Loosely adapted from the Japanese manga of the same name, Park Chan-wook’s 2003 movie Oldboy turned into a cult classic right after its release. Narrating the tale of Oh Dae-su, who becomes obsessed with vengeance on his captors after being imprisoned for 15 years, the movie garnered critical success and positive reviews.
Acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook | image: Wikimedia Commons
Later on, following in Park Chan-wook’s footsteps, Spike Lee came up with a 2013 remake, starring Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen. Unfortunately, Lee’s film turned into an atrocious remake, which deeply saddened fans of the original film.
However, decades later there appears hope for Chan-wook to redeem his Oldboy remake, as the director prepares for an English-language Oldboy TV series remake.
Spike Lee’s Atrocious Remake of Oldboy Starring Josh Brolin
Following the grand success of Park Chan-wook’s original 2003 thriller Oldboy, Spike Lee tried his hands on the remake of the Korean film,...
Acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook | image: Wikimedia Commons
Later on, following in Park Chan-wook’s footsteps, Spike Lee came up with a 2013 remake, starring Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen. Unfortunately, Lee’s film turned into an atrocious remake, which deeply saddened fans of the original film.
However, decades later there appears hope for Chan-wook to redeem his Oldboy remake, as the director prepares for an English-language Oldboy TV series remake.
Spike Lee’s Atrocious Remake of Oldboy Starring Josh Brolin
Following the grand success of Park Chan-wook’s original 2003 thriller Oldboy, Spike Lee tried his hands on the remake of the Korean film,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Master filmmaker Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy returns to cinemas this August.
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the film will be returning to theatres in a restored and remastered version on August 16th.
“A Masterpiece” – BBC
“A Wildly, Intensely Cinematic Ride” – Variety
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Written by Hwan Jo-yun, Im Joon-Hyung, Park Chan-wook
Starring Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Gang Hye-jung
Produced by Kim Dong-joo
Original Story by Tsuchiya Garon & Minegishi Nobuaki...
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the film will be returning to theatres in a restored and remastered version on August 16th.
“A Masterpiece” – BBC
“A Wildly, Intensely Cinematic Ride” – Variety
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Written by Hwan Jo-yun, Im Joon-Hyung, Park Chan-wook
Starring Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Gang Hye-jung
Produced by Kim Dong-joo
Original Story by Tsuchiya Garon & Minegishi Nobuaki...
- 5/12/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Based on a Japanese manga by Garon Tsuchiya Nobuaki Minegishi, Park Chan-wook's 2003 film "Oldboy" is a sensational, harrowing, violent, exhilarating opera of sin, retribution, and tragic twists worthy of Shakespeare. Tapping into a particularly Korean sense of social anxiety, it explores experiences of free-floating guilt and the sense that one might be punished at any moment for a slight you didn't know you committed. It's a panic attack of a film that swings for the walls -- literally, with a hammer -- and thwacks a few skulls in the process. Aggressive, enormous, bloody, and blunt, "Oldboy" may be one of the best films of its decade.
In 2003, Park's film -- the second part of what the filmmaker called a Vengeance Trilogy -- received a lot of attention. It won the Grand Prix at Cannes and dozens of other film awards besides. Quentin Tarantino talked it up immensely, and critics gushed.
In 2003, Park's film -- the second part of what the filmmaker called a Vengeance Trilogy -- received a lot of attention. It won the Grand Prix at Cannes and dozens of other film awards besides. Quentin Tarantino talked it up immensely, and critics gushed.
- 5/11/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Neon is returning “Oldboy ” to theaters just in time for its 20th anniversary.
Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed and influential psychological thriller will return to U.S. theaters August 16. It debuted in five theaters in March 2005 (it opened in South Korea in November 2003) and at its peak played in just 28 auditoriums for a domestic total of $707,481 before finding a cult fandom. It can be presumed that this theatrical reengagement will play a bit wider than the first release.
A loose remake of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi’s Japanese manga of the same name, “Oldboy” stars Choi Min-sik as a general lout of a human being who is mysteriously kidnapped and kept in a single room for 20 years before being just as randomly released from captivity. He has no idea who took him or why, but he is unleashed back into the world with little to live for save for revenge and moral absolution.
Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed and influential psychological thriller will return to U.S. theaters August 16. It debuted in five theaters in March 2005 (it opened in South Korea in November 2003) and at its peak played in just 28 auditoriums for a domestic total of $707,481 before finding a cult fandom. It can be presumed that this theatrical reengagement will play a bit wider than the first release.
A loose remake of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi’s Japanese manga of the same name, “Oldboy” stars Choi Min-sik as a general lout of a human being who is mysteriously kidnapped and kept in a single room for 20 years before being just as randomly released from captivity. He has no idea who took him or why, but he is unleashed back into the world with little to live for save for revenge and moral absolution.
- 5/11/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
After his return to feature filmmaking with last year’s Decision to Leave, Park Chan-wook recently jumped back into the world of TV with The Sympathizer, set to debut on HBO in 2024. Before that, his twisted revenge thriller Oldboy is getting a theatrical re-release in celebration of its 20th anniversary, and ahead of the summer debut, Neon has released a new trailer.
The 2003 film, starring Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, and Kang Hye-jeong, has now been restored and remastered for a August 16 theatrical release. In case you somehow still haven’t seen the film, here’s the spoiler-free logline: “After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.”
If you are in the mood for spoilers, the director opened up to EW about crafting the ending, “The producer made a deal to adapt the movie, but...
The 2003 film, starring Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, and Kang Hye-jeong, has now been restored and remastered for a August 16 theatrical release. In case you somehow still haven’t seen the film, here’s the spoiler-free logline: “After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.”
If you are in the mood for spoilers, the director opened up to EW about crafting the ending, “The producer made a deal to adapt the movie, but...
- 5/11/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
With “Oldboy,” Park Chan-wook offers a revenge tale at its most unhinged. And for the 20th anniversary of the film’s release, Neon has a remastered print of the modern masterpiece ready to hit theaters this summer. Ready to relive the triumph and agony of Oh Dae-su’s tale? Well, Park Chan-wook fans, now’s your chance.
Read More: ‘The Sympathizer’ Teaser: Park Chan-wook Teams Up With HBO, A24 & Robert Downey Jr.
Continue reading ‘Oldboy’ Re-Release Trailer: Park Chan-Wook’s Modern Classic Revenge Tale Returns To Theaters On August 16 at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘The Sympathizer’ Teaser: Park Chan-wook Teams Up With HBO, A24 & Robert Downey Jr.
Continue reading ‘Oldboy’ Re-Release Trailer: Park Chan-Wook’s Modern Classic Revenge Tale Returns To Theaters On August 16 at The Playlist.
- 5/11/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
One of the greatest and most jaw-droppingly shocking movies of all time, Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy turns 20 years old here in 2023, and a fresh new restoration is on the way.
