Yoon Jong-chan (윤종찬)

Hyeon Bin the patient, Lee Bo-yeong the nurse

2008/04/03 | Source | Permalink |

Hyeon Bin and Lee Bo-yeong will be acting together as a patient and a nurse. In director Yoon Jong-chan's new movie "I Am Happy", the two will meet in a mental hospital and fall in love as a patient and a nurse.

Hyeon Bin plays a young man who suffers from a mental disorder due to a dysfunctional family and lifestyle. Lee Bo-yeong stars as the nurse who takes care of him. This is his comeback to the screen two years after "A Millionaire's First Love" and receiving love as 'Sam-shik' in "My Name is Kim Sam-soon". Lee Bo-yeong, after her first main role in "Once Upon a Time", will show another side of her. It's drawing attention because it's a joyful and painful story, by a director known for his unique movies, as shown in "Sorum" and "Blue Swallow". Filming will start at the end of this month.
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I cant wait to see this movie. Hyun Bin is a great actor and I think he can pull this one off again. Just like in A Millionaires First Love and our all time favorite My Name is Kim Sam Soon . dyingyoung 2008-04-03 20:53:41

Hyeon Bin, Screen Comeback with movie "I Am Happy"

2008/03/27 | Source | Permalink |

After two years, Hyeon Bin will be coming back to the screen since "A Millionaire's First Love". He wasn't involved in anything after drama "Snow Queen".

On the 20th, he posted a message at his fan café titled, 'You've waited a long time', revealing his comeback. "I'm really busy these days. I've been trying to prepare a good work for our family, but it's taking longer than I thought". He revealed the reason why he hasn't been coming out a lot.

He also said, "I'm going to be filming a movie from next week. It's a movie called "I Am Happy", and many great actors come out. I'm also working with a great director and a good staff".

He said, "I think it's something that I can be born again with, and something I can learn from. I'll try my best to show you a different side of me. I'm thankful to my fans for supporting me, and I hope I can show you great results".

Director Yoon Jong-chan, who has become famous through "Sorum" and "Blue Swallow", will be working on this movie. Hyeo...| More

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i'm so glad!!!!! i crave for watching this Mapenzi01 2008-03-31 01:17:52 lowloo 2008-03-30 14:35:34 wow when is that

PPP Announces 2007 Film Projects

2007/08/20 | Source | Permalink |

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP), a project-support market that has been pivotal in the completion of award-winning films from major Asian directors. Now under the umbrella of the Asian Film Market, PPP will take place October 8th –11th, alongside the 12th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), running October 4th to 12th.

Launched in 1998, PPP has sought to discover and support Asian independent films with the most promise. Since then, it has played an important role in introducing directors such as, AOYAMA Shinji, Jafar PANAHI, TSAI Ming-liang, KIM Ki-duk, HONG Sang-soo, Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL, and ZHANG Lu.

In 2007 more than 200 submissions were received from which 35 project finalists representing 18 countries were selected. Among them are new projects by renowned directors Fruit CHAN (Public Toilet), Bahman GHOBADI (Turtles Can Fly) and WANG Xiaoshuai (Beijing Bicycle). Prominent producers Peter FUDAKOWSKI and Terence CHANG w...| More

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'Sorum' - Korean thriller captures true spirit of classic film noir

2006/03/27 | Source | Permalink |

Kim Kyu-hyun (internews)

"Sorum ("soreum" in Korean means "goosebumps")" will make an excellent departure point for debating the definition of "film noir". Is film noir predominantly a style, with cameras prowling dark corridors and sinister, silhouetted figures threateningly emerging out of shadows? Or is it more a matter of attitude or sensibility, evincing a jaundiced, cynical view of humanity through its sexy but ice-hearted "femmes fatales", hardboiled but foolish tough-guy heroes (and anti-heroes) and leering, corrupt authority figures? Today, even in such critically worshipped films as the Coen Brothers' "Miller's Crossing", John Woo's "The Killer" or Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction", the modalities of film noir are present more as a surface affectation than a coherent style or a worldview.

Production Notes

A KTB Network/Dreammax Co. Production. Domestically distributed by Buena Vista Korea. Written and Directed by Yoon Jong-chan. Cinematography by Hwang Seo-sik. Exec...| More

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Flying in Pursuit of Her Dreams

2005/12/29 | Source | Permalink |

by Mi-Seok Koh


Actress Jang Jin-yeong is afraid to go to amusement parks because she is afraid of heights. But she recently found herself flying above the clouds in the open cockpit of an old-fashioned biplane.

Jang is a self-professed "homebody", and can often be found at home reading and cooking. But she has had to pack and unpack without pause as of late to visit various countries such as the U.S., Japan and China.

Jang is playing Park Gyeong-won, Korea's first female commercial pilot, in the film "Blue Swallow" directed by Yoon Jong-chan. It is a rare Korean aviation movie and has been the focus of attention thanks to its 9.7 billion won budget and the fact that an actress is playing its single lead character.

Jang sat down with this Dong-A Ilbo correspondent at a Samcheong-dong café, Seoul on December 23 to talk about her role and the film.

When this correspondent began by telling her that she must have been under a lot of stress, she didn't show much of a reacti...| More

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