Hansel and Gretel (2007) - 헨젤과 그레텔 (Hen-jel-gwa Geu-re-tel)

BONG Joon-ho to Switch Pace with Crime-drama " Mother "

2008/02/05 | Permalink |

Director BONG Joon-ho, known best for his 2006 monster hit "The Host", which remains the top-grossing film of all time in Korea, will change gears on his next feature project, with a moving but hard-hitting crime-drama tentatively titled " Mother ". Presented at the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum, details of the new project are now available.

Budgeted at $US 5 million, the film centers on a devoted and determined mother up against incompetence and corruption in the police and legal system. When her shy, innocent son is accused of a horrible murder in their neighborhood and nothing can save him, she sets out to uncover the truth and prove his innocence.

The film is to be produced by Barunson Film Division, the company behind LIM Pil-seong's "Hansel and Gretel" and KIM Ji-woon's upcoming "The Good, The Bad, The Weird". BONG shares writing credits with PARK Eun-kyo. CHOI Jae-won is producer, having produced BONG's previous hit crime-thriller, "Memories of Murder".

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Cha, Ha To Bring Tears, Laughter

2008/01/29 | Source | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

As Spring draws near, star actors Cha Tae-hyeon and Ha Ji-won will warm up the season with director's Kim Jeong-kwon's ("Ditto", "A Man Who Went to Mars") latest movie "BA:BO", a heart drenching drama slated for release Feb. 28.

"Fool" is a film adaptation of the explosively popular online cartoon "Babo" (which means "fool" or "oaf" in Korean) by Kang Full. It had millions of Netizens in tears, and the director, also a big fan, describes the movie version as being faithful to the original.

"I cried my eyes out when I read the cartoon", Cha told reporters during a promotional event at a Seoul hotel Monday. "After I was cast for the movie, I thought long and hard about how I would act out the role", said the face of romantic comedies like "My Sassy Girl" and "My Crazy First Love".

Cha takes his goofy guy-next-door image to play the town's jester, Seung-ryong. Once a bright young boy, he suffers a fatal accident, and at age 27 he has the intelli...| More

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Male Stars Join Military This Year

2008/01/08 | Source | Permalink |

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

This year, some of the hottest male stars in Korean entertainment will temporarily leave the spotlight to enter the military as part of the two-year service compulsory for all Korean males.

"Coffee Prince" star Gong Yoo met with around 1,000 fans in a special meeting Sunday. He asked fans not to worry while he was serving in the military, but became emotional during the event.

Gong's red-hot career will have to be put on hold for the next two years. The actor, who recently gained popularity for his role in the hit MBC drama, will enter the military Jan. 14.

Last week, actor Cheon Jeong-myeong, who appeared in the film "Hansel and Gretel", and pop group NRG member No Yoo-min started their military training.

Hallyu stars Jo In-seong, Jo Hyeon-jae, Yang Dong-keun, Lee Dong-geon and Kim Rae-won are also expected to enlist this year.

The K-pop music industry will also suffer the temporary loss of Shinhwa members Eric Moon and Kim Don...| More

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Everyone should give the duty to the native land.Now I love ERIC even more.I'm going to miss him. Take care samira 2008-02-21 22:38:43 poonam45 2008-02-01 22:14:38 so sad but yes ....aja aja fighting all the best all oppas........... Fighting!!! In Sung oppa and Cheon Jeong-myeong, Fighting!!! Sirin-dream 2008-02-01 01:32:03 Angelique 2008-01-30 22:47:38 Ahhh!! So, they're really obliged to undergo that military service... It's really sad.. I already missed Gong Yoo, my "oppa"... IM SO MUCH WORRIED ABOUT JO IN SUNG. i hope he comes back real soon and make nice movies or drama after the military service! IM SO GONNA MISS HIM!! chanchayne 2008-01-28 09:22:07

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[Celebry Lounge] Cheon Jeong-myeong joins Army

2008/01/03 | Source | Permalink |

Korean heartthrob Cheon Jeong-myeong joined the Army on Wednesday for two years of mandatory military service.

The 28-year-old actor began a five-week basic training course in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, after bidding farewell to his fans and reporters.

Cheon said that he chose to perform his duty as an "ordinary" soldier, not as an "entertainment" soldier. Entertainment soldiers is a term given to celebrities dispatched to a new Armed Forces unit that provides programming for military TV and radio broadcasts.

Cheon had been delaying his entry to military service, because of his unfinished film "Hansel and Gretel"....| More

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Take care ! Cheon jeong myeong, Fighting !!! Sirin-dream 2008-02-01 01:39:14 luna 2008-01-03 18:17:27 good luck!!Cheon jeong myeong!!

"Hansel and Gretel" ends the year on a high

2008/01/02 | Source | Permalink |

Director Lim Pil-seong assembled a fine cast and a great team of experts, the result is a well-crafted film, finely calibrated on every level.

Production designer Ryoo Seong-hee's ("The Host", "A Bittersweet Life", "Memories of Murder", "Old Boy") fairy tale world is beautifully shot by director of photography KIM Jee-yong ("A Bittersweet Life"). The visual style is at times complemented and at times contrasted by the music of LEE Byeong-woo ("The King and the Clown", "Voice of Murderer"). The result is a warm fairy tale feeling; but some unsettling events are foreboded, tangibly in the air.

The palpable darker edges create tension early on and keep the viewers captivated. The child actors admirably sensed the particular atmosphere of the film and their awareness – in combination with acting skills – is another highly beneficial factor to the collaborative achievement that is "Hansel and Gretel".

The oldest of the three children is a boy with paranormal abilities played by E...| More

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