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News Index PAGE 21
June 25, 2008: Actor to Support Ethiopian Kids' Choir
June 25: [ChanMi's movie news] Jang Geun-Seok, 19 year-old father!
June 24: Jun Ji-Hyun抯 Readies Her Global Debut
June 24: Public Enemy Returns to Shake up the B.O.
June 25: [ChanMi's star news] Daniel Henney, he's back!
June 25: [ChanMi's drama news] Eric Moon, the Great ChilWoo... what's with the fake horses?
June 24: Eugene: |
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June 25, 2008
Actor to Support Ethiopian Kids' Choir
By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter
Actor Jeong Jun-ho
Korean actor Jeong Jun-ho and his volunteer organization "Love's Foodcar" will meet the Ethiopia Children's Choir (ETHI) this Saturday.
The ETHI Choir, which arrived here last Thursday, was organized by a Korean children relief organization "World Together" in 2006. The aim of the choir project was to help Ethiopian children gain confidence and also give them a chance to travel and perform around the world. Comprised of 28 Ethiopian children from ages seven to 13, the choir gave a performance on June 24 at Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, the location of the Memorial Tower for Ethiopian soldiers who fought in the Korean War (1950-1953).
Jeong will bring "Love's Foodcar" to the Misari Boat Race Stadium to meet the choir on Saturday and have lunch with them. The children will also spend time with the 37-year-old movie star, who will bring bicycles and inline skates with him.
"I am very happy to share our love despite different boundaries and races. It is meaningful to meet the descendants of the Ethiopian soldiers who died fighting in the Korean War," Jeong was quoted as saying by his agency, Zoo Money Entertainment.
The ETHI Choir will visit Gyeongbok Palace and attend the Korean non-verbal "Nanta" performance on July 7. On July 10, the choir will visit Cheong Wa Dae before heading back to Ethiopia on July 11.
Jeong, a popular actor who starred in various movies including "Marrying the Mafia" (2002), started his "Love's Foodcar" volunteer work to help needy children and neighbors who live close by. The organizers and volunteers literally drive a truck full of warm food and travel near and far nationwide to help those in need.
Credits: [email protected]
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/06/178_26521.html |
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June 25, 2008
[ChanMi's movie news] Jang Geun-Seok, 19 year-old father!
Ladies, don't worry, it's in a movie! Our 22 year-old handsome actor takes on a role as a teen father in the new movie, 'Baby and I'.
High School student, Jun Soo (Jang Geun-seok) is a good-looking, stylish, and known to be a good fighter takes on a big challenge of his life. Being a father to baby boy WooRam! This will be a moving and funny movie of a troublemaker teen being changed through taking care of a child.
Jang Geun-seok has been filming this movie for the last 3 months. He has been seen taking care of the baby even when the cameras were off; feeding him and making him laugh with his cute dancing moves to the 'Tell Me' song.
This long awaited movie will be released by the end of this summer in August. Many viewers anticipate Jang Geun-seok's new movie, playing the role of a young hot teen dad!
Original Korean article at cynews.cyworld.com
English translation courtesy hancinema.net
Photo from newsis.com |
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Thanks to kdramafanusa at soompi.com for the highlight
June 24, 2008
JUN Ji-Hyun抯 Readies Her Global Debut
Top Korean actress JUN Ji-hyun(Gianna JUN) will embark on a media tour this July to promote her first Hollywood feature, Blood: The Last Vampire. Her management agency SidusHQ announced this month that the film, in which JUN plays the main role, is to be released in the U.S., Canada, Central and South America through Universal Studios in September.
The model-turned-actress, going by her English name Gianna Jun, is the lead star in the big budget US |
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Thanks to kdramafanusa at soompi.com for the highlight
Source: Korean Film Council Jun 24 2008
Public Enemy Returns to Shake up the B.O.
The first Korean blockbuster of the summer, Public Enemy Returns, opens June 19th, just in time to shake up a national box office that has been dominated by Hollywood fare for several weeks. Director KANG Woo-suk brings forth his third installment in the successful franchise that began with Public Enemy in 2002.
Star actor SOL Kyung-gu (Oasis, Silmido) reprises his original role as Chul-joon, a quick-tempered, tenacious detective on the prowl. SOL also starred in the 2005 installment, Another Public Enemy, yet playing a completely different character in that film. The new film was penned by writer-director Jang Jin, bringing his trademark humor and wit to the action feature.
