Kim Dong-weon (김동원)

Two Korean Films in San Diego Line-up

2006/09/21 | Source | Permalink |

KIM Jee-woon's A Bittersweet Life (2005) and KIM Dong-weon's My Boss, My Teacher (2006) are programmed at this year's San Diego Asian Film Festival. San Diego will host the seventh edition of the film festival from October 12 until October 19, 2006.

The much praised film noir A Bittersweet Life stars LEE Byeong-heon as a right-hand of a criminal leader. He solves problems in a stylish and undisputed way, not hesitating to use violence when he feels it is needed. He is untouchable until he meets the lover of his boss and develops feelings for her.

My Boss, My Teacher is this year's record breaking comedy, becoming the most popular comedy in Korea. The gangster comedy is a sequel of the successful My Boss, My Hero from 2001. JeoNG Joon-ho plays the protagonist, a student who works at night as a gangster.

Daniel Dae KIM actor from the television sensation Lost is one of the festival's special guests.

The festival opens with Journey fromthe Fall, award winner at Sundance Film F...| More

Comedy Sequel Touches on Serious Social Issues

2006/01/18 | Source | Permalink |

By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

Corruption and immorality in the nation's secondary school system are serious issues that often appear on the front page of newspapers. But are they a good subject for a comedy movie?

The corruption of a private school foundation, disrespect for teachers and an immoral relationship between a teacher and student are heavy issues. Can you poke fun at them?

The coming comedy film "My Boss, My Teacher" deals with these issues while making the audience break out in laughter.

"I hope that this film can work as a comedy that criticizes current social problems, which (in the film) are tackled by men who are uneducated yet have a sense of justice", actor Jeong Joon-ho said Tuesday during a news conference after the preview screening of "My Boss, My Teacher" at Yongsan CGV theater in Seoul.

Jung said the sequel uses similar elements of humor as the original 2001 hit comedy, which was seen by 3.5 million people, but to improve it, the situations that...| More