Episode #5 - The Quiet Family

Kimchi Cinema #5

We're back! A new member, Mindy, joins the team as we review the darkly heartwarming comedy The Quiet Family and dive right into a tangent on The Strangers.

29th Blue Dragon Awards Results

Best Picture: Forever the Moment
Best Director: Kim Ji-woon (The Good, The Bad, The Weird)
Best Actor: Kim Yoon-seok (The Chaser)
Best Actress: Sohn Ye-jin (My Wife Got Married)
Best Supporting Actor: Park Hee-soon (Seven Days)
Best Supporting Actress: Kim Ji-young (Forever the Moment)
Best New Actor: So Ji-sub, Kang Ji-hwan (A Movie is a Movie)
Best New Actress: Han Ye-seul (Miss Gold Digger)
Best New Director: Lee Kyung-mi (Crush and Blush)
Cinematography: Lee Mo-gae (The Good, The Bad, The Weird)
Lighting: Kang Dae-hee (Modern Boy)
Music: Park Joon-seok (Go Go 70)
Art Direction: Jo Hwa-sung (The Good, The Bad, The Weird)
Technical Skills: Insight Visual (Modern Boy)
Scriptwriting: Lee Kyung-mi, Park Chan-wook (Crush and Blush)
Popularity Award: Seol Kyung-gu, Kim Haneul, Jung Woo-sung, Sohn Ye-jin
Honored Popularity Award: Choi Jin-shil
Most Attended Korean Film: The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Best Couple: Kim Joo-hyuk, Sohn Ye-jin (My Wife Got Married)

Source: http://www.dramabeans.com/2008/11/blue-dragon-awards-2008/

Spotlight: Docs on Gays in South Korea

Since our last episode touched on homosexuality in South Korea, I think it's important to mention two documentaries that I've been wanting to get my hands on for some time.

Out: Smashing Homophobia Project follows the lives of three lesbian teenagers as they travail through Korean society under the masks they are often forced to wear.

Lesbian Censorship in School 1 covers outright discrimination by Korean schools.

Korea Beat's post on the plight of gay teens.

If anybody knows where these two films may be available, please get in contact with us.

Episode #4 - King and the Clown

Kimchi Cinema #4

Jamie requested that we do King and the Clown after the recent passing of gay marriage bans in the U.S. We cover LGBTs in the ROK, the Gay-Straight Alliance, suicide among actresses, and much more. Power to the people!

Episode #3 - A Tale of Two Sisters

Kimchi Cinema #3

In honor of Halloween, we set our frights on A Tale of Two Sisters, exploring our own close encounters, Jamie's terror, and the meaning behind the names of the characters.