The latest film pits detective Chul-joon against Lee Won-sul (played by JUNG Jae-young) the chairman of Geo-seong Group. Lee, an affectionate family man running several seemingly legitimate businesses, is really a longstanding mafia boss at the helm of a criminal enterprise. LEE Moon-shik and YU Hae-jin join the talented cast.
The feature was produced by KnJ Entertainment with Cinema Service. Major investor CJ Entertainment is distributing. Public Enemy Returns will have its International Premiere on July 3 at the 2008 New York Asian Film Festival.
Nigel D扴a (KOFIC) |
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June 25, 2008
[ChanMi's star news] Daniel Henney, he's back!
Daniel Henney has been back in Korea for a time now. Why didn't we know about this?
He was seeking rest after shooting the Hollywood movie, 'X-men Original - Wolverine' in New Zealand. The movie is to be released in May 2009.
Continuing his stardom in Korea after the movie, "My Father", Henney's photoshoots will be published and take he is planning to take roles speaking in Korean, which he has been practicing fervently.
Original Korean article at cynews.cyworld.com
English translation courtesy hancinema.net |
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June 25, 2008
[ChanMi's drama news] Eric Moon, the Great ChilWoo... what's with the fake horses?
Rivaling the drama 'Shikgaek', 'The Great ChilWoo' may take a risk in losing viewers with their cheap action scenes.
Viewers complained about the fake horses in the drama 'The Great ChilWoo' used for close-up scenes of Eric Moon from ShinHwa taking the lead role as ChilWoo chasing JaJa, Lee Eon previously from 'Coffee Prince'. It seemed as if KBS2's drama, 'The Great Chilwoo' went back 10 years in time for using old fashioned action techniques. Way to lower the drama quality!
Korean blockbuster movie such as 'D-War' and an MBC drama 'The Legend' have set the bars high enough that such techniques would definitely bring out criticism and dissatisfaction against such products. The viewers can't watch a drama solely because the storyline is fun. Not anymore! They ask for higher quality and some investment into these kind of scenes!
Original article at cynews.cyworld.com
English translation courtesy hancinema.net |
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Eugene: “ iFan Lady”
June 24, 2008
This year’s “iFan Lady,” who is tasked to promote the “12th Pucheon International Fantastic Film Festival,” is former S.E.S. member Euegene. The film festival, with the theme, “Love, Fantasy, Adventure,” will run from July 18-27.
A press conference for the film festival was held today, June 24, at the Koreana Hotel.
Source: Donga + krnloop
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“ETPFEST 2008″: sold-out!
June 25, 2008
Tickets to “ETPFEST 2008,” where the legendary singer Seo Tae Ji will make his comeback, were sold-out 2 hours after the sale was opened via CJ Ticket.
CJ Ticket, a co-sponsor of the music festival, opened the sale at 8 pm on June 24. Unfortunately, the site’s servers crashed for 20 minutes because of the influx of people accessing the site. All tickets were sold-out at around 10 pm.
According to a CJ Ticket official, the site was prepared to battle it out with 10,000 people simultaneously accessing the site but it turned out that more than 20,000 people were simultaneously connecting to site, which caused the servers to crash.
Through Seo Tae Ji Company, the legendary singer expressed his gratitude to fans and his promise to return the love by an unforgettable performance.
The “ETPFEST 2008″ will be held on August 14 and 15 at the Jamsil ballpark. Included in the lineup of performers on the 14th are Japanese musician Shinichi Osawa (Mondo Grosso) and Clazziquai, and on the 15th are Marilyn Manson, THE USED, Dragon Ash and Monkey Majik.
Source: Edaily + krnloop
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Lee Jung to enlist in October
June 25, 2008
According to entertainment insiders, singer-actor Lee Jung (27) is enlisting in the compulsory military service in October and will be in active duty after the 5-week military training.
But before leaving the limelight for 2 years, Lee Jung first released his 4th album and is currently busy promoting the single “I Only See You.” Also, starting August 6, Lee Jung will be seen as part, together with Choi Soo Jong, of the cast of KBS 2TV’s mini series “Hometown of Legends.”
