Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) - 플란다스의 개 (Peul-lan-da-seu-eui Gae)

BAE Doona in Koreeda film

Source | 2008/10/10 | Permalink |

Renowned Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda told reporters at Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) that he will work with actress BAE Doona on his next project. Koreeda said that he highly regards the Korean actress and that he is a fan. Koreeda watched all her films and named "Barking Dogs Never Bite", "Take Care of My Cat", and "The Host".

Koreeda praised BAE for her acting and comedy skills, rather than being just a pretty face, to motivate his choice for BAE in a leading role in his fantasy melodrama with touches of comedy. The story will be about a non-human form of life which learns the language and emotions like love while living among humans.

Korean film company Barunson Entertainment is also involved in the project. According to Barunson, the project has no confirmed title as yet and that more details about the project are still pending. The film is scheduled to start filming in December.

BAE previously played in the Japanese film Linda Linda Linda (Nobuhiro Yamas...| More

Bong Joon-ho "Won Bin is youthful country style"

Source | 2008/07/03 | Permalink |

BONG Joon-ho Films Aoi Yu in Tokyo

Source | 2007/08/29 | Permalink |

Renowned Korean director BONG Joon-ho chose Aoi Yu to star in his short film "Shaking Tokyo", part of an omnibus film project titled "Tokyo". Filming is under way and Aoi Yu plays a pizza delivery girl who changes the life of a hikikomori, the Japanese name for someone with agoraphobia.

BONG made his name with contemporary classics like "Barking Dogs Never Bite" and "Memories of Murder". However, it's his latest "The Host" which is the major influence on his name internationally..

Aoi Yu caught attention with her role in Hanna and Alice. Her role in "Hula Girls" – by the Korean-Japanese director LEE Sang-il – gained her a lot of international attention as the film has been successful in many film festivals.

The other two episodes of the omnibus will be directed by Michel Gondry and Leos Carax. The film's are scheduled for release next year.

Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...| More

"The Cut" Combines Talent and Promising Actors

Source | 2007/07/16 | Permalink |

Egg Films and Chungeorahm Films released their horror summer title "The Cut" (Haeboohakgyosil). The film is directed by SON Tae-woong and the cast features the young actors HAN Ji-min and ON Joo-wan.

The film depicts medical students who one by one start to meet their death when they start dissecting a corps of a mysterious beautiful woman. The film tackles the horror genre from a visual imaginative angle rather than relying on gore.

SON is both a director and writer and he penned BONG Joon-ho's international breakthrough "Barking Dogs Never Bite" (2000). HAN has already a long career in television dramas. ON was recognized for his leading role in JO Chang-ho's 2006 international film festival favorite "The Peter Pan Formula". He also played supporting roles in the gangster film "Bloody Tie" and the martial arts film "The City of Violence".

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Film struggles with a troubled future

Source | 2007/06/20 | Permalink |

Two film festivals are set to excite movie fans: the Chungmuro Film Festival and the Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival (CinDi). Director Kim Hong-joon, 51, and movie critic Jeong Seong-il, 48, who are in charge of the festivals, have distinctive visions for the future of film.
Kim pursues the rediscovery of tradition, while Jeong pushes toward the future by working in a digital format rather than film.
The two directors recently spoke to the JoongAng Ilbo. Kim began by stating that the Chungmuro Film Festival is going to be held in the midst of a crisis in Korea's movie culture.
"It's a serious problem", he said. "I fear that the golden age of the past will vanish".
Jung said that movies today have become like fast food and are somewhat similar to today's popular music culture.
"We're living in an age where discussion about movies is shallow", he continued. "It seems as if there is no more 'cinephile' culture.
"In the past, a film could be something that everybody wanted to s...| More