• Christopher Bourne

    ChristopherBourne

    Christopher Bourne is a writer and cinephile. His film reviews and articles have appeared in Senses of Cinema, Meniscus Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail and other publications.

    Additional Reflections on US/Korea Co-Production from Michael Kang, Director of WEST 32ND

    Michael Kang

    One film that paved the way for the sort of US/Korea production collaboration represented by Wedding Palace is Michael Kang’s West 32nd, a gritty crime drama set in New York’s Koreatown.

    Christine Yoo’s Wedding Palace: A Production Marriage Made in the US and Korea

    weddingpalace_filmstill

    Wedding Palace encompasses animation, music video montages, broad comedy, and romantic moods enhanced by great-looking shots of the Seoul skyline.