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★★★ "Highway Stars": A documentary that follows the world's first Buddhist jazz band, the "Udambara", during the 1970s. (12/04)

★★★ "Five Eagle Brothers": A comedy about five brothers in the village of Duksoori who are famous for their sibling rivalry. (12/04)

★★★★ "Seasons Romance": A chapterized drama that depicts the lives of men, woman, and then their romantic synthesis. (12/04)

★★★★ "My Sister": A music student visiting his sister in Seoul finds her dead. It looks like suicide, but the more he and the detective dig, the more shocking and heartbreaking her death becomes. (12/04)

★★★ "GROW: Infinite's Real Youth Life":  The K-pop group "Infinite" share their experiences on tour, as well as the things they've kept bottled up during their rise to fame. (12/04)

★★★ "The Hospice": A chilling documentary that reveals how the patients, their family, and staff members of a hospice handle death and the void it creates. (12/04) 

Title: "Highway Stars"

Genre: Documentary

Release Date: 2014/12/04

Director: Kim Ji-gon ("Grandma-Cement Garden")

Length:  86 min

The Short and Sweet: A documentary that follows the world's first Buddhist jazz band, the "Udambara", during the 1970s.

★★★

Title: "Five Eagle Brothers"

Genre: Comedy

Release Date: 2014/12/04

Director: Jeon Hyeong-joon*

Stars: Yoon Sang-hyun, Song Sae-byeok, Lee Ah-i, Hwang Chan-sung

The Short and Sweet: A comedy about five brothers in the village of Duksoori who are famous for their sibling rivalry.

★★★

Title: "Seasons Romance" (aka "Men and Women")

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Date: 2014/12/04

Director: Oh Chang-min*

Length: 100 min

Stars: Lee Eung-jae, Choi Eun-ah, Jo Hyun-woo, Lee Min-ah

The Short and Sweet: A chapterized drama that depicts the lives of men, woman, and then their romantic synthesis.

★★★★

Title: "My Sister" (aka "Our Older Sister")

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Release Date: 2014/12/04

Director: Lee Je-rak*

Length: 97 min

Stars: Oh Gwang-rok, Ji Sung-won, Yang Ha-eun, Kim Kyeol

The Short and Sweet: A music student visiting his sister in Seoul finds her dead. It looks like suicide, but the more he and the detective dig, the more shocking and heartbreaking her death becomes.

★★★★

Title: "GROW: Infinite's Real Youth Life"

Genre: Documentary

Release Date: 2014/12/04

Director: Kim Jin-soo-II*

Length: 85 min

Stars: Nam Woohyun, Lee Ho-won, Lee Sung-yeol, Kim Myung-soo

The Short and Sweet: The K-pop group "Infinite" share their experiences on tour, as well as the things they've kept bottled up during their rise to fame.

★★★

Title: "The Hospice"

Genre: Documentary

Release Date: 2014/12/04

Director: Lee Chang-jae

Length: 110 min

The Short and Sweet: A chilling documentary that reveals how the patients, their family, and staff members of a hospice handle death and the void it creates.

★★★

Also Coming Soon:

"Exodus: Gods and Kings" (2014), "The Motel Life" (2012), "Thérèse Desqueyroux" (2012), "Flaming Brothers" (1987), "Reisen tip Julestjernen" (2012), "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004), "The Lovers On The Bridge" (1991), "Train Molester 'Target: Female Teachers'" (2010), "The World of Kanako" (2014), "One Minute for Conductors" (2013), "The Piano" (1993), "Dive Oily Dive: Happy Little Submarines" (2012), "Edwin Boyd" (2011), "Richard Kemp Back in Crime" (2013), "High Road to China" (1983)

 

Sources:

AsianWiki: http://asianwiki.com/Our_Older_Sister

Daum: http://movie.daum.net/movieinfo/coming/movieInfoScheduled.do?modeType=day&order=recently

HanCinema: http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Highway_Stars.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Five_Eagle_Brothers.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_GROW_2p__Infinite__s_Real_Youth_Life.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_The_Hospice.php, http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Seasons_Romance.php

KOBIZ: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20148620, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20149495, http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20141704

 

- C.J. Wheeler (@Woolgatherist; KoreaOnTheCouch)