Source: Starnews + krnloop |
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June 26, 2008
TVXQ Performs at Avex's 20th Anniv. General Meeting of Stockholders
TVXQ, one of the top male vocal groups in Asia, was invited to perform at Avex's 20th anniversary general meeting of stockholders at the Saitama Super Arena on June 22.
Some 8,910 stockholders and their families attended the general meeting to congratulate Avex on their 20th founding anniversary. The number of Avex stockholders this year increased by 2,800 compared to last year.
TVXQ, which has established itself as the face of Avex, was among the performers who performed at the event. They included singer and songwriter Noriyuki Makihira, TRF and seven-member dance vocal group Exile.
TVXQ is set to tour Japan as part of the 2008 'A-Nation' concert tour which will be held from July until the end of August. It plans to return to Korea in September with its fourth studio album.
Source: KBS Global
http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1531340_11858.html |
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June 25, 2008
[ChanMi's star news] " 'Infinity Challenge', Jeong Joon-ha apologizes for the train incident "
Jeong Joon-ha faced much sleepless nights due to citizens' complaint about his bad manners in the train while filming 'Infinity Challenge', MBC's weekend show starring Yoo Jae-seok, Park Myeong-soo, and more.
The staff of 'Infinity Challenge' apologized officially in their homepage for the inconveniences that they caused in the train. This issue known as the 'Jeong Joon-ha train incident' stirred much anger for his not keeping the etiquette of being quiet in the train and being unaware of the passengers around him. The staff and Jeong Joon-ha reminded the audience that they will try their best in producing more entertaining episodes and keeping in mind the viewers' wants.
Original Korean article at cynews.cyworld.com
English translation courtesy hancinema.net |
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June 25, 2008
[ChanMi's movie news]
"Actress Sin Min-ah and actor Jeong Jae-yeong, why are they so wanted?"
In Korea today, rather than the glamorous and flashy movie stars, actors of substance and good quality are more in demand.
Sin Min-ah and Jeong Jae-Young are a few of many movie actors who are always working on a movie project.
Taking on the lead role in "My Mighty Princess" filmed 2 years ago, she also took on a role in a movie with Kong Hyo-jin, and another with Jo Seung-woo. She is also casted in "Kitchen" starring Kim Tae-woo and Joo Ji-hoon.
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Same for Jeong Jae-yeong, "Public Enemy Returns" where he is the takes on a role as the antagonist will be released this July. He also was praised for his acting skills in a melodramatic movie, "Sin Gi Jeon" which follows another movie to be released. One movie after another! His constant appearance in movies also increase his popularity among teen girls.
Being able to show the audience many aspects of themselves through these films truly show that these two people are full of charisma as well as energy and skill.
Original Korean article at cynews.cyworld.com
English translation courtesy hancinema.net
Image from CINE21 |
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June 26, 2008
[ChanMi's drama news]
"'Woman of the Sun', viewers sympathetic of Lee Ha-na's character"
KBS2TV's drama 'Woman of the Sun' is about Sa-Weol (Lee Ha-na)'s undeserved, difficult life.
Shown in the 9th episode, Sa-Weol, born as Ji-Young and the long lost daughter of Jeong-Hee doesn't know that the lady who tips her at the mall for helping her 'false' daughter shop for clothes and hold her bags to the cafe is really Jeong-Hee, her real mother. And Do-Young (Kim Ji-su) who just finds out that Sa-Weol is her real sister just watches this happening without saying anything because Sa-Weol doesn't remember her past. So Do-Young decides to let her live as she does. Sa-Weol, as she returns home murmurs to herself that she misses her mother.
Watching these episodes, the viewers can't help up express sympathy toward Sa-Weol, who is supposed to be the one shopping with her mother and enjoying her time.
Viewers anticipate how all the characters will react when they find out that Sa-Weol is the real daughter of Jeong-Hee.
Original Korean article at cynews.cyworld.com
English translation courtesy hancinema.net |
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June 26, 2008
Tickets for Seo Taiji Comeback Concert on Sale
The first round of tickets for the Seo Tajji comeback show, entitled "Eerie Taiji People Festival 2008," went up for sale at 8 p.m. on June 24th at the CJ Tickets website (http://ticket.cjmall.com).
