Busan International Film Festival

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   B.E.D.: Busan Review

   7:57 pm 10/7/2012

   • by Deborah Young

   Veteran director Park Chul-soo's film is packed with full-frontal nudity and round-the-clock soft-core sex scenes to very little effect.Read more

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   Busan 2012: Oscar Hopeful Kim Ki-duk on His Controversial Film, 'Pieta'

   3:49 pm 10/7/2012

   • by Soo-mee Park

   The Hollywood Reporter caught up with the edgy South Korean auteur and discussed his Oscar chances and the alternate ending to his controversial BIFF entry.Read more

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   Busan 2012: 'B•E•D' Pushes the Envelope With Oft-Nude Cast

   3:27 pm 10/7/2012

   • by Gavin J. Blair

   Despite racy subject matter, the cast of Park Chul-soo’s BIFF world premiere say they were comfortable baring it all.Read more

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   Busan 2012: Download THR's Day 4 'Daily'

   7:12 am 10/7/2012

   • by THR Staff

   In day four of THR's Busan Film Festival Daily, local pop phenom Psy brings "Gangnam Style" to BIFF, a Korean Film Council report pits art house directors against local theater owners and celebrated auteur Kim Ki-duk discusses his controversial new release, "Pieta."Read more

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   Busan 2012: Korean Film Report Stirs Debate

   3:13 am 10/7/2012

   • by Soomee Park

   A recent survey suggests corporate multiplex owners give preferential treatment to films released by affiliates.Read more

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   Psy Rides Gangnam Style Mania Into Busan

   2:40 am 10/7/2012

   • by Soomee Park

   The South Korean pop star played a short set before a frenzied, invite-only crowd at BIFF Saturday nightRead more

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7. Apparition (Aparisyon): Busan Review

   9:34 pm 10/6/2012

   • by Deborah Young

   Filipino director Vincent Sandoval follows up his transgender drama Senorita with a story about nuns living in a remote convent during the Marcos yearsRead more

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   Busan 2012: Director James Lee on His Latest Project, 'If It’s Not Now Then When?'

   3:36 pm 10/6/2012

   • by Patrick Brzeski

   The S.E. Asian auteur weighs in on going mainstream, the buzz about Malaysia’s new film fest and why he’s making his country’s first sci-fi film.Read more

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   Afghan Film Sector Looks to South Korea for Guidance

   3:06 pm 10/6/2012

   • by Clarence Tsui

   Struggling filmmakers attempt to start over in post-Taliban era.Read more

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    Rurouni Kenshin: Busan Review

    10:31 am 10/6/2012

    • by Deborah Young

    Director Keishi Otomo brings a wildly popular Japanese manga to life with a boost from young star Takeru Sato.Read more

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