November 09, 2011

Phantom the Submarine (Yuryŏng)

A crew of anonymous sailors control the top secret Korean nuclear submarine known as the Phantom. After killing his captain, a naval officer became an unwilling crew member when the government officially erased him from existence.

An outstanding and little known film. The story takes place while nuclear brinks-men-ship is in play. ~Mike

Askwith Media Library 41434-D 103 minutes 2003

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The President's last bang (Kŭ ttae kŭ saramdŭl)

A wildly funny whirlwind of anarchy, violence, and sex. Depicts the brutal reality and ensuing chaos of a political coup with unapologetic frankness, unexpected humor and unrelieved intensity.

A very stylized interpretation of historical events. ~Mike

Askwith Media Library 42936-D 104 minutes 2006

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November 08, 2011

My Girlfriend is an Agent (7-kŭp kongmuwŏn)

Soo-ji and Jae-Jun were once a passionate and stable couple until Jae-Jun decidede that he could not put up with her lies anymore. But all Soo-Ji was trying to do was hide her secret identity as a secret spy with the government.

This is a fun movie. Filled with action, laughter and a struggling romance. ~Mike

Askwith Media Library 55641-D 114 minutes 2009

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Castaway on the Moon (Kim Ssi pʻyoryugi)

A failed suicide attempt leads a heartbroken man to live a life in the wilderness. A reclusive young woman, who takes close-up shots of the moon and has not left her apartment in years, spies him and comes to think of him as her own alien.

A sweet film of two individuals who are isolated from society for different reasons. They both learn to communitcate with each other over a very long distance. There is hope. Enjoy. ~Mike

Askwith Media Library 55669-D 116 minutes 2010

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March 24, 2010

The Grand Chef

A chef in-training and a country girl who dreams of becoming a food critic, join forces to make their dreams come true, when he begins a culinary battle against his step-brother to become top chef of the family business.

Askwith Media Library 50121-D

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