Jail Breakers - No. 815 (2002) - 광복절 특사 (Kwang-bok-jeol Teuk-sa)

2008/01/08 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Song Yoon-ah is famous for being sweet and sentimental, and that is a reason why she is always popular among fellow actors. Even during the interview, actress Eom Ji-won stopped by without hesitation to say hi.

And now she is taking the challenge to transform. Other than her 'evil' role in "Mister Q" back in 1998 and the movie "Jail Breakers - No. 815", this character is probably her largest change.

Song Yoon-ah will be playing the ever so confident and fearless top class scriptwriter Seo Yeong Eun in the television drama series "On Air" which is to start airing on February 27th.

"There is a scene where a top actor comes to meet the writer to apologize for turning down a role, but Seo Yeong Eun tartly says, 'Why did you come see me if you're not going to take the role', straightforwardly being displeased, even though for an actor that is the most respectful way to turn the offer down. She is that confident, has much pride, yet arrogant".

During the interview on a warm winte...

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2007/07/20 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

The summer season has been dominated by Hollywood blockbusters, but a wide collection of Korean films are lining up for a release during the Chuseok holiday in September.

The holiday, which will effectively last from September 22 to 26, is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year at the local box office. With many big hits having been launched during Chuseok in past years, attention is focusing on which of this year's films may have the potential to break out.

Local distributors CJ Entertainment, Lotte Entertainment, Showbox, and Cinema Service have each lined up a film for release, while Hollywood branch office Fox will also distribute one Korean title.

CJ's selection is "The Happy Life" by director LEE Joon-ik, who has acquired star status in Korea after box office smash "The King and the Clown" and word-of-mouth hit "Radio Star" in 2006. His latest film follows four middle aged men who decide to put together a rock band. Lotte Entertainment, meanwhile, will...

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2006/08/14 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

Keanu Reeves, top left, and Sandra Bullock, bottom left, replace Lee Jeong-jae and Jeon Ji-hyeon in" The Lake House", a Hollywood remake of the 2000 domestic melodrama" Il Mare". Courtesy of Warner Bros. Korea

The house in the Hollywood melodrama" The Lake House", left, is on a lake, while in the original film" Il Mare" it is on the coast.


What would it be like to see Hollywood stars replacing local actors in new versions of popular domestic movies?

The answer can be found in the upcoming Hollywood film "The Lake House", the first domestic remake film titled "Il Mare" (Siwolae).

With the increasing interest in local movies overseas, international film studios have bought over 20 copyrights to South Korean films since the late 1990s to produce remake versions of them. Most enthusiastic Hollywood studios have bought over 10 domestic movies' copyrights including "My Sassy Girl", "A Tale of Two Sisters", "Old Boy", "My Wife Is a Gangster", "...

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2006/04/27 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

The only seeming virtue of war seems to be that it enriches the soil of narrative experiences, which explains why there are so many Korean hits dealing with either the Korean War or its aftermaths. Out of the top 10 all-time most successful Korean films in terms of box office earnings, half of them are such films including "Taegukgi" (2004) and "Welcome to Dongmakgol" (2005).

Another promising contender for the list is still yet to come this spring, a film titled "South of the Border", which is about a North Korean defector Seon-ho (Cha Seung-won) who cannot forget his dearest lover Yeon-hwa (Jo I-jin) left behind in the North. But he marries a South Korean woman, Kyung-ju, (Shim Hye-jin) upon hearing the news that Yeon-hwa married in North Korea, which later turned out to be untrue.

Different from most of its predecessors in the category, the film isn't focused on tension between the two Koreas, but is rather devoted to issues related to North Korean defectors in the South while...

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2006/02/23 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

As a 600-year-old city, Seoul has a variety of faces and treasures, ranging from ancient palaces to futuristic architectural structures.

Some Seoul residents are not even aware of these diverse visages, and are astonished when they see unfamiliar views in films that they discover were made in the city.

By digging up scenes in films or TV series, you can take an interesting journey to the old capital. Here are some examples that may trigger you to recall some films.

Namsangol Hanok Village in central Seoul is one of the most popular venues for historical dramas. Many important scenes from actor Bae Yong-joon's 2003 film, "Untold Scandal", were shot here.

It is near Exit 3 or 4 of Chungmuro Station on subway line 3 or 4.



The Sodaemun prison exhibition in Independence Park is a historic venue. At the prison, which opened during the Japanese colonial rule, independence patriots were detained or killed. The 2002 film "Jail Breakers - No. 815", featuring actor Cha Seung-wo...

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