DVD Releases: October 16-22
16th October 2011
The following selection of indie films are being released this week onto DVD.
Pictured left is BOY directed by No Hong-jin and starring Yeon Joon-seok and Ahn Jae-sang. Number of discs: 1/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: ages 18+/ Format: 16:9 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0/ Running Time: 113 min./ Suggested Retail Price: 22,000 KRW/ Available: October 19th. Chance I will buy this now: 100%– I want to see it.
Pictured center is SECOND HALF directed by Jo Seong-gyu and starring Ryu Seung-soo and Lee Som. Number of discs: 1/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: ages 15+/ Format: 16:9 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0/ Running Time: 96 min/ Available: October 19th/ Chance I will buy this now: 30%. I don’t know very much about this film, but the promo material is not really selling it to me.
Pictured right is THE STORY OF MY LIFE directed by Shin Choon-soo and starring Lee Seok-joon and Lee Chang-yong. Number of discs: 1/ Subtitles: Korean and English/ Rating: ages 12+/ Format: 16:9 anamorphic widescreen/ Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0/ Running Time: 100 min./ Available/ October 19th. Chance I will buy this: 100%.. the websites I buy on neglect to mention that this is a musical as well as a drama but it is in fact a musical. I am always anxious to see Korean musicals as it is the rarest of the film genres (though you would think I would have learned my lesson with Fox Family…)