One of the most surprising things learned about North Korea’s Kim Jong-il is his passion for movies, reportedly owning more than 20,000 videos and DVDs, and citing Elizabeth Taylor as one of his ...
When he died in December 2011, Kim Jong-il left behind more than a dynastic regime and a closet full of drab pantsuits. Jong-il, who ruled the hermetic North Korea from his father Kim Il Sung’s death ...
For American audiences, the Korean War is often called “the Forgotten War.” But in South Korean cinema, it has never been forgotten. South Korean filmmakers have repeatedly revisited the war, not only ...
Choson Sinbo, the organ of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, highlighted the North Korean film “72 Hours”, released last year to commemorate the Korean War. The title refers to the ...
Following an attack on Sony Pictures' servers, reports have claimed that a group has come out to demand that the company's movie studio pull a soon-to-be-released comedy flick depicting the fictional ...