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Choi's ASSASSINATION Gets An English Trailer

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Director Choi Dong-Hoon‘s latest period thriller, Assassination, is still on par for a July release, and a new English trailer is now running online which you can take a look at right now. The first teaser popped online less than two months ago so feel free to click here and check it out as well as both deliver a nice little glimpse into Choi‘s new cinematic venture into historic political turmoil and chaos. SYNOPSIS: Early 1900s Korea was under Japanese occupation and many Korean resistance activists were based in China, hiding from the Japanese authorities. The year 1933 in Shanghai, a command to covertly assassinate the Japanese Army’s commander is given to AHN Ok-yun, a top-notch sniper sentenced to death. For this task, YEM Sek-jin, an agent of the interim government extricates AHN Ok-yun and her comrades from the prison. But the grand plan is exposed to Japan by an […]

ANGRY PAINTER Is Angry. Watch The Trailer.

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Award-winning filmmaker Jeon Kyu-Hwan isn’t afraid to take his contemplative arthouse style approach (as previously lauded in his work on the Town trilogy) and turn it up a notch. His newest erotic action thriller, Angry Painter, puts us square in the main character’s tragic universe – one filled with madness and darkness, with several shades of red…and some black and blue, too. SYNOPSIS: Painter is veiled in mystery and seems to exist beyond this world. He spends his time painting, while his partner Driver makes love to Elbe, the Estonian woman whom he met at the strip bar. Meeting each other was like a heaven, however she misses her sister still living back at the country. The heavenly time all ends abruptly when her ex-boyfriend breaks into their house. When Painter arrives in the house, he finds Elbe is killed and Driver is deadly wounded. Painter helps his partner die […]

Choi's ASSASSINATION Takes Aim With A New Teaser!

Choi's ASSASSINATION Takes Aim With A New Teaser!

Lee B. Golden III

Woochi and The Thieves helmer, director Choi Dong-hoon‘s new period thriller, Assassination is finally getting a release this July with a date pending, and a cast that assures our dear director in good company of great talent. This, on top of a vision with a production that takes place in China as well as South Korea, and we can pretty much get an idea of the immense scope and qualtiy Choi has crafted together for audiences. SYNOPSIS: Early 1900s Korea was under Japanese occupation and many Korean resistance activists were based in China, hiding from the Japanese authorities. The year 1933 in Shanghai, a command to covertly assassinate the Japanese Army’s commander is given to AHN Ok-yun, a top-notch sniper sentenced to death. For this task, YEM Sek-jin, an agent of the interim government extricates AHN Ok-yun and her comrades from the prison. But the grand plan is exposed to […]

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FURIOUS 7 Gets Another New International Trailer

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It always gets more and more fascinating everytime there’s new footage presented in the current campaign for director James Wan’s latest, Furious 7. However, I digress from further rambling as the film is posied to be another huge success upon its April premiere and early screenings in select cities have already sold out entirely. As such, the latest trailer arrived a few days ago from Universal Pictures in Korea where the film is titled Furious: The Seven, and you need only watch it below.

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Watch A Brand New Action Promo For Yoo Ha's Crime Pic, GANGNAM BLUES!

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Filmmaker Yoo Ha has some notable favorites under his belt, including Once Upon A Time In High School (2004) and A Dirty Carnival (2006). Nowadays you’ll be finding more of him in the limelight promoting his latest period crime pic, Gangnam Blues, with actors Lee Min-Ho and Kim Rae-Won in a story of two childhood friends swept into one of Seoul’s major turning points in history. SYNOPSIS: In the 1970s, during the height of political corruption, Gangnam, the southern part of Seoul, is starting to be transformed into a developed area. Childhood friends Jong-dae and Yong-ki struggle to get by until their shanty homes are demolished by local thugs. Desperate for cash, they get involved in violent political clashes, and they are separated. 3 years later, Jong-dae lives as an honest man with former gang leader Kil-su. Meanwhile, Yong-ki has joined Seoul’s most powerful criminal gang organization, the Myeongdong-pa, and as a […]

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Joseon's Greatest Detective Returns In The New Teaser For DETECTIVE K: THE LABORER'S DAUGHTER

