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[HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets

See how South Korean horrors "reclaims the occult", Hangul Celluloid reviews Korea's highest-grossing film of the year, Korea gets its first mountain-themed film festival, and explore the history of Korean animation at the Animation Museum in Chuncheon.

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"The Goat's Throat: How Korean Horror Reclaims The Occult"

Summer time is horror time in Korea, but this year the horror hype was a little less impressive compared to previous years (save "Train to Busan"). But that doesn't mean Korea has given up the ghost. In this article, Josh Gripton, a K-film-loving Texan, considers how Korean cinema manages to "reclaims the occult": "Korean cinema continues to make strides in the West. Korean horror in particular has been gaining traction with those who are bored of the jump-scare trappings of mainstream Hollywood..."

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[Film Review] "Train to Busan"

Paul Quinn, writing for Hangul Celluloid, reviews the biggest Korean film of the year so far: Yeon Sang-ho's "Train to Busan" starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok and Kim Su-an. Yeon's latest, his first live-action film, hit local theaters mid-July and attracted 11.5 million filmgoers during its run. "Ultimately, "Train to Busan" is an absolute white knuckle rollercoaster ride with the undead. Miss it at your peril". Have you caught "Train to Busan" yet? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below...

...READ ON HANGUL CELLULOID

"Ulju to host 1st mountain film festival"

While exploring Korea's thriving cinema scene you will no doubt be pleasantly surprised at just how many different film festivals there actually are. Yes, there are the biggies like the upcoming Busan International Film Festival, but there are also a host of smaller festivals that specialize in specific genres and/or unique themes. Ulsan city, for example, will host the country's first-ever mountain-theme film festival-the Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF)-that will take place from September 30 to October 4. Are you up for it?

...READ ON THE KOREA TIMES

"Animation Museum & Robot Studio"

South Korea's animation industry is really coming of age, and what better way to celebrate and explore this branch of the country's visual culture by visiting the Animation Museum & Robot Studio in the city of Chuncheon. The Animation Museum, which was the first of its kind when it opened its doors back in 2003, "excavates, collects, preserves, exhibits and studies animation-related materials to awaken the importance and correct sense of animation". Visit Korea has all the information you need if you want to explore the wonderful world of Korean animation...

...READ ON VISIT KOREA

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