He’s back. Check out the official poster below and expect the trailer Tomorrow.
From what we gather, Neon will be bringing this new restoration of the original Oldboy to theaters this year, and we expect to learn much more with the trailer debut tomorrow.
Variety had noted in a report back in August 2022, “It will mark the first time Park’s film plays on the big screen since its initial release on November 21, 2003.”
The acclaimed film stars Choi Min-sik as Oh Dae-Su, a man who was kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years. After he’s released, he has five days to find his captor.
Yoo Ji-tae and Kang Hye-jung also star in Oldboy, which was remade in 2013.
Park Chan-wook’s...
He’s back. Check out the official poster below and expect the trailer Tomorrow.
From what we gather, Neon will be bringing this new restoration of the original Oldboy to theaters this year, and we expect to learn much more with the trailer debut tomorrow.
Variety had noted in a report back in August 2022, “It will mark the first time Park’s film plays on the big screen since its initial release on November 21, 2003.”
The acclaimed film stars Choi Min-sik as Oh Dae-Su, a man who was kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years. After he’s released, he has five days to find his captor.
Yoo Ji-tae and Kang Hye-jung also star in Oldboy, which was remade in 2013.
Park Chan-wook’s...
- 5/10/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
It seems to always be the case that Hollywood will seek out the biggest international hits and remake them for English-speaking audiences. Sometimes, such as in the case of “The Departed,” the remake is pretty great. However, most of the time, the English-language version is a poor copy of the original. Many would say Spike Lee’s 2013 remake of Park Chan-wook’s 2003 hit, “Oldboy,” falls in the latter category.
Continue reading Park Chan-Wook Says Watching Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’ Remake Left Him With A “Very Curious Feeling” at The Playlist.
Continue reading Park Chan-Wook Says Watching Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’ Remake Left Him With A “Very Curious Feeling” at The Playlist.
- 12/14/2022
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Almost a decade later, Park Chan-wook is sharing his honest opinion about Spike Lee’s remake of “Oldboy.”
Park helmed the 2003 Korean neo-noir film that adapted a Japanese manga of the same name. The Cannes Grand Prix-winning film followed an imprisoned man (Choi Min-sik) who, upon release, tries to uncover the conspiracy behind his capture. Oscar winner Lee remade the film stateside in 2013, with Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, and Samuel L. Jackson starring.
“I did watch it, and I was left with this very curious feeling,” Park told Vulture of the reimagining. “The story was similar, but the little details were completely different, so it looked familiar but at the same time unfamiliar.”
The “Decision to Leave” director continued, “The film itself was meant to look surreal, but I think it felt extra surreal to me as the original filmmaker.”
At the time, reviews couldn’t help but compare Lee...
Park helmed the 2003 Korean neo-noir film that adapted a Japanese manga of the same name. The Cannes Grand Prix-winning film followed an imprisoned man (Choi Min-sik) who, upon release, tries to uncover the conspiracy behind his capture. Oscar winner Lee remade the film stateside in 2013, with Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, and Samuel L. Jackson starring.
“I did watch it, and I was left with this very curious feeling,” Park told Vulture of the reimagining. “The story was similar, but the little details were completely different, so it looked familiar but at the same time unfamiliar.”
The “Decision to Leave” director continued, “The film itself was meant to look surreal, but I think it felt extra surreal to me as the original filmmaker.”
At the time, reviews couldn’t help but compare Lee...
- 12/14/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
This week’s New to Streaming column is sponsored by Matthew Heineman’s Retrograde, now streaming on Disney+, courtesy of National Geographic Documentary Films.
Retrograde (Matthew Heineman)
There’s a common view that one needs distance and perspective to truly process and reconcile current events before making a worthwhile film on any particular subject, be it narrative or nonfiction. Throughout his intrepid career, Matthew Heineman has refuted this notion, immersing himself in the Syrian conflict, on the front lines of the Mexican drug war, and NYC’s early days of Covid-19. In each instance he has delivered full-bodied, cinematic portraits of considerable immediacy, humanity, and discernment of the events unfolding around him. His work not only provides vital dispatches of ongoing conflict,...
This week’s New to Streaming column is sponsored by Matthew Heineman’s Retrograde, now streaming on Disney+, courtesy of National Geographic Documentary Films.
Retrograde (Matthew Heineman)
There’s a common view that one needs distance and perspective to truly process and reconcile current events before making a worthwhile film on any particular subject, be it narrative or nonfiction. Throughout his intrepid career, Matthew Heineman has refuted this notion, immersing himself in the Syrian conflict, on the front lines of the Mexican drug war, and NYC’s early days of Covid-19. In each instance he has delivered full-bodied, cinematic portraits of considerable immediacy, humanity, and discernment of the events unfolding around him. His work not only provides vital dispatches of ongoing conflict,...
- 12/9/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Park Chan-wook's Decision to Leave is exclusively showing on Mubi in many countries starting December 9, 2022 in the series Luminaries.Above: Fan poster for Decision to Leave by Vassilis Dimitros.With the release of Park Chan-wook’s latest masterpiece—the dizzying, obsessive Decision to Leave—I thought it would be a good time to dive into the posters for his entire body of work. But I’ve already written about John Calvert’s gorgeous posters for The Handmaiden (2016) and I’m sure I’ve featured these exquisite Korean posters below, for Lady Vengeance (2005), somewhere before. Mubi’s own poster by Nicolas Ortega for Decision to Leave is one of the year’s best, and the original Cannes release poster from Empire Design was one of the graphic highlights of that festival. Empire also produced a terrific illustrated UK poster for Park's Stoker in 2013. But a lot of the theatrical posters for...
- 12/8/2022
- MUBI
Slow is the new action that only few proven masters can pull off, and Park Chan-wook is one of them. In “Decision to Leave”, his marvelous detective drama that competed in Cannes official selection, he has proven that the film’s length has nothing to do with the degree of the comfort of a chair. And trust me, I know what I am talking about, because I watched the film from one of the most uncomfortable sitting opportunities in the Salle Debussy, those reserved for the late-commers, right at the end of the regular sitting rows.
Decision to Leave at Red Sea International Film Festival
How is it possible that the time flows so smoothly when drama takes over action, and there is less going on from minute to minute, but we still feel like there is so much happening that we can barely hold our breath? I have no answer to this question,...
Decision to Leave at Red Sea International Film Festival
How is it possible that the time flows so smoothly when drama takes over action, and there is less going on from minute to minute, but we still feel like there is so much happening that we can barely hold our breath? I have no answer to this question,...
- 12/6/2022
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
Decision to Leave is the latest film from South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, the same director of some truly amazing movies like Oldboy, Thirst and The Handmaiden (the last one being my favorite from this director).
