Host and Guest (2005) - 방문자 (Bang-moon-ja)

Yeonghwaneun Yeonghwada with SO Ji-sub pre-sold to Japan

2008/05/30 | Source | Permalink |

Director JANG hoon's upcoming Yeonghwaneun Yeonghwada (English translation: film is film) has been pre-sold to Japan's Phonicanon at the Festival de Cannes market. The film stars SO Ji-sub who enjoys great popularity in Japan because of the hit television dramas "Something Happened in Bali" (Balieseo Saengin Il) and "Sorry, I Love You" (Mianhada, Saranghanda).

The KIM Ki-duk produced film's cast also includes KANG Ji-hwan. KANG's acting career consists of various television dramas and the acclaimed feature film debut of director SIN Dong-il "Host and Guest" (Bangmoonja) which was selected by various film festivals including Pusan International Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival.

Like SO and KANG, director JANG's track record also lies mostly in television. In addition, he was KIM Ki-duk's assistant director on The Bow.

SO plays a gangster who meets KANG's character, a star actor who is tackling a gangster role. Filming is currently taking place and should e...| More

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'Fantastic Parasuicides' Invited to Sydney Film Festival

2007/11/07 | Source | Permalink |

The Korean omnibus film 'Fantastic Parasuicides' has been invited to the 2008 Sydney International Film Festival in Australia.

Producer and distributor Indiestory said it was unusual for festival organizers to invite a film prior to officially announcing the festival program.

The Fantastic Parasuicides, which was also invited to the Pusan International Film Festival's Wide Angle category, is an omnibus film which consists of three short films that come together under the common theme "suicide". The three short films include 'Three People in the Dark' directed by Park Soo-yeong, 'Fly Chicken!' directed by Jo Chang-ho and 'Happy Birthday' directed by Kim Seong-ho.

The annual Sydney International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the southern hemisphere that screens 300 films from 40 to 50 countries around the world. A number of Korean films have been invited in the past inlcuding 'Untold Scandal' and 'If You Were Me' in 2003, 'Host and Guest' in 2006 and 'Woman on th...| More

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Short Films' Showcase in Seoul Judged by LEE Chang-dong

2007/10/24 | Source | Permalink |

Korea's singular competitive and international short film festival Asiana International Short Film Festival 2007 (AISFF2007, www.aisff.org/) will present short films from around the world from November 1 and will end its run on November 6. The short films will be shown in Cinecube, located in Seoul's Gwanghwamun area.

AISFF's international competition section is extensive with numerous awards for a great variety of short film selections. Moreover, the festival includes several special programs which contain the short films: "The Holy Family" by SIN Dong-il ("Host and Guest"), Xi'an Story by Fruit Chan (Durian Durian), Gulp by Jason Reitman (Thank you for Smoking), and Epilogue by Tom Twyker (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer), among others.

AISFF aims to encourage, showcase, introduce, market, and support the "unique cinematic creativity of the short film genre". LEE Chang-dong heads the festival's International Competition Jury.

The short film festival is made possible thro...| More

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Alienation

2007/01/20 | Source | Permalink |

While face-to-face contact is gradually decreasing, some people resort to their computers to relieve their loneliness.

Those people willing to disclose all of the little details of their personal lives on the Internet are often referred to as "publizens", a compound word made from "publicity" and "citizen". And there are also nasty netizens, also known as "evil repliers", who get pleasure from receiving mounting criticism by leaving ill-mannered replies on the Internet. However, such twisted behaviors reflect their desire to communicate with other people. Perhaps they are so desperate that they want to get attention even from anonymous people. However, these abnormal behaviors are nevertheless a remedy to cure their loneliness.

What they really might need is actual face-to-face discussions with people so they can open their mind and talk about their innermost feelings. There is a movie about two completely different people who begin to reveal their problems to each other and find...| More

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2nd Chance to See The Magicians, Host & Guest and More

2006/12/26 | Source | Permalink |

Hypertech Nada's annual Nada's Final Proposal (Nada Majimak Peropojeu) aims to re-introduce to the audience films that in general only enjoyed a short cinema run, but arguably - deserve greater exposure. This year the line-up includes the independent Korean films: "The Magicians" (Mabeobsa), "Host and Guest" (Bangmoonja), "Between" (Sai-eseo), "No Regret" (Hoohwehaji anha) and the Korean-Chinese co-production "Grain in Ear" (Majong). The more mainstream film "Dasepo Naughty Girls" (Dasepo Sonyeo - "Dasepo Girl") is also included.

Writer/director SONG Il-gon showed great skill, inventiveness and imagination by filming "The Magicians" in one take, even more when considering that the storyline moves between past and present. The plot revolves around former band members who come together to commemorate the suicide of one of them. The ghost of the deceased is also present and observes how they still struggle with the loss and their feelings of guilt.

"Host and Guest" is the feature f...| More

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