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1st DMZ Documentary Film Festival Opened

Source | 2009/10/30 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The 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, Kim Young-cheol, Yoon Kye-sang, Cha Soo-yeon, and Choo Sang-mi and her husband. The event is emceed by Kim Je-dong.

Yoon Do-hyeon, the festival's PR ambassador; actress Lee In-hye; and 4th-grade student Kim Gwan-yoo, who lives in Daeseongdong Village, located inside the DMZ, will also attend the opening ceremony. Gangsane Band will perform a live set in honor of this occasion, as well.
Produced by the martial arts director Jeong Doo-hong, who is also a member of the Festival Organizing Committee, White Wild Goose is performed by ballerina Yang Inko only for this festival.
The opening film Heart of Jenin is the story of Ahmed and his father. Ahmed is a...| More

Gluttony for Beauty Takes Toll in 'Yoga'

Source | 2009/08/13 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

The intention of the horror movie-wannabe "Yoga" seems sound enough. Misled desire for eternal beauty and youth leads a group of already perfectly gorgeous women to a sinister place where they all end up screaming and running for their lives.

But beauty has its price, and a horror movie that focuses only on looking good certainly forfeits its scare factor.

Director Yoon Jae-yeon, who made a fantastic feature film debut with "Wishing Stairs", the third in the blockbuster high school horror series, tries to create a "this could happen to you" scenario in an urban setting. But she thoroughly disappoints, delivering instead a pitiful B-movie spoof that may, at best, be granted a spot at a minor fantasty film festival.

Singer-turned-actress Eugene (Yoo Jin) stars in the lead role as Hyo-jeong (a.k.a. the one who shrieks the most in the film). Hyo-jeong had been the star host of a home shopping channel until a young beauty pageant queen came along ...| More

Let Horror Take Control of Summer Heat

Source | 2009/08/04 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Han Sang-hee, Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporters

Local broadcasters and the movie industry are preparing to help viewers kill the summer heat with horror programs and movies this month. Here is some of what's being offered.

Small Screen

MBC, which has had a successful history of horror dramas, including "M - Drama", starring popular actress Shim Eun-ha in 1994, hopes to reprise that success with the drama " Possessed".

"'Possessed' ('HON - Soul') is not based on `Korean Ghost Stories' nor is it a part of the movie series `Whispering Corridors'. We used the film `Let the Right One In', which is about a relationship between a vampire girl and young boy, as a model, and started working from there", Kim Sang-ho, the producer, said at a press conference held at MBC, Ilsan, Monday.

`'Possessed' ('HON - Soul')' revolves around a high school student, Ha-na (newcomer Lim Ju-eun), who can see dead people, and a profiler named Shin Ryu, played by Lee Seo-jin ("Yi San", 2008). When S...| More

Horror film explores obsession with beauty

Source | 2009/07/22 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The word beauty is often associated with nature, the arts and, of course, the female sex.

And many women spend a good deal of time trying to fit that description, spending an untold amount of money on expensive haircuts, slathering themselves in anti-wrinkle creams and buying high-end makeup, perfume and jewelry.

But the pursuit of beauty can easily become an obsession, which often leads to unintended consequences - especially in today's appearance-focused world. Just look to a number of celebrities who have taken plastic surgery and Botox a little bit too far, sometimes with frightening results.

So what better time for "Yoga", a horror film that mixes the unending pursuit of beauty with a heavy dose of fear.

The movie, which is scheduled to be released next month, tells the story of five women who are locked up in a mysterious Yoga, which each had visited in the hopes of improving their looks.

"A woman's desire for beauty is universal, and I thought I could successfully...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] "Yoga" film's beauties

Source | 2009/07/20 | 0 comments | Permalink |

There are eerie and horrific things that happen in this Yoga school. The film, "Yoga" has been presented before the press where the beauty stars have come.

Stars Yoo Jin, Cha Soo-yeon, Park Han-byeol, Jo Eun-ji, Kim Hye-na, Lee Yeong-jin, and Hwang Seung-eon are starring in this film!

The 7 characters will be obsessed with becoming ...| More