Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Movie - 2005)

Lee Young-ae to Earn Ph.D. from Hanyang University

Source | 2009/06/18 | Permalink |

Star actress Lee Young-ae, 38, has enrolled in the Graduate School of Theater and Cinema of Hanyang University, where she will pursue her doctorate degree. A university official said on June 8 that the actress will begin school in September. Lee applied to the university in May.

Lee holds a bachelor's degree from the university in German Language and Literature and she earned her master's degree in theater and cinema in 2001. Lee, whose popularity soared after the epic drama "Jewel In The Palace" ("Dae Jang Geum", 2004), has been looking for her next role since her last appearance in the movie "Sympathy For Lady Vengeance" in 2005.
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Actor Oh Arrested for Smoking Marijuana

Source | 2009/06/12 | Permalink |

By Bae Ji-sook

Staff Reporter



Popular actor Oh Kwang-rok, most famous for his role in "Taewangsasingi" ("The Legend")' as a wise man, was arrested Thursday for smoking marijuana, police said Friday. 

According to Namdaemun Police Station, Oh is suspected of having smoked marijuana on several occasions, including once in February at his house in Seoul. He allegedly smoked with the head of an unidentified information-technology company, known as Park, investigators said. 

Police said Park bought the drug from a local dealer and shared it with eight others, including animation film director Kim Moon-saeng. 

Oh has appeared in numerous films including "Seven Days" and "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance"....| More

Independent Movie, 'Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells'

Source | 2009/06/11 | Permalink |

A stranger's death is the beginning of a journey to the middle of nowhere.
A simple yet profound independent film has opened at Korean box offices amidst a flood of speedy, sensual blockbusters.
Let me invite you to a sanctuary for tired souls, "Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells".
Choi has spent his whole life trying to get ahead.
He has sent his family abroad while working in Korea.
Unfortunately, he is fired due to a corporate restructuring.
Then one day, Choi emerges from his misery to take the ashes of a Nepalese laborer to his family.

[Interview : Jeon Soo-il Director of "Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells" ] "It's the story of a man setting out to return the remains of a stranger to his home. But the journey turns out to be a soul search, and the man reflects upon his own identity".

A man who escapes from the world and finds himself in nature.
The part of Choi is played by Choi Min-sik.

Choi Min-sik is an actor already receiving worldwide recognition.
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Park Chan-wook of 'Thirst' Receives Jury Award at Cannes Festival

Source | 2009/05/27 | Permalink |

Park Chan-wook has been given an award at the Cannes Film Festival. He said, "I felt like I had already received an award when I was invited to compete with the world's best filmmakers, but after I received big applause at the gala screening and then a real award, it's like I've received three awards in all". His movie "Thirst" earned him the jury award at the 62nd Cannes International Festival.

In an interview on May 25 at a hotel in Cannes, he said that of all the ovations he has received so far the ovation that he received in Cannes this time was the greatest. "Awards aside, I just prayed that viewers won't ridicule my movie or leave the theater during the middle. I was happy to see them like my movie", said Park.

Park, who received the first jury award in 2004 for his movie "Old Boy", snatched another one five years later, strengthening his status as a world-renowned filmmaker. On the question on whether or not he was upset because he didn't receive a more prestigious award, ...| More

Park Chan-wook claims jury prize at Cannes

Source | 2009/05/25 | Permalink |

Cannes has once again smiled on Park Chan-wook, even if he wasn't at the top of the award list this time around.

The internationally-acclaimed Korean director snatched the Jury Prize at the 62nd Cannes film festival Sunday with "Thirst" (Bakjwi). Park shared the third-highest honor with British director Andrea Arnold, who was honored for "Fish Tank".

This is the second time the Korean director has been honored at Cannes. He won the Grand Jury Prize, the second-highest award, in 2004 with the film "Old Boy".

"Filmmaking is a sincere joy from the very beginning to the end, and the last phase of that joy is to be in the Cannes film festival", Park said at the awards ceremony.

"I'd like to share this honor with my very dear friend and true collaborator, Song Kang-ho", he added.

Song plays the lead in Thirst, a thriller featuring a priest-turned-vampire grappling with his new identity and thirst for blood and sex.

Park stepped into the limelight with his 2000 hit "JSA - Jo...| More