Romance (Movie) (Movie - 2006)

Son Ye-jin Picked for Jury at Asiana Film Festival

Source | 2009/09/30 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Actress Son Ye-jin has been picked as a jury member for the 7th Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF), which lasts from Nov. 5 to 10 in Seoul.

As a jury member for the international competition category, she will join other members to review films for the "Face in Shorts Award", which will be given to the best performer in short films of the year.

"It's burdensome to take an important role. But, on the other hand, I'm pleased to have an opportunity to experience diverse short films full of new ideas and emotions", she said in a statement.

Son starred in many TV dramas and films, including "A Moment to Remember", a sad romance movie that starred Son and Jeong Woo-seong.

This year more than 2,000 films from 82 countries have been submitted to the AISFF festival, the largest number in its history. The festival will take place in Cinecube, Kwanghwamun, Seoul....| More

"Venus and Mars" Defies Expectation

Source | 2007/12/06 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological phenomenon that refers to the discomfort felt when what you already know clashes with a new interpretation. "Venus and Mars" feeds off this idea from beginning to end, as director Han Ji-seung ("A Day", 2001) ironically defines love through the art of warfare, using a mix of genres dubbed "hardboiled" romantic comedy.

Called a romance guru for his hit TV series "Alone in Love" (Yeonaesidae, 2006, SBS), the director makes a comeback on the silver screen where he traces a highly volatile emotional -- and physical -- tug of war between a divorced couple.

Hot-blooded glass artist Jin-a (Kim Tae-hee) and faint-hearted, cleanliness-obsessed entomologist Sang-min (Seol Kyeong-gu) have absolutely nothing in common. But opposites attract, and the two tie the knot after a string of ultra dramatic break-ups and make-ups. The two end up splitting, however, when a bug-in-the-glass-jar incident demonstrates their irreco...| More

Asian Actors Form Regional Association

Source | 2007/10/02 | 0 comments | Permalink |

"It's just a small gathering, for Asian actors to become friends. This was an idea we had while drinking at a snack bar during the Pusan Film Festival ten years ago, and it's just coming true now. I know we shouldn't expect too much at first, but I think it's significant that we actors are coming together voluntarily", Ahn Seong-gi said at a cafe in Chungdam-dong, Seoul on Monday.

Younger actors Park Joong-hoon and Kang Soo-yeon nodded their heads at his words. Started by Ahn, Park and Kang, the backbone of Chungmuro or Korea's Hollywood, the Asia Pacific Actors Network (APAN) held its inaugural meeting at the cafe. It's not connected with any nation's actors association, and it's not a closed society with impossible standards. It's a rather humble little group, in fact.

This year, 15 Asian actors including Kuei-Mei Yang from Taiwan ("Vive L'Amour"), Masaya Kato from Japan ("Fighter In The Wind") and Fann Wong from Singapore ("Dance Of The Dragon") will participate in a meeting o...| More

[MOVIE REVIEW] Tak Jae-hoon far from 'Worst Guy'

Source | 2007/08/30 | 0 comments | Permalink |

For three minutes, actress Yeom Jeong-ah heats up the screen of her new movie "The Worst Man of my Life", wearing leather and fishnet stockings while executing a purposefully amateurish pole dance. .

Yeom said awkward sexy dancing wasn't an activity she was looking forward to. It took some prodding from costar Tak Jae-hoon to make her feel comfortable.

"It took five or six hours to shoot and the costume was strange. It wasn't a situation where I was supposed to execute a good, sexy dance, but (rather) it was intentionally bad. And so I was embarrassed throughout and the filming was a bit difficult", Yeom said at last Thursday's preview of the movie. "But with Tak Jae-hoon's support, I was able to act without much persuasion".

Though one can hardly tell by Tak's negative reaction in the film, it wasn't the first time he'd seen this dance. It was actually a previous firsthand experience that inspired the comical dance. "When I was a newlywed, we danced a similar dance", Tak admi...| More

Korean Films Attack the Big Apple

Source | 2007/06/19 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Korean cinema will take a big bite of the Big Apple as the 2007 New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) begins Friday. The festival will feature more than 30 works from the East, of which almost a third are Korean. The event will take place at the IFC Center until July 5 and at Japan Society July 5 - 8.

"A 17-day-long festival will feature films from Park Chan-wook, Johnnie To, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Takashi Miike. This year's festival will introduce you to buffalo-busting action flicks from Thailand, cartilage-cracking gangster films from Korea, and the first gore flick ever made in Pakistan!" the festival said in a statement.

Dubbed "one of the city's most valuable events" by the New York Times, the film festival is America's leading showcase for Asian movies. Launched in 2002 by Subway Cinema, the festival has featured over 100 films from China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand.

This year, Ryoo Seung-wan's old school...| More