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1. Pink: Busan Film Review

   1:59 am 10/11/2011

   • by Kirk Honeycutt

   Busan’s resident auteur Jeon Soo-il relates a tale of hardship in a nearly abandoned seaside community in his typical austere style.Read more

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2. War of the Arrows: Busan Film Review

   1:36 am 10/11/2011

   • by Kirk Honeycutt

   Korean director/screenwriter Kim Han-min brings archery to new cinematic heights in this period actioner.Read more

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   BUSAN FILM FESTIVAL: THR's Festival Daily

   11:00 am 10/10/2011

   • by THR Staff

   News, reviews and analysis from the fifth day of the Korean festival, including a look at Kevin Spacey's "Inseparable."Read more

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4. Punch: Busan Film Review

   9:33 am 10/10/2011

   • by Elizabeth Kerr

   Plenty of punches, both physical and emotional, get thrown around in the latest by traditional sentimentalist Lee Han.Read more

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   Niño: Busan Film Review

   9:18 am 10/10/2011

   • by Maggie Lee

   'Niño,' which observes how a Philippine family living in genteel poverty reacts to the sale of the ancestral mansion, is Chekovian in theme, Victorian in plot and performed in the raised pitch of daytime soaps.Read more

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6. 'The Host' Makes Monster Comeback

   9:00 am 10/10/2011

   • by Lee Hyo-won

   "The Host" has returned with an extra dimension, but the makers of the new 3D version say it remains true to the 2006 South Korean monster thriller.Read more

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   Thai Director Sees Upside to Piracy

   8:52 am 10/10/2011

   • by Lee Hyo-won

   Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul said there can be virtues in piracy, as it can provide an alternative to censorship issues, also suggesting major studios could learn from the independent industry’s embrace of this under- ground culture.Read more

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8. 'Inseparable' Culture Clash Story Stars Kevin Spacey

   8:45 am 10/10/2011

   • by Steven Schwankert

   Normally, answering the question “where are you from” is not difficult. But for Beijing-based director Dayyan Eng, well, it’s not so simple.Read more

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9. Jury Still Out on 3D Market Titles

   8:22 am 10/10/2011

   • by Karen Chu

   3D helps generate sales interest, but not necessarily sales, exhibitors at the sixth Asian Film Market told The Hollywood Reporter.Read more

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10. Lin Pins Hopes on 'Starry Night'

    4:05 am 10/10/2011

    • by Steven Schwankert

    If this year’s New Currents competition has a name, that name is Tom Shu-yu Lin. Read more

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