Actor
Kang Dong-won has made a comeback after a two-year absence, wearing an outfit that perfectly suits him. He plays a malicious taoist in the movie "
JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard", fabulously portraying the classical-novel character and even reinterpreting him in a fresh and mischievous way. He looks nothing like his confused character in "M" (2007) or the sad death-row convict he portrayed in "
Our Happy Time".
When we met with Kang on December 16 prior to the movie's opening, he said that he wanted to gain popularity with more people. He said, "It's an entertaining movie. I tried hard to become closer to viewers. But unfortunately the rhythm of my acting was...
MoreThe DMZ Documentary Film Festival - the first of its kind in Korea - will open in Paju Book City on October 22.
The opening ceremony for this event will be held on the outdoor stage, in front of Ichae Shopping Mall, with participation of celebrities including
Park Ye-jin,
Bae Soo-bin,
Lee Yeong-ja,
Jang Hyeon-seong,
Kim Ji-soo, ...
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Jeong Doo-hong is in high demand both for TV dramas and the silver screen. He is indispensable to action filmmaking. He directs the most touted Korean films. Jeong is the number one martial arts director in the country.
Fiery passion and innocence
Jeong is undisputedly the country's top martial arts director and the best stunt performer as well. Stories about him are countless. Just to hear about him from other film directors who worked with him will take up half a day. The list of dramas and movies he has worked on would make a thick book. He has always been strong headed, over the top and ready to make the next big scuffle. But any producer who has worked with him once wants to keep him around. Why? Because whatever the film director wants, Jeong can make happen with any means possible. There were more times that the director tried to talk him out of a daring action scene rather than Jeong turning down a director's call. Jeong's eyes are extremely intense when he is dead focused on the film set during acting or coaching the cast. But anyone who has seen his smile may also be puzzled. To quote director
Kim Seong-su, Jeong is a "c...
MoreThe 2008 Seoul Youth Education Media Festival kicked off on Wednesday.
The four-day-long event held by the Seoul city government provides students an opportunity to experience working in the media and possibly give them some career ideas.
National broadcasters including Arirang TV parti...
MoreThe Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), now in its 12th edition, is launching a project market under the heading Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF2008). The 5 day platform will be launched during PiFan's 10-day run July 18 – 27 and will present projects from Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, the US and the UK among others.
NAFF2008 was conceived to provide an impetus to Asian genre cinema and to encourage development and financing of officially selected genre projects. The main section, 'It Project' will present 16 projects from 8 c...
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