Posts Tagged ‘Jo Han-seon’
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Movie Review: Sweet Lie (Lost and Found)
Next up is a movie from a few years ago that always gives me the warm fuzzies: Sweet Lie, a romantic comedy that released in the winter of 2008, which also goes by the title Lost and Found (Sweet Lie being the literal translation of the Korean title, 달콤한 거짓말). The film wasn’t a box... More »
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Jo Han-seon begins his military service
Actor Jo Han-seon is the latest to heed the call of duty; he enlisted for his mandatory two-year army service on September 9. He’ll train at the Nonsan training facility for four weeks, and then take his position in the public service sector. His last professional event prior to the enlistment was attending the press... More »
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Three Korean movies at Venice film fest
Korea’s having a good year in the festival circuit. With Cannes under its belt and sights set on Toronto, Chungmuro takes on Venice, with three films next month. Invincible, starring Song Seung-heon, Joo Jin-mo, Kim Kang-woo, and Jo Han-seon, will be part of a retrospective, honoring prolific Hong Kong director John Woo (A Better Tomorrow).... More »
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Invincible trailer and official poster
Upcoming gangster-action film Invincible [무적자], starring Song Seung-heon, Joo Jin-mo, Kim Kang-woo, and Jo Han-seon, has released its official poster and trailer. It looks cheesy, epic, and therefore awesome. The remake of 1986′s A Better Tomorrow (starring Chow Yun-fat) can’t possibly top the original, in my opinion. That film is the highlight of one of... More »
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First poster for action thriller Invincible
The first official poster is out for action-noir blockbuster Invincible, which stars Joo Jin-mo, Song Seung-heon, Kim Kang-woo, and Jo Han-seon. The tagline reads, “Brothers who meet as enemies, friends who team up through loyalty.” That refers to the fact that Joo and Song are partners involved in illegal arms trade, while Kim plays a... More »
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Character stills from Invincible, aka A Better Tomorrow’s remake
Invincible [Mujeokja, or 무적자] is the Korean remake of the 1986 Hong Kong mobster noir film A Better Tomorrow, and just wrapped filming on July 1 at Gamcheon Port in Busan. The shoot lasted just over five months, having begun on January 25 and including location filming abroad in Thailand. The film stars Song Seung-heon... More »
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Everyone’s all smiles for Sweet Lies
November 17 was production press conference day for the new romantic comedy starring Park Jin-hee (War of Money), Sweet Lies. In the movie, Park’s character is a TV writer who still carries a torch for her first love (Lee Ki-woo). When she happens to get in a car accident with him, she jumps to make... More »
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Park Jin-hee tells sweet lies
What a bad Photoshop job, isn’t it? Well, not so much bad as it is lazy, but lazy Photoshopping still qualifies it as bad. Anyway. Park Jin-hee (War of Money) is coming out with a new movie, the romantic comedy Sweet Lies. Considering that the story involves her character faking amnesia in pursuit of romance... More »
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