Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Movie - 2005)

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  Lee Young-ae
  이영애
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  Choi Min-sik
  최민식
• Kwon Ye-yeong (권예영)
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  Kim Si-hoo
  김시후
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  Nam Il-woo
  남일우
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  Kim Byung-ok
  김병옥

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  Lee Young-ae Starts Working on New Film Project
  2018/05/22, Source
  Actress Lee Young-ae is taking part in a new film project for the first time in over a decade since 2005,...More

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  Lee Young-ae Set to Start Filming Her 1st Movie in Over a Decade
  2018/02/23, Source
  Actress Lee Young-ae will star in a family-themed film that is due to start filming soon, her management agency said on Thursday,...More

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  Park Chan-wook to Direct BBC Miniseries
  2017/11/06, Source
  Film director Park Chan-wook's next project will be the BBC miniseries "The Little Drummer Girl" based on the 1983 John le Carré novel, the Daily Mail reported last Saturday,...More

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  [Interview] Lee Kyoung-mi: I have always been drawn to the ironies and irrationalities of society - New York Asian Film Festival
  2017/08/05
  Lee Kyoung-mi was born in Seoul, and graduated with a Russian degree from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. After working at a company for three years, she entered the School of Film, TV & Multimedia of the Korea National University of Arts, graduating with a major in Filmmaking in 2004. Her short film "Feel Good Story", about an employee given the task of figuring out how her company can evade paying taxes, garnered several awards in the film festival circuit in 2004,...More

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  Work Never Stops for Korea's Top Costume Designer
  2017/08/03, Source
  Cho Sang-kyung is one of the most sought-after costume designers in Korean cinema, and the country's most celebrated directors line up to work with her. Besides regular work for Park Chan-wook, she has designed costumes for Kim Jee-woon, Choi Dong-hoon and Ryoo Seung-wan. Many big Korean hits have her stamp on them, from "A Bittersweet Life", "Old Boy" and "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" to commercial fare like "The Host" and "Tazza: The High Rollers",...More

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  [Interview] Eom Tae-hwa: I wanted to ask, "Is it really true what we know as common sense?"
  2017/07/22
  On the occasion of the screening of his film at New York Asian Film Festival, we speak with the director of "Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned" about the ideas in the film, the Korean movie industry and the melodrama that seems to feature in every movie, the casting, and many other topics in a very interesting interview,...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2016.11.11 ~ 2016.11.13
  2016/11/21
  J.K. Rowling's screenwriting debut summons the masses with magic... David Yates's fantasy flick "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" arrived in Korea last Wednesday and dethroned a weary "Doctor Strange" at the top of the pile. For the past three weeks, Marvel's mind-bending spectacle has been riding high in the Land of the Morning Calm, but this new magical storm from Warner Bros. Pictures has sent the doctor down a few notches by summoning plenty fresh feet to Korea's big screens,...More

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  Kim Yoo-jung's thirteen year transformation as an actress
  2016/01/18, Source
  tvN's 'Name List' revealed Kim Yoo-jung's throwback images on January 18th. Kim Yoo-jung was still a child actress only a few years ago, who was loved as much as now even then. When she won the Top Ten Star award at MBC Drama Awards 2015, she drew much attention for being only a teenage actress among other recipients. Let's take a look at her 13 year career as an actress,...More

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  Remastered Version of 'JSA - Joint Security Area' Released
  2015/10/19, Source
  The remastered version of "JSA - Joint Security Area" was released last weekend, 15 year after the film first came out. The original film has been converted to a digital format, improving the sound and picture quality,...More

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  [20th BIFF] Choi Min-sik steals the show
  2015/10/07, Source
  Actor Choi Min-sik stole the show. The Asian Film Market was held on the 3rd of October to the 6th at BEXCO in Busan. In the Contends Panda – NEW booth, a poster of the movie "The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale" was put up and drew the attention of buyers,...More

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  Kim Si-hoo cast as the lead in movie 'Eclipse' (working title)
  2015/07/13, Source
  Actor Kim Si-hoo has been cast as the lead for movie 'Eclipse' (working title). The storyline of movie, 'Eclipse' begins when a new transfer student, Yoon-jae starts getting along with Se-joon, a student of his new school, who exudes a strange vibe. Kim Si-hoo will play 'Yoon-jae' to lead the storyline,...More

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  Kim Si-hoo comes back as the youngest detective in movie 'Veteran'
  2015/06/30, Source
  Actor Kim Si-hoo is coming back with movie "Veteran" this year. "Veteran" depicts the battle between plutocrats and police officers. Kim Si-hoo will play the youngest detective, who chases after Hwang Jung-min and Yoo Ah-in. "Veteran" is a highly anticipated movie project with its being director Ryoo Seung-wan's new project and the veteran staff, who previously participated in "Ode to My Father", 'Berlin', "The New World", 'KUNDO : Age of the Rampant' and many other hit movies,...More

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  Lee Da-hee to appear in movie 'May' with no guarantee
  2015/05/14, Source
  Actress Lee Da-hee has been confirmed to appear in movie, 'May' as the female leading role, Jeong Da-jeong. 'May' is a poetic and touchy movie. Lee Da-hee will transform into a calm and sincere character out of her usual stylish and lofty image,...More

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  Lee Young-ae to Make TV Comeback After 12 Years
  2015/03/26, Source
  Actress Lee Young-ae, the star of the 2003 smash hit "Dae Jang Geum", will return to upcoming TV series "Saimdang: Light's Diary" following a 12-year hiatus. Production company Group Eight said Wednesday that Lee will appear in a historical drama about the life of Shin Saimdang (1504-1551), who was a renowned artist, writer and calligrapher during the Chosun Dynasty and the mother of the well-known Confucian scholar Yulgok Yi Yi,...More

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  Lee Young-ae to come back with "Saimdang: Light's Diary"
  2015/03/24, Source
  Lee Young-ae is finally breaking her 11 years of absence and coming back with "Saimdang: Light's Diary". Group Eight claims she's ready to roll and the drama should be out early next year,...More

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  Lee Young-ae to come back in a new drama as Shin Saimdang
  2014/08/19, Source
  Lee Young-ae is coming back as Shin Saimdang in a new drama. One of the reasons she didn't star in MBC drama "Dae Jang Geum 2" was because of this. A source claimed, "Lee Young-ae has set her mind to play Shin Saimdang the icon of a good mother and wife. The synopsis has been going back and forth for a couple of months now",...More

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  When are Bae Yong-joon, Won Bin and Lee Young-ae coming back?
  2014/07/15, Source
  When can we see them? Several writers and directors have been sending their calls of love but the actors remain silent. Top stars who are highly wanted have been gone for far too long. Lee Young-ae is one of them. They have been gone for a maximum of 9 years, enough for a mountain to change its form. They are on the top of the list but they are hard to see and now it's becoming frustrating,...More

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  Lee Young-ae in commercials
  2014/04/23, Source
  Actress Lee Young-ae can be seen in a recent commercial. She has been appearing in a commercial for Hurom since the 20th this month,...More

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  [HanCinema's MovieBarcodes] Park Chan-wook's Filmography (2000-2013)
  2014/01/25
  K-Films compressed into a single image! Park Chan-wook is one of South Korea's most influential and popular directors; a prominent and celebrated industry icon that has helped nurture the country's flourishing cinema scene. His filmography contains an array of fascinating films that feature at the top of most cinephiles' must-see list. The following images are his films (2000-2012) "Stoker", "Thirst", "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK", "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", "Old Boy", "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance", and "JSA - Joint Security Area" compressed into single frames--To Remember, Share, and Enjoy!,...More

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  [HanCinema's Hall of Fame] "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance"
  2013/11/16
  In the Spotlight this Week: "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" by Park Chan-wook Revenge is a deeply personal affliction, a stubborn demon that relentlessly haunts and hinders until it is suitably exorcised from our fleshly casings. Usually such a drive has just one corrupted driver, a single soul who sets out to rebalance the scales against those who infected their world. In Park Chan-wook's award-winning "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (2005), that model of revenge was given an edgy feminine salting as Park mused over mob justice in the most intimate fashion imaginable. The film forms the final bloody act in Park's, critically acclaimed and labelled, 'Vengeance Trilogy'. It's a gut-wrenching cinematic series of revengeful events that pushed the boundaries of the thriller genre – the unofficial pirate ship of modern Korean cinema,...More

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  10 Years On, Lee Young-ae Looks Back at 'Dae Jang Geum'
  2013/09/14, Source
  This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the worldwide hit MBC series "Dae Jang Geum", which at one point reached a viewer rating of 57.8 percent. The story about a cook at the Chosun court who overcomes hardships to become the king's first female physician captivated viewers in some 90 countries and marked the golden age of the Korean Wave. To mark the anniversary, the show's star Lee Young-ae, gave the Chosun Ilbo an exclusive interview on Monday,...More

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  CJ Entertainment Proudly Presents "A Werewolf Boy"
  2013/07/23
  Some Instincts Can Never Be Tamed ... Is It Possible He Continues to Wait for Her? Romantic Fantasy Comes to Life on DVD Aug. 13th Sometimes love can wait a lifetime in the romantic fantasy "A Werewolf Boy", captivating DVD Aug. 13 from CJ Entertainment America. An unexpected phone call summons an elderly woman, who has lost interest in life, back to Korea and the remote cottage in the countryside where she spent a tumultuous time in her youth. Memories overwhelm Suni (Park Bo-young) of a feral and mute orphan (Song Joong-ki) who the family took in ... only to discover that he was a creature never meant to exist,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Talk] An Eye Towards "Snowpiercer"
  2013/07/13
  "Snowpiercer" hits Korean cinemas August 1st and will make Bong Joon-ho the third Korean director to be showcasing a Hollywood feature this year. The film has an interesting and exciting cluster of Korean talent and studios on board - all of which have worked together successfully in the past. Here though I wanted to draw the eye through some of that prestigious Korean talent and showcase the keen 'eye' behind "Snowpiercer". The film stars Song Kang-ho, one of Korea's most prestigious acting talents who has been a huge performer in Bong's impressive filmography; mostly notably in "Memories of Murder" (2003) and, the highest grossing Korean film of all time, "The Host" (2006). One of "Snowpiercer"'s producers has also made fairly good use of the 46-year-old actor. Park Chan-wook continues to cast Song in his films, most recently "Day Trip" (2012), but he's also starred in "JSA - Joint Security Area" [2000], "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" (2002); "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (2005-cameo); and "Thirst" (2009),...More

