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Production Starts on John Woo Movie Starring Jeong Woo-seong

Source | 2009/11/05 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

The shooting of John Woo's new movie "Rain of Swords", starring South Korean heartthrob Jeong Woo-seong, started Wednesday in Shanghai, Taurus Film announced Thursday.

The 36-year-old actor stars opposite Michelle Yeoh ("Memoirs of a Geisha") in the film which is being co-directed by Woo, the famous Hong Kong helmer of "Mission:Impossible II", and Taiwan's Su Chau-bin.

Renowned producer Terence Chang, who has partnered with Woo for big Hollywood projects such as "Face/Off", is taking part in the movie, which he calls "`Face/Off' meets `Mr. & Mrs. Smith' set in the Ming Dynasty", according to the Hollywood Reporter.

"Rain of Swords" is a "wuxia" or martial arts film that follows a love affair between a retiring assassin (Yeoh) and a messenger (Jeong) whose father was killed by the assassin's former associates.

The assassin is initially oblivious of her lover's history and the fact that he is well-trained in martial arts. Meanwhile a charact...| More

Koo Hye-seon, Won Bin and Lee Min-ho join forces for 'Good Downloader Campaign'

Source | 2009/11/02 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Top starts such as Koo Hye-seon, Lee Min-ho, Im Soo-jeong and Won Bin team up to promote legal download. Following declaration ceremony of 'Good Downloader Campaign' held during Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), an event titled, 'Good Downloader Supporters Day', takes place with10 stars in support of the initiative proposed by the campaign at Myung-dong Avenuel, Lotte Cinema on Nov. 10.

Divided into 4 teams, under the leadership of actor Ahn Seong-gi, chairman of the Good Downloader Committee, a total of 10 leading directors and actors and actresses join the event. They include director Jang Jin of 'Good Morning President' and Koo Hye-seon of 'The Madonna', director Bong Joon-ho and actor Won Bin of 'Mother - 2009', director Park Chan-wook and actress IOm Soo-jeong of 'I`m a Cyborg, but That`s OK', and director Park Gwang-choon and actor Kim Soo-ro, Lee Min-ho and Park Bo-yeong of 'Our School ET'.

Especially, those star supporters charged no fee for their participation...| More

High expectation on 'Good Downloader' campaign

Source | 2009/10/19 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Actor Ahn Seong-gi and Park Joong-hoon became co-chairman of 'Good Downloader' campaign committee. They teamed up with Korea's popular actors and actresses who promote the campaign against illegal download. 12 stars have already joined forces for the campaign without performance fee. They include Song Kang-ho, Jang Dong-gun, Jeong Woo-seong, Ha Ji-won, Kim Ha-neul, Um Jung-hwa and Sin Min-ah. They go every corner wearing a T-shirt saying 'I'm a Good Downloader'.

What is noticeable in this campaign is that it is not arm-twisting and negative movement arguing 'Let's crack down on illegal copying!' Rather, it is a positive one, encouraging legal download. This positive campaign began after realizing that existing tactics failed to change users' practices amid a situation where illegal download is increasing on the internet.

According to the Korean Film Council, 65.3% of the surveyed answered that it is illegal to download a movie free of charge in 2005, 56.6% in 2006, 4...| More

Stars Fall Upon Haeundae for Busan Film Festival

Source | 2009/10/07 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

The red carpet is ready to be unrolled for the opening tonight of the 14th Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival (PIFF).

Haeundae Beach in the southern port city will sizzle with the longest ever lineup of 355 films from 70 countries and a VIP guest list featuring more than the usual number of high profile stars and cineastes from near and far.

Fans are invited to take part in not only star-studded screenings and events but also concerts, exhibitions and other eye-catching sideline events.

Star-Gazing

The opening ceremony takes place at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Suyoung Bay Yacht Marina. The 1970s screen siren Jang Mi-hee and "The Chaser" star Kim Yoon-seok will host the event, while top South Korean actors plan to grace the red carpet. The list includes heartthrobs Jang Dong-gun and Lee Byeong-heon, and actresses Jeon Do-yeon, Uhm Jung-hwa, Eom Ji-won, Ha Ji-won, Kim Ha-neul and Kim Hyo-jin, among others.

Before the ceremony, actors Lee...| More

Heo Jin-ho directs Korea-China love story

Source | 2009/10/01 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Christmas in August director Heo Jin-ho will return to cinemas on 8 October with the romantic film "Season of Good Rain". "Season of Good Rain" is a co-production between Korea (Pancinema Corp.) and China (Zonbo Media).

The romantic leads are played by Korean actor JEONG Woo-seong and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan. The two met in the US when they were young. JEONG's character is assigned to a project in China, he accidentally meets her again and old feelings resurface.

Heo is a specialist of melodramas. He gained much acclaim for "Christmas in August", followed by "One Fine Spring Day", "April Snow" and "Happiness". JEONG's long career includes "Beat", "A Moment to Remember" and "The Good, the Bad, the Weird".

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