Are you a fan of Korean movies?  If so, the 1st week of December brings you three Korean movies playing with English subtitles for you to enjoy.  

Like one of our users duprey25 pointed out in his blog, there aren't enough Korean movies that expats can watch in theaters.  There is at best one main stream Korean movie playing in theaters in all of Korea, unless you count sporadic screening of older Korean movies at smaller screens.  Let's face it.  What drives these large multiplexes is the bottom line.  The more of y ...

The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan (1724 기방난동사건)   While gangster movies are a dime-a-dozen in Korea’s movie vault, not many situate themselves during the Joseon dynasty. The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan enthralls itself into the Joseon dynasty’s gangster culture, circa 1724. A simple hoodlum, Chun-doong (Lee Jung-jae), falls head-ove ...

Midnight FM is a Korean thriller that takes the premise of a victim under a villan's control fighting to gain control to a radio station.  The movie features two of the Korea's best.  Playing the role of the unwilling cooperator and a victim is Su Ae, an actress well known for her mellow romantic roles.  The role of the villan is an actor Ji Tae Yoo who is probably best known for hi ...

If you’re not lucky enough to live there, it’s always great to find an excuse to visit Busan. So why not pony up the 50 Gs required to go down and check out the 15th Pusan International Film Festival? It’s the largest film fest in Asia and it’s a great time.

Won Bin is as big as they come in Korea when it comes to movie stars.  After serving his military service he played a role of an imbecile in a dark movie about a mother who tries to clear her only son from a murder charge.  This time, his comeback takes on the subject of 'revenge.'  

You know we're at the height of Korean summer when you see a flurry of scary movies coming to the theater.  This summer, you don't have to watch the 'I know what you did last summer' over and over again to enjoy the summer like Koreans.  A brand spanking Korean horror movie will be playing with English subtitles for your pleasure.

Based on a webtoon (comics release on the web), The Moss is a movie about a man who visits a remote village to attend his father's funeral.  After father's funeral, Haegook declares to the village people his intention to stay which is received with tension.  However, the villagers attitude turns drastically with the blessing from the village elder for Haegook to stay.  The movie unf ...

Unfortunately, another sequel of the Transformer won't come out for a couple of years.  So, why not try a Korean film for a change?  These days there are several movie theaters where you will find an English-subtitled Korean movie, and in theaters now is the Man of Vendetta -- a movie about a father's attempt to get back his kidnapped daughter.

With the smashing success of the movie Avatar, it seems that the Korean multiplex company, CGV is expanding its IMAX screens. According to a new press release by IMAX (the company that makes ... um ... IMAX) tells a plan for 15-screen large expansion by the Korean company after having earned $6.5 mil + with Avatar.