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Pulsagari (North Korean; 1985) Director: Shin Sang-ok Although we have hardly heard of North Korea (NK)'s indulgement in the celluloid industry, The Supreme Leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-Un and Kim Jong-Il before him, are movie buffs. The elder was so desperate to bring his country's movies to the international arena (and to make propaganda films) that Jong-Il kidnapped South Korea's famous film icons of the 60s, Shin Sang-ok and his ex-wife Choi Eun-hee for this purpose. In 1979, Choi went missing in Hong Kong. Shin was the prime suspect in her disappearance. In trying to investigate her vanishing, he was kidnapped by Kim's men and whisked off to NK. Here, Shin found Choi safe and sound. After series of torture and rehabilitation exercise, Shin decided that the best way to escape was to play ball. Both Choi and Shin soon became a feature in NK high society. He was coaxed to make about 7 movies, of which Pulsagari is one. A ...

Interview (2014) Perhaps it was all just a stunt to catch everybody's fancy. The alleged hacking of a giant and threat of war and all. Anyway, what do you expect when a leader of a sovereign nation is ridiculed? Most Hollywood films would only make characters that resemble a leader of a small helpless nation, not point blank the very same name. Sitting through the 1.5 hour of the movie which would make 'Austin Powers' seen as a classic, I realised that it not even worth the film it is printed on. The jokes are not funny with frequent use of explicit foul superlatives and adjective and 'in your face' sexual jokes which are not sexual innuendoes but descriptive pornographic gestures. Over at the story department, it is nothing much. Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) are proud of their brainless TV show which features interview of worthless importance. Not surprisingly, it is a runaway hit in its ratings and is even liked by N...