[HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets

Three Korean actors sign on for a Korean-Chinese web drama, Jason reviews "Veteran" for Screen Daily, Kim Jee-woon gets Warner Bros. to invest in their first Korean-language film, and Pierce explores the work of director Lee Chang-jae for KOBIZ.

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"A Korean-Chinese Joint Web Drama "High-end Crush" Is on Board with Jung Il-woo"

Korean stars Jin Se-yeon, Jung Il-woo and Yoon Bora are all onboard for Korean-Chinese web drama "High-end Crush" which is set for release sometime in October. So do keep an eye out for that!

...READ ON KOBIZ: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=3523&mode=VIEW&returnUrl&searchKeyword

""Veteran": Review"

South Korean film critic Jason Bechervaise reviews Ryoo Seung-wan's action-packed "Veteran" for Screen Daily: "Korean films may be frequently associated with violence and grim narratives, but here is a work which doesn't want to take things too seriously and yet still has a message to deliver in its search for justice".

...READ ON SCREEN DAILY: http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/veteran-review/5091239.article?blocktitle=REVIEWS&contentID=40296

"Warner Bros. Sets Kim Jee-woon's "The Age of Shadows" as Debut Korean Production"

Kim Jee-woon's "The Age of Shadows" will become Warner Bros. first Korean-language film in its long history! The film has a budget of around $8.6 million with the project-planning credits going to Lee Jin-sook-I, CEO of Harbin. Good luck Kim!

...READ ON VARIETY: https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/warner-bros-kim-jee-woon-secret-agent-1201555268/

"The Calm, Steady Gaze of Documentarian Lee Chang-jae"

Pierce Conran explores the films of Lee Chang-jae in this insightful feature for KOBIZ. Pierce writes, "With four feature-length credits under his belt, including a pair of major independent hits, director Lee Chang-jae can surely stake a claim to being on the front lines of Korea's non-fiction movement".

...READ ON KOBIZ: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/features.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601013&seq=245&mode=FEATURES_VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=