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Film Review: Night Flight at TKFF
Film Review: Night Flight at TKFF
Image courtesy of Toronto Korean Film Festival
When I first saw the trailer to Night Flight (야간비행), my first thought was that the film would be a dark look into friendships in high school, similar to Bleak Night (파수꾼). In some ways I was right about the closing film of the 2014 Toronto Korean Film Festival (TKFF), but I found Night Flight to be even more dark and complex. Perhaps because it…
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Review: Broken at TKFF 2014
Review: Broken at TKFF 2014 #Koreanfilm #TKFF2014
Image courtesy of the Toronto Korean Film Festival
I’m going to tell you a secret. I was really, really looking forward to Broken (방황하는칼날)! One of the reasons – other than the fact that I love thrillers (they are my second favourite film genre) was that I’ve become a fan of the lead actor – Jung Jae Young (정재영) – in recent years.
It makes me feel a little guilty that I was looking forward to one…
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Review: Korean Shorts Competition
Review: Korean Shorts Competition #Koreanfilm #TKFF2014
Image courtesy of the Toronto Korean Film Festival
The Toronto Korean Film Festival (TKFF) moved from Cinecycle to the AGO’s Jackman Hall, a bigger venue for the final two days of the film festival. Day 4 had two screenings – the Korean Shorts Competition which I’ll be talking about shortly and the Canadian premiere of the feature film, Broken 방황하는 칼날.
But let’s talk about the Korean shorts. TKFF…
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Review: Korean Queer Shorts at TKFF
Review: Korean Queer Shorts at TKFF #Koreanfilm #TKFF2014
Image courtesy of the Toronto Korean Film Festival
Day 3 of the Toronto Korean Film Festival was a showcase of some of the best Korean Queer shorts from the past few years, as selected by the programmers. The shorts portrayed a wide variety of stories and characters to paint an interesting, if often sad, picture of Queer cinema in Korea.
Act of Affect 정동의 막
Synopsis
The camera follows a 39 year…
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Review: Aimless Bullet at TKFF 2014
Review: Aimless Bullet at TKFF 2014 #Koreanfilm #tkff2014
Poster courtesy of Toronto Korean Film Festival
Aimless Bullet (오발탄), also know as Obaltan (the anglicised version of the Korean title), was the opening film at the 2014 Toronto Korean Film Festival (TKFF) and screened last Tuesday at Cinecycle. It’s a classic Korean film from 1961 and it’s often regarded as one of the best Korean films.
**Warning: spoiler alert**
Synopsis
Aimless Bullet is a…
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2014 Toronto Korean Film Festival and why it rocks
2014 Toronto Korean Film Festival and why it rocks
Courtesy of the Toronto Korean Film Festival
Okay, first off I have to tell you that I’m on the board of directors of the Toronto Korean Film Festival (TKFF) so my opinion isn’t entirely unbiased. But I was only asked to join the board in November (2013) and I thought it rocked way before then. ^^ And honestly, I would have written the same article even if I wasn’t on the board.
Now that I…
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