Category Archives: Films

Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Da Fei Bring Their Own Take to Iconic Wuxia Characters Guo Jing and Huang Rong in New Posters for Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero

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The countdown to the 2025 lunar new year day release of C-movie Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero is garnering so much attention in C-ent, thanks to the big name director and cast along with the record setting ticket presales. New posters arrived today with leads Xiao Zhan as Guo Jing and Zhuang Da Fei as Huang Rong … Continue reading →

Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero Directed by Tsui Hark Starring Xiao Zhan Becomes Fastest C-movie to Notch 10 million Presale Tickets

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Yes, the economy sucks everywhere and the political climate is wonky so of course entertainment is down and has been on a decline. But it also means if the movie makers give the viewers what they want then the old adage of if you build it they will come remains true. This week is the start of the lunar new … Continue reading →

K-netizens Upset at Song Joong Ki and Lee Sung Min After Their Comments on the State of K-movies at the Media Event for Movie Bogota

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It’s not a week in K-ent if there isn’t a scandal or upset feeling somewhere. But with K-pop, variety, movies, and dramas it doesn’t always hit a segment that I follow but this week it’s all over the movie promos for thriller arthouse flick Bogota: City of the Lost. The movie, starring Song Joong Ki and Lee Hee Joon, has … Continue reading →

K-movie Harbin with Hyun Bin and Strong Supporting Cast Opens Christmas Week in South Korea

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I feel like K-movies are lacking in that big cast and big budget allure in general with now only the occasional buzzy film arriving. Harbin which opened this Christmas week feels like a throwback with a top leading man in Hyun Bin and a big supporting cast of Park Jung Min, Jo Woo Jin, Yoo Jae Myung, Jeon Yeo Bin, … Continue reading →

First Look at Xiao Zhan as Guo Jing in the Upcoming C-movie Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero

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Am I excited for this movie? Oh hells yeah, but I’m also accepting that trying to create a zeitgeist is lightning in a bottle and keeping expectations low is best. The first substantive trailer is out for the lunar new year scheduled big budget big name cast Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero based on a section of … Continue reading →

Horror Movie Dark Nuns with Song Hye Kyo and Jeon Yeo Bin The Priests Director Releases Posters and Trailer

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I have this weird habit of always catching up on my K-movies on trans-Pacific flights, even ones I want to watch lol. So this movie is for sure one of my future flight movies with the dark quiet enclosed space perfect to focus and soak in the mood of Dark Nuns. The movie is formally called The Priests 2: Dark … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki Cheerful and Glowing at First Appearance Promoting K-movie Bogota After Announcing Arrival of Second Child

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Dang, fatherhood absolutely suits Song Joong Ki, he’s like reverse aging and radiating so much happiness it’s contagious. The actor was in Seoul this week for the press conference of the thriller movie Bogota: City of the Lost with costars Lee Hee Joon and Kwon Hae Hyo. It’s his first public appearance since announcing the arrival of his second child … Continue reading →

Kang Dong Won, Lim Ji Yeon, and Uhm Tae Goo to Form Mixed Gender Rock Band in K-movie Wild Thing

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Hur, this sounds so random but kind cool concept. A new K-movie has been announced titled Wild Thing and will star Kang Dong Won, Lim Ji Yeon, and Uhm Tae Goo, so a very strong acting cast for sure. It’s about three friends who formed the mixed gender rock band Triangle in their youth but breaks up over something scandalous. … Continue reading →

Kim Go Eun and Hwang Jung Min Wins Best Acting at 2024 Blue Dragon Film Awards as 12.12: The Day Wins Best Picture

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This weekend was the 2024 Blue Dragon Film Awards held in Seoul and all the big movie stars were out and about, including one who recently had quite a paternity scandal haha. The big winners were the movie 12.12: The Day (Seoul Spring) winning Best Picture but Best Director went to Exhuma director Jang Hae Hyun so the two movies basically … Continue reading →

Xiao Zhan in Talks for Male Lead in Tsui Hark Directed Action Movie Shih, Queen of the Sea with Crystal Liu

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So the big Tsui Hark directed Legend of the Condor Heroes movie isn’t out yet but he must be very pleased with male lead Xiao Zhan because industry chatter says he’s offered the male lead in his next movie to him as well. It’s a female lead centric action movie Shih, Queen of the Sea based on a female pirate … Continue reading →

First Teaser and Poster for Tsui Hark Directed Big Budget C-movie Legend of the Condor Heroes with Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Da Fei Harkens to the Beloved Classic 1984 TVB Version

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Man, when the music played I just flashed way way back to the good old times of the golden era of TVB HK-dramas of the 1980’s. HK-director Tsui Hark is coming back with his take on Louis Cha‘s novel Legend of the Condor Heroes and all signs point to this being a HUGE movie. Legend of the Condor Heroes: The … Continue reading →

C-netizens Shocked that Wang Yibo Nominated for Best Actor at the 2024 Golden Rooster Awards Over Movie Male Lead Veteran Huang Bo

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There is a social hierarchy in C-ent where the award winning veterans are presumed to be top of the awards pecking order. Earlier this year Wang Yibo fans got upset that his War of Faith costar veteran Wang Yang got a Best Actor nomination over him despite Wang Yang having less screentime, they called it unfair that Wang Yang who … Continue reading →

TW-actor Austin Lin Second to Venture into K-ent Joining K-movie Sad Tropics with Kim Myung Min and Lee Shin Young

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One of the more entertaining movies I watched in 2022 was TW horror-comedy Marry My Dead Body, which I checked out for Greg Hsu (Hsu Guang Han) and the premise but left with a new appreciation for second male lead Austin Lin (Lim Bo Hong). It was a brilliant casting of the two very similar looking actors in straight/gay and … Continue reading →