| "Once upon a Time" shines bright (Source) |
2008/01/25 |
Director JEONG Yong-ki tried his hand again at comedy and selected a winning leading duo in PARK Yong-woo and LEE Bo-yeong, aptly complemented by a number of supporting roles. The film is situated during the final days of the Japanese colonization of Korea.
"Once upon a Time" is a well balanced heist comedy; including fast and dynamic action and fight scenes, glitter and glamour, and plenty of jokes. The humorous scenario is well handled by the director and the actors' fun during filming is apparent for anybody to see.
PARK transforms from the shy guy who never had a girlfriend in his breakthrough film "My Scary Girl" into a confident player. His eyes are set on the beautiful singer played by LEE, however, she is also pursued by a Korean officer in Japanese service.
PARK, LEE and Korean officers of the Japanese army become entangled in a struggle for a phenomenal diamond; while freedom fighters and pro-Japanese Koreans clash during the dying days of the Japanese occupation.... |More
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| My Wife is a Gangster 3 Tops Pre-Sales to Asia (Source) |
2006/11/23 |
The American Film Market (AFM) saw a number of Korean films soldto various markets, with pre-sales on Korean sequel My Wife is a Gangster 3, closing successive deals throughout Asia. Korean distribution arm Showbox claims deals to Asian markets for the film reached a record high for any Korean film sold at AFM to Asian countries, not including Japan.
The original "My Wife is a Gangster" was a domestic box-office sensation in 2001, selling over 5 million tickets nationwide. The third outing for the franchise has already created a buzz, as it stars Taiwanese beauty Shu Qi as the gangster wife. She is known in the west for her award-winning roles in Hou Hsaio Hsien's films Three Times and Millenium Mambo and for her role in The Transporter.
The current sequel is directed by JO Jin-kyoo who also directed the original, and is produced again by Hyunjin Cinema. Showbox said total pre-sales to Asia was at $660,000 so far, with the film sold to Sahamongkol International for Thailand, Pano... |More
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| This Week's New Movie Releases (Source) |
2006/09/23 |
Time now to check on what's playing at movie theaters in Korea.
The sequel to the 2002 Korean gangster comedy "Marrying the Mafia", and "The Banquet", starring Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi are among this week's releases.
Here's Son Heekyung.
"Marrying the Mafia III" has filmgoers asking if this latest installment is as good as the previous two, which sold more than five million tickets in Korea.
Aiming to make a new history, the family's godmother starts a new business of producing the Korean spicy cabbage kimchi.
The main cast from "Marrying the Mafia II" are back once again, Kim Soo-mi, Kim Won-hee, and Shin Hyeon-joon.
KIM SOO-MI, ACTRESS: "I highly recommend the film to those who want to relieve their stress and get away from a mundane life.
I can guarantee that people won't be able to stop laughing".
Korean comedy "Moodori" named after the village revolves around three elderly men.
Set in Korea's eastern mountainous province of Gangwon the lives of the elderly men cha... |More
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| "King and Clown" nominated for 15 categories of Daejong award (Source) |
2006/06/20 |
The film "The King and the Clown" has been nominated for 15 categories at the 43rd Daejong Film Festival slated to open on July 21. The number is the most categories a single film has ever been nominated for in the festival's history. The runner-ups were "Typhoon" with 12 categories and "Welcome to Dongmakgeol" with nine categories.
The nominated films were announced on June 20th at the Seoul Press Center.
"King and the Clown" will vie for best picture, best director (Lee Joon-ik), best leading actor (Kam Woo-seong), best supporting actor (Yoo Hae-jin), best supporting actress (Kang Seong-yeon), best new actor (Lee Joon-ki), best script, best cinematography, best lighting, best editing, best music, best art, best acoustic technology, best planning and best costumes.
"Typhoon", for its part, will compete for best picture, best director (Kwak Gyeong-taek) and best leading actors (Jang Dong-gun and Lee Jung-jae).
Comedian/actor Im Ha-ryong has been nominated as best supporting... |More
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| Top 10 Box Office Hits Create $30 Million in Value-Added (Source) |
2006/05/02 |
The top 10 Korean movies, at the box office last year, were estimated to have yielded an average of 30 million U.S. dollars in sales per film.
Korea Ratings, a credit rating agency, said the top 10 Korean films made an average of 23 million dollars in ticket sales, and $7 million in copyright sales.
Topping the list was the movie "Welcome to Dongmakgol", that attracted 8 million movie goers last year, raking in 45.3 million dollars in ticket sales, and 13-and-a-half million dollars in copyright sales.
"Marrying the Mafia II" and "Marathon" followed in order, rounding up the top 3 movies in terms of sales.
- Reporter, patrick... |More
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