review: MEMORIES OF THE SWORD (2015)

Though despite the visual onslaught of slow motion action, this movie is still a drama. Veteran actors of Lee and Jeon give great performances of their fallen hero characters, while newcomers like Kim Go-Eun and Lee Jun-Ho are definite grabs for the younger audience. All in all, this is a great looking film, but it really doesn’t break any walls. And it doesn’t mean to.

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Watch The Full Trailer For Park Seung-Hik's MEMORIES OF THE SWORD

Writer and director Park Heung-sik‘s latest period actioner, Memories Of The Sword, is gearing up for a theatrical release on August 13, which is less than a month away as of this write-up. The film had been in limbo late last year but with things picking up since then, trailers are now circulating and we now have a first full trailer for fans and those interested to sample Park‘s enchanting vision for a story of vengeance and catastrophic fate.

SYNOPSIS:

Three warriors, Poong-chun, Wol-so, and Yu-baek pleadge to fight against the incompetent king. However, the betrayal of Yu-baek leads to Poong-chun’s death, and Wol-so disappears with Poong-chun’s young daughter – Hong-yi – as stricken by guilt. 18 years later, Hong-yi leaves Wol-so and plans to get revenge on both Yu-baek and Wol-so.

It’s a story of one young woman’s destiny written in blood, headlined by a stellar cast with a look that will surely bode well with the wuxia fanbase. International star Lee Byung-hun joins lead actresses Kim Go-Eun and Jeon Do-yeon. Watch the trailer now.

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