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  [UK] Park Chan-wook's "JSA - Joint Security Area" at the Prince Charles Cinema on Wednesday 31 July
  2013/07/12, Source
  For this summer's edition Terracotta Film Club revisits the early work from Park Chan-wook, the acclaimed South Korean director of "Old Boy" and "STOKER". The screening on 31 July follows days after the 60th anniversary of the ceasefire agreement between North and South Korea on 27 July,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Talk] Is Spike Lee out of his depth with "Old Boy"?
  2013/04/27
  Although its official release date is still a long way off (early October 2013), Spike Lee's "Oldboy" has finally given us something to look at. A poster teaser was recently released that shows little more that twenty red scratches, along with the controversial titling: "A Spike Lee joint" (whatever that means). Indeed, since it was announced that Park Chan-wook's award winning film was to be given the Hollywood 'bump', fans and critics alike have been very vocal in asking the very simple and obvious question-Why?,...More

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  Park Chan-wook Retrospective at MoMI - Friday, March 1 ­ Sunday, March 3
  2013/02/19, Source
  Park Chan-wook, director, screenwriter, and producer, is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers on the international film festival circuit. To celebrate the release of "Stoker", his major directorial debut in Hollywood, The Korea Society and MoMI co-present a retrospective of his work. The special screening of "Stoker" (starring Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, and Matthew Goode) will play on February 28 at 7PM at MoMI. Park Chan-wook, a director, screenwriter, and producer, is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers on the international film circuit. To Celebrate the release of "Stoker", his major directorial debut in Hollywood, The Korea Society and MoMI co present a retrospective of his work. He debuted with 'The Moon is What the Sun Dreams of' in 1992, but he started to gain international recognition from the sensational movie 'JSA - Joint Security Area' in 2000 which The Guardian praised it as "airy, subtle and playful, and showcases the best elements of modern Asian cinema",...More

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  THN's Korean Cinema Style Week 12: Park Chan-wook - "Thirst"
  2013/02/15, Source
  This year will see three of South Korea's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed directors present their English language debuts. Kim Jee-woon ("THE LAST STAND"), Park Chan-wook ("STOKER"), and Bong Joon-ho ("Snowpiercer") have already proved themselves in their homeland, and here at THN we are taking a look back over their past efforts. Here's our first look at the films of Park Chan-wook, join us each week over the course of the next few months as we explore The Land Of The Morning Calm. "Thirst" Director: Park Chan-wook Year:  2009 Cast: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Kim Hae-sook, Shin Ha-kyun, Park In-hwan, Song Young-chang Plot: A catholic priest volunteers himself to be given a deadly virus in the name of research. However, during a blood transfusion he is given the blood of a vampire which soon makes him lust, covet, and commit the worst of sins. After breaking free from the realms of Vengeance with "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK", Park Chan-wook decided he would once again descend into the darkness of humanity. He chose, as his main subject, vampires. Now then, vampires in our current climate are shrouded with disdain thanks to the likes of Hollywood cack such as TWILIGHT,...More

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  THN's Korean Cinema Style Week 10: Park Chan-wook - "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance"
  2013/02/08, Source
  This year will see three of South Korea's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed directors present their English language debuts. Kim Jee-woon ("THE LAST STAND"), Park Chan-wook ("STOKER"), and Bong Joon-ho ("Snowpiercer") have already proved themselves in their homeland, and here at THN we are taking a look back over their past efforts. Here's our first look at the films of Park Chan-wook, join us each week over the course of the next few months as we explore The Land Of The Morning Calm. "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" Director: Park Chan-wook Year:  2005 Cast: Lee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kim Si-hoo, Nam Il-woo, Kim Byung-ok and Oh Dal-soo Plot: A woman serves 13 years in prison after confessing to the murder of a young boy. But is everything as it seems? We often think about actors being typecast, and how some struggle to break from the norm. But we don't always think about directors and the risks they run. Some directors jump into films against audience expectations, such as John Hughes taking on ANNIE,...More

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  Leading Korean Directors Ready to Invade Theaters Worldwide
  2013/01/21, Source
  The movie poster for "Stoker". Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/VIISwJ 2013 just might be the year when Korean directors go beyond Asia and win worldwide recognition. We recently wrote about director Kim Jee-woon's action-packed Hollywood debut, "The Last Stand", with none other than the indomitable Arnold Schwarzenegger. Kim's colleagues Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho are also poised to show their first English language films to a wider international audience this year. Park Chan-wook is one of the most distinguished and popular directors in Korea. His famous Vengeance Trilogy consisting of "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" "Old Boy" and "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" received critical acclaim. He's also the man behind the 2000 blockbuster "JSA - Joint Security Area" His work is known to contain dark and often brutal themes, which seems to carry on in his first Hollywood film, "Stoker,...More

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  Kim Ki-duk's 'Pieta' in competition at Venice
  2012/08/29, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk, left, speaks at a press conference on Wednesday in Seoul. Kim's latest work "Pieta", starring actress Jo Min-soo, center, and actor Lee Jung-jin, will vie for the top prize Golden Lion at the 69th Venice Film Festival which kicked off Wednesday. / Yonhap By Rachel Lee, Kwaak Je-yup It's the time of the year again when the world's finest film directors and stars flock to an island in north eastern Italy. The Venice Film Festival, the oldest event of its kind in the world, opened Wednesday on the island of Lido, and veteran director Kim Ki-duk will represent Korea for the main competition. "I would like to see and learn how other directors look at today's society", said Kim at a press conference on Wednesday in Seoul. "It will provide new perspectives".,...More
• Kim Ki-duk's new film up for competition in Venice fest
  2012/07/31, Source
  Korean director Kim Ki-duk's latest film "Pieta" has been invited to a competitive section of this year's Venice International Film Festival, the movie's local distributor said. "Pieta" was among the 18 films chosen to compete for the prestigious Golden Lion award at the 69th Venice film festival, which runs from Aug. 29 to Sept. 8, NEW, the distributor, said in a release Thursday,...More

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  Kim Ki-duk Invited to Venice for 4th Time with 'Pieta'
  2012/07/27, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk's latest film "Pieta" has been included in the official competition category at the 69th Venice Film Festival, which will open on Aug. 29. This is the first time in seven years a Korean movie has entered the competition section of the festival since Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" in 2005,...More

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  (42) Park Chan-wook: Director with blood-coated lens
  2012/07/04, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook, left, waves as he is awarded with actor Choi Min-shik for the grand prix for the film "Old Boy" during the award ceremony of the 57th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes on May 24, 2004. / Korea Times file By Andrew Salmon Tension and violence sell, but this may not be apparent to the vast majority of fans of "hallyu", the much-discussed "Korean Wave" of pop culture that has swept outward from the shores of the peninsula since, roughly, the turn of the millennium. The two standout genres of hallyu, in sales terms, are clearly K-pop and K-soaps. Of the former, Korean management companies have come up with a winning formula, churning out a range of cute, well-trained and above all wholesome boy- and girl-bands whose appeal is very different from the rebellious, opinionated, drug-spattered figures who stagger across the stage of Western rock 'n roll. Soap is similarly sugar-coated: Most dramas are centered upon pretty boys and pretty girls in pretty clothes and pretty houses/landscapes engaging in genteel, "no-sex-please-we're-Korean" romances,...More

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  [Review] I Saw The Devil: revenge at any cost
  2012/06/01, Source
  Soo-hyeon unaware at the cannibal's home Choi Min-sik is back as the psycho killer in the murder-thriller "I Saw the Devil". Min-sik's character, Kyung-chul is cold, ruthless and deceptive. In the opening scene Kyung-chul is seen assisting a young woman with a flat tire. Soo-hyeon, the fiancé of the woman in the car talks with her on the phone as she waits for a tow truck. She begins to get suspicious when Kyung-chul ominously hangs outside her car window. He strikes with brutal swiftness with a hammer, knocking her out. Later he drags her back to his kill-house where he hacks her up despite her calls for mercy,...More

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  Lee Young-ae coming back with "Dae Jang Geum 2"?
  2012/05/09, Source
  Will Lee Young-ae be coming back with "Dae Jang Geum 2"? There are rumors going around that actress Lee Young-ae will be coming back with "Dae Jang Geum 2". Officials of a broadcasting company mentioned that, "Lee Young-ae is likely to come back with "Dae Jang Geum 2" which is being planned out to air this coming September or October. It seems that many things are being done to have Lee Young-ae back on board". In some parts of the entertainment business, they say, "Lee Young-ae is considering "Dae Jang Geum 2" as her come back project",...More

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  "Nameless Gangster" released in North America
  2012/03/28, Source
  PREFACE "My reason for wanting to tell a story from the '80s is because I feel that the current societal climate is very similar. About 3 years ago I got a feeling that the era of my deceased father was suddenly coming back, an era in which everyone's good will is only reserved for their own survival and well being. But like my own father, I did not see these people as selfish fools, but sympathized with them. I wanted to portray these characters not as criminals who were on the wrong side of the law, but as people who tried their best to survive and thrive despite the conditions they were in. People innately follow the times they live in and those who ride it architect the next generation. The '80s in South Korea were an incredibly volatile decade in which a single person's decision could change the direction of an entire era. Following men who lived through that decade, I wanted to show that the eighties had more dramatic appeal than any other decade. I wanted to inquire whether it was the times that were changing the people, or if it was the people that were changing the times. Most of all, I hope that the audience can laugh and identify with these men who lived like kings in the face of loyalty, betrayal, and ambition".,...More

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  Four leading Korean directors working on overseas projects
  2011/11/21, Source
  By JU Sung Chul With leading Korean directors Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Kim Jee-woon and Ryoo Seung-wan all working on overseas productions, journalist JU Sung Chul examines the details of their projects for "Korean Cinema Today"   The year 2012 looks like it will see an unprecedented rush of Korean directors working onforeign projects. This phenomenon seems similar to the situation back in the late 1990s when Hong Kong directors John WOO, Ringo LAM, TSUI Hark, Kirk WONG and Ronny YU all directed films produced in Hollywood.What's different is that whereas they were inclined to make films only in Hong Kong's specialty genre - the action film, their Korean counterparts are expected to make films that will retains the directors' varyingstyles and sensibilities. Park Chan-wook's "Stoker" and Kim Jee-woon's "The Last Stand" are produced by Hollywood-based companies while Bong Joon-ho's "Snowpiercer" and Ryoo Seung-wan's "The Berlin File" (working title) are to be co-productions,...More