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Despite however you may feel about movies based on books or other mediums, fans of Joseon-era action comedies have surely gotten a kick out of director Kim Suk-Yoon‘s 2011 whodunit flick, Detective K: Secret Of Virtuous Widow. Clearly it did well enough for itself having initally spawned from a 2007 publication by author Kim Tak-Hwan, and with interest in a sequel brings the return of lead actors Kim Myung-Min and Oh Dal-Su to reprise their roles from the first in the upcoming release of Detective K: The Laborer’s Daughter with award-winning actress Lee Yeon-Hee also starring. SYNOPSIS: “Detective K” is the greatest Joseon detective story ever told about a private eye who is part clumsy and part genius with slyness and wit as his weapon. In 1795, the nineteenth year of King Jeongjo’s reign, a large amount of fake silver is slipped into circulation creating a substantial threat to the […]

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THE PIRATES Set Sail With A Swashbuckling New Trailer!

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As one of the biggest sellers over at Cannes a few months ago, director Lee Suk-hoon‘s new action adventure, The Pirates, has been likened to the blockbuster success story that is Disney’s Pirates Of The Carribean franchise. This probably couldn’t come at a better time with the latter getting ready for another installment and Lee‘s new film has already made waves, leaving an impression for buyers representing up to fifteen territories, including Well Go USA for North America. Further dates are pending, but South Korea will get its first look at the film starting on August 6, with the latest trailer aiming directly at fans of epic high seas adventures, sea monsters, and swashbuckling fantasy action. SYNOPSIS: At the onset of Joseon’s founding, envoys bringing the Emperor’s Seal of State to Joseon lose it to a big whale at sea. A bandit Sa-jung goes out to sea to catch the […]

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Tyranny Ignites An Epic Battle For Justice In The New Trailer For KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT

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It’s a good old fashioned tale of 19th century sword-swinging noble heroics with a splash of vengeance in director Yoon Jong-bin‘s new period action adventure, Kundo: Age Of The Rampant. The film marks another big and highly anticipated film for Korean theater goers here, starring Ha Jung-woo in his forth actor/director pairing with Yoon, opposite actor Kang Dong-won in a the ultimate fight against late Chosun-era tyranny. SYNOPSIS: A new hope for the powerless and impoverished people and its name is KUNDO. Year 1859 — it is the feudal Chosun era in which the king and the aristocracy rule the country. Due to the continuous natural disasters and poor harvest, poverty, hunger and death are rampant. But as the rulers are concerned with only their own wealth, they carry on exploiting and persecuting the poor. In this dark period, KUNDO is a ray of hope for the poor; he is […]

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Choi Min-Sik Sets Sail In The New Adventure Thriller, ROARING CURRENTS

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With actor Choi Min-Sik slated to appear opposite actress Scarlett Johansson in the July 25 U.S. release of the new sci-fi action thriller, Lucy, filmgoers in South Korea will see the actor ending the month with a bang a week later with director Kim Han-min’s new spectacular action adventure, Roaring Currents. Publicity for the film did hit a brick wall a few months earlier along with other nautical-themed adventure thrillers (another being The Pirates), following the Sewol ferry tragedy on April 16, forcing studios to confront the issue before putting forward any more promotional efforts, including the film’s distributor, CJ E&M who also cancelled some scheduled native television premieres as the nation grieved. Now two months into the year, CJ E&M has unveiled the film’s, newest trailer for its upcoming domestic theatrical release this July. There is no doubt, however, that the situation in South Korea is still unfolding. Hopefully, […]

NO TEARS FOR THE DEAD Gets A Limited U.S.+Canada Release!

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Director Lee Jeong-bum‘s latest assassin thriller, No Tears For The Dead, has undergone its fair share of love and appreciation since earning much interest with its brilliant, gorgeous firsr teaser back in early April as its former title, The Crying Man. As of this week the film has been theatrically released in South Korea, and now, the film is poised for a limited release throughout North America and Canada on June 20 in the following locations below, courtesy of CJ Entertainment USA Los Angeles CGV Cinemas – 6/20/14: 621 S. western Ave. Los Angeles CA 90010 Fullerton OC Regal La Habra – 6/20/14: 1351 W Imperial Hwy La Habra CA 90631 DC / Virginia Fairfax Towne Center – 6/20/14: 4110 West Ox Rd Fairfax VA 22033 Honolulu Consolid. Pearlridge – 6/20/14: 98-1005 Moanalua Rd Aiea HI 96701 Toronto Empress Walk – 6/20/14: 5095 Yonge St., 3rd Floor Toronto, ON, M2N […]