It stars Tang Wei and Park Hae-il and it tells a surprisingly tender, yet dangerous love story between Park, a police detective who is only driven by his obsession with solving murder cases, and Wei, a mysterious Chinese-born immigrant with very ambiguous goals and motivations.
Chan-wook won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for the movie, and it’s clear why because the directing is easily the best part of this film. The actual look and presentation of Decision to Leave are just mesmerizing. The way the film communicates not just its characters, but how it presents them and how they choose to interact with each other proves why Park is a master of his craft.
It stars Tang Wei and Park Hae-il and it tells a surprisingly tender, yet dangerous love story between Park, a police detective who is only driven by his obsession with solving murder cases, and Wei, a mysterious Chinese-born immigrant with very ambiguous goals and motivations.
Chan-wook won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for the movie, and it’s clear why because the directing is easily the best part of this film. The actual look and presentation of Decision to Leave are just mesmerizing. The way the film communicates not just its characters, but how it presents them and how they choose to interact with each other proves why Park is a master of his craft.
- 12/5/2022
- by Timothy Lee
- Uinterview
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The Korean Film Council has picked Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave to represent South Korea at the 2023 Academy Awards in the best international feature category.
The crime drama follows police detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) called in to investigate the mysterious death of a man who fell from a mountain peak. During his investigation, he begins to develop an interest in the man’s widow, Seo-rae (Tang Wei), who is a suspect in the case.
The romantic thriller follows the Korean auteur’s 2000 commercial breakthrough with Joint Security Area, and bowed in Cannes where it earned Chan-wook the best director prize. Mubi has already picked up the film to play theatrically in the U.S. and U.K. this fall, followed by a streaming bow on its platform.
The ensemble cast for Decision to Leave includes Lee Jung-hyun, Park Yong-woo, Go Hyung-Pyo and Kim Shin-young.
The Korean Film Council has picked Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave to represent South Korea at the 2023 Academy Awards in the best international feature category.
The crime drama follows police detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) called in to investigate the mysterious death of a man who fell from a mountain peak. During his investigation, he begins to develop an interest in the man’s widow, Seo-rae (Tang Wei), who is a suspect in the case.
The romantic thriller follows the Korean auteur’s 2000 commercial breakthrough with Joint Security Area, and bowed in Cannes where it earned Chan-wook the best director prize. Mubi has already picked up the film to play theatrically in the U.S. and U.K. this fall, followed by a streaming bow on its platform.
The ensemble cast for Decision to Leave includes Lee Jung-hyun, Park Yong-woo, Go Hyung-Pyo and Kim Shin-young.
- 8/11/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stuntman J.J. Perry, director of Day Shift, joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss his favorite action flicks.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
You Only Live Twice (1967) – Dana Gould’s trailer commentary
From Russia With Love (1963) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Day Shift (2022)
Big Trouble In Little China (1986) – Mike Mendez’s trailer commentary
The Lost Boys (1987) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Fright Night (1986) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
The Evil Dead (1983) – Fede Alvarez’s trailer commentary
Zombieland (2009)
Traffic (2000)
Spectral (2016)
Spectre (2015)
The Exorcist (1973) – Oren Peli’s trailer commentary
Enter The Dragon (1973) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Way of the Dragon a.k.a. Return of the Dragon (1972) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
Creed (2015)
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
The Tournament (2009)
The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
Samaritan (2022)
Safe (2012)
Warrior...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
You Only Live Twice (1967) – Dana Gould’s trailer commentary
From Russia With Love (1963) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Day Shift (2022)
Big Trouble In Little China (1986) – Mike Mendez’s trailer commentary
The Lost Boys (1987) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Fright Night (1986) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
The Evil Dead (1983) – Fede Alvarez’s trailer commentary
Zombieland (2009)
Traffic (2000)
Spectral (2016)
Spectre (2015)
The Exorcist (1973) – Oren Peli’s trailer commentary
Enter The Dragon (1973) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Way of the Dragon a.k.a. Return of the Dragon (1972) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
Creed (2015)
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
The Tournament (2009)
The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
Samaritan (2022)
Safe (2012)
Warrior...
- 8/9/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
This Bullet Train article contains some spoilers.
Bullet Train comes barreling into theaters loaded with a heaping helping of gratuitous violence. This is no surprise from director David Leitch, who began his career as a stuntman, specifically Brad Pitt’s stuntman. Consequently, Leitch is a master at delivering action and ultra-violence on a grand scale.
The title reflects this and its setting, with the Shinkansen, a 50+ year old network of high-speed railways, colloquially known as the “bullet train” in Japan. Since it began, there has not been a single passenger fatality or injury on board these lines due to either derailments or collisions. That all changes in Leitch’s Bullet Train where a sword through the throat is standard operating procedure.
Bullet Train is based on the 2010 Japanese novel, Maria Bītoru (Maria Beetle), by bestselling author Kōtarō Isaka. This book was translated into English last year and retitled Bullet Train to match the movie,...
Bullet Train comes barreling into theaters loaded with a heaping helping of gratuitous violence. This is no surprise from director David Leitch, who began his career as a stuntman, specifically Brad Pitt’s stuntman. Consequently, Leitch is a master at delivering action and ultra-violence on a grand scale.
The title reflects this and its setting, with the Shinkansen, a 50+ year old network of high-speed railways, colloquially known as the “bullet train” in Japan. Since it began, there has not been a single passenger fatality or injury on board these lines due to either derailments or collisions. That all changes in Leitch’s Bullet Train where a sword through the throat is standard operating procedure.
Bullet Train is based on the 2010 Japanese novel, Maria Bītoru (Maria Beetle), by bestselling author Kōtarō Isaka. This book was translated into English last year and retitled Bullet Train to match the movie,...
- 8/7/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
When director Park Chan-wook’s “Oldboy” won the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival in 2004, this event not only marked an important point in is career, as he would even venture to Hollywood, but also a turning point for the South-Korean film industry as a whole, with many genre entries from then on carrying the undeniable mark from that movie. Perhaps this is also the reason the other entries of the “Vengeance”-trilogy are sometimes forgotten or ignored, which is especially saddening in the case of its conclusion, “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” – a feature not only showing a different shade to the overall topic of revenge, but also arguably one of the finest works of the director.
Regarding visuals, “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” (or just “Lady Vengeance” in some regions) returns the director’s predilection towards artistic and creative patterns, mazes and elaborate hints, hidden within the smallest of details.
Regarding visuals, “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” (or just “Lady Vengeance” in some regions) returns the director’s predilection towards artistic and creative patterns, mazes and elaborate hints, hidden within the smallest of details.
- 7/24/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Manolo Cardona, one of Colombia’s top actors who has starred in such Netflix hits as “Narcos” and “Who Killed Sara?,” is now filming his directorial debut, “One Must Die,” for Paramount+.