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  Yellow Sea and other Korean films win at Sitges
  2011/10/19, Source
  By KOFIC Staff Korean director NA Hong-Jin Won the Best Director award for "The Yellow Sea" at the recently wrapped Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival. One of the world's leading fantastic (i.e., genre) film festivals, the 44th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia ran Oct. 6 – 16 this year. The festival awarded Best Motion Picture to Red State, directed by Kevin Smith,...More

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  Bae Yong-joon, Won Bin, Lee Young-ae, Ko So-young "Return of the Kings and Queens"
  2011/09/08, Source
  The "Kings and Queens" are back. Bae Yong-joon, Won Bin, Lee Young-ae and Ko So-young who have been on a break are coming back.,...More

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  "Quick" is Speeding Its Way to the United States and Canada! +Win FREE Tickets!
  2011/08/12, Source
  "Quick" redefines the Korean blockbuster and blasts away the summer heat! The speed maniac and motorcycle messenger Gi-su receives a mysterious call when he is about to take Arom, his ex-girlfriend and a member of a girl band, to a live broadcast. Suddenly, a mysterious voice on the phone warns that there is a bomb wire to Arom's helmet and that a package must be delivered to a designated address within 30 minutes. "Remove the helmet or fail to complete the mission and the bomb goes off". ...As the clock is ticking, the two begin a race against time to stay alive,...More

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  Movie "Quick" exported to 7 countries... presale before release
  2011/06/23, Source
  Movie "Quick" with actor Lee Min-ki and actress Kang Ye-won has been exported to 7 different countries. "Quick" productions signed a contract with France, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey, Singapore, Malaysia and India. The French distributor is Metropolitan that also took care of "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance".,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] Eatyourkimchi.com: Korea through the eyes of Simon and Martina
  2011/06/18
  Meet Simon and Martina. This young Canadian couple started making videos about Korea back in May 2008 and since then, their website (www.eatyourkimchi.com) has gathered serious momentum. Their videos were originally made for putting their friends and families at ease with their decision to travel to Korea, but now their aims for their site have skyrocketed as viewers from around the world log on to catch up on their weekly dose of hilarity and Korean culture.,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] Revenge: Korean Style!
  2011/06/11
  Alfred Hitchcock once said "Revenge is sweet and not fattening", a stance shared in Korea as the suspense thriller genre has become synonymous with their film industry. Along with the melodrama, revenge films and themes have become all too easy to identify in some of the most famous films to come out of Korea in the last ten years. This apparent sweet tooth has indeed been affected by Korea's turbulent socio-political history and perhaps a social consciousness persists that past injustices have not been adequately addressed both globally and locally,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] What Are Your Top 5 Favourite Park Chan-wook films?
  2011/06/04
  Before 2000 Park Chan-wook would not have foreseen how successful he would become as a Korean filmmaker. His 2000 breakthrough film "JSA - Joint Security Area" completely dominated the Korean box office that year. It claimed an estimated 5.8 million admissions nationwide, making it the highest grossing Korean film at the time. Since then Park Chan-wook has directed five more feature length films with varying digress of success and I thought I'd open the floor to find out what your favourite of the bunch is while presenting mine.,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] Introduce Yourself to Korean Cinema: 7 Films to Get You Started
  2011/05/28
  Are you interested in Korean cinema but don't know where to start? The following is a short list of films that I believe would give any film enthusiast a good grounding for what Korean cinema has to offer. They include award-winning films, films that provide insight into Korea's history and culture, as well as a couple of fantastic genre films that Korean cinema tends to favour.,...More

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  'Late Autumn - 2010' picks up awards at Fribourg Fest
  2011/03/29, Source
  A scene from 'Late Autumn - 2010' By Lee Hyo-won Lee Chang-dong's "Poetry" won the top award, the Regard d'Or, at the 25th Fribourg International Film Festival while Kim Tae-yong's "Late Autumn - 2010" picked up two prizes at the Swiss event. Co-starring China's Tang Wei and South Korea's Hyun Bin, "Late Autumn - 2010" won the Special Mention of the Jury of the International Federation of Film Societies and the Ex-Change Award. The latter is a prize selected by a special jury of youths,...More

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  At the Far East Film "Night Fishing" the first horror film shot on iPhone
  2011/03/17, Source
  by fareastfilm.com / Mar 17, 2011 29 th April/ 7 th May 2011 - Tea,...More

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  Lee Young-ae gives birth to twins
  2011/02/21, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  
  Actress Lee Young-ae became a mother to twins, Sunday.
  
  The 40-year-old gave natural birth to a girl and boy, around 10:30,...More

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  Korean shorts win awards
  2011/02/21, Source
  Director Park Chan-kyong poses with his Golden Bear award of the International Short Film Jury for his film "Night Fishing", co-directed by Park Chan-wook, during the awards ceremony at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Feb. 19. / Reuters-Yonhap By Chung Ah-young Korean film director Park Chan-wook's latest short film "Paranmanjang (Night Fishing)" in collaboration with his brother Chan-kyong, won the Gold Bear for Best Short Film at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, which wrapped up Sunday,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "Thirst"
  2011/02/19
  As I am sure most people did, I went into this film with high expectations of another gripping masterpiece by the critically acclaimed Park Chan-wook. Vampires? I was sceptical if Park's cinematic vision could transfer to the vampire genre to produce another deeply satisfying thrill ride. Park's previous films offer fairly enigmatic storylines that ask the viewer to engage in his work actively. He likes to grab his audience early on and encourage them to be attentive spectators, engaging them in the celluloid spectacle like detectives. His dreamscape is one that draws on the darker side of humanity; he captures, exposes and expresses sensitive issues and taboos of society,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Child actress Kim Yoo-jung - Part 2
  2010/12/22, Source
  Actress Kim Yoo-jung [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia] 10: You recently played a middle school student in "Happy Maker Soonjung". How was that? Kim Yoo-jung: It was fun because I got to wear a uniform but I don't think there's much difference in terms of the acting. 10: What do you think it'll be like when you go to middle school? Kim Yoo-jung: I think I'll have a lot of fun. People say it's when you have the most fun. Oh, except for the studying. (laugh) Middle schools these days have snack bars, right? But not in Ilsan! And they study more than kids do in Seoul. Elementary schools in Seoul only test you in Korean language, math, social studies and science, and although it may differ depending on your principal, in the city of Goyang you get tested in English and the arts and physical education as well,...More

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  Director Park Chan-wook in talks to make first English film
  2010/11/17, Source
  Korean director Park Chan-wook [Cannes Film Festival] Famed Korean director Park Chan-wook may be making his English-language movie directorial debut, according to a report. The Los Angeles Times reported that sources close to the film said Park "is in talks to direct 'Stoker', a drama about a young woman whose eccentric uncle comes back into her life after the death of her father",...More

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  Netizen investigation team is own their way to the truth of Kim Boo-sun's 'One night with famous politician
  2010/11/12, Source
  Actress Kim Boo-sun's confessed that she slept with one of famous politicians. Kim Boo-sun said in an interview with one media, “The man I slept and dated is one politician that was elected in local election and was previously a lawyer. He claimed that he was a virgin but he actually had wife and even kids. He can torture me with his power but I'm telling this because it felt so unfair.”,...More

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  Is relentless violence onscreen justified?
  2010/08/12, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  
  "I Saw the Devil" was finally released in theaters Thursday after several painful raps by the Korea Media Ratings B,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Korean actress Kang So-ra
  2010/07/27, Source
  Actress Kang So-ra [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia] My name is Kang So-ra. I was born on February 18, 1990. I was born early in the year so according to the Lunar calendar, I am a year older, which makes it easier for me to become friends with people born in 1989 but a bit weird to have people born in 1990 call me unni [older sister in Korean], so it's a bit difficult. I published a martial arts novel when I was in fifth grade. The publication was based on a character named Ajin from a martial arts website and this one member whose ID was Nokcheon rooted a lot for me. It's sad that I don't have a copy of it,...More

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  Actress Lee Young-ae: 'I Will Become Mother'
  2010/07/26, Source
  Star Actor Lee Young-ae (39) will become a mother after one year of marriage.
  
  A spokesperson for,...More

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  Top actress Lee Young-ae pregnant
  2010/07/23, Source
  By Ines Min
  Staff reporter
  
  Lee Young-ae, one of Korea's top acting stars, is pregnant with her first child, management associates said Frid,...More

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  I Saw the Devil release on August 11
  2010/07/23, Source
  Director Kim Jee-woon's highly anticipated new thriller "I Saw the Devil" has,...More

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  Lee Byung-hun pic "I Saw The Devil" to open August 11
  2010/07/21, Source
  Official movie poster for "I Saw the Devil" [Showbox] Official posters for film "I Saw the Devil" have been unveiled as the pic gears up for its summer box office debut next month. Film's distributor Showbox announced in a press release on Wednesday that the Lee Byung-hun starrer will hit local theaters on August 11 and released two official movie posters featuring Lee and Choi Min-sik,...More

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  Lee Byung-hun to star in Kim Jee-woon's thriller pic
  2010/01/14, Source
  (From left) Actors Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik and director Kim Jee-woon Top Korean actor Lee Byung-hun has joined the cast of a new thriller film by famed director Kim Jee-woon, according to Lee's agency BH Entertainment on Thursday. An official at BH explained that Lee is set to star in the film -- titled "I Saw the Devil" -- although the actor has not finished signing the contract as of yet.,...More

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  PARK Chan-wook Retrospective at Asian Film Fest in Germany
  2009/11/19, Source
  The Asia Film Fest which in 2007 held a Kim Ki-duk retrospective is this time focusing on Korean master director,...More
• The Busan Film Festival Visits the U.S.
  2009/11/13, Source
  The Busan Film Festival and the Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts have formed a partnership to screen Korean films at the U.S. campus. The university, located in Orange California, will screen a select number of contemporary and classic films designed to introduce U.S. audienc,...More

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  Interview: Director Park Chan-wook of 'Thirst'
  2009/11/06, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook, who received the Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his movie,...More

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  Kim Ok-bin Named Best Actress at Sitges Film Fest
  2009/10/12, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Actress Kim Ok-bin shared the award for Best Actress with Spain's Elena Anaya at the 42nd Sitges International,...More

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  'Sunshine' Sheds Light on Dark Themes
  2009/10/08, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Kim Aaron's noted feature debut "LaLa Sunshine",...More

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  Actress Lee Young-ae Gets Married Secretly
  2009/08/26, Source
  Top actress Lee Young-ae has surprised even the show bisuness world with the news about her secret wedding. Even people close to her learned ab,...More

