Beautiful (Movie - 2007)

Men, Be Beautiful for Spring, Summer

Source | 2009/02/12 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Back in 18th century Europe, Louis XV made it vogue for men to powder their nose and rouge their lips. The Beatles in the 1960s broke women's hearts with their wispy long hair and thin, boyish frames.

In this metrosexual age, pop singers like Big Bang pull off smoky eye makeup and plucked eyebrows, while "Boys Over Flowers" stars sport pastel sweaters and curly hair. Middle-aged men, like women, are obsessed with perfect skin and thin waistlines.

For the 2009 spring/summer season, flawless skin, form fitting preppy outfits and colorful sneakers will be key for completing the pretty boy look. Women will no longer hold monopoly over floral prints and pastel hues, because men, too, want to be beautiful.


Skin Deep Concerns

In the late 1990s, the word "kkotminam" or "pretty boy" (literally men as beautiful as flowers) entered the Korean vocabulary to define handsome celebrities like Jang Dong-gun. Among cosmetics campaigns, star footballer Ah...| More

[ChanMi's star news] Actor Lee Cheon-hee gets in a car accident

Source | 2008/09/17 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Model and actor Lee Cheon-hee who was in the movie "Beautiful" has been in the car accident. 

The actor has been speeding in the highway with his car and ran into another car.

Luckily, nobody was hurt and everything was taken care of without trouble....| More

Dreamless Drifters Take 'Nowhere' Far

Source | 2008/08/14 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

There's no breathtaking drama or enlightening moral message, nor does it feature something ingeniously surreal as one might expect in an independent movie. Nevertheless, "Nowhere to Turn" by Lee Seung-yeong is a small gem of a film that shows the art of simplicity and the hallmark of creativity only possible in low-budget projects.

This coming-of-age drama finally meets the larger public since premiering at the 2007 Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival (PIFF). The 29-year-old director writes "youth" all over it: mellow music by indie band Sogyumo Acacia Band heightens the narrative and fresh faces portray unforgettably forgettable, antiheroic personas. While digitally shot, the movie's audiovisuals are surprisingly polished (fine touches by top cineastes like Jo Min-ho and Go Nak-seon) and veteran actors play hilarious cameo roles.

Soo-yeon (Cha Soo-yeon) is an unemployed 26-year-old college graduate unable to abandon her dreams to become a...| More

"Rough Cut" Ready for September Release

Source | 2008/08/13 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Director JANG Hun, a new protégé of maverick auteur KIM Ki-duk, will see his feature debut "Rough Cut" released locally this September 11th. The US$ 1.5 million action-drama (Korean title: "A Movie is a Movie"), is the second film, not directed by KIM, to be produced by his production company KIM Ki-duk Film.

"Rough Cut" explores the slippery line between reality and fiction in film. It tells the story of an actor, Soo-ta, who begins to identify too well with the gangster role he is playing, disrupting the shoot. He ends up bringing a real gangster into the cast, Kang-pae, who has thespian ambitions – but the two strike a deal to use real violence during the action scenes instead of staged fights.

Soo-ta will be played by KANG Ji-hwan (from SIN Dong-il's "Host and Guest") while SO Ji-sub (from TV series "Sorry, I Love You") plays Kang-pae. Korean sales company Showbox Mediaplex has picked the film up. It is distributed locally by Studio 2.0. A trailer for the film was rece...| More

"Beautiful" wins top prize at Fukuoka

Source | 2008/07/17 | 0 comments | Permalink |

"Beautiful", the feature debut by director JEON Jae-hong, has won the Grand Prix at the 2008 Fukuoka Asian Film Festival.

The story of a woman who becomes the object of men's obsessions and abuse due to her beauty, the film was based on a screenplay by KIM Ki-duk. JEON worked as an assistant director on KIM's films "Time" (2006) and "Breath" (2007).

The Fukuoka Asian Film Festival, which ran from July 4-13, has a history of awarding Korean films. Notably, in 2002 KIM Ki-duk's "Bad Guy" also won the event's Grand Prix.

"Beautiful" first premiered in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival. It is distributed and sold internationally by Sponge Films.

Darcy Paquet (KOFIC)...| More