Cardona also stars in the suspense thriller and is joined by Spain’s Maribel Verdu, who starred in “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Belle Epoque” and “Y Tu Mamá Tambien,” and is soon featured in the upcoming DC film “The Flash.” The rest of the cast includes Carla Adell, Juan Carlos Remolina, Dagoberto Gama, Fernando Becerril and Adriana Paz.
In the story written by Julieta Steimberg and Gavo Amiel, seven people are kidnapped and find themselves unwilling participants in a deadly game. In order to survive, the captives must choose one of them to die, but this person will have to agree to be sacrificed. Meanwhile, the clock ticks and their allotted time is running out.
“I’ve always been interested in exploring the human condition,...
Cardona also stars in the suspense thriller and is joined by Spain’s Maribel Verdu, who starred in “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Belle Epoque” and “Y Tu Mamá Tambien,” and is soon featured in the upcoming DC film “The Flash.” The rest of the cast includes Carla Adell, Juan Carlos Remolina, Dagoberto Gama, Fernando Becerril and Adriana Paz.
In the story written by Julieta Steimberg and Gavo Amiel, seven people are kidnapped and find themselves unwilling participants in a deadly game. In order to survive, the captives must choose one of them to die, but this person will have to agree to be sacrificed. Meanwhile, the clock ticks and their allotted time is running out.
“I’ve always been interested in exploring the human condition,...
- 6/27/2022
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Coming only three years after the Palme d’Or for “Parasite,” the two Cannes prizes for Park Chan-wook as best director and for Song Kang-ho as best actor are further proof of the strength of Korean cinema’s originality, its elevated skills and its resilience.
Korean movies have been temporarily overshadowed by K-pop and Korean TV dramas – think BTS and “Squid Game” – both of which flourished during the Covid era, while Korean film was struck down by the pandemic.
Closed cinemas and disrupted release schedules meant that the film sector was not fully able to capitalize on the 2019 Cannes and multiple Oscar successes of “Parasite” and “Minari.” Korean film producers’ revenues crumbled between 2020 and early 2022. Talent from in front of and behind the camera shifted across to the more vibrant streaming sector.
The Cannes prize for Park’s “Decision to Leave” is particularly satisfying for a core group of filmmakers,...
Korean movies have been temporarily overshadowed by K-pop and Korean TV dramas – think BTS and “Squid Game” – both of which flourished during the Covid era, while Korean film was struck down by the pandemic.
Closed cinemas and disrupted release schedules meant that the film sector was not fully able to capitalize on the 2019 Cannes and multiple Oscar successes of “Parasite” and “Minari.” Korean film producers’ revenues crumbled between 2020 and early 2022. Talent from in front of and behind the camera shifted across to the more vibrant streaming sector.
The Cannes prize for Park’s “Decision to Leave” is particularly satisfying for a core group of filmmakers,...
- 5/29/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The jury announces its winners at the Cannes Film Festival tomorrow, and speculation abounds over who will walk away with the Palme d’Or this year. And one of the frontrunners to win the top prize is South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-Wook for his romantic cop drama “Decision To Leave.” director is no stranger to Cannes. “Oldboy,” “Thirst,” and “The Handmaiden” were each in competition at the festival, and the first two of those took home the Grand Jury Prize.
Continue reading 13 Years Later, Park Chan-Wook Is Still Trying To Remake Costa-Gavras’ ‘The Ax’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading 13 Years Later, Park Chan-Wook Is Still Trying To Remake Costa-Gavras’ ‘The Ax’ at The Playlist.
- 5/27/2022
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Park Chan-wook is one of South Korea's most celebrated filmmakers, his depictions of brutal revenge and uncomfortable sexual encounters exploring the depraved depths — and tenderness — of humanity. The director has a propensity for violence that often feels too real and emotional to be described as exploitative, while the sheer breathtaking technical achievement of his more fantastical pieces of bloody rage, such as the hallway fight in "Oldboy," have influenced flashier action movies like "The Raid" and "John Wick" and television shows like "Daredevil." That combination of elegance with ugly barbarity stems from Park's own experiences with dealing with his pain, anger,...
The post Park Chan-wook's Penchant For Violence Comes From a Deeply Personal Place appeared first on /Film.
The post Park Chan-wook's Penchant For Violence Comes From a Deeply Personal Place appeared first on /Film.
- 5/27/2022
- by Andrew Housman
- Slash Film
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival is nearing its conclusion, and soon the jury will be selecting awards for this year’s impressive, albeit quieter, slate of films. After last year’s “Titane” from Julia Ducournau made history as the first female-directed film to fully win the Palme d’Or (Jane Campion’s “The Piano” tied with “Farewell My Concubine” in 1993), at this point in the festival, it doesn’t seem likely that a woman-directed project will walk away with it this year.
“Forever Young” by French-Italian director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi seems to be the only film directed by a woman that has so far invoked any passion for bringing it to the finish line. Claire Denis’ “Stars at Noon,” Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up,” Leonor Serraille’s “Mother and Son” and Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix van Groeningen’s “Eight Mountains” are the other titles directed by women among the 21 contending features.
“Forever Young” by French-Italian director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi seems to be the only film directed by a woman that has so far invoked any passion for bringing it to the finish line. Claire Denis’ “Stars at Noon,” Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up,” Leonor Serraille’s “Mother and Son” and Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix van Groeningen’s “Eight Mountains” are the other titles directed by women among the 21 contending features.
- 5/26/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Falling in love is unique to each and everyone one of us, indescribable and yet extraordinary. We all express our love differently, and interact with our loved ones in our own special ways. How do you capture this on camera? Filmmakers have been telling love stories on the big screen since the very beginning of cinema, and it's a vital element of its evolution. Which brings us to the newest example of cinema evolving through an exceptional love story. Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is already well known and loved, celebrated for his iconic Vengeance series from the early 2000s. As we all grow older, I believe that most people get softer and sweeter, becoming more romantic and tender as they appreciate the little things in life that continue to bring them joy and warmth day after day. It seems as if Park has evolved as well, with his latest film...
- 5/25/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Congratulations… it’s a murder.” A backwards thing to celebrate? Not when you’re a droll insomniac detective who’s only happy (read: not miserable) when you’re investigating a killing, the likes of which have been absent lately. And especially not when that killing means an encounter with the lowkey crush exponentially consuming your thoughts. Alas, Park Chan-wook––eloquently maximalist writer-director behind Oldboy and The Handmaiden––is no stranger to bizarre characterization.
Police detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) has been married for a while, but as his tedious wife points out at the beginning, “55 of sexless marriages end in divorce.” If divorce isn’t necessarily on Hae-joon’s mind, that’s probably because he’s lazy—an ironic trait for someone whose job is a high-stakes game of paying attention to detail.
The latest assignment is a murder in Busan: a man pushed off a cliff right after he scaled a mountain,...