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Go Behind-The-Scenes In A New Featurette For NO TEARS FOR THE DEAD

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Director Lee Jeong Beom‘s newest hitman thriller, No Tears For The Dead, is set to hit South Korean cinemas on June 5. And this week, fans of the director eager to see his latest work can now catch him in a new behind-the-scenes featurette with the cast and crew for the new film. Granted, it’s all in Korean, so if this isn’t a huge issue for you non-Korean speakers out there like myself, then you’ll probably get a good idea of what is happening throughout. And yes, the film also earned itself a new poster, all of which you can take a look at below. SYNOPSIS: After immigrating to America and being abandoned by his own mother, Gon is raised to become a hit man. One day during a job, Gon accidentally kills a young girl and is plagued by guilt over killing an innocent child. His boss gives the […]

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Cha Seung-Won Is A Kick-Ass Diva In Two New Teasers For MAN ON HIGH HEELS

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Care to enjoy your fair share of slick, stylish macho Korean action cinema with a feminine touch? Then take a gander at the latest footage for the upcoming film, Man On High Heels, which will be screening in Cannes this month prior to its forthcoming theatrical domestic release in June. The film marks the third pairing of director Jang Jin and lead actor Cha Seung-won, and was originally pitched as an action comedy. Although however, you might not be able to tell as much from the visual, stylish and action thriller-oriented nature presented in the two teasers you can check out below. No complaints from me, however. Action is where it is, whether it’s in a pair of mens’ Sketchers or Rockports, or womens’ six-inch Louboutins. Just sayin. Check out the teasers and stay tuned for more information! SYNOPSIS: Ji-wook is a cold-blooded detective who would brutally assault and stop at […]

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Lee And Park Take A Seat In Two New Posters For Upcoming Crime Pic, FOR THE EMPEROR

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It looks like things are getting heavily underway for director Park Sang-jun and his latest cinematic gangster crime flick, For The Emperor. Stills of the film have already gone viral with recent airing of a photoshoot BTS video and the official first teaser for the film featuring actors Lee Min-Ki and Park Sung-Woong, and actress Lee Tae-Im, in a story about a down-and-out former pro-baseballer and game fixer who gets taken under the wing of an organized crimeboss. The film is set to hit this June with a date still pending, but we now also have a proper synopsis that offers what appears to be a tasty dramatic action thriller that pitting a tough thug against a notorious gangster and his small army. In addition, we now have two new character posters for our male leads, Lee and Park, which you can observe toward the bottom of the page. Check […]

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It's A Whole New Ball Game In The New Teaser For Noir Crime Thriller, FOR THE EMPEROR

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Phantom: The Submarine helmer Park Sang-jun is back this year with a brand new noir action crime thriller that was just introduced to the public last month during the Hong Kong FilMart. That film is the new Busan noir crime thriller, For The Emperor, featuring Monster star Lee Min-ki in a story of a former pro-baseball player and game saboteur who gets caught and loses everything before finding salvation under the wing of a local crime boss, and becomes romantically involved with a sexy bar owner. The film also stars New World actor Park Sung-woong and Days Of Wrath co-star, actress Lee Tae-Im, who can now be seen in the latest of two new videos out this week, including a 30-second teaser that’s bound to attain your curiousity if you’re into action films. For The Emperor is set to release this June with a date still pending. Check out both […]

Entrapment Ensues In The New South Korean Crime Thriller, A HARD DAY

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South Korean director Kim Sung-Hyun has a riveting new suspense thriller coming this summer that centers around a cop whose life takes a destructive plot twist following a fatal car accident. Simply titled, A Hard Day, the film stars Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong, and is currently nominated to be part of the Directors’ Fortnight line-up which kicks off at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15. This week, we have a new full trailer following the release of a first trailer for the film earlier this month, both of which you can check out below. A Hard Day opens in South Korean cinemas on May 29. SYNOPSIS: On the way back from his mother’s funeral, special crimes detective Gun-su gets into an accident, killing a man instantly. In order to cover up his crime, he hides the body inside his mother’s coffin, with her inside. A few […]

THE TARGET Set Your Sights On The Official Trailer, Posters And More!

