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This week in cinemas: Heist film ‘The Thieves’ (South Korea)
Opening this Thursday across the country is South Korean heist film The Thieves, which has recently become the highest-grossing film in Korea ever, stealing the title (hah!) from 2006’s The Host. In The Thieves, a gang of Korean and Chinese thieves plot to steal a fabulous diamond necklace in Macau, only to have things go awry when it comes time to execute their plan.… (read more)
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Unbowed (2011)
A professor runs afoul of Korea’s intensely partisan and nepotistic judicial system when he’s accused of assaulting a judge. With the help of an alcoholic, partially washed-up labour lawyer, the professor unravels a conspiracy worthy of a John Grisham thriller.
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‘Starry Starry Night’ also in cinemas from Oct 4
According to distributor China Lion’s Facebook page, recent China-Taiwan co-production Starry Starry Night is getting a theatrical release in SA, NSW and VIC from this Thursday, October 4.
The film is a coming-of-age story based on a childrens’ picture book by Taiwanese artist Jimmy Liao, the second feature from Taiwanese director Tom Lin. It stars Josie Xu (from CJ7), Rene Liu, Harlem Yu, Kenneth Tsang and Eric Lin. John really liked this one when he saw it, read … (read more)
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Kore-eda’s ‘I Wish’ in Cinemas from Oct 4
I Wish, the newest film from contemplative Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Still Walking, Air Doll) is rolling out in Australian cinemas from October 4 this week.
Rialto’s blurb from their page for the film says:
I WISH, the latest film from Hirokazu Kore-eda (Nobody Knows) will inspire hope around the world through its depiction of the innocent minds of children and the warmth of family life.
Koichi and Ryunosuke are two brothers who have … (read more)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
While the latest films of relatively young directors like Mamoru Hosoda and Makoto Shinkai feature the supernatural in all its intimate and archetypal forms, Studio Ghibli, in an almost been-there-done-that gesture has instead turned its gaze elsewhere, this time into the imperfect past as opposed to the fantastical present. Based on a girls’ manga illustrated by Chizuru Takahashi and written by Tetsurou Sayama and serialised in 1980, From Up on Poppy Hill is an unabashedly old-fashioned feel-good straight out of … (read more)
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Giveaway: Tickets to ‘Tai Chi 0’! (closed)
Thanks to Icon, we have five double passes to give away to brand-new Chinese kung fu flick Tai Chi 0, which opened in cinemas across the country today! There’s more information and a trailer for the film in this post.… (read more)
‘Tai Chi 0’ in Aussie Cinemas
Stephen Fung’s newest film Tai Chi 0 arrives Aussie theatres this Thursday, so I thought I’d write up a quick précis. It hits a bunch of buzzwords: a steampunk martial arts film in 3D, mixing Tai Chi with modern CGI and a ton of flashy style.… (read more)
Quick (2011)
Han Gi-su (Lee Min-ki), a street racer in a biker gang in his (relatively recent, judging by his looks!) youth, is a courier who’s good at his job and very, very fast on a motorcycle. One day, he picks up an unusual job: he’s couriering a young lady across the city to a K-pop concert that she’s supposed to be on stage for. As she gets on to the bike and puts on his helmet, though, there’s an ominous beep, … (read more)
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