Police detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) has been married for a while, but as his tedious wife points out at the beginning, “55 of sexless marriages end in divorce.” If divorce isn’t necessarily on Hae-joon’s mind, that’s probably because he’s lazy—an ironic trait for someone whose job is a high-stakes game of paying attention to detail.
The latest assignment is a murder in Busan: a man pushed off a cliff right after he scaled a mountain,...
- 5/25/2022
- by Luke Hicks
- The Film Stage
Park Chan-wook was last in Cannes in 2016 with The Handmaiden, a sumptuous and erotically charged film based on the popular Sarah Waters novel Fingersmith. This year he’s back on the Croisette with Decision to Leave, which again deals with crime, subterfuge and passion. If you thought The Handmaiden was convoluted, wait until you see this film.
Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) is a detective in Busan. He is honest to a fault, happily married and highly respected: these are the holy trinity of attributes that need to be crushed during the course of this contemporary noir. Handily for the plot to be able to thicken, Hae-joon’s wife (Lee Jung-hyun) lives up in Ipo, the couple constantly analysing the statistics for long-distance relationships and working out ways to keep their marriage going. Hae-joon refuses to leave Busan for he craves the cases the big city offers.
When a man is found...
Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) is a detective in Busan. He is honest to a fault, happily married and highly respected: these are the holy trinity of attributes that need to be crushed during the course of this contemporary noir. Handily for the plot to be able to thicken, Hae-joon’s wife (Lee Jung-hyun) lives up in Ipo, the couple constantly analysing the statistics for long-distance relationships and working out ways to keep their marriage going. Hae-joon refuses to leave Busan for he craves the cases the big city offers.
When a man is found...
- 5/24/2022
- by Jo-Ann Titmarsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Park Chan-wook takes a 3.2 and David Cronenberg a 2.5 on the jury grid.
Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave takes the top spot on Screen’s Cannes jury grid whilst David Cronenberg’s Crimes Of The Future lands in the middle of the pack.
The Korean and Chinese language drama , took an average score of 3.2 (with one more score incoming), the highest recorded score yet on this year’s grid, overtaking James Gray’s Armageddon Time.
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The film follows a detective who suspects a mysterious woman he is also attracted to while investigating her husband’s death.
Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave takes the top spot on Screen’s Cannes jury grid whilst David Cronenberg’s Crimes Of The Future lands in the middle of the pack.
The Korean and Chinese language drama , took an average score of 3.2 (with one more score incoming), the highest recorded score yet on this year’s grid, overtaking James Gray’s Armageddon Time.
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The film follows a detective who suspects a mysterious woman he is also attracted to while investigating her husband’s death.
- 5/24/2022
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
Tang Wei, the Chinese star of Korean film “Decision to Leave,” says she told director Park Chan-wook that he’d made her life complete after seeing the finished version of the film at its Cannes Film Festival gala premiere.
The film played in competition this week in Cannes. She revealed her confession on Tuesday at a press event, accompanied by Park, cast member Park Hae-il and scriptwriter Chung Soo-kyung.
Switching between Chinese and English, Tang Wei said: “This in not the first time I’ve worked with a Korean director. Director Park gave us actors a lot of information, but at the same time he is very protective of the material… after seeing the film yesterday, I told [Park] that you make some part of my life complete.”
“There were no special difficulties making the film, only joys,” she added. “Of course there were some practical challenges, because I don’t speak Korean well.
The film played in competition this week in Cannes. She revealed her confession on Tuesday at a press event, accompanied by Park, cast member Park Hae-il and scriptwriter Chung Soo-kyung.
Switching between Chinese and English, Tang Wei said: “This in not the first time I’ve worked with a Korean director. Director Park gave us actors a lot of information, but at the same time he is very protective of the material… after seeing the film yesterday, I told [Park] that you make some part of my life complete.”
“There were no special difficulties making the film, only joys,” she added. “Of course there were some practical challenges, because I don’t speak Korean well.
- 5/24/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Cj Enm has sold the film to more than 190 counties.
Korea’s Cj Enm has sold out across the world on Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave, which premiered in Competition at Cannes yesterday (May 23).
The romantic thriller, starring Park Hae-il (The Host) and Chinese actress Tang Wei, has pre-sold to 192 regions – close to the highest sales in Korean film history held by Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar and Palme d’Or winner Parasite, also handled by Cj.
Buyers include Bac Films for France, MovieCloud (Taiwan), Mubi, Happinet Phantom Studios (Japan), Koch Films (Germany), Lucky Red (Italy), Madman (Australia and...
Korea’s Cj Enm has sold out across the world on Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave, which premiered in Competition at Cannes yesterday (May 23).
The romantic thriller, starring Park Hae-il (The Host) and Chinese actress Tang Wei, has pre-sold to 192 regions – close to the highest sales in Korean film history held by Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar and Palme d’Or winner Parasite, also handled by Cj.
Buyers include Bac Films for France, MovieCloud (Taiwan), Mubi, Happinet Phantom Studios (Japan), Koch Films (Germany), Lucky Red (Italy), Madman (Australia and...
- 5/24/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Welcome back, Park Chan-wook. The South Korean auteur returned to Cannes six years after “The Handmaiden” with his new detective thriller “Decision to Leave” and earned a five-minute standing ovation.
Although the ovation matched the amount of time celebrating “The Handmaiden,” the reception was notably more muted. While the camera the festival uses that normally shows on the creative team’s gracious reaction after the movie, and helps to keep the applause rolling, wasn’t working, the response was quiet even before the technical snafu.
“Decision to Leave” centers around a detective who falls in love with a mysterious widow who just happens to be the prime suspect in his latest murder investigation. The synopsis has led many to refer to the film has as Park’s “Basic Instinct.” The cast is led by Park Hae-il and “Lust, Caution” breakout Tang Wei. Supporting roles are played by Lee Jung-hyun, Go Kyung-pyo and Park Yong-woo.
Although the ovation matched the amount of time celebrating “The Handmaiden,” the reception was notably more muted. While the camera the festival uses that normally shows on the creative team’s gracious reaction after the movie, and helps to keep the applause rolling, wasn’t working, the response was quiet even before the technical snafu.
“Decision to Leave” centers around a detective who falls in love with a mysterious widow who just happens to be the prime suspect in his latest murder investigation. The synopsis has led many to refer to the film has as Park’s “Basic Instinct.” The cast is led by Park Hae-il and “Lust, Caution” breakout Tang Wei. Supporting roles are played by Lee Jung-hyun, Go Kyung-pyo and Park Yong-woo.
