Memento Mori (1999) - 여고괴담 두번째 이야기 (Yeo-go-goi-dam Doo-beon-jjae I-ya-gi)

2007/07/24 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Art-house, indie, and foreign importer Sponge Entertainment will release "For Eternal Hearts", HWANG Kyoo-deok's supernatural melodrama that World Premiered as the curtain raiser for this year's Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (July 12-21). The film will have a limited local release, August 9th at Sponge's independent theater chain called Sponge House. It stars JEONG Jin-yeong ("The King and the Clown"), JEONG Kyeong-ho ("Gangster High") and KIM Min-seon ("Memento Mori").

Written by HWANG, the film is a tale within a tale, narrated by Su-young, a forty-ish college professor recounting to his class the memory of his first love when he was a college student. Witnessing her die in the turmoil of the pro-democracy movements of that era, Su-young becomes confused when she reappears mysteriously. At the same time he meets a new love-interest, Suji and her motorcycle-riding brother. As the story develops, life and death, dream and reality weave seamlessly, leaving the aud...

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2007/07/15 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By April Choi
Korea Times Intern

A collection of unusual love stories shakes up Myeong-dong in the "Let's Queer!" film festival with 12 original works at multiplex theater CQN, July 16-22.

Ranging from coming-of-age teen dramas to cult classics and a collection of Korean short films, the festival line-up provides a spectacular introduction to the world of gay films.

In the Taiwanese film "Eternal Summer" (2006), two childhood friends slowly grow apart when a newcomer enters their circle and the love triangle goes horribly wrong. As the three friends grow up, new feelings come to light, making everything very different. Viewers are in for a real treat __ the director and stars will drop by to give a talk and greet fans before screenings at 8:30 p.m. on July 21 and 3:00 p.m. July 22.

In Richard Glatzer's and Wash Westmoreland's "Quinceaner" (2006), which stunned crowds at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival winning both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award, two Mexican te...

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2007/05/30 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Actress Park Ye-jin who is currently starring in the KBS drama series 'Dae Jo Yeong' has joined Bae Yong-joon and Lee Na-young and others at BOF.

Bae Yong-joon's agency BOF announced on the 29th, "We have signed an agency agreement with Park Ye-jin". BOF currently manages Bae Yong-joon, Lee Na-young, So Ji-sub, Heo I-jae, Hong Soo-Hyeon, Shim Ji-Ho, and others.

Park Ye-jin who debuted in 1998 through the movie 'Memento Mori' also starred in 'Something Happened in Bali' and other various series and is currently playing a strong female fighter in 'Dae Jo Young'. Park Ye-jin has also been cast as the main female lead in the upcoming tvN drama series 'The Great Catsby', and will be co-starred by MC Mong and Kang Kyeong-Joon....

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2006/12/04 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Korean hybrid ensemble drama Family Ties ("The Birth of a Family") was awarded the Golden Alexander for best film at the 47th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, which had a ten day run ending November 26th. Director KIM Tae-yong was pleased to receive the top prize worth more than US$48.000 at an awards ceremony held at the Olympion Theater.

The film made a strong impression on both the Greek public and the festival jury, winning both the Audience award for best film in international competition and sharing the award for Best Screenplay with Brazilian film Suely in the Sky.

Success didn't stop there. Family Ties ("The Birth of a Family") also picked-up the Best Actress award, which the jury felt all four actresses in the 3-piece film deserved. Moon So-ri, KO Doo-sim, KONG Hyo-jin, and KIM Hae-ok shared the prize.

The film, which examines a trio of dysfunctional relationships that are seemingly unconnected, was also invited to both the Tokyo and Toronto International Fi...

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2006/09/10 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

[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...

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