The Show Must Go on (2006) - 우아한 세계 (Woo-a-han Se-gye)

2008/01/29 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

'The Show Must Go On' a vehicle for Korean star's amazing talent

Kyu Hyun Kim (qhyunkim)

Kang In-gu (Song Kang-ho, "The Host", "The Secret Sunshine") is a middle-rank boss of a criminal gang. Recently, he is suffering from chronic fatigue, taken to falling asleep while caught in a traffic stop. His business is not exactly booming. His attractive wife Mi-ryung (Park Ji-yeong) has had it with his broken promise to open a fruits and vegetables shop after washing his hands from racketeering and extortion business. His equally attractive teenage daughter Hee-soon (Kim So-eun, "Someone behind Me") wishes he were dead. His supposed colleague Sang-jin (Yoon Je-moon, "The Host", again typecast as a mean thug) is looking for a chance to stick a knife in his gut, both figuratively and literally. The only sympathetic figure around him appears to be his childhood buddy Hyung-jin (Oh Dal-soo, "Old Boy") who now works for a rival gang.

"The Show Must Go On" comes at the end of the cycle of i...

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2008/01/16 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Actor Song Kang-ho, who turns 41 on Jan. 17, received a memorable birthday present: His role in Lee Chang-dong's "Secret Sunshine" landed him the International Critics' Prize for Best Actor at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in California, the festival organizers announced Sunday.

Held for the 19th time, Jan. 1-14, Palm Springs is different from other festivals in that the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) judges the official entries for the Best Foreign Language Film in the upcoming Academy Awards.

It is a central event for showcasing foreign language films in the United States, and is considered to be one of the best marketing tools for the Academy Awards. This year, the jury had to watch over 50 works from around the world and among them was the story about a traumatized widow.

"Secret Sunshine" was on the world cinema map last year as its lead actress Jeon Do-yeon won a string of prizes including Best Actres...

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2007/11/30 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

The Osaka Korean Cultural Center will hold the Korean Film Week festival again this year (Dec.8-14). Korean films introduced to the Kansai region for the first time will be screened at downtown Shinsaibashi theaters.

The event also marks the center's reopening and will feature the latest film 'Happiness' by Heo Jin-ho, who directed 'April Snow' starring Bae Yong-joon and Son Ye-jin. Director Kim Tae-sik of 'Driving with My Wife's Lover' and a Korean Film Council official will attend a related forum for discussions.

The film list includes 'Barefoot Ki-bong', 'The Show Must Go On', 'Heart is..'., 'My Boss, My Teacher' and 'My Wife is a Gangster 3' as well as the omnibus special film '20 Identities'....

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2007/11/24 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Director Han Jae-rim's "The Show Must Go On" has won the domestic award for best picture.

At the 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards Friday, the movie's lead actor Song Kang-ho also won best actor. Jeon Do-yeon won best actress for her performance in "Secret Sunshine". Earlier in May, the actress won the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in the film.

The best director award went to Heo Jin-ho for "Happiness".

Kim Sang-ho was named best supporting actor for his role in "The Happy Life" and Nah Moon-hee best supporting actress for her role in "Cruel Winter Blues".

The awards are the nation's version of Hollywood's Oscars.

Reported by KBS WORLD Radio ...

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2007/11/13 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

While many new Korean films are premiering in Korea this fall, spicing up domestic theaters, several events introducing Korean films to US audiences are being held across the United States, drawing attention from many.

At the top of the list is the Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles (KOFFLA), to be held 15 – 18 November. The event is co-supported by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) LA office and Korean Cinematheque under the title, "It's Alive: Korean Film Genre Hybrids and Hollywood Remakes". Out of 13 films to be shown are such highlights as "Barking Dogs Never Bites", the first feature from director BONG Joon-ho.

The film festival will be held at the Fairfax 3 theater in Los Angeles. The curtain raiser will be "Driving With My Wife's Lover" by director Kim Tae-sik, a film invited to this year's Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will close with director Han Jae-rim's "The Show Must Go On". Both works will be LA premieres and will be screened in the presence of the directo...

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