Size matters at Korea box office

Friday, Oct. 8, 2010
LATEST NEWS Size matters at Korea box office BUSAN, South Korea -- For a major player in Korean film production and distribution, Lotte Entertainment took an unusual risk during the past year. The company picked up scripts by emerging Korean directors with no notable stars or a marketing hook. The result turned out to be a solid return. New Currents Jury has historic outlook BUSAN, South Korea -- Jurors for Pusan’s main competition spoke of the tough task ahead on Friday as they prepare to select two standouts among the 13 films in the New Currents section. Cleaning up Korea's film history SEOUL -- When the World Cinema Foundation offered 80,000 Euros (US$111,456) to the Korean Film Archive to restore Kim Ki-young's 1960s classic “The Housemaid,” one condition was attached: they wanted to remove all the hand-written English subtitles filling one-third of the frame. All Pusan festival news THR.com MORE FILM NEWS 'Lost' actress finds way back to Korea BUSAN, South Korea — "Lost" actress Kim Yun-jin is making a homecoming of sorts this week at South Korea's Pusan International Film Festival. Tang Wei comes to Pusan in 'Late Autumn' BUSAN, South Korea -- Ang Lee protege Tang Wei is in full swing this year after a three-year absence from the movies. Film news page		Q&A: Mani Ratnam: The 'Raavan' director talks about not having all the answers. More LATEST REVIEWS All About Love -- Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui has made half a career out taking the city's social politics to task, and she does it again with "All About Love," an almost romantic comedy about four lesbian friends, two one-night stands that end in pregnancies and the men that find a way to be fit into their lives. Toilet -- This is probably the only film ever to depict an orgasmic experience between a man and a loo (or a "washlet" to be precise). Under the Hawthorn Tree -- "Under the Hawthorn Tree," is without question Zhang Yimou's simplest work. All Pusan reviews