Korea’s first ever disaster movie, and one of the most expensive productions in the country’s history, Tidal Wave: Haeundae, is released courtesy of Optimum. Blending the drama of interwoven relationships with the high octane thrills of the traditional genre, the film’s centerpiece: the tsunami itself, was created by acclaimed Hollywood CGI specialists Polygon, the team behind the Star Wars prequels, The Day After Tomorrow and The Perfect Storm.
Palisades Tartan continue their phoenix-like rebirth by reissuing and repackaging titles from the Tartan back catalogue with a double bill from Park Chan-wook, JSA and I’m A Cyborg, as well as a set of Three… Extremes 1 & 2. Yes, they’re still calling Three by the name of Three… Extremes 2 – even though it was the first film… oh, whatever! (And hang on… haven’t they missed a trick not including the feature length version of Dumplings…?)
With the later also including a hugely entertaining segment by Park Chan-wook as well, there’s no doubt that we’re all looking towards the UK cinematic release of Thirst this Friday, on which we’ll be featuring more exciting news and interviews in the next few days…