The festivities on the eve of "ETP FEST 2008" will be held on August 14th at the plaza in front of the Jamsil Baseball Field in Seoul, while the actual concert will be held inside stadium on the 15th. Seo Taiji will be performing live from his eighth album, an album he has been working on for the past four years.
The Seo Taiji Company has expanded this concert into an international event, inviting the rock musician Marilyn Manson, Japanese rock band Dragon Ash, and Japanese underground rock group Monkey Magic.
"Every Seo Taiji concert has been sold-out," said a representative from Seo Taiji Company. "His 15-year anniversary limited album was a boxed set which sold for 97,900 won and the 15,000 sets were sold in less than a day." He went on to say, "I believe the ETP Festival will continue his record."
Source: KBS Global
http://english.kbs.co.kr/mcontents/entertainment/1531387_11692.html |
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June 26, 2008
'Princess' Flies High, Dips Low
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Shin Mina stars as a college student with fancy martial arts moves
in director Kwak Jae-young's "My Mighty Princess.''
The higher you climb, the more it hurts if you fall. After much time and anticipation ― two years since its completion ― "My Mighty Princess" opens across theaters. Director Kwak Jae-yong, reaches for the sky by adding martial arts moves to a love story in the tradition of "My Sassy Girl" (1999). But he falls flat on his face in this contrived, cliched drama about a love struck martial artist.
So-hwi (Shin Mina) is a martial arts child prodigy-turned-college student, and in tune with her rainbow-hued outfits and pigtails, she bounces over rooftops when she's late for class. She's literally a "mighty princess" who makes use of her superhuman strength to dress up as Snow White to pull stunts in a freak martial arts gig.
One day, she realizes that openly displaying her monster stamina will never get her a boyfriend, let alone catch the attention of the handsome hockey jock Jun-mo (Yu Gun). To the dismay of her father and the rest of the mystical martial artist community, So-hwi decides to quit once and for all. She becomes the manager of the school hockey team so she can pursue her love interest.
While you can take the girl out of the martial arts, you can't take the martial arts out of the girl. And while So-hwi makes some effort to seem terrestrial, such as pretending to be unconscious when hit by a hammer, she's still able to chug down three bottles of soju from a hockey skate boot. Silent and brooding Hamlet-type Jun-mo, however, barely notices her, and to make things worse, he's head over heals in love with an older woman. Now, the audience is compelled to laugh as we see the 20-year-old cruising around on a motorcycle, wearing a heartbroken expression as he stalks a very pretty but middle-aged police officer.
Meanwhile, So-hwi's mystical martial arts community is at stake when the notorious Heukbeom resurfaces. With their magical sword stolen, only So-hwi ― who can reenact a legendary move passed on to her from her later mother (also played by Shin) ― can stop him. But our love struck heroine doesn't care about family or tradition, and it takes her childhood friend and fellow martial artist Il-yeong (On Ju-wan) to persuade her otherwise.
The final face off between So-hwi and the menacing foe in an open field of flowers is breathtaking, and Shin does a fine job of strutting out some kicks and blows. This is the climax of the movie, but it take two hours to get there, and in that time the viewer has already become distracted and bored despite the endless array of comical situations. The director has attempted to squeeze too many clever ideas into the movie, and cutting its duration by about 20 minutes would have done wonders to the otherwise fun story and beautiful visuals.
"Princess" is not that bad. It's much better than the thoroughly disappointing "Windstruck" (2004), but fails to live up to the glory of "My Sassy Girl" and its organic mix of comedy and melodrama. Once again, however, Kwak proves himself to be the king of casting and star making, as the movie features fresh rising stars who create lovable characters and have great chemistry.
15 and over. 115 minutes.
Credits: [email protected]
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/06/141_26559.html |
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June 26, 2008
[HERALD INTERVIEW] Park Hae-mi back on musical stage
After spending some time in television dramas, Park Hae-mi has a really good feeling about acting in musicals again.
The 44-year-old diva's latest role is in "Really Really Like You," a homemade musical that reenacts the Korea of the 1970s and 80s. The story is set in a roller skating rink -- which was one of the hippest places for young people at the time.
"Since I went to school in those days, I can relate a lot to the show and therefore my acting can be more real," Park said.
