Jean Noh

Talking to dir. Park Chan-wook is unfailingly fascinating & he's always given me so much insight. A pleasure to write up my interview with him per 'No Other Choice', which is opening Busan IFF tonight & is S. Korea's submission to the Oscars. screendaily.com/features/park-…

K-drama in the middle of the night. Ludicrous. Hilarious. But sorted. Proud of this democracy.

@sameneman I hear I'm late for my hospital admission procedure. Have fun watching K-content. I'll be listening to full albums with my eyes closed. See you on the other side!

@Nonohnoh I suppose we’ll be seeing a lot more Korean film and TV with the writers’ and actors’ strikes here in the US. What do you hear?

One of my ophthalmologists said the best - and, it seems to me, annoyingly simple and belated - advice he could give anyone is to BLINK MORE while staring at your screens. I share this with you as I go offline for 2 weeks & 2 eye surgeries.

My condolences to all those who lost Derek Malcolm over the weekend. My brief journalistic and social encounters with him were always lovely and heartening. Rest in peace.

Finecut strikes deals with ‘Devils’ across Asia and CIS. The body swap action thriller stars Jang Dong-yoon from 'Project Wolf Hunting' and Oh Dae-hwan from 'Tomb Of The River'. screendaily.com/news/finecut-s…

‘Festivals in crosshairs as SAG-AFTRA issues strike rules‘ - again HT ⁦@JKmovies⁩ with some fascinating coverage screendaily.com/news/festivals…

'Equity issues legal advice to members, posts SAG-AFTRA solidarity message' - HT ⁦@JKmovies⁩ - very interesting to see the differences between UK & US legalities concerning unions screendaily.com/news/equity-is…

I increasingly find myself in situations where it's like dealing with 3 children stood in 1 overcoat obnoxiously insisting they are an adult with experience so this is almost painfully funny.

ICYMI director Takashi Shimizu, creator of ‘The Grudge’, did a great interview with @rhymeswithguy before the world premiere of his latest horror film 'Sana' - starring boyband Generations - at BIFAN. screendaily.com/features/takas…

Chile’s ‘Sorcery’, Korea’s ‘Iron Mask’ win top awards at Bucheon Int'l Fantastic Film Festival, Asia's largest genre film event. screendaily.com/news/chiles-so…

Cannes best actress winner Jeon Do-yeon & director Oh Seung-uk reunite for ‘Revolver’ (exclusive) - Ji Chang-wook & Lim Ji-yeon also attached. screendaily.com/news/cannes-aw…

ICYMI Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) project market head Thomas Nam talked to us about trends he's seeing in genre filmmaking & NAFF's contributions. screendaily.com/features/korea…

Malaysia’s ‘The Passport’ wins top Bucheon Award at #Bifan’s NAFF project market (HT ⁦⁦@rhymeswithguy⁩) screendaily.com/news/malaysias…

‘The Roundup: No Way Out’ tops landmark 10 million admissions in South Korea. I added some other box office data for recent films and all-time hits for comparison here. screendaily.com/news/the-round…

How Hong Kong’s ‘Warriors Of Future’ and Thailand’s ‘Love Destiny The Movie’ scored local box office success - and a list of Made in Asia box office hits. (HT Silvia Wong) screendaily.com/features/how-h…

Five Japanese genre projects under the spotlight at Bifan’s NAFF (HT ⁦@rhymeswithguy⁩) screendaily.com/features/five-…

'How XR projects are blurring reality and moving beyond VR headsets.' HT ⁦@rhymeswithguy⁩ for giving us the lowdown on one of #BIFAN's most fun & fascinating programmes. screendaily.com/features/how-x…

If 1 more person starts proselytizing at a festival gathering about how AI is changing the world, I'm gonna have to ask them to open ChatGPT & tell it to respond like a person who hasn't heard it all dozens of times already while I go off to find more interesting ppl to talk to.

CJ ENM appoints former Disney+ executive to lead streamer TVING - making her the first woman CEO in the Korean OTT industry. screendaily.com/news/cj-enm-ap…