Drink up

The Korea Society, in New York, interviewed Korean film director Park Chan-wook about his background, influences and newest movie, "Thirst." The recording is in Korean and translated into English. Click here to listen.

Jenny Kim

A graphic designer by day and an illustrator by night, Jenny Kim is “trying to build a clientele for both areas and plunge myself into a diverse array of projects,” she said.

Summer events such as cultural festivals and movies currently “quench” her “inspiration thirst.” She recommends checking out "Megane" by Naoko Ogigami and "Thirst" by Park Chan-Wook.

“I couldn't stop drooling as I watched both movies, but it was the solid screenplay, cinematography, combined with the art that made the movies top notch,” Kim told Creative Cat. “There are so many people who are just way too talented in this world.”

Music also keeps Kim going. She keeps Priscilla Ahn, Vampire Weekend, Rufus Wainwright, Regina Spektor, Cocoon, Duke Jordan Trio, Nujabes, Naomi & Goro and Kings of Convenience on heavy rotation in her iTunes.

Kim lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. There, she is working on ideas for personal and commercial illustration projects. She’s also focusing on photography – working with her Lomo lc-a and Pentax Spotmatic-F. Keep tabs on her Web site for more.

"Taking Woodstock" and Ang Lee

Journalist Li Jing talks to director Ang Lee about his newest film, "Taking Woodstock." Lee is responsible for many big hits: "Brokeback Mountain"; "The Ice Storm"; "Sense and Sensibility"; "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and perhaps, the upcoming "Life of Pi."

"Taking Woodstock" starts showing in theaters Aug. 28. The trailer is below.

Wish List

My day just got a little brighter. The Lomographic Society International is offering a 25th anniversary edition of the quirky little Lomo. This analogue camera was created in the Soviet Union initially, but the line is now manufactured entirely in China. (Surprise, surprise.)

I don't mean to be greedy. After all, I just indulged myself with a Holga at B&H this past weekend. But holy cow. These anniversary packages are snazzzzzy!

Via Hypebeast.

Cambodian conscience

As the Khmer Rouge Tribunal continues to weigh who should be held responsible for the deaths of some 1.7 million people during the Pol Pot era, a film about Cambodia's genocide is airing here in the U.S. on HBO2 this month.


Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki is a Japanese-American who has used his medium to create documentaries on addiction, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the HIV virus. This time around, he focuses on the atrocities that occurred more than 30 years ago at a Phnom Penh school-turned-torture camp called Tuol Sleng. Visitors to Cambodia's capital can go inside S-21, but Okazaki's film also gives somber but beautiful insight into the terrible things that happened there.

Click here to learn more and view an airtime schedule.