- 5/23/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
‘Decision to Leave’ Review: A Masterful, Dazzling Love Story Wrapped in a Mischievous Murder Mystery
Nobody does convoluted like Park Chan-wook. Far beyond the point that Theseus himself would have given up and turned to a pile of desiccated bones in some dead-end nook, the Korean master behind “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden” will be coolly sauntering through another of his immaculately intricate labyrinths, pausing very occasionally — with perhaps the slightest trace of irritation — to make sure the laggards in the back can keep up. The process should be maddening, but instead, as his new Cannes competition title proves, it’s almost magical how his trail of elegant, glinting clues leads us out, blinking, into the light again. After the world-conquering success of Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” and the small-screen domination of “Squid Game,” your new, sublimely accomplished Korean thriller obsession is here, and it is Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave.”
Hae-joon is an ace police detective. The youngest officer ever to make Inspector in bustling Busan,...
Hae-joon is an ace police detective. The youngest officer ever to make Inspector in bustling Busan,...
- 5/23/2022
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s a sentence I never expected to write: (so far) is a police procedural. Then again, I wasn’t aware that “Oldboy” director Park Chan-wook — whose operatic revenge melodramas have given way to a series of ravishingly baroque Hitchcockian love stories about the various “perversities” that might bind two wayward souls together — was making a detective thriller. In that case, the heart-stirring potential of the Korean auteur’s new detective saga would have been as obvious as the identity of its killer.
It’s a good thing, then, that “Decision to Leave” isn’t a whodunnit — as you’ll be able to discern from the pathetic effort its protagonist makes to solve his latest case. In fact, Park’s funny, playful, and increasingly poignant crime thriller is less interested in what Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) knows about his suspect than in how he feels about her.
By the same token,...
It’s a good thing, then, that “Decision to Leave” isn’t a whodunnit — as you’ll be able to discern from the pathetic effort its protagonist makes to solve his latest case. In fact, Park’s funny, playful, and increasingly poignant crime thriller is less interested in what Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) knows about his suspect than in how he feels about her.
By the same token,...
- 5/23/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Park Chan-wook made a big impact in Cannes in 2004 with his lurid revenge drama Oldboy, which took the Grand Prix from Quentin Tarantino’s jury, made a cult star of Choi Min-sik, and alerted audiences everywhere to the perils of eating live sushi. Since then, the director has been a semi-regular fixture at the festival, returning in 2009 with his literary vampire horror Thirst and again in 2016 with The Handmaiden, a delirious, taboo-busting erotic thriller set in 1930s Korea. Director Park’s trademark is not just his fluidity when dealing with genre but his mastery in bending it to his will—and Decision to Leave promises to be yet another stylish, category-defying composition.
Deadline: What is the premise of Decision to Leave?
Park Chan-wook: A detective is dispatched to a scene of death of a man who has fallen from the mountains. There are three possibilities with this case: either he...
Deadline: What is the premise of Decision to Leave?
Park Chan-wook: A detective is dispatched to a scene of death of a man who has fallen from the mountains. There are three possibilities with this case: either he...
- 5/22/2022
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
The 75th Cannes Film Festival returns with international auteurs, Palme d’Or winning filmmakers, potential summer blockbusters, and many films that will, if everything breaks their way, be campaigning for Oscar come the fall.
In short, the competition lineup is loaded with promise.
The track record for Palme d’Or winners going onto Oscar success has varied over the years. Over the past two decades, Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist” (2002), Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” (2011), Michael Haneke’s “Amour” (2012) and Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” (2019) have received best picture nominations. However, “Parasite” is one of only two Cannes winners that have matched with Oscar, with the other being “Marty” (1955).
And yet, other Cannes winners have gone on to receive other nominations, such as Hirokazu Kore-media’s “Shoplifters” (2018) and Ruben Östlund’s “The Square” (2017), both of which have films playing in the this year’s fest with “Broker” and “Triangle of Sadness” respectively.
In short, the competition lineup is loaded with promise.
The track record for Palme d’Or winners going onto Oscar success has varied over the years. Over the past two decades, Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist” (2002), Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” (2011), Michael Haneke’s “Amour” (2012) and Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” (2019) have received best picture nominations. However, “Parasite” is one of only two Cannes winners that have matched with Oscar, with the other being “Marty” (1955).
And yet, other Cannes winners have gone on to receive other nominations, such as Hirokazu Kore-media’s “Shoplifters” (2018) and Ruben Östlund’s “The Square” (2017), both of which have films playing in the this year’s fest with “Broker” and “Triangle of Sadness” respectively.
- 5/18/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Park Chan-wook earned worldwide acclaim for his 2003 thriller "Oldboy," but with each new film the director proves his commitment to centering well-developed female characters in his stories. His 2022 Cannes entry, "Decision to Leave," features a female lead as the primary suspect in the murder of her husband. An antagonistic woman would be an interesting new direction for Park Chan-wook, but things in his films are rarely as they seem.
The 2016 BAFTA award-winning period drama "The Handmaiden" is no exception to this rule. A Korean con man hires a meek and streetwise orphan to help him swindle a wealthy Japanese heiress out...
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The 2016 BAFTA award-winning period drama "The Handmaiden" is no exception to this rule. A Korean con man hires a meek and streetwise orphan to help him swindle a wealthy Japanese heiress out...
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- 5/17/2022
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
2002's "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" was Park Chan-wook's fourth film as a director, but it established a motif. "Mr. Vengeance" is about a man named Ryu (Shin Ha-kyun) who donates a kidney to a black market organ harvester in exchange for a matching kidney intended for his ailing sister. When he gets ripped off and can no longer afford the operation, he watches her die. When he takes her to the river to bury her, his daughter slips and drowns. It's understandable why he would want to take vengeance.
In 2003's "Oldboy," a man named Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is kidnapped and thrown into a locked...
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In 2003's "Oldboy," a man named Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is kidnapped and thrown into a locked...
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- 5/16/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The Florence Korea Film Fest is 20 years old this year! The most important Italian festival dedicated to the best of contemporary South Korean cinema will bring again in 2022 films, documentaries, trends and movie stars to Florence from 7 to 15 April at La Compagnia cinema and online on the Più Compagnia and MyMovies platforms.
Here are some anticipations:
To inaugurate the festival, the Italian premiere of “Heaven: to the Land of happiness” by Im Sang-soo, cult director of Korean cinema: a road movie starring Choi Min-sik in the role of a terminally ill inmate who runs away with Park Hae-il (“The Host”) also seriously ill who cannot afford the necessary treatment. The two men meet by chance and decide to leave together for an adventure that will become their journey in search of happiness. Also in the cast Yuh-Jung Youn, Soonja’s the unconventional grandmother from “Minari”.
The long-awaited Italian premiere of...
Here are some anticipations:
To inaugurate the festival, the Italian premiere of “Heaven: to the Land of happiness” by Im Sang-soo, cult director of Korean cinema: a road movie starring Choi Min-sik in the role of a terminally ill inmate who runs away with Park Hae-il (“The Host”) also seriously ill who cannot afford the necessary treatment. The two men meet by chance and decide to leave together for an adventure that will become their journey in search of happiness. Also in the cast Yuh-Jung Youn, Soonja’s the unconventional grandmother from “Minari”.
