Holiday (2005) - 홀리데이 (Hol-li-de-i)

2008/03/20 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

The Korean actor Choi Min-soo will co-star with Hollywood stars Robert De Niro and Andy Garcia in the film "Street of Dreams", Korea's Yonhap news reported Tuesday (March 18).

"Street of Dreams" is a 40 billion won co-production between U.S.-based FR Productions, Korea's Hyun Jin Cinema and Japan's Wides Japan. The film will be produced by Fred Roos, the producer of "The Godfather: Part II" and "The Godfather: Part III".

Hyun Jin Cinema has produced Korean films such as "Holiday" and "My Wife is a Gangster 3". Wides Japan has previously made "Deep Love" and "26 Years Diary" that showed the story of a Korean-Japanese man who sacrificed his life to save a Japanese passenger in the subway.

"Street of Dreams" is based on the true story of Montana Joe, a legendary Japanese-American gangster in the 1960s in the United States. Choi will play the role of Montana's Korean friend, Eddie. This will be Choi's first Hollywood movie.
According to FR Productions, De Niro has been cast as an...

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2008/03/18 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

Korean actor Choi Min-soo will co-star alongside Hollywood stars Robert De Niro and Andy Garcia in the up-coming film "Street of Dreams", Yonhap news reported Tuesday.

"Street of Dreams" is a 40 billion won co-production between US-based FR Productions, Korea's Hyun Jin Cinema and Japan's Wides Japan. It will be produced by Fred Roos, whose credits include "The Godfather: Part II" and "The Godfather: Part III".

Hyun Jin Cinema has produced Korean films such as "Holiday" and "My Wife is a Gangster 3".

"Street of Dreams" is based on the true story of Montana Joe, a legendary Japanese-American gangster in the 1940s. In the film, Choi will play the role of Montana's Korean friend, Eddie. This will be Choi's first Hollywood film, having appeared in several Korean films such as "Holiday" and "Sword in the Moon".

FR Productions said De Niro has been cast as an Italian mafia leader. De Niro, who has won two Academy Awards, is known for mem...

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2008/01/20 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Kyu Hyun Kim (qhyunkim)

Six twenty-something characters are invited for a party by their elementary school classmate Mi-ja (Seo Young-hee, the neurotic landlady from "Jealousy is My Middle Name"), who has been caring for her former teacher Ms. Park (Oh Mi-hee), now infirm and wheelchair-bound. The guests turn out to be a motley crew of losers and basket cases, however.

Worse, each of them bears a serious grudge against Ms. Park. Sun-hee (Lee Ji-hyeon, Yeo Gyoon-dong's "La Belle"), traumatized by the teacher's public taunting of her baby fat, has become addicted to plastic surgery and suffers from bulimia. Park Hyo-joon ("A Dirty Carnival") ruined his leg while being punished by Ms. Park and had to fold his childhood dream of becoming an ace baseball player. Se-ho (Yeo Hyeon-soo, "Holiday") and Eun-young (Yoo Seol-ah), now a couple, is still struggling against the memories of insults and put-downs regarding their childhood poverty.

Even Myung-ho (Lee Dong-gyoo, Kim Eung-su's "D...

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2007/12/04 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actor Kim Kang-woo, 29, must feel like flying by now.

Although "Le Grand Chef", in which he played the leading role, opened in theaters during the slowest season (November), it has attracted more than 2.6 million movie goers nationwide. Moreover, he won the Best Actor's award on Saturday (local time) at the 25th Torino Film Festival for his role in "The Railroad", which was directed by filmmaker Park Heung-sik and opened in Korea in May. Simply put, he earned recognition as an actor who can garner both critical acclaim and box office success.

Although many Korean actresses won the Torino Film Festival, only a handful of Korean actors won this prestigious international award. Surprisingly, his voice was calm when he was asked on Sunday about winning the award.

"I couldn't imagine this could happen when I came here. I was nervous when the announcement was made, but I felt rather composed when I walked up to the platform. When I gave a few words in both English and Italian, the r...

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2006/11/27 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Movie star Lee Seong-jae will invite 300 children in need to Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang's "White Bubble Show".

Every year, the show has offered free admission to disadvantaged children. A total of about 2,000 children had been invited to the show as of last year.

This year, Lee, who was appointed promotional ambassador for the show, has been cast in local hit films "Art Museum By the Zoo", "Public Enemy" and "Holiday". He is known for his charisma and muscular body.

"I joined this event because I wanted to have a chance to share the love of family with children from unfortunate circumstances", Lee said.

"I hope the invited children enjoy the bubble show and have fun", he said.


The invited children will view the show on Dec. 1 at 1:30 p.m., and they will be also presented with bubble toys.

Yang's show will be staged at the Broad Hall in Mok-dong until Jan. 1, at the Seoul Open Theater Chang-dong from Jan. 4-7 and at the Oulim...

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