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Photos: Clarissa Oliverio sunglasses 2023
23 September 2023 12:50 PM | No CommentsOliverio's sunglasses are sold at boutiques worldwide, including France (where she is based), the United States, Cyprus and Switzerland.
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Giovanni Fumu’s “Abroad” – 2023 BIFAN Review
07 September 2023 5:41 AM | No CommentsAs soon as “Abroad” opens, it’s clear that something is amiss as a Korean couple arrives at a nearly empty airport in the American Midwest.
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Photos: Georges Wendell x La Manso Spring 2024
21 July 2023 4:54 PM | No CommentsPhotos from the collaboration between Wendell and the Barcelona-based accessories designer.
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Son’s Pokémon cards inspire artist Katherine Bernhardt’s Hong Kong debut
17 July 2023 5:33 PM | No CommentsUnlike the cards, which feature clean lines, solid colors and easy-to-read font, Bernhardt opts for the spirit that made them popular collectors' items.
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“Killing Romance” (킬링 로맨스) – 2023 BIFAN Review
16 July 2023 7:12 PM | No CommentsIt’s a comedy. It’s a drama. It’s a musical. “Killing Romance” is all of these things, and also none of them, at the same time.
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North Korea Archive
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Where North Koreans watch films: A look into several Pyongyang movie theaters
Meniscus MagazinePosted on September 9, 2018 | No CommentsThe Pyongyang International Film Festival is a rare opportunity for foreigners to watch movies alongside locals in a select number of theaters. -
2016 Pyongyang International Film Festival Opening Ceremony highlights
Meniscus MagazinePosted on November 13, 2016 | No CommentsFounded in 1987, the event now takes place every even year at theatres across the North Korean capital. -
Film Review: “The Lovers and the Despot”
Christopher BournePosted on September 29, 2016 | No CommentsThe story of two South Koreans drafted into making films in North Korea potentially makes for a great movie. “The Lovers and the Despot” isn’t that film. -
“The Story of Our Home” – 2016 Pyongyang Film Review
Meniscus MagazinePosted on September 22, 2016 | No CommentsThe North Korean film "The Story of Our Home" (우리 집 이야기) is loosely based on the true story of the country's "girl mother." -
“Comrade Kim Goes Flying” – 2013 MIFF Review
Meniscus MagazinePosted on August 15, 2013 | No Comments"Comrade Kim Goes Flying" - a collaboration between North Korea and the West - focuses on a plucky daughter of a coal miner who wants to be an acrobat. -
“Aim High in Creation!” – 2013 MIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 9, 2013 | No CommentsA kooky premise for director Anna Broinowski brings her to North Korea to learn from the very best filmmakers in her documentary, "Aim High in Creation!" -
DPRK Film: “Centre Forward” – 2013 MIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 28, 2013 | No Comments"Centre Forward," an entertaining North Korean film about football, screens as part of a DPRK showcase at the 2013 Melbourne International Film Festival. -
DPRK Film Review: Kim Kil-in’s “Hong Kil Dong”
Christopher BournePosted on May 11, 2012 | No Comments"Hong Kil Dong" is a rather diverting, if a little creaky, North Korean martial-arts action flick surprisingly free of overt ideological content. -
DPRK Film Reviews: “Bellflower,” “My Look in the Distant Future”
Christopher BournePosted on February 24, 2012 | No CommentsThe melodramatic sugar makes the ideological medicine go down in "Bellflower." "My Look in the Distant Future" exhorts its viewers to look to the future.