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  Top Star Lee Young-ae Weds in Secret
  2009/08/25
  Korea's most celebrated actress Lee Young-ae tied the knot in secret on Monday, August 24th. The star of the film ",...More

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  Actress Lee Young-ae Marries in US
  2009/08/25, Source
  By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
  Staff Reporter
  
  Hallyu star Lee Young-ae tied the knot with a Korean-American businessman in the United States, Mond,...More

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  Korean Movie Thirst to be Screened in Washington Metro Area
  2009/08/07, Source
  A Korean thriller titled "Thirst" by director Park Chan-wook, will be screened at th,...More

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  Park Chan-wook's Films to Be Screened at KOFA
  2009/07/27, Source
  By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
  Staff Reporter
  
  A special retrospective of the films by award-winning director Park Chan-wook will be held at the,...More

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  PARK Chan-wook Wins Hawaiian Honors
  2009/07/16, Source
  Organizers of the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will present an award and hold a special advance screening of Korean auteur,...More

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  Actor Yoo to Receive Seoul Women's Prize
  2009/07/05, Source
  By Han Sang-hee
  Staff Reporter
  
  Actor Yoo Ji-tae, 34, will receive the Seoul Women's Prize along with five others today at City Hall, accordi,...More

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  Lee Young-ae to Earn Ph.D. from Hanyang University
  2009/06/18, Source
  Star actress Lee Young-ae, 38, has enrolled in the Graduate School of Theater and Cinema of Hanyang University, where she will pursue her docto,...More

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  Actor Oh Arrested for Smoking Marijuana
  2009/06/12, Source
  By Bae Ji-sook

  Staff Reporter


  
  Popular actor Oh Kwang-rok, most famous for his role in "Taewangsasingi" ("The Legend")',...More

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  Independent Movie, 'Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells'
  2009/06/11, Source
  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,...More

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  Park Chan-wook of 'Thirst' Receives Jury Award at Cannes Festival
  2009/05/27, Source
  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,...More

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  Actress Kang Talks About Stalker's Pain
  2009/03/06, Source
  Heroine of film "Why Did You Come to My House - Movie"
  
  "This film is for those who adhered to criminal activit,...More

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  Danny Boyle Asked to Direct Lady Vengeance Remake
  2009/01/14, Source
  Reports of remakes of Park Chan-wook's vengeance trilogy films have been headline news in the entertainment industry over the past year. The,...More
• JEON Ji-hyeon and SEOL Kyeong-gu portrayed greatest characters
  2008/12/19, Source
  Major Korean film magazine Movieweek polled to find out who Koreans regard as the ten greatest screen personas. Jun Ji-hyun's role in "My Sassy Girl" claimed the top spot for great,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] Bae Seul-gi in a Hollywood film!
  2008/12/15, Source
  Bae Seul-gi will be the main actress in the new global Hollywood film "Finale" which European actors and actresses are working on. Bae has been in Germany since the beginning of December and has been filming the teaser film and poster. Her character is the cold blooded killer "Siyeon" who fights against the Italian Mafia with her martial skills. The setting will be the Korea vs Italy soccer game back in 2002.,...More

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  CHOI Min-sik retrospective at Lyon fest
  2008/10/24, Source
  The 14th Lyon Asian Film Festival will dedicate a retrospective to Korea's leading actor Choi Min-sik. The French film festival holds the speci,...More
• Film Fests Offer Retrospective, Award to Korean Movie Stars
  2008/10/22, Source
  By Han Sang-hee
  Staff Reporter
  
  Two film festivals in France and India are paying respect to local actors and directors by holding retrospectives and offering awards.
  
  The 14th Lyon Asian Film Festival will hold a retrospective on Korean movie star,...More

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  Kim Wins Best Director Award in Spanish Film Fest
  2008/10/13, Source
  By Chung Ah-young
  Staff Reporter
  
  Kim Jee-woon, director of Korean blockbuster film ",...More

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  Choi Min-sik Rediscovers His Passion for Acting
  2008/10/07, Source
  "I felt like I was riding a new car just out of a warehouse, starting from zero mileage. Now my heart is full of all sorts of ambiguous emotions -- I'm proud, relieved and empty, as if a passionate lo,...More

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  Gong Hyo-jin Shines in 'Crush'
  2008/10/02, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Rudy red face, frizzy hair, criminal fashion sense and a chronic case of inferiority complex and hopeless delusion, Miss Hongdangmu (carrot) is a new antihero among,...More

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  Old Boy Named 64th Greatest Film of All Time
  2008/09/30, Source
  The UK's most popular film magazine, Empire, published its list of the top 500 films of all time, placing Park Chan-wook's acclaimed thriller,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] Korean Movies making its way into Hollywood!
  2008/08/16, Source
  Compared to last year, Korean movie scenarios have been sold to Hollywood for remakes 37% more than last year! The most recent movies were "The Chaser" and "Seven Days".,...More

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  'The Good, The Bad, The Weird' Invited to Sitges Festival
  2008/07/25, Source
  Director Kim Jee-woon's "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" and <,...More
• Charlize Theron contemplates a visit to Korea
  2008/05/08, Source
  Major Hollywood star Charlize Theron said that her project to remake Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (Chinjeorhan Geumjassi) has sparked a great int,...More
• No Wave, just a Korean breeze in Poland
  2008/04/28, Source
  The Korean Wave has been spreading Korean pop culture across Asia and beyond for more than a decade, although it has barely reached Poland, in the centre of Europe. It is sad to admit, but Korean culture (traditional as well as the "new wave") does not exist in Polish minds as a distinctive identity,...More

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  Britain's The Times – 'Poet of Blood' Park Chan-wook has changed
  2008/04/10, Source
  The British press is focusing on Director Park Chan-wook, who is awaiting the British premiere of ",...More

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  UK release for PARK's "I'm a Cyborg, but that's Ok"
  2008/04/04, Source
  Park Chan-wook keeps demanding international attention. After the recent disclosure of Charlize Theron's plan to produce and star in a remake,...More

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  Korean Movie to be Remade in the United States
  2008/03/17, Source
  A much-lauded Korean movie is to be remade in the U.S. with a big star headlining in it.
  
  According to the Boston Globe, Park Chan-wook's ",...More
• Korean Films Win Recognition in Europe
  2008/03/14, Source
  Now, there appears to be growing interest in Korean films overseas.
  Domestic productions are winning critical acclaim at major film festivals in particular, in Europe.
  Jeong Soyun explains.
  
  Korean films are gaining increasing recognition on the international stage, winning numerous awards and h,...More

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  Charlize Theron to remake "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance"
  2008/03/13, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook is admired nationally and globally. Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron is also one of them. According to The Bosto,...More

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  JEON's Girl In Competition at the Fribourg Film Festival
  2008/03/04, Source
  Director Jeon Soo-il's independent feature ",...More

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  Director Park Chan-wook Chooses Heroine for Steamy Vampire
  2008/02/12, Source
  Acclaimed director Park Chan-wook has chosen Kim Ok-bin as the star of his next film,,...More

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  Director Park Chan-wook's latest film 'Thirst' is having difficulties in casting a main female character due to high sexual references
  2008/01/31, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook is having difficulties in finding a main female actor for his latest film,...More

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  Cosmic crisis hits intergalactic star
  2007/11/21, Source
  It's not often that you find yourself identifying with creatures from another planet.
  But that's what happened to actress Grace Park in the Ame,...More
• 2nd London Korean Film Festival Starts
  2007/11/01, Source
  15 Korean films are being showcased this November at the 2nd annual London Korean Film Festival, screening at the Barbican in London's financial district. Opening the weeklong festival, which runs the 2nd to the 8th, is Kim Ki-duk's 2007 Canne,...More
• KOFIC and UK Film Council Announce Deal
  2007/10/17, Source
  In an important pact between the two countries, the UK Film Council and its Korean counterpart KOFIC signed a Co-Distribution Agreement during this year's Pusan International Film Festival. Beginning in November 2007, distributors of UK and Korean films will be eligible for print and advertising su,...More
• 10 Hallyu Stars
  2007/10/14, Source
  The Korea Times, the nation's first English daily, turns 57 on Nov. 1. The TOP 10 Series, which will feature the biggest news stories, scandals, events, figures, surprises and memorable moments in the coming weeks, in celebration of the anniversary. The series will allow our readers to revisit these,...More
• PIFF Transforms Into Cinema Paradise
  2007/10/05, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  BUSAN _ The Korean Peninsula is sizzling up with not one but two hot spots. Deep south in Korea's largest port city, the 12th Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival (PIFF) turned into a cinephile's playground as the festive opening event unrolled Thursday night.,...More
• YOO Ha's Project at Tokyo Project Gathering
  2007/09/18, Source
  Yoo Ha's new project "A Frozen Flower" and Min Gyoo-dong's,...More

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  Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy Gets Box Set
  2007/09/05, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's vengeance trilogy -- ",...More

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  Bucheon Film Festival Fathoms Fantasies
  2007/07/04, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Escape the oppressive monsoon season by diving into the fantastic world of cinema at the 11th Puchon (Bucheon) International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan). Celebrat,...More
• Korean actresses cleaning up at filmfests
  2007/05/28, Source
  However, she was not alone in making the foundation on which the Korean film industry stands at the moment.
  
  Since Kang Soo-yeon became the first Korean actress to win a major international award in 1987 with "The Surrogate Mother", the loc,...More
• Kim Ah-joong, "Going to Vietnam to promote Korean movies"
  2007/05/25, Source
  Actress Kim Ah-joong will attend '2007 Dynamic Korean Cinema Festival' from the 31st to 3rd, a cultural event commemorating 15 years of exchange between Korea and Vietnam.
  
  ,...More

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  Korean to join world's most celebrated directors for New York tribute
  2007/05/21, Source
  Park Chan-wook, already considered by many film buffs to be Korea's greatest director, has received more foreign recognition of his talents.
  ,...More

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  Kim Sun-ah Officially Casted In Movie "Girl Scout"
  2007/05/01, Source
  Kim Sun-ah, who gained top star status after the success of the drama ",...More
• [Books] French Writer Talks on Korean Cinema
  2007/03/09, Source
  By Seo Dong-shin
  Staff Reporter
  
  Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio is a French writer whose name often appears on pundits' lists of candidates for the Nobel Prize for Literature along with South Korean poet Ko Un. He is also one of the French writers who have a peculiar hold on the Korean literary cir,...More
• Cult Director Jodorowsky Likes Korean Films
  2007/03/07, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Surreal bizarreness, bloody violence and bold eroticism are some words invariably associated with director Alejandro Jodorowsky.
  
