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   Silenced: Film Review

   2:53 pm 12/26/2011

   • by Maggie Lee

   Were "Silenced" not based on fact, its unchecked depiction of corporal and sexual abuse in a Korean school for the deaf could be construed as sensational, manipulative, even sadistic.Read more

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   Leafie: Film Review

   10:58 pm 12/7/2011

   • by Maggie Lee

   The trials and tribulations that a farm hen undergoes to bring up her adopted duckling in "Leafie" makes the multitasking mom in "How Does She Do It" look like a dud.Read more

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   Laddaland: Film Review

   9:25 pm 12/7/2011

   • by Maggie Lee

   Like the showroom furniture in the trendy condos that figure so significantly in this tale of real estate gone ghoulishly wrong, Thai horror "Laddaland" is hiply designed and assembled, cost-effective, functional and cozily familiar.Read more

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   The King of Pigs: Film Review

   7:40 pm 12/7/2011

   • by Maggie Lee

   A shocking tale of teen violence that’s as allegorical in its animalistic imagery as Lord of the Flies and Shohei Imamura’s works, "The King of Pigs" announces the arrival of a raw, dark, adult-oriented genre of independent animation in Korea that has hitherto only made as shorts.Read more

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5. Logan Lerman Looks Lost In Translation During Korean TV Interview (Video)

   3:15 am 10/24/2011

   • by Steven Schwankert

   Was Logan Lerman channeling Bill Murray's Lost in Translation character Bob Harris during a recent Korean TV interview? Read more

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   Korea's Finecut Sells 'Poongsan' and 'Leafie'

   9:00 pm 10/17/2011

   • by Karen Chu

   Korean animated feature "Leafie" and the Kim Ki-duk-produced "Poongsan" reaped a fine harvest for Seoul-based sales agent Finecut at the Asian Film Market in Busan and MIPCOM in Cannes.Read more

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   Busan International Film Festival Wraps with New Currents, Flash Forward Awards

   6:57 am 10/14/2011

   • by Steven Schwankert

   The Busan International Film Festival closed Thursday morning with the Morteza Farshbag of Iran's Mourning and Loy Arcenas's Niño sharing the top prize in the New Currents competition. Read more

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8. Japan’s ‘My Man’ Takes Asian Project Market Prize

   6:09 am 10/14/2011

   • by Lee Hyo-won

   Yet-to-be-made film projects vied for prizes at the Asian Project Market, with the top award going to Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s "My Man – Watashino Otoko," which Thursday walked away with a $20,000 check from Busan Metropolitan City officials.Read more

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   New Look Busan Film Festival Draws to a Close

   9:46 am 10/13/2011

   • by Steven Schwankert

   The Busan International Film Festival drew to a close on Thursday, with the 2011 edition featuring numerous firsts, but leaving question marks about the festival’s direction going forward.Read more

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    BUSAN FILM FESTIVAL: THR's Festival Daily

    10:17 am 10/12/2011

    • by THR Staff

    THR's international critics weigh in on the strength of this year's festival program, run by new director Lee Yong-kwan following the resignation of founding director Kim Dong-ho; plus news and reviews on the seventh day of the Korean event.Read more

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