Missing (Movie - 2009)

Korean Filmmakers Slashing Production Costs

Source | 2009/03/27 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The recently premiered Korean thriller "Missing" has gained publicity for its star cast including veteran actor Moon Seong-geun.
A surprise to many, the producers of the film only spent 1.8 billion won, or 1.3 million US dollars, on the entire production, including promotional expenses.
And this latest drama called "More Than Blue", starring leading actor Kwon Sang-woo, cost just under 2-million dollars.
That is far less than last year's average per-movie production cost of 3.5 million dollars.
Movie makers this year have learned their lesson from 2008 when declining box office sales resulted in only 15 out of more than 100 Korean-made films breaking even.

[Interview : ] "Producers, actors and all the crews on the sets are sacrificing their salaries to cut as much as 30 percent from the total production cost".

A noticeable change is that plots and acting have been featured more prominently than expensive visual effects.
While some praise the industry for shifting its focus f...| More

[ChanMi's movie news] Choo Ja-hyeon in a new film

Source | 2009/03/12 | 0 comments | Permalink |

There was a press conference for the new film, "Missing".

The film stars Choo Ja-hyeon who is posing for the camera in this photo.

The movie is about Hyeon-jeong who searches for her missing younger sister and gets into a deadly chase by a serial killer! This film will be out this March 19th....| More

[Talk of the town] A flurry of films will open in March, including Oscar-nominated movies

Source | 2009/03/03 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Springtime's film time as a batch of thrillers, romances, comedies and action and horror films are set for release.

The love story "Look for a Star", starring Andy Lau and Shu Qi, opens tomorrow in local theaters, and "The Accidental Husband", starring Uma Thurman and Colin Firth, is released next Thursday.

The Oscar-winning British film, "Slumdog Millionaire", about a child growing up in Mumbai, comes here on March 19.

Other films to watch out for include "The Wrestler" and "Watchmen" tomorrow, "Dragonball: Evolution" on March 12, "Friday the 13th" and "My Bloody Valentine 3-D" on March 13, "Elegy", on March 19, "Gift" and "Burn After Reading" on March 26 and "The Reader" on March 27.

Only two Korean films will be released this month, the romance "More Than Blue", starring newlywed Kwon Sang-woo and Lee Bo-yeong, and the thriller "Missing".
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[ChanMi's movie news] Real life motive movie "Missing"

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

A horror thriller based on a real life story "Missing" stars a new star, Jeon Se-hong.

The main character in this movie is kidnapped by a 60-year-old man from the countryside. The actress has been a 2003 World Miss University Special Award winner....| More