Choi Min-sik (최민식)

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  Korean movie of the week animation "Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild"
  2012/11/15, Source,
  Korean movie of the week animation "Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild" (2011) Directed by Oh Seong-yoon With Moon So-ri, Yoo Seung-ho, Choi Min-sik, Park Cheol-min, Kim Sang-hyeon, Jeon Sook-kyeong,... Synopsis Based on a bestselling preteen novel of the same title that has sold more than 1 million copies in Korea, "Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild" is about a laying hen named Leafie who is destined to live the "same old" repetitive life confined on the chicken farm,...More

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  [Hancinema's Film Corner] Fighting?! Korean Cinema and the 'Mock Charge'
  2012/11/10,
  The 'mock charge' is indeed a curious phenomenon in Korean cinema. This "threat of violence" is usually used when there is a real, or perceived, power difference between two parties; as well as a strong desire to express it. In modern Korean cinema it can be seen in almost all genres, and performed by, well, anyone really. This simulated act of aggression is now an iconic element performed by Korean actors, and actresses, and has become a hallmark of Korean cinema's power relations onscreen. But what is a 'mock charge' and how exactly is it used in Korean cinema? The term is more commonly associated with large land mammals, and has been observed in the behaviour of elephants, lions, hippopotamuses, and rhinos. The idea is that when an animal feels threaten they will often perform a simulated action designed to ward off that threat,...More

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  [Guest Post] Daniel Tudor on Korean cinema
  2012/11/09, Source,
  I'm not a true cinephile by any stretch of the imagination. I've always been the archetypal casual fan, who knows what he likes, but doesn't really like it enough to remember every line of the script. People ask, "have you seen [insert name of genius film here]?" and I honestly reply "yeah, I saw it a few years back, it was great". But then I'll be unable to back that up with any enlightened commentary on that scene with the uninterrupted shot that goes all the way around the bar and back again when all the mobsters are being introduced. Or even who was in it, sometimes. But when I first moved to Seoul in 2004, Korean cinema got to me. In some way it was a stroke of luck to be here while a golden era was still in swing,...More

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  Choi Min-sik looks like Kim Il-seong?
  2012/11/01, Source,
  Leading role in movie "The Power" Actor Choi Min-sik is acting out the late Kim Il-sung, leader of North Korea,...More