Sunday, the 11th, was the last day to visit the Governor’s Island this year and ironically my first day to visit this secluded sanctuary. It was the perfect day to take the ferry to the island because of the warm weather and rather hasty breeze. Walking along a path going through the island and enjoying [...]
Posted on October 13th, 2009 by unjoo
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Last sunday late afternoon when the city becomes more subdued and ready for another turbulent week, there was a movie screening at the Scandinavia House on Park Avenue. I didn’t know anything about the movie and it was such a nice surprise. The movie, “Slumdog Millionaire,” is a really cool and interesting movie that you [...]
Posted on November 13th, 2008 by unjoo
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New York Korean Film Festival, starting from August 22 till 31, 2008. The festival’s opening film was “Hwang Jin-Yi,” starring Song Hye-kyo and Yu Ji-tae, and directed by Chang Youn-hyun. The movie was screened at the New York Times Building on 41st street and the director and the actor Yu Ji-tae were at the theater [...]
Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by unjoo
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The night was perfect and beautiful. A little chilly, though. Around 8pm, I got on a nice three story boat on Pier 16 on the South Seaport Street to enjoy this beautiful art installation. The opportunity came through as an invitation from the Producers Guild of America for a new art installation project tour in [...]
Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by unjoo
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What makes a hero different from us? A hero can stay as a hero forever, or would inevitably turn into a villain before too long? Are humans selfish and evil in nature or good-hearted naturally? What makes them cooperate if they are evil? Or do humans have both faces? “The Dark Knight” revolves around a [...]
Posted on July 17th, 2008 by unjoo
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This movie, “The Fall,” is being shown in the Sunshine Cinema around my neighborhood, which my friends highly recommended. I wonder how come I didn’t hear about this movie since it was released in 2006. The visuals look amazing, and its fantasy elements in the story really attract me. DavFincher and Spike Jonze film. Check [...]
Posted on May 27th, 2008 by unjoo
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Have you ever seen a western movie where characters and its background are all non-western? Here comes a western adventure all the way from South Korea, which was officially selected for the Gala screening at Cannes this year. Three studs are starring: Woo-sung Jung, Byunghun Lee, and Kang-ho Song. And the director is Ji-woon Kim. [...]
Posted on May 27th, 2008 by unjoo
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This year at the 61st Cannes film festival, an interesting Korean film was introduced. It was “The Chaser (aka. Chulgyeogja) directed by Hong-jin Na and starring Yoon-seok Kim and Jung-woo Ha. And Director Na was a strong candidate of the Camera D’or award at Cannes. This movie is based on a true story about an [...]
Posted on May 25th, 2008 by unjoo
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