The long-awaited Italian premiere of...
- 2/3/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Filmmaker earned Guild’s DGA Honor in 2002.
Spike Lee will receive the Directors Guild Of America’s (DGA) lifetime achievement award, joining a roster of previous winners that includes Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott and Akira Kurosawa.
Lee will collect the Guild’s highest honour at the 74th Annual DGA Awards on March 12. The Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction has only been bestowed 35 times in the history of the DGA – and so far never to a woman. The Guild presented the filmmaker with a DGA Honor in 2002 for his “distinguished contributions to our nation...
Spike Lee will receive the Directors Guild Of America’s (DGA) lifetime achievement award, joining a roster of previous winners that includes Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott and Akira Kurosawa.
Lee will collect the Guild’s highest honour at the 74th Annual DGA Awards on March 12. The Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction has only been bestowed 35 times in the history of the DGA – and so far never to a woman. The Guild presented the filmmaker with a DGA Honor in 2002 for his “distinguished contributions to our nation...
- 1/19/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Spike Lee will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction at this year’s DGA Awards, Directors Guild of America President Lesli Linka Glatter announced today.
The DGA’s highest honor will be presented to Lee at the 74th annual DGA Awards on Saturday, March 12. Lee is the first Black director to get the award, which recognizes extraordinary efforts in the art of cinema, He joins a roster of just 35 helmers so honored, including Frank Capra, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Miloš Forman and, most recently, Ridley Scott.
In a statement, Glatter said, “Icon. Trailblazer. Visionary. Spike Lee has changed the face of cinema, and there is no single word that encapsulates his significance to the craft of directing. From his groundbreaking Do the Right Thing, BlacKkKlansman, and everything in-between – to his signature ‘double dolly’ shot, Spike is an innovator on so many levels.
The DGA’s highest honor will be presented to Lee at the 74th annual DGA Awards on Saturday, March 12. Lee is the first Black director to get the award, which recognizes extraordinary efforts in the art of cinema, He joins a roster of just 35 helmers so honored, including Frank Capra, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Miloš Forman and, most recently, Ridley Scott.
In a statement, Glatter said, “Icon. Trailblazer. Visionary. Spike Lee has changed the face of cinema, and there is no single word that encapsulates his significance to the craft of directing. From his groundbreaking Do the Right Thing, BlacKkKlansman, and everything in-between – to his signature ‘double dolly’ shot, Spike is an innovator on so many levels.
- 1/19/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter is partnering with Black and woman-owned, online vintage marketplace Thrilling on a Vintage Studio Services program, aimed at connecting stylists, designers and production companies with vintage and secondhand items for film and TV projects.
Nearly 1,000 shops across the U.S. will be accessible through the initiative, which is looking to help bolster small businesses, while encouraging eco-friendly and sustainable practices within entertainment.
As Thrilling’s first-ever brand ambassador, Carter has pledged to utilize the company and its new program in her upcoming projects for 2022. In celebration of the program’s launch, Thrilling has also unveiled a campaign comprised of styles inspired by Ruth’s work across 40+ film and television projects, which illustrates the role fashion plays in setting the stage for some of cinema’s most memorable scenes.
Naturally, Carter describes her partnership with the marketplace as “thrilling.
“I really want...
Nearly 1,000 shops across the U.S. will be accessible through the initiative, which is looking to help bolster small businesses, while encouraging eco-friendly and sustainable practices within entertainment.
As Thrilling’s first-ever brand ambassador, Carter has pledged to utilize the company and its new program in her upcoming projects for 2022. In celebration of the program’s launch, Thrilling has also unveiled a campaign comprised of styles inspired by Ruth’s work across 40+ film and television projects, which illustrates the role fashion plays in setting the stage for some of cinema’s most memorable scenes.
Naturally, Carter describes her partnership with the marketplace as “thrilling.
“I really want...
- 1/13/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A new year has begun and audiences are looking for a fresh start. Only three films from last week's top 10 are making a return appearance, while everything else has been replaced. The adorable animated feature "Back to the Outback" has finally been ousted as the top watch for kids and replaced by the underrated "Rise of the Guardians." Audiences have finally kicked off my nemeses of the "Oldboy" remake and the weird Christian drama "The Shack" after a few weeks, but they've been replaced by perhaps even more questionable choices.
This week introduces a new category frequently seen on the Netflix top 10,...
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This week introduces a new category frequently seen on the Netflix top 10,...
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- 1/12/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Don Kaye May 24, 2019
Director Richard Shepard Tells Us How He Conceived, Cast and Shot One of the Year’s Most Insane Movies.
You might not see another movie this year like The Perfection. Making its debut last fall at Austin’s Fantastic Fest, the movie stunned audiences there with its no-holds-barred approach to a story that could probably best be categorized as psychological horror. But in a way it’s difficult to place The Perfection into one neat genre box: think of something along the lines of Whiplash crashing head-on into Audition and that might give you an idea what lies in store for you.
The Perfection stars Allison Williams (Get Out) and Logan Browning (Dear White People) as Charlotte and Elizabeth, two incredibly talented cellists who are both students at the same esteemed music conservatory run by Anton (Steven Weber) and his wife Paloma (Alaina Huffman). Charlotte was a...
Director Richard Shepard Tells Us How He Conceived, Cast and Shot One of the Year’s Most Insane Movies.
You might not see another movie this year like The Perfection. Making its debut last fall at Austin’s Fantastic Fest, the movie stunned audiences there with its no-holds-barred approach to a story that could probably best be categorized as psychological horror. But in a way it’s difficult to place The Perfection into one neat genre box: think of something along the lines of Whiplash crashing head-on into Audition and that might give you an idea what lies in store for you.
The Perfection stars Allison Williams (Get Out) and Logan Browning (Dear White People) as Charlotte and Elizabeth, two incredibly talented cellists who are both students at the same esteemed music conservatory run by Anton (Steven Weber) and his wife Paloma (Alaina Huffman). Charlotte was a...
- 5/24/2019
- Den of Geek
Cannes has always offered a home to both audacious genre filmmaking and politically engaged, social issue cinema but it’s usually been an either/or proposition.
Festival juries, meanwhile, have tended to celebrate one at the expense of the other. While Quentin Tarantino’s 2004 jury paid honor to both offerings — awarding Park Chan-wook’s “Oldboy” the Grand Prize and Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11” the Palme d’Or – most have signaled a marked preference for politically liberal, if formally conservative works like Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake” in lieu of more outré offerings.
So it will be particularly interesting to see what this year’s Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu-led bunch makes of Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” a genre-bending dark comedy with searing class consciousness that premiered in Cannes on Tuesday.
