Kim Bo-kyeong (김보경)

2008/04/04 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Among the new slate of talented young Korean directors, the brothers JEONG Beom-sik and JEONG Sik are among its leading exponents; the latest development around their debut film "Epitaph" (Gidam) is the sale of its distribution rights to North America (TLA Releasing), Hong Kong (Celestial Movies Channel) and Japan (CCRE) by Studio 2.0 at the Hong Kong Filmart.

Studio 2.0 also sold the rights of "Highway Star" (Bokmyeon Dalho), starring CHA Tae-hyeon, to Hong Kong (Celestial Movies Channel), China (H.G.C.) and Vietnam (Diamond Cinema). Animation "Aachi and Ssipak" was picked up by Spain's Notro and "Lovers of 6 Years" (Yooknyeonjjae Yeonae Joong) with KIM Ha-neul will be released in Vietnam (Diamond Cinema).

TLA Releasing describes its prized acquisition "Epitaph" as, "Beautifully lush, Korean supernatural, psychological horror", and, "A reinvention of Korean horror and moving it into a refreshingly, new direction". JIN Goo ("A Dirty Carnival"/Biyeorhan Geori), KIM Bo-kyeong ("W...

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2006/06/08 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

This summer, musical fans will be grooving with ABBA's greatest hits and rave about Jo Seung-woo's amazing impersonation of the well-mannered Dr. Jekyll and the violent, hideous Mr. Hyde.

Wait, haven't they already seen all these? It's true, but judging by the strong ticket sales, the same old shows still seem to be what they want the most from the musical stage.

Interwoven with 22 hit songs of the 1970s pop legend ABBA, "Mamma Mia" (Seoul Arts Center Opera House, June 15 to July 17) attracted more than 200,000 domestic and foreign viewers when it was first performed in the country two years ago. Premiered at West End in London in 1999, the musical has swept some 130 cities across the world, including those in the United States, Germany and Japan.

"Mamma Mia"
The stage is set on a small island in Greece, where 20-year-old Sophie and her single mom Donna run a motel. In her quest to find her biological father, Sophie invites to her wedding three men she found out about in her ...

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