Pierce Conran

1 week ago | screenanarchy.com | Pierce Conran

Eight years after Warriors of the Dawn, director Jung Yoon-chul returns with a far more intimate project that is all the more powerful and impressive due to its small scale. Recalling Lars Von Trier's Dogville, Sea Tiger takes place almost entirely on a barebones sound stage. Initially feeling like a filmed play, it steadily becomes an immersive and richly cinematic experience as the engrossing and emotional story takes hold.

1 week ago | screenanarchy.com | Pierce Conran

After tearing through the 1980s with a range of celebrated films such as People in the Slum, Whale Hunting and Deep Blue Night, all starring Ahn Sung-ki, director Bae Chang-ho kicked off the 1990s with The Dream--once again starring Ahn--a dark period fable based on the Buddhist folk tale "Joshin's Dream". Joshin's Dream is a cautionary tale about a monk who yearns for a beautiful aristocrat who is engaged to be married.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Pierce Conran

There is something to satisfy most K-drama fans in May, with a healthy mix of genres and stars crowding the springtime schedule. Here is our pick of the best. 1. Spring of YouthLead cast: Ha Yoo-joon, Park Ji-huFollowing April’s Crushology 101, May is set to give us another spring-set youth romance. Spring of Youth is a new SBS drama featuring Ha Yoo-joon (Namib) and Park Ji-hu (All of Us Are Dead).

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Pierce Conran

This article contains minor spoilers. Lead cast: Bona, Yook Sung-jae, Kim Ji-hoonLatest Nielsen rating: 9.2 per centIn The Haunted Palace, a period drama with shades of horror, comedy and romance, Bona (Twenty-Five Twenty-One) and Yook Sung-jae (The Golden Spoon) play a spectacles maker and a dragon in human form who find themselves within the walls of the royal palace, where they tackle a mystery.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Pierce Conran

One of the most revered writers of Korean dramas prepares her return, while young stars line up for a range of tantalising new fantasy projects in our latest round of Korean casting announcements. 1. Honey Jar ProjectLast seen in The Impossible Heir, Lee Jae-wook is reportedly set to lead the coming eight-part Netflix series Honey Jar Project. The show is described as a horror fantasy about a thirty-something man who starts a part-time job that leads him into unexpected situations.