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"The Good, the Bad, the Weird" with English subtitles

2008/07/17 | Source | Permalink |

CJ/CGV will screen "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" (Joheun Nom, Nappeun Nom, Isanghan Nom) with English subtitles at its multiplex in Yongsan, Seoul. "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" is directed by renowned director KIM Ji-woon and the titular roles are played by the stars LEE Byeong-heon, SONG Kang-ho, and JEONG Woo-seong.

The western dubbed as kimchi western will premiere on Thursday and CGV Yongsan will offer the English subtitled screenings for at least two weeks. CJ/CGV, Korea's leading exhibitor, intends to increasingly offer major Korean films with English subtitles to allow foreigners in Seoul to enjoy Korean cinema.

KIM Ji-woon garnered international acclaim with "A Bittersweet Life" (Dalkomhan Insaeng), also with LEE Byeong-heon in the leading role. KIM previously worked with SONG Kang-ho on "The Foul King" (Banchik Wang), and "The Quiet Family" (Joyonghan Gajeok). JEONG Woo-seong played opposite of JEON Ji-hyeon in "Daisy".

"The Good, the Bad, the Weird" already play...| More

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2008 Sees Korean Stars Swarm Hollywood

2008/06/28 | Source | Permalink |

by Nigel D'Sa

While Hollywood seems to be gaining ground at the Korean box office in 2008, a growing number of Korean stars are invading Hollywood's home turf this year, bringing Korean talent into view on the world stage. Local celebrities such as Jeon Ji-hyeon, Lee Byeon-heon, Jung Ji-hoon ("Rain"), Jang Dong-gun, and Korean-American Daniel Henney are currently filming or have already wrapped roles in major US studio productions.

Actress Jeon, going by her English name Gianna Jun, recently completed the shooting of her lead role in "Blood: The Last Vampire", a US – Hong Kong co-production set in the Tokyo of 1970. Jeon plays Saya, a vampire working for a covert US government agency that hunts and destroys demons. She is assigned to a military school where she must find out which of her fellow classmates is a demon in disguise.

The English-language horror-thriller will be model-turned-actress Jeon's Hollywood debut. Rising to celebrity status with her 2001 Korean feature...| More

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Jeon Ji-hyeon's Readies Her Global Debut

2008/06/24 | Source | Permalink |

Top Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyeon (Gianna Jun) will embark on a media tour this July to promote her first Hollywood feature, "Blood: The Last Vampire". Her management agency SidusHQ announced this month that the film, in which Jeon plays the main role, is to be released in the U.S., Canada, Central and South America through Universal Studios in September.

The model-turned-actress, going by her English name Gianna Jun, is the lead star in the big budget US – France – Hong Kong co-production. Set in the Tokyo of 1970, Jeon plays Saya, a vampire working for a covert US government agency that hunts and destroys demons. She is assigned to a military school where she must find out which of her fellow classmates is a demon in disguise. The film is an adaptation of a Japanese anime of the same title directed by Kitakubo Hiroyuki in 2000.

Following the US release, France's largest independent film studio and the film's financial backer Pathé, as well as renowned Hong Kong-born produc...| More

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Korean Films to See at Cannes

2008/04/27 | Source | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

The world's premier film event, Festival de Cannes, will open for the 61st time May 14-25 in the southern French port city. While there are no Korean entrees this year in the main competition section, five films ― including the world premiere of the anticipated blockbuster "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" ― will shine in other sections of the festival.

"The Good, the Bad, the Weird", directed by Kim Ji-woon, will be shown in the Out of Competition section. This "oriental Western" features exciting horseback races and train rides in vast Mongolian plains.

It stars three of the hottest Korean actors ― hallyu star Lee Byeong-heon (TV soap "All In"), heartbreaker Jeong Woo-seong ("Daisy") and bona fide actor Song Kang-ho ("Secret Sunshine").

The film will receive its own gala event, complete with a red carpet event. It is anticipated to be a big highlight along with the premiere of films like Woody Allen's "Vicky Christina Barcelon...| More

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"R-point"'s KONG Soo-chang returns with The Guard Post

2008/04/04 | Source | Permalink |

Writer/director KONG Soo-chang's latest film "The Guard Post" (GP506) opens on April 3. Like his previously directed film R-point, the film is a horror film situated in the military. This time the setting is the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

JO Hyeon-jae and CHEON Ho-jin star in the horror film about a mysterious slaughtering at guard post 506 and the investigating team who gets trapped at the same guard post due to worsening weather. CHEON Ho-jin played in director YOO Ha's crime film "A Dirty Carnival" (Biyeorhan Geori) and alongside JEON Ji-hyeon in "Daisy". JO Hyeon-jae starred in "Untold Scandal" (Scandal).

KONG initially worked as a scenario writer. He wrote the scenario for the JANG Yoon-hyeon directed thriller "Tell Me Something" starring HAN Seok-kyu. He debuted as a director with "R-point" which unfolds in Cambodia where a Korean military unit is dispatched during the Vietnam War.

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

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