Park also said she was very proud to be a part of the show because it is a Korean musical, "not a licensed foreign one that we need to pay royalties to."
She said the show is better suited to the local audience's sentiments than licensed foreign musicals like Mamma Mia, the show which earned Park her initial fame.
The acting and dialogue in foreign musicals are a bit awkward since they are from a different culture, she said.
Another draw for Park was that she could sing many old Korean songs.
"As I get older I started to prefer old pop songs to foreign songs, even though I have sung many of them in my past shows," said Park.
Park said her popularity hits home when she goes out.
"These days my fans recognize me whenever my family goes out together and I realize I've become more famous," said Park. "It's nice of them and although my son seems to enjoy the attention, family outings have become a little more uncomfortable than before."
Although she became recognized by the public relatively recently, Park has actually been around Daehagno, the country's theater mecca, for more than 20 years.
"Musical theater is like a hometown for me, even though I majored in vocal music in college and dreamed of becoming the prima donna in operas back then," the actress said.
"But as time passed, I found out that only through musicals can I dance, sing and act at the same time," she said. "Musicals especially are more fun for me because each show is a certain time and place that can never come back."
Park, however, continues to harbor ambitions for her television career.
Park added that she wants to act for a melodrama, saying although she tends to take the part of a strong and active woman, she is actually a sweet and tender in real life.
"Shin Jang-mi, the role I'm playing in the show, is an innocent single teacher living with her niece who has never been in love before," Park said. "She learns about love through her relationship with the baseball manager from the same school. I think she is closer to the real me than Donna in Mamma Mia."
In fact, Park said she plans to do a couple of TV shows in the near future.
"TV shows are fun in their own ways and if a great crew like that of the sitcom 'High Kick' offers me a role."
Musical "Really Really Like You" plays at Universal Arts Center through Aug. 3. For more information, call (02) 741-5459 or check out http://www.tripro.co.kr/jinja.
By Koh Young-aah ([email protected])
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/ |
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June 26, 2008
John Woo Realizes Dreams Through 'Red Cliff'
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Director John Woo, center, and from left, actors Chang Chen, Tony Leung,
Takeshi Kaneshiro and Lin Chiling appear at the premiere event for their epic film 揜ed Cliff |
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June 27, 2008
National Tragedy Becomes Personal in Director Kim's 'Crossing'
Director Kim Tae-kyun
Director Kim Tae-kyun looked satisfied; the anxiety and tension so apparent just a few months ago had vanished. "This is the first time that I've ever been told 'thank you' by viewers since I made my debut in 1996," he said softly, his voice cracking, in an interview with the Chosun Ilbo.
Kim's latest work, "Crossing", opens this week. Starring Cha In-pyo as a North Korean man and Shin Myeong-cheol as his son, the film delves into the dismal realities of North Korean human rights and refugees. It is a tragic drama about a man who escapes a North Korean mining village to search for medicine for his dying wife, but keeps failing to reunite with his family.
As recently as March it was unclear whether "Crossing" would get to be shown in theaters. But as glowing reports about special screenings, including one at the U.S. Library of Congress, began to spread, public attention blossomed. After viewing the film, a priest told Kim that he felt as if his conscience had experienced a "solemn torture." He expressed gratitude for the opportunity to appreciate the value of human rights and dignity, although it was a painful truth to watch.
The hardest thing for Kim in producing the movie was to depict "reality". Although it is not at all unusual for a filmmaker to be concerned with realism and truthful details, Kim had to give extraordinary thought to such issues since his work deals with the situation in North Korea. "I feel proud that North Korean refugees have acknowledged the movie," he said. "But it only shows a tenth of what is really happening in North Korea. If I had tried to depict the country as it really is, few people could bear to watch it."
"Crossing" has a special significance for Kim himself. The setting of the movie, the North's Hamgyong Province, is his late father's home. His uncle embraced him after watching the film, Kim said shyly. "Frankly speaking, what the North Korean leaders are doing is tantamount to holding its people hostage to threaten the world," he said. "It's a sin to let North Koreans starve to death."
It may be an audacious move to release "Crossing" at this time when summer blockbusters are sweeping theaters. But viewing the film would allow one to understand the meaning of "solemn torture." It's a torture one should be obliged to suffer, and not regret.
