Duelist (Movie - 2005)

World Beware: The Wizard is Coming this Summer

Source | 2009/06/05 | Permalink |

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

CJ Ent. Makes Waves at HK FILMART

Source | 2009/04/16 | Permalink |

The film sales arm of Korean major CJ Entertainment did brisk business at the Hong Kong FIILMART, closing deals on a slew of titles including pre-sales for its big-budget disaster film "Haeundae" going to Indonesia's VSG for rights over Malaysia, Singapore and home territory.

The Busan-set CGI driven film about a tsunami that hits the popular Korean beach resort of Haeundae, boasts a top cast of SEOL Kyeong-gu ("Oasis"), HA Ji-won ("Duelist"), PARK Joong-hoon ("Radio Star"), and UHM Jung-hwa ("Princess Aurora"). JK Youn (Yoon Je-kyoon - "Miracle on 1st Street") directs with Hollywood master Hans Ulrich (Star Wars 4 & 5, The Day After Tomorrow) supervising CGI.

"Haeundae" also sold to Indo Overseas along with KIM Ji-woon western "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" for India. CJ also sold KANG Woo-seok thriller "Public Enemy Returns" to Palisades Tartan for the US and UK, and JEON Yoon-soo's erotic period drama "Portrait of a Beauty" to UniArt for Japan. CJ also signed an agreemen...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] Kang Dong-won returns!

Source | 2009/02/18 | Permalink |

Kang Dong-won is starring in a new action film where he is learning to do great action scenes on a wire!

He must use all his sports skills in order to fulfill this action scene. He has previously been in the film, "Duelist" where he had to do stunts on the wire already.

He is being praised by the director and staff for his skill and hard work!...| More

6th Asiana International Short Film Fest

Source | 2008/11/06 | Permalink |

The 6th edition of the Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF) kicks off November 5th at Cinecube theater in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul. Opening the fest is the World Premiere of Korean short, "Seven Superheroes VS. Monster F" by director PARK Jay. The tale is of seven superheroes living ordinary lives in the same building until one day their peace is disrupted by a ferocious monster. It will be followed by French short, Manon of the Asphalt.

Veteran actor AHN Seong-gi ("Duelist") heads AISFF, which runs for 6 days. It will close November 10th with an awards ceremony and 10 prizes including a Grand Prize worth US$ 12,000 and a screening of the top winner.

Heading this year's international jury is Japanese auteur director Kôhei Oguri, whose 1996 film Sleeping Man, starred fest director AHN. The jury also includes director YOON Jong-chan, whose latest film "I am Happy" closed the Pusan Int'l Film Fest.

Top Korean actress KIM Hye-soo will participate as a special...| More

IM Kwon-taek's 101st to premiere at Jeonju Fest

2008/08/14 | Permalink |

Prolific and renowned director IM Kwon-taek is working on his 101st project titled "Son" (English translation: "hand"), the film will premiere at next year's Jeonju International Film Festival in May. The scenario is in the hands of LEE Seung-ho, the writer of LEE Myeong-se's "Duelist" and "M".

"Son" will be a melancholic road movie about the search for a person with 'skilled hands' in making hanji, traditional Korean paper. The film will interweave multiple storylines.

With "Son", IM continues developing his oeuvre of films contemplating on traditional Korean culture in a modern world and traditional Korean folk stories.

IM's previous film was "Beyond the Years", a film related to his most successful work Sopyonje. He won Best Director award at Festival de Cannes 2002 for "Chihwaseon" ("Strokes of Fire"). Both "Chunhyang" and "Chihwaseon" ("Strokes of Fire") were candidates for Cannes' Palme d'Or.

IM is a celebrated director in Korea and Europe. His latest European dist...| More