Oh Ki-min (오기민)

Kim Hye-soo's sex appeal beams in comedy film

Source | 2007/01/22 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Strangely, Kim Hye-soo's beautiful face and curvaceous figure have not delivered box-office success for the actress. Her bold - and revealing - role in "Hypnotized" did not impress moviegoers in 2004. Nor did a tour de force performance in 2005's horror flick "The Red Shoes".

However, a much-awaited turning point came in 2006 when Kim played a voluptuous character in director Choi Dong-hoon's "Tazza: The High Rollers" ("The War of Flower"), a highly successful gambling flick. Both critics and mainstream viewers praised Kim's dauntless yet sensual portrayal of a gambling hostess, and her silver screen value soared.

As if her sexy image-making on the silver screen was not enough, Kim is doing it all again with a similarly sensuous role in "A Day for an Affair", a black comedy depicting two homemakers embroiled in extramarital affairs. Jang Moon-il, who made the lighthearted comedy "The Happy Funeral Director" in 2000, directs the film.

In "A Day for an Affair", to be released on...| More

KOFIC announces recipients of Art Film Support

Source | 2006/06/16 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The Korean Film Council has announced the recipients of the 2006 Production Support for Art Films fund. Applications were submitted for 32 live-action feature films and 2 animated feature films, and separate juries selected 4 live-action features and 1 animated feature to receive 400 million won ($430,000) each to help cover production costs.

The selected films are:

Never Forever (Now Films), dir. Gina KIM
Cheoeum Mannan Saramdeul (Kim Dong-hyun Films), dir. KIM Dong-hyeon
Hyazgar ("Desert Dream") (G21M), dir. ZHANG Lu
Goenchanha... ajik-eun goenchanha (Dreamcoms), dir. JO Chang-ho

Bari (Mago21), dir. SEONG Baek-yeob (animation)

The jury that selected the feature films was made up of seven film professionals including writer/director KIM Dae-woo, producer OH Ki-min, producer KIM Mi-hee, director PARK Heung-sik, director MOON Seung-wook, screenwriter KIM Hui-jae, and critic KIM Young-jin. The jury that selected the animated feature was made up of five people including scr...| More