Into The Mirror (Movie - 2003)

The horror! Scary films rely on Magritte

Source | 2009/11/05 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Christine is having dinner with her boyfriend Clay and his parents at their home. On their plates are pieces of homemade cake that Christine brought as a gift for Clay's parents. Christine is uneasy because she has been suffering ominous hallucinations from time to time ever since she was cursed by an old gypsy woman. As she feared, strange noises begin to scratch Christine's ears again, and the middle of the piece of cake on her plate starts to pulse. She cautiously digs into the cake with her fork and discovers an eye of the gypsy woman staring back at her! Christine, stifling a scream, aggressively stabs the cake with her fork.

This is a scene from the American horror movie "Drag Me to Hell", which was released here this summer. The scene reminds me of the work of Sam Raimi, whose horror movies include the famous "Evil Dead" series and creatively combine both horror and black humor. But I also think the scene with the eye in the cake might have been influenced by a painting by Be...| More

[TALK OF THE TOWN] Haunting tale of mother's death gets Hollywood makeover

Source | 2009/01/20 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Keep your eyes wide open for "The Uninvited", a Hollywood remake of the Korean horror film, "A Tale of Two Sisters" (2003).

The remake, directed by Charles Guard and Thomas Guard, and starring Emily Browning and Elizabeth Banks, will be released next Friday in U.S. theaters.

The story revolves around Anna (Browning) who suffers mentally after her mother's tragic death.

Anna returns home after receiving treatment in the hospital, but she suffers even more after she finds out that her father (David Strathairn) is dating Rachel (Banks), a hospital nurse who looked after her mother.

Every night, Anna is constantly awakened by her mother's ghost who warns her anxious and vulnerable daughter about Rachel.

There have been several successful Hollywood remakes of Korean films: "The Lake House" (2006), a remake of the Korean drama film "Il Mare" (2000); and "Mirror" (2008), a remake of the horror thriller "Into the Mirror" (2003)....| More

[ChanMi's movie news] Korean Movies making its way into Hollywood!

Source | 2008/08/16 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Compared to last year, Korean movie scenarios have been sold to Hollywood for remakes 37% more than last year!

The most recent movies were "The Chaser" and "Seven Days"....| More

"Into the Mirror" U.S. remake opens on August 15

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

Director KIM Szong-ho's "Into the Mirror" is remade in Hollywood under the title Mirrors (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790686/). Mirrors will open on 2600 North American screens from August 15. The Korean release will follow a few weeks later.

Kiefer Sutherland takes on the lead role originally played by YOO Ji-tae. The story is about a family under siege of an evil force who uses mirrors to transport.

The U.S. remake was helmed by French director Alexandre Aja whose filmography includes the horror title The Hills have Eyes.

Remakes of Korean films have sparked the interest of Hollywood's leading stars. Kiefer Sutherland is the star of the popular series 24. The Lake House, a remake of "Il Mare", starred Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, and Elisha Cuthbert played in "My Sassy Girl". The latest Korean film lined-up for a Hollywood make-over is "The Chaser".

Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...| More

'Cello' Horror Best Tuned Out

Source | 2006/09/10 | 0 comments | Permalink |

[DVD Review] Listless spook show is a typical post-'Ring' Asian horror flick

Kyu Hyun Kim (qhyunkim)

"Cello" is a typical example of the lugubriously underwhelming horror films flooding Korean theaters every summer season. The first decade of 21st century has seen an out-and-out flourishing of Korean horror films, once a vilified and ignored genre. A few among them, like "A Tale of Two Sisters" and "Memento Mori", beautiful, mysterious and emotionally engaging, have attained the status of minor classics. Others, including "Into the Mirror", "The Uninvited", "R-Point" and "Voice" ("Voice Letter") have experimented with a mixture of genres, refinement in techniques and style, or infusion of art-house sensibilities, winning praise among critics and support among more patient viewers. And then there are the rest: the hopelessly cliched and listlessly non-frightening, which still constitute, unfortunately, the numerical majority.

There are many reasons for this state of affairs. Si...| More