| CJ Entertainment to sound potential possibility of Korean cinema (Source) |
2005/05/10 |
"How to Keep My Love" starring Kim Jeong-eun
CJ Entertainment, which is propelling all sorts of oversea inroads projects briskly this year, sounds potential possibility of Korean cinema as well as its market scale via a partnership with SPTI (Sony Pictures Television International).
As part of such partnership, CJ Entertainment agreed to distribute through SPTI regarding Asia TV copyright of the company's two investment distribution cinemas.
With this agreement, 'The Greatest Expectations' starring Kim Seon-ah and "How to Keep My Love" starring Kim Jeong-eun are to be telecasted across entire Asia exclusive of Japan under the distribution of SPTI.
In the light of the fact that Sony has a enormous distribution power and the company had distributed excellent films in the past, we are expecting that the two films also would arouse good responses within Asia market, CJ Entertainment said.
An official responsible for this distribution at CJ Entertainment added that the tw... |More
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| `Silmido' Tops 25th Blue Dragon Awards (Source) |
2004/11/29 |
By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter
The blockbuster "Silmido" garnered three prizes _ Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor Award _ at the 25th Blue Dragon Awards ceremony, held in Seoul on Tuesday.
At the ceremony held at the Main Hall of the National Theater of Korea in Changchung-dong, Seoul, director Kang Woo-seok was on hand to receive the prizes for his film, a Cold War thriller based on a true story about a suicide commando unit created in the late 1960s to assassinate North Korean leader.
"I never asked actors in my movie to play their role best," said Kang in his acceptance speech on Monday. "All I told them was to take care since it was risky. And now I want to see them all."
Kang is currently filming his next movie "Konggongui Chok 2 (Public Enemy 2)," a sequel for his detective drama starring Seol Kyeong-gu, who also starred in both the original "Public Enemy" as well as "Silmido."
Jang Dong-gun won the best actor award for his role in "Taeguk... |More
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| [Local Films With English Subtitles] (Source) |
2004/11/04 |
■ `New Korean Connection'
Korean Film Archive
Until Friday
Critically acclaimed feature and short films from the last five years are being shown at the theater of the archive, located in Seoul Arts Center, southern Seoul. All screenings are free. Located near Nambu Bus Terminal Station, subway line 3. Details: www.koreafilm.or.kr.
■ Oasis (2002) and Pakha Satang (Peppermint Candy) (2000)
KNTO Building
Nov. 20 at 2 p.m.
Two feature films by the renowned director Lee Chang-dong will be screened back to back. Located near exit 5 of Chonggak Station, subway line 1. Free. Details: (02) 729- 9497/8.
■ Nae Namjaui Romance (How to Keep My Love) (2004)
Saturday at 12 p.m.
Seoul Selection Bookstore
This comedic love triangle, directed by Park Je-hyeon, revolves around Hyon-ju (Kim Jeong-eun), a subway station worker who lives a mundane life and lives for her sweet science-loving boyfriend of seven years, So-hun (Kim Sang-kyeong). They are virtually hus... |More
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| `How to Keep My Love' Doesn't Hold Interest (Source) |
2004/07/15 |
By Joon Soh
Staff Reporter
Wildly popular as a television actress, Kim Jung-eun has found success on the big screen to be a bit more fickle. Though the actress did star in the biggest film of 2002, "Kamun-ui Yongkwang (Marrying the Mafia)", the sweet and quirky persona Kim made famous on TV dramas has yet to seem as adorable when brought to a full-length feature.
Unfortunately, her new romantic comedy "Nae Namja-ui Romance (How to Keep My Love)" doesn't break any molds for the actress. The film takes many of its cues from "Notting Hill", but, along with revising the story, it leaves out the sly humor and banter that made the Julia Roberts/ Hugh Grant romance so appealing.
Instead, "Keep My Love" opts for a typically sentimental take on social class and romance. Kim plays Hyon-ju, a Seoul subway worker who is deeply in love with her boyfriend So-hun (Kim Sang-kyung), a diligent employee of a pest control company.
After seven years together, Hyon-ju is dying to get marrie... |More
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| 'How to Keep My Love' tweaks Cinderella myth (Source) |
2004/07/13 |
"How to Keep My Love", opening this Friday, is a chick film only for two types of people: those who cannot keep their eyes off the popular TV drama "Lovers in Paris" and girls in their 20s having a hard time getting their boyfriends to commit. If you're neither of these, stop reading right now.
The heroine in "How to Keep My Love" ("Nae Namjaui Romance") is Kim Jeong-eun, who happens to be the main character in "Lovers in Paris", a weekend nighttime soap opera that is an unabashedly typical Cinderella story.
Despite the unbearably cheesy plot, the drama's viewing rate is roaring near 40 percent. The reason: Korea's new perky Cinderella Kim's irresistibly entertaining performances appeal strongly to mostly female viewers who dream of their knights in shining armor.
The public attention drawn to the new film, therefore, is largely due to the soaring popularity of "Lovers in Paris" and Kim. No wonder, director Park Je-hyeon ("Oollala Sisters", "Legend Of Gingko") relies heavily ... |More
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