Source: [email protected]
http://english.chosun.com/w21dat ... 6/200806270015.html |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008
Karlovy Vary favors Kim
Written by Nick Holdsworth
Ask a Czech college student his or her favorite director, and the answer is just as likely to be Kim Ki-duk as Jiri Menzel or Martin Scorsese. Local hero Menzel may seem an obvious choice, as does Scorsese. But a (relatively) obscure Korean filmmaker with little widespread exposure outside the festival circuit? Where does he spring from?
Step forward and take a typically modest bow, Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival.
The annual nine-day movie marathon in the picturesque Bohemian spa town a couple of hours' drive from Prague has done more to popularize the director of "The Coast Guard," "Time" and "Breath" than virtually any other festival.
Karlovy Vary was the first festival in Europe to program a retrospective of Kim's work in 2002, the year after it first introduced him to Czech audiences in a section on New Korean Cinema.
Kim was so impressed by the welcome he received -- thousands of students and other festival denizens packed his screenings -- that he returned as a festival guest in 2003.
According to Derek Malcolm, film critic for the London Evening Standard who has been a regular visitor to Karlovy Vary for the past 40 years, it is just such sidebars and the fest's friendly informality and intimacy that makes Karlovy Vary so special.
"It is almost impossible to come to Karlovy Vary and not meet directors or producers at the frequent parties, and that is very good for a critic. The festival really benefits from its artistic director, Eva Zaoralova, who is very well known and well liked on the circuit," Malcolm says.
Although the competish is sometimes a little weak in the number of entries from certain countries -- British film, for example -- the sheer breadth and variety of Karlovy Vary's sidebars makes the fest a magnet for thousands of ticketbuying members of the public, with students sleeping out in tent cities on the town's outskirts. Kids roughing it on park benches is a ubiquitous sight.
Last year, more than 11,000 accredited visitors flocked to the 327 movies that unspooled, 115,800 tickets were sold, and attendees included 234 directors, actors and producers, 752 film professionals and 574 journalists.
This year's 43rd edition features 40 world, international and European premieres. Cannes closer ''What Just Happened?," starring Robert De Niro, opens the fest. The thesp will be in attendance to pick up the Crystal Globe award for his contribution of world cinema.
The competition lineup includes Amy Redford's directorial debut, "The Guitar," starring previous Karlovy Vary guest Saffron Burrows.
The world premiere of Tom Thurman's documentary "Nick Nolte: No Exit," in which the thesp questions himself rather than talking to an interviewer, plays out of competition.
Last year's hugely popular sidebar on American indie film of the 1970s, the New Hollywood, returns this year with a fresh batch of groundbreaking movies, including Paul Mazursky's 1969 comedy "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice," and there's a retrospective on British director Nicolas Roeg, now 80, who will personally present five of his acclaimed films including "Performance," his 1970 movie starring Mick Jagger.
Source: Variety Asia
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6355/
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Thursday, 26 June 2008
Kim "Dreams" of San Sebastian
Written by Patrick Frater
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June 27, 2008
Melee between Monday-Tuesday Dramas
The TV drama "Every Night," starring Kim Sun-a and Lee Dong-gun, took over the time slot of the MBC hit production "Lee San" with safe 10% ratings.
According to the ratings research company TNS Media Korea, "Every Night" recorded national ratings of 11.6% for its first episode, which aired on the 23rd.
The ratings were lower than the 14% reached by "Lee San" for its first broadcast last September. However, "Every Night" is up against tough competition.
The same primetime slot is occupied by the SBS TV drama "Le Grand Chef," (16.4%) starring Kim Rae-won, and the KBS 2TV production starring Eric, "Chil-woo, the Mighty" (10.5%). "Every Night" was also at a disadvantage due to a one-week delay of the first episode.
Another ratings research company, AGB Nielson Media Research, found that the TV ratings for "Every Night" were only 10.9% nationwide, while "Le Grand Chef" came in at 15.2% and "Chil-woo, the Mighty" reached 11.1%.
"Every Night" is about Korea's Cultural Heritage, with Kim Sun-a on the task force of Cultural Heritage crime-fighters and Lee Dong-gun playing a flirty art historian.
Source: KBS Global
http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1531563_11858.html |
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