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‘Doomsday Book’ Movie Review – is eccentrically charming

Doomsday Book Written by Kim Jee-Woon & Yim Pil-Sung Directed by Kim Jee-Woon & Yim Pil-Sung South Korea, 2012 The triumvirate anthology film gets a welcome revival in this South Korean horror / SF hybrid picture, with a mixture of social criticism thrown in for oriental larks. After filming two segments of the tale back in …

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Fantastic Fest 2012: ‘Doomsday Book’, a worthy addition in the ongoing resurgence of anthology films

Doomsday Book Directed by Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung Screenplay by Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung 2012, South Korea Doomsday Book, the Korean anthology co-directed by Yim Pil-sung (Hansel & Gretel) and Kim Jee-woon (The Good, The Bad and The Weird and I Saw The Devil), offers three unique takes of society in decline and …

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Fantasia 2012: ‘Doomsday Book’ does not fully come together

Doomsday Book Directed by Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung Written by Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung South Korea, 2012 How often do anthology films fully come together, with each part perfectly complimenting one another? The answer, despite however many times filmmakers attempt to construct them, is rarely. In fairness, the degree of difficult involved is …

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Fantasia 2012: Ricky D’s most anticipated films

I’ve been lucky enough to attend the Fantasia film Festival since the very first year and make no mistake about it, Fantasia has always been a highlight of every summer since. This year is no exception. With another impressive and diverse line-up, any movie crazed die hard genre fans such as myself are left with …

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