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Legendary painter Hyewon hits silver screen

Source | 2008/10/13 | Permalink |

Shin Yun-bok, better known as Hyewon, is hitting the silver screen next month, adding to the growing trend in celebrating and rediscovering the legendary painter of the Joseon period.

"Portrait of a Beauty" (Miindo), directed by Jeon Yeon-soo, is the first big-screen movie devoted to the veiled life of the 18th century genius.

The movie comes at a time when the nation is in the grip of fascination about Hyewon. Last year, a novel titled "Painter of the Wind" touched off a Hyewon boom in the country's culture scene. A major television network has recently followed suit by launching a drama series of the same title based on the novel. Both the novel and the drama are based on a wild supposition that Hyewon was a woman disguised as a man.

"Portrait of a Beauty" seems to be a latecomer in the Hyewon frenzy, but filmmaker Jeon set about the project several months earlier than the television adaptation.

One disadvantage is that Moon Geun-yeong, a top-rated actress, plays Hyewon f...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] Kim Min-seon's all nude scene in new movie!

Source | 2008/10/08 | Permalink |

Actress Kim Min-seon gone all nude for this film.

The masterpiece "Beauty Island" by the genius ambitious artist Sin Yoon-bok is what this movie revolves around. The dramatic love lines and secrets that lie are portrayed in this teaser picture. And of course, along with Kim's back nude picture.

Sin Yoon-bok (Kim Min-seon) and her innocent love for Kang Moo (Kim Nam-gil) fall in lo...| More

Three Korean movies invited to the London Film Festival

Source | 2008/09/18 | Permalink |

Three Korean films, including the much-acclaimed "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" (directed by Kim Ji-woon), have been invited to the The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival (LFF) to be held in Britain from Oct. 15 to 30.

According to the list of films invited to this year's festival released on the LFF Secretariat's webpage, "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" was invited to the "Film on the Square" division and two other Korean films, "Night and Day" (directed by Hong Sang-soo) and "Hansel and Gretel" (directed by Lim Pil-seong) were invited to the "World Cinema" division.

The "Film on the Square" section introduces noticeable new releases around the world, while the "World Cinema" division shows movies that reflect the current trends in cinema.

"The Good, the Bad, the Weird" was inspired by Sergio Leone's classic 1966 spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, starring Clint Eastwood.

The story line follows three Korean men and their entanglement with the Japanese army,...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] Movies "Beauty Island" similar to "Wind Garden"

Source | 2008/07/23 | Permalink |

Movie "Beauty Island" has finished casting!

Kim Nam-gil who has been filming as "Lee Han" will be joining this movie.

This new movie set in the Chosun era contains the creative idea that the genious artist Sin Yoon-bok is actually a woman!...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] "Beauty Island" starring Kim Min-seon and Lee Han

Source | 2008/07/18 | Permalink |

New movie "Beauty Island" is about a cross dressing woman Sin Yoon-book acted by Kim Min-seon costarring with Lee Han (Kim Nam-gil).

Choo Ja-hyeon is starred as a Geisha falling in love with Kim Hong-do acted by Kim Yeong-ho. But it was unknown who Kim Min-seon's character will be in love with.

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