A Day with My Son (2007) - 아들 (A-deul)

So Ji-sub, Lee Yeon-hee act as lovers in short film

2008/03/27 | Source | Permalink |

Actors So Ji-sub and Lee Yeon-hee came out as lovers in "U-Turn", a movie produced by Ssang Yong Motors and On Media. Director Jang Jin of "A Day With My Son" will produce the short film, made of three parts of four minutes each.

The story is that So Ji-sub falls for Lee Yeon-hee's awkward yet lovable charm when she enters his life.

"U-Turn" has filmed from last month to mid-March in Seoul and Kyung Gi Do, and it will be aired on cable starting on April 1. It will also be used as a commercial for SsangYong Acty-On....| More

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[Special Report] Is there a limit to the stars' guarantees?

2008/02/28 | Source | Permalink |

Recently, the Minister of Culture and Arts, Yoo In-Chun's private property was revealed to be over 14 billion-won. Some said that he had gained too much wealth, but he thinks otherwise. He said, "These are all from my 30 years of acting career. Some may think I have too much private wealth, but look at Bae Yong-joon".

How much would the stars be paid? Recently, the guarantees of the Korean Waves stars' moved to around 50 million-won (~$US 50,000) for every drama episodes. The following article investigated the skyrocketing increases in the stars' guarantees.

At this very moment, the guarantees in the film industry remained relatively constant since 2005~2006. Even though, the stars get paid few billion-wons for every film, it's relatively slow increase compare to the geometric progression in the guarantees of the Korean Waves stars.

On top of that, as the Korean film industry had few downturns and the reduction in the production fees came about, some sensible actors reduced ...| More

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"Secret Sunshine" Contender at 1st Asia Pacific Screen Awards

2007/10/03 | Source | Permalink |

The Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominated LEE Chang-dong's "Secret Sunshine" three times; the film competes for the awards: Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress (JEON Do-yeon). Promising actor RYOO Deok-hwan is nominated for the Best Actor award for his role in "Like a Virgin".

"Secret Sunshine" distinguished itself at this year's Cannes International Film Festival and it culminated in the Best Actress award for JEON. RYOO already collected a number of Best New Actor awards for his performance in "Like a Virgin". He was part of this year's JANG Jin film "A Day with My Son" alongside CHA Seung-won.

The Asia Pacific Screen Awards' goal is to celebrate cinematic diversity and to highlight cinema from the Asia-Pacific region. The inauguration of the award show will take place on November 13, will be held at Australia's Gold Coast, and is initiated by the Queensland government with the support of CNN International, UNESCO, and International Federation of Film Producer...| More

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Going by the Book Joins Jang Jin, Jeong Jae-yeong and Ra Hee-chan

2007/09/30 | Source | Permalink |

"Going by the Book" (Bareuge Salja) is the feature film directorial debut of RA Hee-chan. The comedy's protagonist – a righteous and punctual policeman – is played by Jeong Jae-yeong. JANG Jin is responsible for the scenario.

Jeong's character follows rules to the extremes and it causes his downfall from detective to traffic agent. When he is given the role of a bank robber in a bank robbery simulation, he again fails to grasp the situation and goes too far, causing such mayhem that the media rush to the scene to cover the 'bank robbery'.

Ra was the assistant director of JANG Jin during the film "Murder, Take One" ("The Big Scene"). JANG Jin is known for his particular style for adding comedy elements. JANG wrote and directed films like "Someone Special" and this year's "A Day with My Son". He also wrote the script for "Welcome to Dongmakgol".

Jeong is a regular collaborator with JANG; including "Someone Special", "Welcome to Dongmakgol", "Guns and Talks" and "Righteous Ties"...| More

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[DVD review] Jang Jin's world stumbles in A Day with My Son

2007/08/20 | Source | Permalink |

In a bid to describe the world of film director Jang Jin film critics have coined a new phrase -- "Jang Jin-ish". This seems an appropriate choice, given that Jang's signature style includes comic twists, sharp puns and stagy presentation. Jang's films do not sell millions of tickets but he has nurtured a faithful fan base that appreciates his "Jang Jin-ish" style.
In recent years, the director has pursued a variety of genres from romances such as "Someone Special" (2004) and "Righteous Ties" (2006).
His latest work, "A Day with My Son" is a venture into human drama.
The premise of A Day with My Son is rather too simple for a Jang Jin film: A man serving life in prison gets the chance to meet his son after 15 years -- for one day. Many Jang fans wondered how he would make this into a 103-minute film and now English-speaking viewers can find out as a subtitled-DVD was recently released.
First, Jang introduces the protagonist, Kang-sik, a 39-year-old who was sentenced to life for rob...| More

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