| Soo-ae and Jo Seung-woo in royal drama (Source) |
2009/08/14 |
Director KIM Yong-gyoon cast Soo-ae as Chosun era queen Myeong-seong in his period drama "The Sword With No Name". Jo Seung-woo will play the queen's bodyguard.
The film is a combination of action, drama, and romance. The film is scheduled to enter Korean cinemas in September this year.
Soo-ae lead the cast of LEE Joon-ik's "Sunny" and starred alongside LEE Byeong-heon in "Once in a Summer". Jo played the lead in box office hit "Tazza: The High Rollers" ("The War of Flower") and played a mentally challenged man in "Marathon". KIM previously directed horror film "Red Shoes" and "Wanee and Junah".
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| Generation Blue Films holds 10th anniversary festival (Source) |
2008/11/27 |
Generation Blue Films, a small production house founded in 1998 with the goal of producing films in a manner different from the mainstream commercial system, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a special film festival.
Over the years, the company has helped to introduce many important new directors and has provided an environment where filmmakers can feel free to experiment.
To be held at the Seoul Art Cinema near the south end of Insa-dong, the festival will feature 16 short films and 10 feature films that were produced or coproduced by Generation Blue Films. It is scheduled to run from December 5 to 14.
Films to be screened, which include a broad range of independent and commercial works, include "Happy End" (1999), "Wanee and Junah" (2001), "Jealousy Is My Middle Name" (2003), "So Cute" (2004), "Red Shoes" (2005), "The Sex Film" (2006), "Boys of Tomorrow" (2006), "Old Miss Diary - Movie" (2006), "No Regret" (2006), and "Milky Way Liberation Front" (2007).
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| Kim Hee-seon an Expectant Mom (Source) |
2008/05/21 |
Actress Kim Hee-seon will be having a baby sometime in late January next year. Often cited Korea's most beautiful actress, Kim went to an OB/GYN yesterday to confirm her pregnancy. She is currently five weeks into her pregnancy and her due date is late January 2009. Kim and her husband are naturally elated, and her in-laws are also overjoyed to see their first grandchild.
According to Kim's closest associate, the actress found out about a week ago that she was expecting, after taking several at-home pregnancy tests. Kim's friend said that Kim wanted to have a baby ever since she got married and always dreamed of having at least three children. Kim herself is an only child, so she has always wanted a big family.
Kim has married businessman Park Ju-young, second son of Larksan Group Chairman Park Seong-gwan, in October 2007. She has stayed out of the limelight since she got married, and with the news of her pregnancy, her comeback is likely to be postponed until late next year afte... |More
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| 'Red Shoes' [Film and DVD Review] (Source) |
2006/02/14 |
Engrossing horror flick showcases the talents of Kim Hye-soo
Kim Kyu Hyun (internews)
A note to the readers: Woo Sung Region 3 DVD of "Red Shoes" contains two versions of the film, substantially different from one another. The non-theatrical and DVD-specific edition is identified as the "Rated for 18 or older" version, so I will refer to it as the "18+" version throughout this review.
"Red Shoes" is about a pair of dancing shoes (actually pink in the film) with a heavy-duty hex placed on them. As the film opens, a high school girl who tries them on at a subway station has her feet gobbled up by them. The poor girl is left screaming her lungs out, gazing at the stumps of her chopped-off ankles, while the pink shoes in question (in a nicely old-fashioned stop-motion shot) noisily slurps up the gushing rivulets of blood. Oh my. Not exactly Emeric Pressburger material, is it?
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