Return to Seoul

Cannes-lauded drama about identity and homeland

"...young woman at the restless core of Return to Seoul (previously titled All the People I’ll Never Be) isn’t..."

April 7, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Real Seoul Food

Koreana Korean Grill and Sushi Bar

Oct. 23, 1998 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips

Oldboy

This 2003 revenger from Korean upstart Chan-wook Park is a multilayered, intensely performed, shockingly violent, and viscerally visual tour de force.

"...plot is at once pure simplicity and utterly unique: Seoul businessman Oh Dae-su (Choi) is kidnapped one drunken, rainy..."

April 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Colossal

Toxic masculinity melds with a monster movie

"...a gigantic, Godzilla-esque kaiju stomping the bejesus out of Seoul at the exact same time every morning. There’s a..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Five More to Die For, Part 2: Must-See Movies You Missed in 2011

What you missed: Na Hong-jin's 'The Yellow Sea'

"...Because all those NoKo nukes are aimed at SoKo Seoul, home to the director of the mind-blowingly cool The..."

Jan. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Columbus

A gorgeous and resonant tale of two loners

"...& Kumar franchises) is a book translator based in Seoul, South Korea, who has come to Columbus to be..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pieta

South Korea's Kim Ki-duk makes his most commercial film yet, but it's still full of queasy-making moments.

"...pay up. His beat is the Cheonggyecheon section of Seoul, an area full of small, subsistence metal shops and..."

May 17, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Host

This manic monster party from South Korea cleverly updates the Japanese monster-movie genre while offering a witty and sweet look at what's left of the nuclear family.

"...be an oversized catfish from hell rampaging through the Seoul cityscape, and a witty and oftentimes endearingly sweet look..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Way Home

"...Accustomed to the luxuries and comforts of living in Seoul, he is unceremoniously dumped by his mother to live..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Band Invites, Part II

Only 112 days remaining until the Music conference begins

"...Big Phony (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

La Doña, Wet Leg, Wolf Eyes, and Chris Patrick Added to SXSW’s 2022 Music Ranks

… along with 302 other acts from around the world

"...Baby Kahlo (Baltimore MD) Bairi (Hershey PA) Balming Tiger (Seoul SOUTH KOREA) Band of Bastards (Austin TX) Barrie (Brookyln..."

Jan. 26, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...250 (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Releases First Wave of 2018 Performers

Marlon Williams, Jay Park, Shamir, and 204 more

"...Cifika (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Oct. 11, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: First Band List of 2016

Initial names for (154) and days remaining until (146) March madness

"...Big Phony (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW 2023 Announces Thao, Armani White, Blondshell, and Otoboke Beaver

Among 191 acts on the festival’s first artist list

"...Find the full first artist list below. 250 (Seoul SOUTH KOREA) Ailbhe Reddy (Dublin IRELAND) Albertine Sarges (Berlin..."

Oct. 19, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Adds the Chats, Boyo, Babeheaven, and Bongeziwe Mabandla

Artists broadcasting from “unusual, as well as iconic, settings”

"...Dasom Baek (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Feb. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: First List

Conference releases initial list of 171 showcasers

"...The Barberettes (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Oct. 22, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Music Adds 80 Acts

Steve Earle and Easy Life highlight sixth list

"...which now includes Kirara, an ascending electronic musician from Seoul. More docket add-ons: New York City’s the Wants, who..."

Jan. 31, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Second Big SXSW Music List

Nile Rodgers, Modern English, Cool Kids, and 204 more added

"...Glen Check (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Nov. 15, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...Deepflow (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Japaniversary

A decade at SXSW and Japan's musical jack-in-the-box has lost none of its delight. China, Singapore, India, and Iran take their cue, in baby steps.

"...2 million albums by riffing on L.A.-style Eighties metal, Seoul quartet YB proves once again that cock rock is..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Adds Ho99o9, Kikuo, Sofia Kourtesis to 2024 Music Lineup

243 artists make up the festival’s second artist announcement

"...the full list of freshly announced artists below. 250 (Seoul SOUTH KOREA) Afternoon Bike Ride (Montreal CANADA) Akira Galaxy..."

Dec. 6, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

SXSW Music: Second List

243 + 171 = as many acts as the last two ATX fests combined

"...Asian Chairshot (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Nov. 18, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Cloud Atlas

This spellbinding adaptation of a supposedly “unfilmable” novel achieves near-perfection on virtually all levels.

"...Cloud Atlas – in the futuristic megalopolis of Neo Seoul it seems to have the ultimate upper hand –..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Releases V-I-R-T-U-A-L 2021 Music Roster

Sorry, Didirri, Connie Constance highlight global drop

"...Haepaary (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Jan. 26, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Unpacks Longest Lineup List

Soccer Mommy, Caroline Rose, Alyona Alyona, and 351 more

"...Balming Tiger (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Jan. 14, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...Crayon Pop (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...Hyuna (Seoul, South Korea)..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Soul Sushi

A Tradition Honored

"...D.K.'s Sushi Bar & Seoul Restaurant photograph by John Anderson D.K.'s Sushi Bar &..."

July 25, 1997 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips

Past Lives

The tragedy of romance lost in years in Celine Song's remarkable debut

"...Canada with her family, leaving behind her life in Seoul, which includes her childhood crush Hae Sung. Over the..."

June 9, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

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