In the Interviews category...

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We talk to director John H. Lee about his transition from romantic drama to action films with the impressive war story 71 – Into The Fire(more…)

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In the last of our Ip Man 2 interviews, we chat again to bonafide kung fu film legend Sammo Hung about Ip Man’s success and his starring role in the sequel… (more…)

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Jang Cheol-soo interview

Monday, 28 February, 2011

We talk to Jang Cheol-soo, once assistant director to Kim Ki-duk now making a real impact with his intelligent slasher film Bedevilled(more…)

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We speak to Stockport-born, now Vancouver-based, Darren Shahlavi about working with his all time heroes Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung on Ip Man 2, and the joys of being a bad guy… (more…)

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Ip Man 2 is coming – oh yes! – and in the first of three interviews we chat again to star Donnie Yen about working with Sammo Hung, his favourite on-screen opponent, and much more besides… (more…)

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We chat to Takashi Shimizu, director of the Ju-On: The Grudge series and Shock Labyrinth 3D, about the process of making 3D movies, that cameo in Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, and how keen he is to move away from directing in the horror genre – yes, even a romantic comedy…! (more…)

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Im Sang-soo: A Class Act

Monday, 20 December, 2010

‘Maybe I should have called it something different!’ Im Sang-soo talks to us about The Housemaid, which caused a stir at this years Cannes… (more…)

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Green Days (LKFF)

Wednesday, 1 December, 2010
4 and a half stars

A sweet wonderfully evocative animation about adolescence and growing up – and well deserving of a wider release next year… (more…)

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Kim Jee-woon: The dark side

Friday, 12 November, 2010

We talk to director Kim Jee-woon (The Good, The Bad, The Weird) about his latest film, the controversial I Saw The Devil(more…)

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Lee Jeong-beom interview: Boy’s own stuff

Saturday, 6 November, 2010

Director Lee Jeong-beom what’s to make films that unashamedly cater for blokes, and it looks like he’s going about it the right way with The Man From Nowhere(more…)

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Exclusive interview: Kim Kkobbi

Wednesday, 17 March, 2010

We chat to Kim Kkobbi, co-star of Yang Ik-June’s Breathless – out Monday 22 March as a two-disc collector’s edition DVD… (more…)

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Bong Joon-ho inteviewed at BFI, London

Friday, 26 February, 2010

Bong Joon-ho (The Host, Memories of Murder) spoke at a preview of Mother about the influences on his latest film, and how his own mother hasn’t talked to him about it since it’s release… (more…)

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Exclusive interview: Yang Ik-June

Monday, 18 January, 2010

We talk exclusively to Yang Ik-June about his fantastic debut feature Breathless(more…)

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The Ip Man Interviews, pt3: Sammo Hung

Wednesday, 21 October, 2009

In the last of our series of exclusive interviews, we chat to Sammo Hung about collaborating with Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen on Ip Man and the upcoming sequel, ask his personal favourite films in his long career, and ask about… Martial Law! (more…)

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The Ip Man Interviews, pt2: Wilson Yip

Tuesday, 20 October, 2009

In the second of a series of exclusive interviews, we chat to director Wilson Yip about working with Donnie Yen, making a sequel for the first time and being in front of the camera… (more…)

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The Ip Man Interviews, pt1: Donnie Yen

Monday, 19 October, 2009

In the first of a series of interviews, we chat exclusively to Donnie Yen about Ip Man, the sequel, the weight of inevitable comparisons to Bruce Lee, and much much more… (more…)