  But the best way to understand him is to see his works. That had been almost impossible till now, as his works have long been unavail,...More
• Berlinale Market Fruitful for Korean Distributors
  2007/02/21, Source
  Several Korean titles have been sold internationally at the recent Berlin International Film Festival. Asian and European markets are the main destinations for the Korean films.
  
  Park Chan-wook's award-winning ",...More
• Can Veteran Actors Revive Theater?
  2007/02/21, Source
  By Chung Ah-young
  Staff Reporter
  
  Veteran film and television actors and actresses are returning to the theater this spring.
  
  Their move is expected to galvanize the theater scene, which is currently drawing smaller audiences.
  
  For a long time, theaters have been losing a number of veteran ac,...More
• Positive Effect of South Korean Media Claimed in North Korea
  2007/02/14, Source
  A survey was conducted among 30 North Korean defectors who are currently living in South Korea. According to them, the North Korean government is trying to improve people's lives to anticipate possible social unrest which they suspect could be ignited by what people see in South Korean popular cultu,...More
• Cyborg and Hyazgar To Compete in Berlin
  2007/02/02, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's latest feature I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK will be screened at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival in the main Competition se,...More
• Korean Wave Swamps N.Korean Authorities
  2007/02/01, Source
  South Korean popular culture has become a headache for North Korean authorities, who seem unable to stem its samizdat spread there. Quoting North Korean refugees, a government official said Thursday many South Korean soap operas and movies have made their way into North Korea, and some young people,...More

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  Familiar Jokes on 'Mapado 2'
  2007/01/18, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  The new film "Mapado 2" is a sequel to a 2005 comedy, a story about a strange island where only a bunch of,...More

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  Sympathy for Lady Vengeance's Dutch Premiere
  2006/12/28, Source
  Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (Chinjeorhan Geu,...More
• [YEAR-END REVIEW]Looking back on Korean culture scene
  2006/12/27, Source
  Popsters go solo to ride Korean Wave
  
  One of the most conspicuous phenomena of 2006 was the "going-solo" trend among former boy band and girl band members. In fact, this year's K-pop scene has been crowded with what seems like an endless procession of "first solo albums".
  
  ,...More

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  Rain Set to Make His Name As Actor
  2006/12/11, Source
  Singer Rain is likely to make his name known to the world once again, but not as singer this time but rather as an actor.
  
  A source from CJ Entertain,...More

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  Commercial Vs. Avant-Garde: Park Chan-wook on 'Cyborg'
  2006/12/07, Source
  Park Chan-wook is likely to face only two responses -- enthusiasm and incomprehension -- when his new film "I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK" is r,...More
• Which Korean Stars Have the Greatest Pulling Power?
  2006/11/17, Source
  Who is the actor in Chungmuro today who can mobilize the greatest number of fans? And just how many tickets can be sold on the basis of that actor's name alone? We asked a group of 12 producers and PR execs that know actors' commercial value best who in Korea can "open" a movie and ranked the top 20,...More

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  'Lady Vengeance' A Splendidly Disturbing Gem [DVD Review]
  2006/11/11, Source
  Park Chan-wook's meditation on the meaning of revenge and its spiritual cost
  
  Kyu Hyun Kim (qhyunkim)
  
  "Lady Vengeance" (",...More
• Korean films 06 in London
  2006/10/02, Source
  London will host the free Korean film 06 from September 27 till October 1. The programmed films range from animations for children to comedies to dramas. The venue is the Odeon Covent Garden at Shaftsbury Avenue in the heart of London.
  
  Among the selected films are popular films like the feel-good,...More
• 3rd Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival to be Held
  2006/09/28, Source
  The 3rd LA Korean International Film Festival will open Sept. 29 (local time) at West Hollywood in Los Angeles for a seven-day run.
  
  The festival will feature films in various genres by South Korean and Korean-American filmmakers, including short films, documentaries and anime films. The film "Run,...More
• Korean filmfest kicks off in L.A.
  2006/09/28, Source
  The Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival kicks off its one-week run Friday at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theater in West Hollywood, featuring an array of contemporary Korean and Korean-American films.
  
  The third annual festival starts with an opening night presentation of director,...More
• 2006 Korea Film Festival Opens in London
  2006/09/20, Source
  The 2006 Korea Film Festival will open in London September 27.
  
  Organized by the Korean Culture Center in the U.K. and the Korea Culture & Content Agency, this year's festival will mark the year of mutual visits to South Korea and the U.K. The festival will screen eight domestic hit movies and fou,...More
• Chinese Star Ziyi Zhang Says She Wants to Work With Lee Young-ae
  2006/09/19, Source
  By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
  Staff Reporter
  
  
  Ziyi Zhang speaks during a conference in Seoul for her latest movie.
  Ziyi Zhang, China's top actress came to town yesterday to promote her latest movie, "The Banquet". The epic film, which also stars Daniel Wu and is directed by Feng Xiagang, was recentl,...More
• “King and the Clown” Invited to Tokyo Film Festival
  2006/08/02, Source
  The film "The King and the Clown", which has drawn the most viewers in the domestic box-office history, has been invited to the "Special Screenings" category of this year's Tokyo International Film Festival.
  
  The festival's organizing committee selects film for special screenings based on strict c,...More
• Time and The Host Compete in Spain
  2006/07/12, Source
  Two Korean films have been invited to competition sections of the 39th Sitges International Film Festival, one of the top three fantasy film festivals in the world, held annually in Catalonia, Spain. Running October 6th to the 15th, Sitges recently announced the selection of two films by South Korea,...More
• PARK Chan-wook named jury member at Venice
  2006/07/10, Source
  Korean director PARK Chan-wook has been selected as a jury member of the upcoming 63rd Venice International Film Festival. Actress Catherine Deneuve (France) will be the jury president. Director and screenwriter Juan Jose Bigas Luna (Spain);,...More
• Korean Movie “The Host” Be Invited to Sitges International Film Festival
  2006/07/10, Source
  The film The Host directed by Bong Joon-ho has been invited to the competition sector of the 39th Sitges International Film Festival, one of the world's top three fantasy movie festiva,...More
• Film Director Park Chan-wook to Judge at 63rd Venice Film Festival
  2006/07/04, Source
  Film director Park Chan-wook has been named a juror for the 63rd Venice Film Festival slated for August 30 through September 9.
  
  Other jurors include Spanish film director Juan Jose Bigas Luna, Portuguese producer Paolo Paulo Blanco, Ameri,...More
• Park Chan-wook Asked to Sit on Venice Jury
  2006/07/04, Source
  The leading Korean director Park Chan-wook has been asked to sit on the jury of the 63rd Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30-Sept.9 to judge films in the international competition. The organizing committee also asked Spanish director Juan José B,...More
• 'Old Boy' Director Will Join Jury at Venice Film
  2006/07/04, Source
  By Chung Ah-young
  Staff Reporter
  
  Korean screenwriter and director Park Chan-wook is to join the 63rd Venice International Film Festival jury in Italy from August 30 to Sept. 9.
  
  Aside from Park, others included in the jury announced ye,...More
• Peter Pan Formula Wins in South Africa
  2006/07/03, Source
  Debut director Jo Chang-ho received the Best Young Director award for "The Peter Pan Formula" at the 27th Durban International Film Festival, which ran June 14th -27th in South Africa. The film's main actor,...More
• Ohn Joo-wan Awarded for Best Performance at South African Film Festival
  2006/06/26, Source
  Young actor Ohn Joo-wan has been chosen as the winner of the best performance award by an actor in a leading role for his performance in "The Peter Pan Formula" at the Durban International Film Festival, which lasted from June 15 until 25. The movie's director,...More
• Filmmaker Jo Named Best New Director in Durban
  2006/06/25, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Local filmmaker Jo Chang-ho has been named Best New Director for his first feature "The Peter Pan Formula" at a film festival in South Af,...More
• Korean Films at Shanghai Int. Film Festival
  2006/06/16, Source
  A record 11 Korean features will be shown in the official selection of this years 9th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) to take place June 17th to the 25th. Among them Park Jin-pyo's 2005 film You Are My Sunshine will run in the offi,...More
• Designer Lee Young-hee promotes Korean color
  2006/04/19, Source
  At the Venice Film Festival--one of the world's three largest film festivals--a new movie called "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" produced by director Park Chan-wook, who had already earned worldwide recognition for his thriller "Old Boy", was,...More
• Korean Film Directors series published by KOFIC
  2006/04/04, Source
  To increase the international standing of Korean film directors and to promote the international circulation of Korean films, KOFIC announces the publication of the first three books in the Korean Film Directors series. By publishing this series, KOFIC aims to help Korean films and Korean film direc,...More
• [Festival] The Samsung Korea Film Fest Begins (Florence March 31 to April 10)
  2006/03/24, Source
  The Samsung Korea Film Fest Begins
  
  Florence March 31 to April 10 the fourth edition of the South Korean Cinematography festival in Italy
  
  
  Florence - Return to the Korea Film Fest, the traditional spring appointment with South Korean cinematography, coming together this year for it's fourth ed,...More
• France, Mexico Host Korean Film Shows
  2006/03/20, Source
  France and Mexico have been hosting Korean film shows one after another.
  
  The "29th Poitiers International Film Schools Festival", which opened in Poitiers, France on Mar. 20, local time, is hosting a special film show entitled "A Gaze of Korean Films".
  
  To be screened at the show will be seven,...More
• Singer Rain, Actress Im Soo-jung to Act Together in New Film
  2006/03/20, Source
  Singer Rain (real name: Jeong Ji-hoon), a top hallyu star in Asia, and young actress Im Soo-jung have met Park Chan-wook, a world-renown,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' Selected Best Foreign Film in Hong Kong
  2006/03/17, Source
  The Korean film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" directed by Park Chan-wook has been chosen as one of the ten best foreign films at the 11th Golden Bauhinia Awards hosted by the Hong Kong film critic association.
  
  The top ten list includes "H,...More
• Seven Korean Films to Air on American Cable
  2006/03/09, Source
  Seven Korean films, including "Old Boy" and "Samaria", will be shown on the Sundance Movie Channel, an American cable TV network.
  Kim Jee-suk, programmer of the Pusan International Film Festival, recently stated, "SunDance Movie Channel, a leading movie cable channel in the United States, has bough,...More
• “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” Wins Best Film Award in Portugal
  2006/03/07, Source
  The Korean blockbuster "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Lee Young-ae) received the Best Film Award at the Orient Express Official Competition of t,...More
• Seven Korean Films to Be Shown on American TV
  2006/03/03, Source
  Seven Korean films, including "Old Boy" and "Samaria", will be shown on an American cable TV network.
  
