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“He’s John Ford. I’m David Fincher.”

By El Vez ⋅ February 27, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Anyone who reads our annual Top Ten lists here at Directors Notes, will know we’re big fans of South Korea films, with Bong Joon-Ho and Park Chan-Wook featuring heavily over the last few years. I’m always waiting with baited breath to see what either of the South Korean auteurs do next and thankfully the guys at [...]

DN LFF09: Mother – Bong Joon-Ho

By El Vez ⋅ October 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

South Korean cinema has been going from strength to strength in recent years and if Mother is anything to go by, then this rise isn’t going to stop anytime soon. Park Chan-Wook has stolen much of the praise for the nation’s growing cinematic power with his Vengeance trilogy (Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Old Boy and [...]