Han Jae-rim (한재림)

It's Song Kang-ho's 'Show' All the Way

2008/01/29 | Source | Permalink |

'The Show Must Go On' a vehicle for Korean star's amazing talent

Kyu Hyun Kim (qhyunkim)

Kang In-gu (Song Kang-ho, "The Host", "The Secret Sunshine") is a middle-rank boss of a criminal gang. Recently, he is suffering from chronic fatigue, taken to falling asleep while caught in a traffic stop. His business is not exactly booming. His attractive wife Mi-ryung (Park Ji-yeong) has had it with his broken promise to open a fruits and vegetables shop after washing his hands from racketeering and extortion business. His equally attractive teenage daughter Hee-soon (Kim So-eun, "Someone behind Me") wishes he were dead. His supposed colleague Sang-jin (Yoon Je-moon, "The Host", again typecast as a mean thug) is looking for a chance to stick a knife in his gut, both figuratively and literally. The only sympathetic figure around him appears to be his childhood buddy Hyung-jin (Oh Dal-soo, "Old Boy") who now works for a rival gang.

"The Show Must Go On" comes at the end of the cycle of i...| More

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"The Show Must Go on" Wins Blue Dragon Award

2007/11/24 | Source | Permalink |

Director Han Jae-rim's "The Show Must Go On" has won the domestic award for best picture.

At the 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards Friday, the movie's lead actor Song Kang-ho also won best actor. Jeon Do-yeon won best actress for her performance in "Secret Sunshine". Earlier in May, the actress won the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in the film.

The best director award went to Heo Jin-ho for "Happiness".

Kim Sang-ho was named best supporting actor for his role in "The Happy Life" and Nah Moon-hee best supporting actress for her role in "Cruel Winter Blues".

The awards are the nation's version of Hollywood's Oscars.

Reported by KBS WORLD Radio ...| More

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Events to promote Korean Films held in the US

2007/11/13 | Source | Permalink |

While many new Korean films are premiering in Korea this fall, spicing up domestic theaters, several events introducing Korean films to US audiences are being held across the United States, drawing attention from many.

At the top of the list is the Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles (KOFFLA), to be held 15 – 18 November. The event is co-supported by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) LA office and Korean Cinematheque under the title, "It's Alive: Korean Film Genre Hybrids and Hollywood Remakes". Out of 13 films to be shown are such highlights as "Barking Dogs Never Bites", the first feature from director BONG Joon-ho.

The film festival will be held at the Fairfax 3 theater in Los Angeles. The curtain raiser will be "Driving With My Wife's Lover" by director Kim Tae-sik, a film invited to this year's Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will close with director Han Jae-rim's "The Show Must Go On". Both works will be LA premieres and will be screened in the presence of the directo...| More

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Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles launched

2007/11/01 | Source | Permalink |

The first Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles will be held from November 15-17 under the theme "It's Alive: Korean Film Genre Hybrids and Hollywood Remakes".

Hosted by KOFIC's Los Angeles office in partnership with the Korean Cinematheque, the festival will take place at the Fairfax 3 Theaters.

More than 15 films are scheduled to be presented, including opening night film "Driving With My Wife's Lover" by KIM Tae-sik, about a man who discovers that his wife is having an affair with a taxi driver. Closing the event will be "The Show Must Go On" by HAN Jae-rim, centered on the family life of a gangster played by SONG Kang-ho. Both KIM and HAN are scheduled to be in attendance at the festival.

The event will be co-sponsored by The Korea Times and The Hollywood Reporter. For more information, contact the KOFIC USA office at (323) 932-7033....| More

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Three Korean films invited to San Sebastian fest

2007/09/10 | Source | Permalink |

The San Sebastian International Film Festival, one of Europe's top festivals and the leading film event of the Spanish-speaking world, has invited three Korean films to screen at its 55th edition.

"Shadows in the Palace", a mystery-thriller set during the Joseon Dynasty, has been selected for the festival's main competition section. Directed by KIM Mi-jeung and starring PARK Jin-hee and YOON Se-ah, the film centers around the power struggles and deceptions that take place at a Korean royal court. The film has received notice in Korea for having almost an all-female cast and production team, including the director, producer, and executive producer.

The film will be eligible to receive the prestigious Golden Shell, the festival's top prize, and as a debut film will also qualify for the 90,000 euro Altadis-New Directors Award.

Meanwhile, debut film "Epitaph" by the Jung Brothers (JEONG Beom-sik and JEONG Sik) will screen in the Zabaltegi - New Directors section for first and s...| More

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