  Kim Ji-seok, a programm,...More
• Korean Films Praised at the Berlin Film Festival
  2006/02/28, Source
  By Nigel DSa
  Staff Writer
  
  The Berlin International Film Festival wrapped February 18th with several prizes awarded to ethnic Koreans. Composer Peter KAM received the Silver Bear for Best Film Music for his score in the Hong Kong made Isabella.
  
  Korean-American director,...More

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  Lee Young-ae Walks Red Carpet in Berlin
  2006/02/10, Source
  Korea star actress Lee Young-ae has arrived in Berlin, where she is on the jury of this year's Berlin International Film Festival, which starte,...More
• Domestic Movies With English Subtitles
  2006/01/26, Source
  Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
  
  Seoul Selection Bookstore
  
  Saturday at noon
  
  The film is the last statement of the revenge trilogy by director Park Chan-wook about a woman who tries to take revenge on a man who puts her in a misera,...More
• Jang Dong-gun Named As Most Impressive Actor
  2006/01/24, Source
  Movie fans have picked Jang Dong-gun as Korea's best actor for 2005.
  According to a Gallup survey of 1,500 Korean adults, one out of five respondents said Jang's performance was the most impressive among Korean actors last year.
  Jang starre,...More
• Jang Dong-gun named as most impressive actor
  2006/01/24, Source
  Jang Dong-gun, a star who has enjoyed popularity across Asia, was picked as the most outstanding Korean actor in 2005, according to a survey released yesterday.
  
  In the poll of 1,502 Korean adults, conducted by Gallup Korea last December, o,...More
• First Korean Judge for Berlin Film Festival
  2006/01/12, Source
  The appointment of Samuel Alioto is still being debated, but the Korean Actress Lee Young-ae has been appointed as a judge on the committee of International Competitive Section of the 56th Berlin Film Festival.
  
  According to Lee Ju-Yoel, rep,...More
• Lee Young-ae to sit on Berlin Film Festival jury
  2006/01/11, Source
  Actress Lee Young-ae will sit on the jury bench of the International Berlin Film Festival next month as the first Korean juror in the prestigious competition.
  
  The film festival committee asked Lee to sit on its international jury for the of,...More
• Actress Lee Young-ae Invited to Berlin Film Festival as Juror
  2006/01/10, Source
  Actress Lee Young-ae has been invited to the 56th Berlin International Film Festival slated for Feb. 9, local time, as a juror for its international competition division.
  
  Lee Joo-yul, president of,...More
• Korea's Movie "Old Boy" Top Film for 2005
  2006/01/04, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's "Old Boy", an avant-garde film that won the Grand Prix at Cannes, was selected as the first of the "Top Ten Films of 2005" by the alternative magazine "The Onion" and the newspaper the "The Austin-American Statesman,...More
• "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" invited to Palm Springs film festival
  2006/01/03, Source
  Four Korean films, including the film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" by director Park Chan-wook, have been invited to the Palm Springs International Film Festival in the United States.
  
  The Pusan International Film Festival organizing commi,...More
• "Memories of Murder" to be ranked 30th in The Village Voice's "Best Film"
  2005/12/29, Source
  The film "Memories of Murder" directed by Bong Joon-ho was ranked 30th in "Best Film", which was conducted by the U.S. leading weekly culture magazine "The Village Voice".
  
  The magazine did "The 7th Annual Film Critics Poll 2005" and a Kore,...More
• [YEAR-END REVIEW] Superstars make 2005 their own year
  2005/12/27, Source
  This is the sixth part of a series of articles reviewing Korea's culture scene this year. - Ed.
  
  By culture staff
  
  No Korean wave star seems to have achieved more than multi-talented Rain in 2005. All across Asia, Rain gained unprecedented popularity through his live performances and TV drama ap,...More
• Actor Kwon Sang-woo to become "A Man of $10 Million"
  2005/12/26, Source
  Actor kwon Sang-woo's movies "The Beast" and "Cheongchun Manhwa" exceeded the export 10 billion won to Japan.
  
  Kwon passed the sales profit $10 million in Japan with his recent films of "The Beast" and "Cheongchun Manhwa" (the title means ",...More
• Top Movie Posters of 2005
  2005/12/26, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Above are five of the best movie posters of this year, selected by local weekly movie magazine Film 2.0.
  
  The five movies are, "Welcome to Dongmakgol", this year's biggest hit film on Korean,...More
• The Five (Plus One) Best Movie Scenes of 2005
  2005/12/23, Source
  Over 100 Korean films hit the screen this year. The Chosun Ilbo asked movie critics Kim Young-jin and Shim Young-seop to select the best five movie scenes of 2005. They had just finished selecting them when on Dec. 21 director Yoon Jong-chan,...More
• Actress Gains Popularity in Asia
  2005/12/21, Source
  By Han Eun-jung
  Staff Reporter
  
  What do President of China Hu Jintao and Hong Kong movie stars Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau have in common?
  
  They have all admitted in the past year to being fans of the South Korean drama "Jewel in the Palace" -,...More
• [YEAR-END REVIEW] Korean film industry continues to produce major hits
  2005/12/19, Source
  This is the first part of a series of articles reviewing Korea's culture scene this year. - Ed.
  
  By Yang Sung-jin
  
  This year began on an upbeat note for Korea's movie industry. "Running Boy" (Marathon), directed by Chung Yoon-chul, feat,...More
• Film Exports Increase 15% This Year
  2005/12/17, Source
  Film exports this year have increased 15 percent from last year to 67 million dollars.
  
  The film production company IM Pictures on Saturday said movies sold to Japan and other Asian countries comprised 80 percent of the exports, with Europe taking 15.5 percent and North America 3.3 percent.
  
  Inc,...More
• Domestic Film Market Share Exceeds 50 % for 3rd Consecutive Year
  2005/12/14, Source
  The public is continuing to lend their support to domestic films. According to a survey conducted by CJ CGV from Jan. 1 to Dec. 11 this year, the market share of domestic films was found to have exceeded 50 percent for the third year in a row. The number of moviegoers has also exceeded 100 million n,...More
• Star Director's Book Recalls His Days as a Failure
  2005/12/13, Source
  A decade ago, it seemed as if director Park Chan-wook's career in the movies was over. He had just got married and was in dire straits, so he quit his job as assistant director and became a salaryman. When he had managed to save some money,,...More
• "Lady Vengeance" and "3-iron" could be nominations in Golden Globe Awards?
  2005/12/12, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" and director Kim Ki-duk's "3-iron" attract attention whether they could be the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd,...More
• "Memories of Love and Heartache Led Me to the Screen"
  2005/12/08, Source
  by Seung-Jae Lee
  Song Hye-kyo Enters the Silver Screen At Last-
  
  Song Hye-kyo enjoys the height of her celebrity status through TV dramas such as,...More
• Director Bae Jong, 'Welcome to my movies'
  2005/12/07, Source
  The 2005 award ceremony of the Blue Dragon Awards was held at the KBS Hall in Yeouido on November 29. It was truly a festival of high flying stars. Every movie star and director representing Korea gathered together at the event. Although the award ceremony lasted for only a short while, viewers had,...More
• Lee Young-ae Wins Best Actress Award At Blue Dragon Film Awards
  2005/11/30, Source
  In news from Korea's entertainment industry
  Lee Young-ae won the best female actor honor at this year's prestigious Blue Dragon Film Awards for her role in the movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance".
  The film is the final episode of director More
• 'Lady Vengeance' Wins Top Film Award
  2005/11/30, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" has won the domestic award for best picture.
  
  At the 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards in KBS Hall Tuesday, the movie's lead actress,...More
• Hallyu in Japan is moving from "Drama" to "Movie"
  2005/11/30, Source
  Hallyu fever in Japan is switching from drama to screen. Korean movies are making all sorts of plentiful records and leading the second heyday of Hallyu.
  
  Korean movies boom begun with "April Snow" (Director Heo Jin-ho, Production Blue Storm),...More
• "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" wins Best Picture Award
  2005/11/30, Source
  The movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" by director Park Chan-wook (produced by Moho Film) won the Best Picture and Best Actress Award (,...More

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  Lee Young-ae Snaps String of Bad Luck at Movie Awards
  2005/11/30, Source
  Actress Lee Young-ae lets her emotions flow during her acceptance speech after wining Best Actress at the 26th Blue Dragon Awards at KBS Hall i,...More
• 'Lady Vengeance' Bags Korea's Top Movie Honors
  2005/11/30, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" won Best Picture of the Year in Tuesday's 2005 Blue Dragon Awards. As the 26th award ceremony unfolded in splendor on Tuesday evening at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, "Sympathy" also,...More
• Movie Awards to Celebrate Year's End
  2005/11/19, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  "Welcome to Dongmakgol" has become the most commercially successful local film this year, attracting over 8 million moviegoers. But how "welcome" will it be at two upcoming domestic film award,...More
• Hollywood Film Industry Welcomes Korean Pictures
  2005/11/14, Source
  Three recent Korean films have landed to rave reviews in the United States at the 26th annual American Film Market (AFM), which ended on November 9th 2005, held in Santa Monica, CA. AFM traditionally serves as a stepping-stone for the foreign films to be introduced into the American market to compet,...More
• 'Corpse Bride' in Surprise Korean Box Office Triumph
  2005/11/08, Source
  A Hollywood film has surprised the local film industry by topping the local box office last week for the first time in almost four months. "Corpse Bride", an animation by Tim Burton, garnered 69,410 viewers in Seoul last weekend, leaving local production ",...More
• Film 'Antarctic Journal' wins award in Spain
  2005/10/24, Source
  Korean movie 'Antarctic Journal (directed by Lim Pil-Seong)', starring Song Kang-Ho and Yoo Ji-Tae, won the Orient Express-Casa Asi,...More
• 'Antarctic Journal' Named Top Film at Sitges
  2005/10/19, Source
  The movie "Antarctic Journal" has won the best film award in the Orient Express-Casa Asia section of the 38th Sitges International Film Festival in Catalonia, Spain.
  
  Sitges is one of the three top global festivals for fantasy films along with the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Films,...More
• Lee Young-ae wins best actress at Sitges film festival
  2005/10/19, Source
  Actress Lee Young-ae, who starred in the movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (directed by Park Chan-wook), won the Best Actress award at the Sitges International Film Festival of Catal,...More
• Korean Films Enjoying Favorable Acclaim Abroad
  2005/10/19, Source
  In other news today -- Korean movies are gaining wider recognition abroad from both critics and audiences.
  Kim Hyung-eun reports on how Korean directors and actors are being received in Europe.
  
