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Directed by Kim Ji-woon (김지운)
Screenplay by Kim Ji-woon (김지운)
•Fear
115min | Release date in South Korea : 2003/06/13Eun-joo, the stepmother, welcomes two sisters who come back home after recovering their health, but Su-mi, the elder sister, intentionally avoids her and Su-yeon, the younger sister, shows a smack of fear for her stepmother. On their first night, Su-yeon sneaks in Su-mi's room confessing there is someone in her room and Su-mi sees a ghost of her la... More
This year's Mise-en-scene Short Film festival will showcase a total of 120 films. The film festival whose focus is genre short films will feature films genres normally associated with feature length films. These genres include horror, fantasy, love and even action. It features 57 films in the official section and the invitation section for foreign films focuses on varied stories surrounding the topic of death.
Behind the scenes is a wealth of talent and Korean film alumi. The committee chair this year is director BONG Joon-ho ("Mother - 2009", "The Host") and head of jury is director KIM Dae-seung ("Bungee Jumping of their Own", "Blood Rain"). On the committee is directors PARK Chan-wook (The Revenge Trilogy, "Thirst"), RYOO Seung-wan ("The City of Violence", "Crying Fist"), KIM Ji-woon ("A Tale of Two Sisters", "The Good, The Bad, The Weird"), LEE Jae-yong ("Dasepo Girl", "Untold Scandal") and many other well known directors. The Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival opens Wedn...| More | |||||||||||||||||
Korea's own super hero movie "Jeon Woo-chi" is set for release this summer. The movie is highly anticipated not just because of its colloquial superhero themes but its super star cast and director. Choi Dong-hoon known for the colourfully large "War of the Flower" (2006) and "The Big Swindle" (2004) helms this ambitious Taoist action film feat. Equally as well known as Choi are its actors who are mainstays in Korean cinema. Kang Dong-won, young star of 'M' (2007) and The "Duelist" (2005) plays the mischievous time transported hero fighting against Kim Yoon-seok the detective anti hero in last year's surprise hit, thriller "The Chaser" (2008). Im Soo-Jeong from Kim Jee-woon's "A Tale of Two Sisters" fame and Park Chan-wook's "I'm a Cyborg, But That's Ok" also appears in the film along with Yoo Hae-jin who worked with Choi on "War of the Flower" and a host of other films.
Even though a superhero flick, Cho Dong-hoon has taken the familiar family genre, fused it with Korean h...| More | |||||||||||||||||
Director KIM Ji-woon has cast star actors JEONG Woo-seong and KIM Ah-joong for his short film Seonmool (English translation: present). JEONG and KIM will play a couple who encounter misfortune when they are to celebrate JEONG's character's birthday.
The ten minute short melodrama has a budget of W50 million ($US 50,000), and starts filming on 3 February in a hotel and restaurant in Gangnam, southern Seoul. KIM is the director of last year's blockbuster "The Good, the Bad, the Weird". He gained fame with his earlier films "The Quiet Family" and "A Tale of Two Sisters". JEONG worked with KIM on "The Good, the Bad, the Weird". He also starred in "Musa": The Warrior and "A Moment to Remember". Seonmool is KIM's comeback after three years. KIM is the star of "200 Pounds Beauty". Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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It looks like the thrill of watching a horror movie is internationally enticing."The Uninvited", a remake of the South Korean horror movie "A Tale of Two Sisters", ranked third in the North American box office in its opening week, drawing $10.5 million between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1. The Dreamworks adaptation of the Kim Ji-woon film is directed by British brothers Charles and Thomas Guards and stars Arielle Kebbel ("The Grudge 2") and Emily Browning ("Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"). The story is originally derived from a Korean folktale, a spooky ghost story of two sisters who are murdered by their stepmother. The action movie "Taken", starring Liam Neeson, placed first with $24.6 million, while "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" came in second with $14 million, recording a total of $83.4 million in three weeks. Renee Zellweger's romantic comedy "New in Town", had a mild opening week, ranking eighth with $6.8 million. Oscar-nominated movies such as "The Reader", "Milk"...| More | |||||||||||||||||
Korean horror remake clueless from the startBrian Orndorf (briano) Over the course of the last year, Elizabeth Banks has starred in five motion pictures (six if you open up the range a few months). A talented, appealing actress, Banks has dominated the multiplex with a successful range of genres and tempos, but I worry that suspense just isn't her weapon of choice. "The Uninvited" is a slapdash offering of chills hinged on Banks's tenuous ability to channel her inner Hannibal Lecter. She can't manage the workload, and "Uninvited" doesn't clutch a strong enough premise to overcome her lack of juicy depravity. Released from a mental hospital after surviving a suicide attempt months earlier, Anne (Emily Browning) returns to her lakeside home to spend time with her father (David Strathairn, making a boat payment) and beloved sister Alex (Ariel Kebbel). Standing in the way of happiness is Rachael (Elizabeth Banks), a former hospice nurse who lived in the house when Anne's terminal...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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