Foreigner's Guide to Film Culture in Korea

A blog discussing what is available for foreigners in Korea (mostly Seoul) from a cinephile's perspective. I'll also include a running diary of films I see here in the theatres and on DVD as well.

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Review: Busan Film Festival

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2012/10/11/busan-international-film-festival-review/

Thursday, 4 October 2012

Busan Film Festival Preview

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2012/10/03/preview-2012-busan-international-film-festival/#more-6897

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Korean Film Archive on YouTube

Exciting news! The Korean Film Archive has created a YouTube channel, which features many classic Korean films for free streaming. You can c...

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Podcast on Hong Sang-soo

A podcast on Hong over at VCinema, which is also hosting a blog series by Adam Hartzell on Hong's film THE DAY HE ARRIVES: http://www....

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky on Hong Sang-soo

Another piece on Hong: http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/hong-sang-soos-spatial-quirks-or-wheres-that-piano

Monday, 23 April 2012

Cinetracks radio show on Arirang

Tomorrow at Midnight (technically Wednesday 12:00 am Korean time) I will appear on the Arirang radio show Cinetracks for their Spotlight...

2012 Jeonju International Film Festival Preview

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2012/04/23/13th-jeonju-international-film-festival-preview-2012-4-26-5-4/

Sunday, 22 April 2012

Hong Sang-soo and Slacker Cinema

A good piece over at salon.com on "slacker" cinema, with a discussion of Hong Sang-soo's THE DAY HE ARRIVES . http://www.sal...

Monday, 5 March 2012

A Hong Sang-Soo Primer

As a contribution to the Korean Cinema Blogathon and as an ode to the great AV Club "Primer" series of beginner guides to pop cul...

Korean Cinema Blogathon

On now until the end of the week, check out the Korean cinema blogathon: http://www.modernkoreancinema.com/2012/03/2012-korean-cinema-blogat...

Monday, 9 January 2012

Best of 2011

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2012/01/09/best-filmtelevision-of-2011/

Saturday, 7 January 2012

Cinematheque Friends Film Festival

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2012/01/07/2012-cinematheque-friends-film-festival/

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Busan Film Festival Review

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/10/12/in-review-2011-busan-international-film-festival/

Sunday, 2 October 2011

Classic French Cinema at Seoul Cinematheque

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/10/02/classic-french-cinema-at-seoul-cinematheque-oct-12-nov-13/

Sunday, 25 September 2011

THE TREE OF LIFE

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/09/25/in-reviewbiff-preview-the-tree-of-life-terrence-malick-2011/

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Busan Film Festival Preview

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/09/20/preview-top-ten-at-2011-busan-international-film-festival/

Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Ozu Retrospective

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/09/06/yasujiro-ozu-retrospective-at-seoul-cinematheque/

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

French Cinema at the Korean Film Archive

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/08/30/french-cinema-at-the-korean-film-archive/

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

THE DAY HE ARRIVES (Hong Sang-soo, 2011)

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/08/24/in-review-the-day-he-arrives-hong-sang-soo-2011/

Monday, 22 August 2011

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (Rupert Wyatt, 2011)

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/08/22/in-review-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-rupert-wyatt-2011/

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Picture Essay: THE THIRD MAN in Vienna

I just arrived back in Seoul from a two week summer holiday in Europe, which included a stop in Vienna, Austria. I was excited to see ...

Monday, 15 August 2011

CINEMA DIGITAL SEOUL FILM FESTIVAL

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/08/15/cinema-digital-seoul-film-festival-august-17-23/

Saturday, 23 July 2011

CineVacances Program at Seoul Cinematheque

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/07/23/cine-vacances-program-at-seoul-cinematheque/

Thursday, 7 July 2011

Bergman Retrospective at Korean Film Archive

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/07/06/bergmanorama-in-seoul/

Saturday, 25 June 2011

Mario Bava Retrospective

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/06/25/italian-horror-master-mario-bava-retrospective-at-the-seoul-cinematheque/

Monday, 9 May 2011

9th Anniversary Seoul Cinematheque Film Festival (May 10-22)

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/05/09/9th-anniversary-seoul-cinematheque-film-festival-may-10-22/

Saturday, 7 May 2011

Jeonju Film Festival (Part Two)

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/05/07/in-review-jeonju-international-film-festival-part-two/

Monday, 2 May 2011

Jeonju Film Festival Review (Part One)

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/05/02/in-review-jeonju-international-film-festival-part-one/

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

Jeonju Preview

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/04/26/preview-12th-jeonju-international-film-festival-april-28-may-6/

Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Free Screening of THE CORPORATION

Sunday, 10 April 2011

Three Faces of the Bs Program at Seoul Cinematheque

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/04/07/three-faces-of-the-bs-program-at-the-seoul-cinematheque/

Sunday, 3 April 2011

International Women's Film Festival in Seoul

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/04/03/preview-top-ten13th-international-womens-film-festival-in-seoul-april-7-14/

Sunday, 27 March 2011

Upcoming Seoul Screenings

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/03/27/upcoming-screenings-in-seoul/

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Jeonju Film Festival and Jeonju Digital Project

The Korean blogathon concludes today, so I thought I would contribute one final post for the week. Thanks to Martin at New Korean Cinema and...

Wednesday, 9 March 2011

In Review: HAND OF DESTINY (Han Hyung-mo, 1954)

http://www.theoneonefour.com/2011/03/09/in-review-hand-of-destiny-han-hyung-mo-1954/

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Top Ten Korean Films

As part of this week's Korean Blogathon, I thought I would contribute my Best Ten Korean films. Although my consumption of Korean cinema...

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About Me

Marc Raymond: Seoul, South Korea; Associate Professor in the Department of Communications (Media/Journalism) at Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea. My first book, HOLLYWOOD'S NEW YORKER: THE MAKING OF MARTIN SCORSESE, was published by SUNY Press in April 2013. I have published pieces in FILM HISTORY, JUMP CUT, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FILM STUDIES, FILM CRITICISM, STYLE, NEW REVIEW OF FILM AND TELEVISION, and SENSES OF CINEMA. I graduated with my PhD in Cultural Mediations (Specialization: Visual Culture) in January 2009 from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. I taught in the Film Studies department at Carleton from 2003-2007 and in the International Language Center at Gachon University, Seongnam, South Korea, from 2008-2012.

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