Posts Tagged ‘Kim Ki-duk’

Chungmuro/Film
Yoon Kye-sang in Phungsan Dog
by | May 29, 2011 | 97 Comments
Fans of Yoon Kye-sang, particularly those in love with his adorably nerdy doctor in current rom-com Best Love, may be interested in seeing a wholly different side to him in his upcoming movie Phungsan Dog. It comes from director Kim Ki-duk, who just won the top prize in Cannes International Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
Kim Ki-duk’s Arirang wins at Cannes
by | May 21, 2011 | 21 Comments
Director Kim Ki-duk has picked an award at Cannes International Film Festival for his film Arirang, taking home the top prize in the Un Certain Regard section along with Andreas Dresen’s Halt Auf Freier Strecke (Stopped On Track). The film received a standing ovation at Cannes when it screened to approximately 2,000 viewers there, and... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
28th Critics Choice Awards names its top honors
by | November 5, 2008 | 20 Comments
The 28th Critics Choice Awards, presented by the Association of Korean Film Critics, awarded its top honors on November 5. The film A Movie Is a Movie (or Rough Cut), starring So Ji-sub and Kang Ji-hwan (above), was the big winner of the night, pulling in three awards total, two for its lead actors and... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
Preview press event for Bimong (Sad Dream)
by | September 23, 2008 | 12 Comments
“I read the script, and liked it so much it was shocking.” So said 29-year-old Lee Na-young, starring in director Kim Ki-duk‘s latest film, Bimong (Sad Dream). The film held its press preview event on September 23 at Seoul’s Yongsan CGV theater, and Lee explained her interest in the script: “More than feeling an affinity... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
Posters for a Sad Dream
by | August 26, 2008 | 28 Comments
The promotional posters for director Kim Ki-duk‘s new film are out featuring stars Lee Na-young and Odagiri Joe. The title Bi-mong [비몽] draws its meaning from the two characters 悲 (sad, “bi”) and 夢 (dream, “mong”); the subtitle on the poster reads, “A sad love that exists through dreams.” In the film, she’s a sleepwalking... More »
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Chungmuro/Film
Famed director Kim Ki Duk casts his newest film
by | January 2, 2008 | 26 Comments
Top Korean actress Lee Na Young is teaming up with top Japanese actor Joe Odagiri in a Kim Ki Duk film. Indie lovers rejoice! (Although Kim Ki Duk is entirely underrated in his own native country, at least he’s gained much-deserved recognition outside of Korea as a premier arthouse director as the force behind such... More »
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