Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's Ministry for Propaganda and its film studios. Conceiving every movie made, he acted as producer and screenwriter. Despite this control, he was underwhelmed by the available talent and took drastic steps, ordering the [...]
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The Extraordinary True Story of Kim Jong-Il s kidnapping of the golden couple of South Korean Cinema, The Movies They Were Forced to Make, and Their Daring Escape.Before becoming the world s most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea s Mi[...]
In an exciting volume of non-stop action, the story of "Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man" comes to an end! Banya races to deliver his most important "package" ever - the powerful summoner Jiahn - to the aptly named Land of Death. Jiahn must reach her destination before an extraordinary evil is unle[...]
Extraterrestrial beings have invaded our garden world, hellbent on wiping humanity off the face of the planet. The only hope is a specialized force of genetically-engineered female "Pandoras" and their male partners known as Limiters," who represent the last line of defense against a horrific alien [...]
Remember the tale of the little mermaid that fell in love with the dashing human prince? Now, imagine the roles reversed, as a romance blooms between the beautiful Evyione and a dashing young merman. It's a unique twist on timeless tale that is sure to leave you spellbound.[...]
Religious traditions have always been dependent on human ecologies while on the other hand vibrantly affecting our perceptions of nature and sociocultural practices with(in) it. If life and religion change dramatically at present, how could religion make a change? Questions like these are reflected [...]
Film Studies. Asian Studies. This book is an introductory guide to Park Chan-wook, the 2004 Cannes Grand Prix winner and one of the most acclaimed and popular Korean film directors. The book looks within with an insider's eyes and gropes roughly for the root and stems of the cinematic world of Park,[...]
En avbruten rakhyvel utlöser en kedja av olyckor för en tjänsteman på väg till sitt jobb i centrala Seoul. I en utsiktslös källarvåning är datorskärmen en ung mans enda fönster mot omvärlden. En gift kvinna blir mer och mer övertygad om att hennes känslokalle man är en vampyr. Och en [...]