The Berlin File recently opened nationwide in the U.S. My review of it here.
With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013
With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013
Showing posts with label Ryu Seung-wan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ryu Seung-wan. Show all posts
Sunday, February 24, 2013
ACF 1816: Actor Sung Kang talks about THE BERLIN FILE
Korean American actor Sung Kang (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,
Live Free or Die Hard,
Bullet to the Head) has some good things to say about Ryu Seung-wan's The Berlin File. Here's the YouTube clip:
Friday, February 26, 2010
ACF 484: Korean Movie Night Series Two: The Remakes
Just got official word about the next Korean Movie Night film series. Sponsored by Korean Cultural Service (NY) and again free, the series will focus on three Korean movies slated to be remade by Hollywood. Whether or not the remakes will be even decent remains to be seen, but the Korean originals are fine, fine, and fine!
All films are scheduled to be shown at Tribeca Cinema, 54 Varick Street on Canal. KCS is continuing with the policy they adopted for the last film in the first series, namely free admission on a first-come, first-serve policy. Theater doors will open at 6:30 PM and showtimes will be at 7:00.
This was the first film from director Ryu, whose subsequent work includes City of Violence. Die Bad is an amazing action movie that was shot on the sly for $55,000!!! Marc Foster (Quantum of Solace, Monster's Ball) came onboard in 2008 to do the Hollywood remake.
Ryu's original will be shown Tuesday, March 9th, 2010.
This was the first film in Director Park's "Vengeance Trilogy." It was followed by Oldboy (2003) and then Lady Vengeance (2005). A kick-ass movie with a fantastic cast.
Remake rights were purchased by Warner Bros in January, 2010. The Hollywood version is being produced by the people who brought audiences GI Joe, Transformers, and Doom. (Yikes! Can you guess why I'm not the least bit hopeful about this remake.)
Catch the real deal from Park on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010.
Director Ahn will be remaking his own horror film for the production company behind the Twilight movies.
His original will screen Tuesday, April 6th, 2010.
I'll be posting reminders close to each screening and hope to have at least some reviews up as well.
All films are scheduled to be shown at Tribeca Cinema, 54 Varick Street on Canal. KCS is continuing with the policy they adopted for the last film in the first series, namely free admission on a first-come, first-serve policy. Theater doors will open at 6:30 PM and showtimes will be at 7:00.
Die Bad
Directed by Ryu Seung-Wan
South Korea, 2000, 98 min
NY Premiere
Directed by Ryu Seung-Wan
South Korea, 2000, 98 min
NY Premiere
This was the first film from director Ryu, whose subsequent work includes City of Violence. Die Bad is an amazing action movie that was shot on the sly for $55,000!!! Marc Foster (Quantum of Solace, Monster's Ball) came onboard in 2008 to do the Hollywood remake.
Ryu's original will be shown Tuesday, March 9th, 2010.
SHIN Ha-Kyun (left), SONG Kang-Ho (center), BAE Doona (right)
© Tartan Films 2005
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
Directed by Park Chan-Wook
South Korea, 2002, 129 min
© Tartan Films 2005
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
Directed by Park Chan-Wook
South Korea, 2002, 129 min
This was the first film in Director Park's "Vengeance Trilogy." It was followed by Oldboy (2003) and then Lady Vengeance (2005). A kick-ass movie with a fantastic cast.
Remake rights were purchased by Warner Bros in January, 2010. The Hollywood version is being produced by the people who brought audiences GI Joe, Transformers, and Doom. (Yikes! Can you guess why I'm not the least bit hopeful about this remake.)
Catch the real deal from Park on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010.
EUN Seo-Woo in Phone
© Tartan Films 2005
Phone
Directed by Ahn Byung-Ki
South Korea, 2002, 109 min
© Tartan Films 2005
Phone
Directed by Ahn Byung-Ki
South Korea, 2002, 109 min
Director Ahn will be remaking his own horror film for the production company behind the Twilight movies.
His original will screen Tuesday, April 6th, 2010.
I'll be posting reminders close to each screening and hope to have at least some reviews up as well.
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