| Movies to Watch in 2010 (Source) |
2009/12/07 |
The film industry is already preparing for next year. Many renowned filmmakers have returned to Korea to produce movies about war and sequels to hit movies.
Director Im Kwon-taek will produce his 101st movie "Scooping Up The Moonlight". Directors Kim Tae-yong and Lm Sang-soo will produce remakes of "Late Autumn" ("Manchu") by Lee Man-hee and "The Housemaid" ("The Housemaid - 2010") of Kim Ki-young, respectively. Films about war will also be introduced to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.
◇The return of maestros
"Scooping Up The Moonlight", which will be produced under the auspices of the Jeonju City government, is Im Kwon-taek's first film to be shot with digital cameras. It is a story about seventh-grade public servant Jong-ho, who wants to become a fifth-grade official. To achieve his dream, he takes charge of the traditional Korean paper "hanji" at the municipal government and becomes completely mesmerized by it. Jong-ho is played by actor Park Joong-hoon... |More
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| [Talk of the town] 'Attack the Gas Station 2' star to wed in January (Source) |
2009/11/05 |
Actor Jo Han-seon will be taking a trip down the aisle on Jan. 9. In a press conference at the Imperial Palace Hotel on Monday regarding his new wedding plans, Jo revealed that his future bride is now 13 weeks pregnant.
He heard the news while in Busan on location for a film; when he finished shooting, he came back to Seoul and proposed.
"I wanted to ask for her hand in marriage after I finished my military service", said Jo. He changed his plans after hearing the "wonderful news".
Jo's girlfriend is an art major in graduate school whom he met through a friend two years ago.
Jo's next film, "Attack the Gas Station 2", a sequel to the 1999 Korean blockbuster "Attack the Gas Station!" by the same name, is scheduled to premiere this year.
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| 3 'Movicals' to Face Off in March (Source) |
2009/02/17 |
"My Scary Girl"ㆍ"Attack the Gas Station!"ㆍ"Radio Star"
Many musicals based on films have been staged in the past few years, leading to the coining of the new term "movical". The phenomenon is expected to continue this spring as three creative musical productions based on film adaptations will open next month.
"My Scary Girl", based on the same-titled Korean film that starred Choi Kang-hee and Park Yong-woo, opens March 6 at the Chungmu Art Hall.
It's a love story between "Daewoo", a 30 year old college English instructor who has never yet dated a girl, and a mystery girl named "Mina", who murders without blinking an eye. It's a romantic comedy but the uniquely clownish characters and wacky storyline delivers hearty amusement.
Two multi-role actors will play Mina's ex-boyfriend, a ghost and other parts in the musical for a comical twist. The show runs through May 17. Tickets cost W45,000.
The sensational 1999 film "Attack the Gas Station!" will come back as ... |More
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| Sequel of cult film Attack the Gas Station (Source) |
2008/08/29 |
A sequel of the 1999 comedy "Attack the Gas Station!" (Jooyooso Seubgyeoksageon) is planned to enter cinemas in its tenth anniversary year. Like the original, the sequel will also be in the hands of director KIM Sang-jin. It was announced that the scenario is halfway finished. Actors have not been cast yet.
"Attack the Gas Station!" chronicles the take over of a gas station by a young group of society's outsiders. Its cast included LEE Seong-jae ("Daisy"), KIM Soo-ro ("Vampire Cop Ricky") and LEE Yo-won ("May 18"/Hwaryohan Hyooga).
KIM also directed the comedies "Kick the Moon" (Silla-uiDalbab) and "Ghost House" (Gwisini Sanda). KIM started out as a assistant director on KANG Woo-seok's classic comedy "Two Cops".
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| Kim Soo-ro to play a quirky English teacher (Source) |
2008/08/22 |
E.T. stands for English teacher - but for a P.E. instructor forced to change jobs and become an English teacher overnight, E.T. is in the territory of extraterrestrial uncertainty.
However, this quirky role is a good fit for Kim Soo-ro, a veteran actor who has built his fame through comic versatility.
In the movie "Our School E.T", Kim plays Cheon Seong-geun, a P.E. teacher, whose job security is endangered. His job is easy and enjoyable, but then his school suddenly decides to hire another English teacher to help more students enter prestigious universities - at the cost of a gym teacher.
To survive, Cheon attempts to change his specialty and adapts to the new role of an English teacher. The only problem is that he does not speak English well; in fact, he has not spoken the language at all in the past 10 years.
The movie's basic comic set-up is simple enough, but since it's so straightforward, much of the comedy depends on the central character, and few Korean actors can m... |More
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