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A little less than a month away from the upcoming release of the new action thriller, The Target, fans are getting a deeper look into what the film promises. Several stills have gone viral before and after the explosive first teaser that unveiled earlier last month, and now we have an official trailer, several character posters, and videos that take you behind the scenes of all the action, suspense and thrills reimagined by way of French filmmaker Fred Cavaye’s 2010 feature gem, Point Blank. Unfortunately all the videos are embedded with Korean subtitles, which either may or may not be an issue for some of you, but the footage is still worth the look if you are fan of action films or Korean cinema in general. Releasing in South Korea on April 30, The Target is directed by Death Bell helmer Chang and stars Ryoo Seung-Ryong, Lee Jin-Wook, Yu Jun-Sang, […]

Check Out The Latest Clip For South Korean Killer Thriller, MONSTER

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Thanks to archive site Filmsmash, we now have a new clip this week for the upcoming South Korean release of director Hwang In-Ho‘s new spectacular psychological murder thriller, Monster. Fans of recent film festival hits like Mo Brothers’ Killers could get a stab or two from this latest venture into slasher territory about a young, mentally unstable woman whose younger sister dies at the hands of a killer, initiating a two-way chase between two people thirsty for each other’s blood. Monster stars Lee Min-Ki, Kim Go-Eun and Yoo Jae-Myung, and heads its way to big screens in South Korea on March 13. SYNOPSIS: Bok-Soon (Kim Go-Eun) lives with her younger sibling. She runs a street stand. Bok-Soon is slow, but when people anger her she goes crazy. That’s why she is known as the “crazy woman”. One day, cold-blooded killer Tae-Soo (Lee Min-Ki) appears in front of her. To hide […]

The New Trailer For ROVING EDGE Shows What Happens When Killers Run Free

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Since wrapping its three month shoot early last year, the folks over at CJ Entertainment have a few promotional stills out for director Lee Jung-ho‘s second directorial feature, Roving Edge. As the film inches closer to its April theatrical release in South Korea, we are now introduced to a new trailer for the film, based on author Keigo Higashino’s 2004 publication, “The Hovering Blade”. Fans of Korean Cinema and recent popular Hollywood successes like the Taken franchise may appreciate what Lee has done for this latest thriller, featuring actor Jung Jae-young as a desperate, vengeful father who risks it all to deliver the necessary justice that the law won’t. Watch the new trailer at the bottom and stay tuned for more information. SYNOPSIS: Following the death of his wife, Sang-hyeon lives a quiet life with his 15-year-old daughter Su-jin. But one day she is abducted, raped and killed and Sang-hyeon […]

His Majesty Takes Aim In The New Teaser For THE KING'S WRATH

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A new teaser and several character posters have now gone viral for the upcoming film, The King’s Wrath. Directed by Lee Jae Kyu, the new period action drama stars actor Hyun Bin fresh from his return from conscription after volunteering in 2011 and reportedly into his first “sageuk” role, namely based on that of real-life King Jeong-jo, an 18th century Joseon Dynasty ruler who faces assassination attempts and political turmoil at every turn. The film also stars Jung Jae-Young, Cho Jung-Seok, Han Ji-Min, Cho Jae-Hyun, Park Sung-Woong, Kim Sung-Ryoung and Jung Eun-Chae, and bows in South Korea this May. Stay tuned for a release date and more trailer news. SYNOPSIS: The film centers around King Jeong-jo, also known as Korea’s ‘King of Misfortune’ who witnessed the death of his father under the hands of his paternal grandfather. Caught between political factions vying for control of the region, he would never […]

THE SUSPECT Takes His Fight To North American Screens!

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After reportedly doing very well for its domestic theatrical Christmas Eve release in South Korea, director Won Shin-Yeon‘s latest spy action thriller, The Suspect, is ready to deliver the action to the big screen for its forthcoming limited theatrical release on January 10, 2014, courtesy of Well Go USA. To accompany the release, we have an official U.S. trailer and several new stills now available online which you can look at below. Produced by You Jeong-hun and Lee Hyun-Myung, the film stars Gong Yoo along with Park Hee-soon, Jo Seong-ha, Yoo Da-in, Kim Seong-gyoon and Jo Jae-yoon, with action direction by O Se-young. SYNOPSIS: Dong-chul (Gong Yoo) is the best field agent in North Korea – until he is abandoned during a mission, his wife and daughter murdered. Hunted and on the run, torn between grief and vengeance, he takes a job as a night driver for the CEO of […]