Lee Dong-wook and Eugene couple up in new movie

Eugene and Lee Dong-wook star in a new film, “Page 198 of that man’s book” (그 남자의 책 198쪽). Although my momma always told me to never judge a book by its cover, this cover just sounds bleh.

The film follows the developing love story between a man named Juno (played by Lee Dong-wook) who rips out only page 198 from books and a librarian, Eun-soo (Eugene).

“Page 198 of that man’s book” will rip into theaters on October 23rd, 2008 in Korea. Check out the still cuts.

source: popseoul

Tags: Lee Dong wook/Eugene/korean movie

Son Ye-jin ‘Marries Two Men’

A press preview for “My Wife Got Married” at Yongsan CGV in Seoul on Wednesday created plenty of buzz, not least because of Son Ye-jin, who plays a woman who breaks the established social framework by marrying two men simultaneously to seek genuine love and happiness.

In a press conference afterwards, Son said, “I think she is a rare character given that she pursues free love. If I hadn’t loved and cared for the character, it would seem unforgivable.”

The film adds a new dynamic to the novel on which it is based. Viewers are drawn deep inside the story, losing their sense of what is right and wrong by conventional standards. The work embraces football as a subject matter like the original novel, where it serves as an important metaphor for love and life.

“In the film it also plays an important role in bringing the main characters together in their first meeting and developing their feelings into love,” Son says. She calls it “a romantic melodrama that will appeal to the taste of young, laid-back people.”

The film is to be released on Oct. 23.

credit: englishnews@chosun.com
source: Chosun
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200810/200810180001.html

Tags: Son Ye Jin/korean movie/My Wife Got Married

The Chaser [ Korean Movie 2008 ]

Genre : Action,Thriller
Starring : Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jeong-woo
Release date : February 14, 2008
Runtime :123 min.
Directed by : Na Hong-jin

Synopsis :

Ex-cop pimp Jung-ho is irritated because his girls keep disappearing without clearing their debts. One night, he gets a call from a customer and sends Mi-jin. Jung-ho realizes the phone number of the customer matches that of the calls the missing girls got last. As something smells fishy, he searches for her. During his search, Jung-ho dents a car in the alley. When Jung-ho spots blood splattered on the driver’s shirt, he senses the man, Young-min, is the suspect. After an intense chase, Jung-ho catches Young-min. But because of Jung-ho’s pretense as a cop, they are both taken to the police station. At the station, the man bluntly confesses he has killed the missing women, and the last girl, Mi-jin, may still be alive. As the whole police force is obsessed with a random search for corpses, Jung-ho is the only onewho believes Mi-jin is still alive. With only 12 hours left to detain the serial killer without a warrant, Jung-ho’s hunt begins, searching for Mi-jin entrapped in a place nobody knows.

source:http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

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“Old Boy” Cited One of the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time

Director Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed film “Old Boy” was cited one of the 500 greatest movies of all time compiled by the British film journal Empire. Among the illustrious list that includes “The Godfather,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and “Empire Strikes Back,” Park’s “Old Boy” came in 64th place in the list.

Empire polled 150 film directors, 50 critics and more than 10,000 members of the public for the top 500 picks. The only Korean film to make the list, “Old Boy” was applauded for tenaciously probing the lure of revenge and its futility. The most memorable scene in the award-winning thriller was when the main character played by famed actor Choi Min-shik ate a live octopus.

On the whole, the 500 greatest movies list leans on the pop culture side. The perennial number one, Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” ended up in the 28th place, while such commercial films as “Raiders of the Lost Ark” or “Jaws” were placed in the top 10. In spite of some questionable rankings, Empire’s 500 list is rated as a good source of recommendations and for discovering the classics as well as some really good films made outside the U.S.

source:KBS WORLD

Tags:Old Boy/Park Chan wook/Choi Min shik/korean film

The Beast and the Beauty [ Korean Movie 2005 ]

Genre : Romance ,Comedy
Starring : Shin Min ah,Ryu Seung Beom,Kim Kang Wu
Release date : October 27, 2005
Runtime :101mins
Directed by : Lee Gye-byeok

Synopsis:

Hae-ju (Shin Min Ah) is an attractive young woman who maintains good spirits in spite of having lost her eyesight years ago. For the past three years she has been in a relationship with Dong-gun (Ryu Seung-Beom) , a devoted boyfriend.

But when an eye-donor is found for Hae-ju, Dong-gun faces a dilemma: he is seriously disfigured by a facial scar and does not want Hae-ju to see what he looks like. Instead of explaining this to her, Dong-gun leaves a message for her that he has left Korea for Hawaii.

In the meantime, Hae-ju meets Jun-ha (Kim Kang Wu), a lawyer who is smitten with her. He keeps fighting for her attention and affection, but Hae-ju continues to await Dong-gun's return.

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Su-ae Admits to Passing Out in Film

Su-ae admitted in an interview with Yonhap News that had actually gotten drunk and blacked out for a scene. It was for a scene in her new film “Sunny,” which takes place at a nightclub in a U.S. army base, where she drinks heavily and passes out in the bathroom. She revealed that she really drank more than half a bottle of whisky at the director’s criticism that she didn’t look real enough. As a result of drinking so much alcohol, she became really drunk, adding reality to the scene where she throws up in the toilet and blacks out. Su-ae had won admiration from the director and the rest of the filming crew for her commitment to the film.

Due for release on July 24, “Sunny” is a story of naïve country girl named Sun-I, who goes to war-torn Vietnam during the 1970s to search for her husband. Su-ae has been applauded by film critics that she has played the role of Sunny to perfection, showing Sunny’s seamless transformation from an innocent and frail girl to strong and determined woman.

“Sunny” is also director Lee Jun-ik’s first film to be shot abroad. Director Lee is known for highly acclaimed films “King and the Clown” and “Radio Star.”

Source: KBS World
http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=7881

Tags:Su-ae/korean actress/King and the Clown/korean film