  Korean director Kim Ki-duk's ",...More
• Film 'Antarctic Journal' Wins Award in Spain
  2005/10/19, Source
  SEOUL (Yonhap) _ South Korean movie "Antarctic Journal" won the best Asian film award at this year's Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia in Spain, film producers in Seoul said Wednesday.
  
  The movie, which was written and directed by,...More
• [PIFF] BIFCOM Gives Props to Asian Film Industry
  2005/10/11, Source
  By Lee Jin-woo
  Staff Reporter
  
  In the last two days, veteran cinematographer Kim Jae-min has repeatedly stabbed himself in front of visitors to his booth at the 5th Busan International Film Commission and Industry Showcase (BIFCOM). Fortunately, he was using a safely designed stunt knife. The pro,...More
• 'If You Were Me' Makes Animated Plea for Tolerance
  2005/09/23, Source
  Even for those who avoid animated movies like the plague, "If You Were Me : Anima Vision" might be worth making an exception for. The six animated shorts bundled together here each offer a lively, spirited and unique take on the theme of discrimination and the experience of being different.
  
  The o,...More
• World Cinema as 'Cultural Hand Grenade'
  2005/09/22, Source
  Tartan Films' Tony Borg says Korean films should remain true to themselves despite U.S. success
  
  Jason Hahn (woowhee)
  
  Tartan Films is a U.K. based film distributor to both theaters and home video. Its U.S. branch was launched in 2004 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Tartan seeks to,...More
• Tokyo Film Festival to screen Korean movies of 1980-90s
  2005/09/22, Source
  Korean movies produced in the 1980s and '90s will be screened at the 18th Tokyo International Film Festival to be held Oct. 22-30 in Japan.
  
  According to the Korean Film Council on Sept. 21, the movies to be screened at this year's Tokyo festival are "Colors Of The Rainy Day", one of the early wor,...More
• Park Chan-wook leads Korean films' worldwide advancement
  2005/09/21, Source
  There is a term called "ticket power". Actors and actresses with ticket power are name brands in and of themselves. Moviegoers flock to watch a film simply because a specific actor with ticket power appears in the film.
  Until recently, people with ticket power were almost always actors and actresse,...More
• "Welcome to Dongmakgol" picked as official selection for Oscar foreign-language film entries
  2005/09/19, Source
  The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairperson Ahn Jung-sook) has picked "Welcome to Dongmakgol" (directed by Bae Jong) as Korea's final official selection for Oscar foreign-lang,...More
• 'Welcome to Dongmakgol' Chosen as Korea's Pick for 78th Academy Awards
  2005/09/16, Source
  The Korean hit movie 'Welcome to Dongmakgol' by Director Bae Jong will be presented to the 78th American Academy Awards as the Korean pick to compete in the Foreign Language Film category.
  According to the Korean Film Council the movie was chosen,...More
• 8 Korean Films Invited to 49th "The Times London Film Festival"
  2005/09/15, Source
  Eight Korean films, including "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (directed by Park Chan-wook), have been invited to the 49th "The Times London Film Festival" (LFF) to be held in Britain from Oct. 20 to Nov. 4.
  
  According to the list of films in,...More
• Korean 'Vengeance Trilogy' Wraps Up in Style
  2005/09/12, Source
  [Film Review] "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" by Park Chan Wook
  Email Article Print Article Kim Soung Su (onomatos)
  
  "Why don't you go screw yourself".
  
  "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (2005), the new film from the famous Korean film director,...More
• "Lady Vengeance" Receives 3 Awards at Venice
  2005/09/12, Source
  "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", the last statement of the revenge trilogy by director Park Chan-wook, won three awards at the 62nd Venice Film Festival, which ended Saturday.
  
  Although the film attracted media attention and garnered favorab,...More
• People around the world enjoy Korean film festivals in September
  2005/09/11, Source
  With the growing popularity and increasing success of Korean cinema abroad, a number of Korean films will be screened in varied film festivals all round the world especially in September.
  
  The Korean Film Council reported that Korean films are screened not only in international film festivals but,...More
• 'Lady Vengeance' Scoops Unofficial Prizes at Venice
  2005/09/11, Source
  "Brokeback Mountain" by Taiwanese-born director Ang Lee beat Korea's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" to the Golden Lion at the 62nd Venice Film Festival that concluded on Saturday (local time). Failing to earn an official award, Park Chan-wook,...More
• 'Sympathy' Wins Awards at Venice Fest
  2005/09/10, Source
  Saturday, September 10, 2005 14:43:22
  
  "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", the final installment of director Park Chan-wook's revenge trilogy, has won the Young Lion and the Best Innovation awards at the 62nd Venice Film Festival.
  
  The You,...More
• The Many Sides of 'Vengeance'
  2005/09/07, Source
  Interview With Director Park Chan-wook
  
  By Paolo Bertolin
  Contributing Writer
  
  VENICE _ Winner of the Gran Prix du Jury at Cannes Film Festival last year, where he was competing with his masterful, yet controversial "Old Boy",,...More
• 'Kind-Hearted' Actress Gets Out of Character
  2005/09/07, Source
  Interview With Actress Lee Young-ae
  
  By Paolo Bertolin
  Contributing Writer
  
  Actress Lee Young-ae, playing the leading role of Kum-ja in "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" is one of South,...More
• Indifference, Not 'Sympathy', Greets Film in Venice
  2005/09/05, Source
  Monday, September 5, 2005 11:21:06
  
  Italian film critics gave director Park Chan-wook's blood-soaked thriller, "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", an average of three stars out of five at the 62nd Venice Film Festival.
  
  According to Italia,...More
• "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" receives standing ovation in Venice
  2005/09/05, Source
  The 62nd Venice Film Festival is likely to become a contest between Korean and Japanese movies. While the Korean movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", starring Lee Young-ae, is receiving wide acclaim from the international audience, its Japanes,...More
• Korean Thriller "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" Adds Asian Flair to Venice Film Festival
  2005/09/02, Source
  The Venice Film Festival kicked off with an Asian flavor this year and the second film in the running is Korean thriller "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance".
  It's the final episode in director Park Chan-wook's revenge trilogy about a woman with a,...More
• Kim So-yeon receives acclaim for her beauty at Venice Film Festival
  2005/09/02, Source
  Actress Kim So-yeon received much acclaim for her pretty looks at the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival, which opened Aug. 31 (local time). Donned in a black dress, Kim stole the foreign media spotlight when she walked down the red c,...More
• Korea's Kim So-yeon Shines at Venice Opening Gala
  2005/09/01, Source
  Korean actress Kim So-yeon brought a touch of Asian glamour to the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival. Kim, who plays the role of slave-girl Luzhu in "Seven Swords", the opening film of the festival, stepped on the red carpet on Wedne,...More
• 'Sympathy' to Compete at Venice Film Fest
  2005/08/31, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's bloody thriller "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" is the country's lone competitive entrant to the Venice Film Festival that opens Wednesday.
  
  Park is vying for another major film award since his cult hit "Old Boy" wo,...More
• Venice Film Fest to See Solid Korean Presence
  2005/08/30, Source
  Hayao Miyazaki, Tsui Hark, Ang Lee, George Clooney, Park Chan-wook, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Lee Young-ae, Ji Jin-hee,,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' to Open in U.S.
  2005/08/30, Source
  "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chinjolhan Kumjassi)", the last part of the revenge trilogy by director Park Chan-wook, will be released in the United States next February, according to boxofficemojo.com.
  
  By then, all of the films in the tr,...More
• Five Korean Films Invited to Toronto International Film Festival
  2005/08/27, Source
  The organizers of the 30th Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a lineup of 335 films from 52 countries that will screen at next month's event to be held in Canada from September 8 through 17.
  
  It turns out that five Korean films will make it to the film festival.
  
  Presented in the "Spec,...More
• Five Korean Films Invited to Toronto International Film Festival
  2005/08/25, Source
  Five Korean movies have been invited to the 30th Toronto International Film Festival to be held in Canada from September 8 until 17.
  
  Presented in the "Special Presentation" division will be "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance",...More
• Korea cinema boom continues amid concerns on sluggish growth
  2005/08/24, Source
  Chungmuro, Korea's Tinseltown, finally has something to celebrate in August. Three well-made Korean flicks are going strong in ticket sales, offering some much-awaited momentum to an industry that is struggling with sluggish growth and infighting.
  
  The first six months of this year saw the share o,...More
• 'Hallyu' Stars Battle False Reports Abroad
  2005/08/24, Source
  By Han Eun-jung
  Staff Reporter
  
  If everything we read in the papers were true, actress Song Hye-kyo would be leading a double life. In one, she makes appearances every so often at press showings of her feature works donning pretty dresses a,...More
• `Lady Vengeance' Gets Love From Venice Film Festival
  2005/08/23, Source
  The screening schedule of 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance'(directed by Park Chan-wook, produced by Moho Film), which has been invited to compete at the 62nd Venice In,...More

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  'Dongmakgol' Set to Join '5-Million' Club
  2005/08/23, Source
  "Welcome to Dongmakgol", a film about Korean War soldiers who find refuge in a mysterious village, is set to break the 5-million,...More
• Three Korean Hit Movies Bring Hope to Industry
  2005/08/18, Source
  A troika of Korean films that opened within the last four weeks is blazing a trail at the box office. "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", which opened on July 28, ",...More
• 'Dongmakgol' Seen by Over 3 Mil. Viewers
  2005/08/16, Source
  SEOUL (Yonhap) _ A new homegrown film about Korean War enemies who combine forces to defend a peaceful mountain village from bombing has been seen by more than 3 million moviegoers nationwide, its distributor said Monday.
  
  "Welcome to Dongmakgol" drew 3,057,889 people to cinemas across the nation,...More
• "Dongmakgol" a Welcome Sight Local at Box Office
  2005/08/09, Source
  "Welcome to Dongmakgol", a film about Korean War soldiers who find spiritual connection in a rural village, took the top spot at the weekend box office.
  
  The film was seen by 247,000 people in Seoul over Saturday and Sunday.
  
  In the four days since its opening on Friday, "Dongmakgol" beat out la,...More
• A Month for Movie Fans
  2005/08/04, Source
  August will be a month for movie fans, with well-made Korean films of various hues dominating the big screen. Two weeks after its debut, Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" remains unstoppable, attracting 2.1 million filmgoers as,...More
• `Vengeance' Is Sweet at Box Office
  2005/08/01, Source
  The feature film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" was seen by some 1.45 million people in the first four days of its theatrical release, the best opening weekend for a film this year.
  
