[HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets

Discover what South Korean directors had to say about the new "Star Wars", Variety's Justin Chang reviews "A Korean in Paris", Modern Korean Cinema presents their top ten films of the year, and KOBIZ wonders if webtoons are better than their cinematics counterparts.

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"Korean Directors Take on STAR WARS!"

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is still breaking records as it pushes past the billion-dollar mark worldwide. In Korea, however, the film is popular, but Korean cinephiles, in general, were not blown away by this latest installment. In this post, Kyu Hyuun Kim finds out what a few South Korea directors had to say about the new "Star Wars" film.

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Busan Film Review: "A Korean in Paris""

Justin Chang, Variety's Chief Film Critic, reviews Jeon Soo-il's timely piece: "A Korean in Paris": "No one even remotely familiar with Jeon's oeuvre will be surprised to find the destination a sad one, but the journey this time around is not without its strange, desolate beauty", says Justin.

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"Is It As Good As the Original?"

There is always debate over whether the book or, in this case, the webtoon, is better than the film that it inspired. In Korea, many adaptations have been produced that are based on various works stemming from the country's thriving love of comics and web-based cartoons. Webtoons are inherently more visual than novels so you'd think they should be better adapted to the big screen, right?

...READ ON KOBIZ

"Top Ten Korean Films of 2015"

2015 has come and gone, but the memories of marvellous films lives on! In this post, Hanguk Yeonghwa presents their top ten Korea films of last year, did your favourites make their cut?

...READ ON HANGUK YEONGHWA