  The film, which is the third installment of,...More
• Park Chan-wook's 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' Goes to Venice
  2005/07/29, Source
  Korean film director Park Chan-wook has been invited to show his latest movie, "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" at this year's Venice Film Festival, which runs from A,...More
• "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" Invited to Venice Film Festival
  2005/07/29, Source
  The movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", directed by Park Chan-wook, has been invited to compete at the 62nd Venice Film Festival slated for Aug. 31-Sept. 10 in Italy.
  
  So far, two of Park's movies, " JSA - Joint Security Area " and "Old B,...More
• 'Lady Vengeance' Brings Record High Daily Audience
  2005/07/29, Source
  By Park Chung-a
  Staff Reporter
  
  
  Director Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chinjolhan Kumjassi)" attracted around 250,000 moviegoers in one day, setting a record among films that have been released this year.
  
  The film wa,...More
• 'Sympathy For Lady Vengeance' to make inroads into official competition section in the 62th Venice International Film Festival
  2005/07/28, Source
  'Sympathy For Lady Vengeance' which is the talk of the town, has been invited to the 62th Venice International Film Festival.
  As movie 'Sympathy For Lady Vengeance' which is the talk of the town, has been invited to the 62th Venice International Film Festival, scheduled to be opened on August 31, d,...More
• 'Sympathy' Selected for Venice Film Fest
  2005/07/28, Source
  Korean director Park Chan-wook's latest film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" has been selected for the competition at the 62nd Venice Film Festival, which starts Aug. 31. All That Cinema, the promoters of the film, said Thursday the selection,...More
• 'Lady Vengeance': The Last Word on Revenge
  2005/07/28, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Director Park Chan-wook finally arrived at the end of his exploration of the revenge theme in his latest film, "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chinjolhan Kumjassi)".
  
  It serves well for the conclusion of hi,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' shows an astonishing advanced purchase rate
  2005/07/26, Source
  As the highest topic of conversation this year 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' records the highest advanced purchase rate in all sorts of advanced purchase sites.
  
  As Korean director Park Chan-wook's 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' shows an as,...More
• 'SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE' & 'WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL'aspirate vitality to Korean movie world which bent the neck recently
  2005/07/26, Source
  Two Korean movies, 'SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE' and 'WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL' have a bursting showdown each other while Hollywood blockbusters such as 'War of the Worlds', and 'The Island' sweep over Seoul movie street.
  
  First of all, the two movies unroll the offensive of the amount of materials t,...More
• 'Dae Jang Geum' Star Gets Vengeful
  2005/07/25, Source
  By Han Eun-jung
  Staff Reporter
  
  Every year, actress Lee Young-ae seems to get better. With each new television drama or film, the genre she chooses to explore and the characters she portrays have become more diverse and complex.
  
  Her late,...More
• She May Not Look Like a Killer...
  2005/07/22, Source
  She looks like she couldn't harm a fly, but Lee Young-ae, who plays perhaps the most alarming female character in Korean cinematic history in Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengea,...More
• Revenge Is Best Served With Humor
  2005/07/21, Source
  Interview With Director Park Chan-wook
  
  By Shim Sun-ah
  Yonhap News Agency
  
  The latest film by South Korean director Park Chan-wook, whose film "Old Boy" won the grand prize at t,...More
• Lee Young-ae: "I Would Want to Be a Singer If I Were Reborn"
  2005/07/20, Source
  Actress Lee Young-ae said she would want to be a singer if she had a second chance at life. She made the comment during her appearance on "Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter", which was recorded on July 19 at KBS' main building in Yeouido, Seoul.
  
  ",...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' breaks new ground in director Park's trilogy
  2005/07/20, Source
  Award-winning director Park Chan-wook's latest film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (Chinjeolhan Geum-jassi) seems unusual in many ways.
  
  For one, his trademark outpourings of violence have been replaced by smiles and kindness. The plot is a,...More
• "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" Steals Spotlight
  2005/07/19, Source
  The VIP premiere of the movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", which was held July 18 at 8 p.m. at the CGV Yongsan in Seoul, drew more than 40 high-profile actors and 50 filmmakers. The actors included,...More
• Director Park Chan-wook's "Lady Young-ae"
  2005/07/19, Source
  by Dong-Yong Min
  
  Lee Young-ae has changed.
  
  The character Keum-ja that she plays in "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (to be released on July 29) is a vicious woman who plans revenge for 13 years on the man who betrayed her. There was a time,...More
• 'Lady Vengeance' Director Looks for Atonement
  2005/07/19, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Director Park Chan-wook has been acclaimed for his previous films about revenge, but he says he believes revenge is meaningless and his coming film, the last in his revenge trilogy, takes a new look at the,...More
• `Lady Vengeance' Gets Love From Venice Film Festival
  2005/07/18, Source
  The Asian film programmer of the Venice Film Festival said Park Chan-wook's new film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" is likely to be invited to this year's event, Yonhap News Agency reported.
  
  Elena Polacci, who watched the film during her v,...More
• "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" Rated R
  2005/07/07, Source
  In a blow to director Park Chan-wook's long-awaited "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", the movie has been given an R rating, for restricted to those over 18.
  
  Promoter AllThatCinema said Thursday the Korea Media Rating,...More
• Park Chan-wook and the Weight of Expectation
  2005/07/06, Source
  A few days short of the debut of "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", the much-hyped third and final installment of his revenge trilogy, Park Chan-wook is afraid. This prodigy of Korean film, a man with so much confidence he is often perceived as,...More
• 'www.aintitcoolnews.com' services a preview of the latest movie 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' directed by Park Chan-wook
  2005/07/04, Source
  A U.S. movie site ' http://www.aintitcoolnews.com ', which is known as an enthusiastic fan of film director Park Chan-wook, is providing its site visitors with a preview of the latest movie 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' directed by,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' Trailer Released
  2005/06/28, Source
  The trailer for "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", the greatly anticipated summer blockbuster staring actress Lee Young-ae, has been released. The trailer shows the heroine Geum-ja (played by Lee) walking along expressionlessly as she is released,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' & 'April Snow' to be the talk of the town
  2005/05/29, Source
  Cinema 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' starring Lee Young-ae and Movie 'April Snow' starring Bae Yong-joon, which are the talk of the town, are released on July 29 and on September 9 resp,...More
• Highs, Lows for Korean Films at Cannes Fest
  2005/05/24, Source
  By Paolo Bertolin
  Contributing Writer
  
  CANNES, France - Registering a record presence of six full-length features invited to all official selections and one short competing in the Cinefondation, Korean cinema was set to fete another great year at the outset of the 58 th Cannes Film Festival.
  
  H,...More
• A Bittersweet Life's copyright was sold by Italia's 'Lucky Red'
  2005/05/17, Source
  DAL_KOM_HAN IN-SAENG (A Bittersweet Life) directed by Kim Jee-woon, which is a topic of conversation as one of 'Feature Films Out of Competition' at the 58th Cannes Internati,...More
• Lee Young-ae Attempts Striking Makeover
  2005/05/03, Source
  Actress Lee Young-ae showed off a totally new image in her latest movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance". So far, Lee's image as commonly portrayed in her movie posters has been one of a naive-looking woman with long straight hair and no makeup w,...More
• Actor Oh Does Double Duty With 2 Blockbusters
  2005/04/04, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Fans of local movies might not know his name, but they instantly remember the comic characters he has played. That's usually how people remember actor Oh Dal-soo.
  
  Oh has played minor yet memorable roles in m,...More
• Lee Young-ae to make inroads into Hong Kong cinema market
  2005/04/01, Source
  In addition to Lee Young-ae syndrome blowing on the spot in Hong Kong and filmmaker Park Chan-wook's fame, Lee Young-ae makes i,...More
• `Lady Vengeance' Sells Japanese Rights
  2005/02/14, Source
  The Japanese distributing rights to Park Chan-wook's upcoming movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chinjolhan Kumjassi)" were sold for approximately $3 million.
  
  All That Cinema, the movie's promoter, said Toshiba Entertainment bought the r,...More

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  'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' is sold to Japan for $3 million
  2005/02/12, Source
  As movie 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' starring Lee Young-ae is sold to Japan with an amount of money of $3 million in the 55th Berlin Internat,...More

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  Design of teaser-poster of "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" Selected
  2005/02/02, Source
  The online leak of four mock teaser-posters for the movie "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" ahead of their official release ha,...More

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  'Lady Vengeance' Posters Revealed
  2005/01/31, Source
  The teaser posters for "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Chinjolhan Kumjassi)", the upcoming film by director Park Chan-wook, were released on Su,...More
• 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance': selection as the second rank among 'Harry's Top 20 Films To Watch For In 2005!!!'.
  2005/01/04, Source
  The U.S'. popular movie site www.aintitcool.com has chosen Director Park Chan-wook's new film 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' from South Korea as the second rank among 'Harry's Top 20 Films To Watch For In 2005!!!'.
  
  The movie site has also,...More
• Director Park Chan-wook's 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance': love calls from Japan one after another before the movie is released.
  2004/12/28, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook's 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' is receiving love calls from Japan one after another before the movie is released.
  
  However, the director stated his standpoint that the movie will receive assessment grandly in the B,...More
• Up close and personal with directors
  2004/11/06, Source
  At the world's most prestigious film festival in Cannes, only the media has access to ask questions to such brilliant directors as Quinton Tarantino and Michael Moore.
  But at Seoul's new and perhaps smallest film event which debuted this week, the audience had the opportunity to pick the brain of,...More
• `Old Boy' Director Explores Dark Side of Humanity in New Film
  2004/08/09, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Would you be able to kill an innocent child to save your wife's life? Although it sounds like a really bizarre or even ridiculous question, "Old Boy" director,...More
• Dramatic impact of 'Old Boy'
  2004/07/01, Source
  With the media frenzy over "Old Boy"'s Grand Prize of the Jury triumph at the Cannes Film Festival finally beginning to die down, it should come as no surprise that this week's DVD review features - yes, you guessed it - "Old Boy" (2003). After all, how often does a psychological drama as good as More
• Cannes winning director opens a new era for Korean cinema
  2004/05/28, Source
  Director Park Chan-wook has proved that the current fanfare for Korean cinema is no passing fancy.
  
  Park's film "Old Boy" won the Grand Prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which ended on Sunday (May 23). This accomplishment, which,...More