Also Read: 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood' Film Review: A Contemplative Quentin Tarantino Still Blows the Roof Off...
Festival juries, meanwhile, have tended to celebrate one at the expense of the other. While Quentin Tarantino’s 2004 jury paid honor to both offerings — awarding Park Chan-wook’s “Oldboy” the Grand Prize and Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11” the Palme d’Or – most have signaled a marked preference for politically liberal, if formally conservative works like Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake” in lieu of more outré offerings.
So it will be particularly interesting to see what this year’s Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu-led bunch makes of Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” a genre-bending dark comedy with searing class consciousness that premiered in Cannes on Tuesday.
Also Read: 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood' Film Review: A Contemplative Quentin Tarantino Still Blows the Roof Off...
- 5/21/2019
- by Ben Croll
- The Wrap
Years before writer S. Craig Zahler made his directorial debut with his ultra-violent western Bone Tomahawk, he sold a screenplay for a different ultra-violent western called The Brigands of Rattleborge, which had Oldboy director Park Chan-wook lined up to direct way back in 2012. Despite the script being on The Black List in 2006, the project […]
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- 3/15/2019
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
In bringing to life The Little Drummer Girl, AMC’s six-part adaptation of John Le Carré’s classic thriller, the producing team felt it was best not to confine the shoot to a soundstage.
Florence Pugh, who plays the lead role of Charlie, said that commitment created some compelling sequences for the actors to portray. In a panel session closing out AMC’s portion of TCA summer press tour, Pugh described a sequence where she and co-star Alexander Skarsgård, meet and do a walk-and-talk around the Acropolis in Athens at night. The production was the first to capture the grounds of the actual ancient landmark on screen.
“Are we really doing this on the Acropolis?!” Pugh remembers wondering. “Alex and I just had a camera in our face reacting to being at the Acropolis at night. That was incredible.”
Simon Cornwell, who is an executive producer of the show along with his brother,...
Florence Pugh, who plays the lead role of Charlie, said that commitment created some compelling sequences for the actors to portray. In a panel session closing out AMC’s portion of TCA summer press tour, Pugh described a sequence where she and co-star Alexander Skarsgård, meet and do a walk-and-talk around the Acropolis in Athens at night. The production was the first to capture the grounds of the actual ancient landmark on screen.
“Are we really doing this on the Acropolis?!” Pugh remembers wondering. “Alex and I just had a camera in our face reacting to being at the Acropolis at night. That was incredible.”
Simon Cornwell, who is an executive producer of the show along with his brother,...
- 7/29/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Cluj, Romania — The off-beat, the avant garde and the boundary-defying take center stage at the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival, which kicked off Friday night with a soggy start to the 17th edition.
Unspooling over 10 days in the lively medieval city of Cluj, a festival known for bold and provocative programming will feature 12 films in competition for the Transilvania Trophy, starting with fest opener “Foxtrot,” Israeli director Samuel Maoz’s Oscar-shortlisted portrait of a grieving family who lose their soldier son in the line of duty.
Though evening showers threatened to turn the night into a washout, the skies cleared over the historic Piata Unirii (Union Square), where Maoz’s controversial film, which won the Silver Lion in Venice last year, played to a damp but upbeat crowd.
With lightning flashing over what the Israeli helmer described as “the biggest screen and the biggest screening my film has ever had,” Maoz...
Unspooling over 10 days in the lively medieval city of Cluj, a festival known for bold and provocative programming will feature 12 films in competition for the Transilvania Trophy, starting with fest opener “Foxtrot,” Israeli director Samuel Maoz’s Oscar-shortlisted portrait of a grieving family who lose their soldier son in the line of duty.
Though evening showers threatened to turn the night into a washout, the skies cleared over the historic Piata Unirii (Union Square), where Maoz’s controversial film, which won the Silver Lion in Venice last year, played to a damp but upbeat crowd.
With lightning flashing over what the Israeli helmer described as “the biggest screen and the biggest screening my film has ever had,” Maoz...
- 5/25/2018
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The cast of It: Chapter Two has grown by one as James Ransone took to Twitter to reveal that he has been cast as adult Eddie Kaspbrak, who was played by Jack Dylan Grazer in 2017’s It. While this hasn’t been confirmed by the studio, Ransone’s tweet, which you can see […]
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- 5/16/2018
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
“Heart Blackened” is a South Korean legal thriller starring Choi Min-shik and Park Shin-hye. This film is a remake of the Chinese film “Silent Witness” (2013) directed by Fei Xing. Honey Lee, who plays Park Yuna and Lee Soo-kyung as Im Mi-ra, were both nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards.
“Heart Blackened” is screening at the 19th Jeonju International Film Festival
Yim Tae-san (Choi Min-shik), a chaebol, is deeply in love with his new girlfriend, Yuna. Mi-ra, his daughter, is a spoiled club kid, and the two of them do not see eye to eye, having trouble getting along. While out drinking at a club, Mira’s friends find an online sex tape featuring Yim’s new girlfriend. The two women meet to discuss the video and Yim’s new love turns up dead and his daughter is the prime suspect. The film settles into a...
“Heart Blackened” is screening at the 19th Jeonju International Film Festival
Yim Tae-san (Choi Min-shik), a chaebol, is deeply in love with his new girlfriend, Yuna. Mi-ra, his daughter, is a spoiled club kid, and the two of them do not see eye to eye, having trouble getting along. While out drinking at a club, Mira’s friends find an online sex tape featuring Yim’s new girlfriend. The two women meet to discuss the video and Yim’s new love turns up dead and his daughter is the prime suspect. The film settles into a...
- 5/4/2018
- by Matt Ward
- AsianMoviePulse
Sneak Peek images of actress Elizabeth Olsen, aka 'Scarlet Witch', in Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Infinity War" posing for "Vogue" (Italia) magazine, photographed by Tom Munro:
Olsen debuted as Marvel Comics' mutant, 'Scarlet Witch' in "The Avengers" sequel, "Avengers: Age Of Ultron", followed by "Captain America: Civil War":
By the age of eleven, Olsen had played small roles in series including "How the West Was Fun".
This was followed by appearing in her sisters' straight-to-video series "The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley".
She filmed the movie "Red Lights" in 2011, then starred in Josh Radnor's film "Liberal Arts".
Olsen then co-starred in "Very Good Girls" (2013), followed by Spike Lee's remake of "Old Boy".
Olsen was cast as 'Edie Parker', in "Kill Your Darlings" and nominated for the 'BAFTA Rising Star' Award.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Scarlet Witch'...
Olsen debuted as Marvel Comics' mutant, 'Scarlet Witch' in "The Avengers" sequel, "Avengers: Age Of Ultron", followed by "Captain America: Civil War":
By the age of eleven, Olsen had played small roles in series including "How the West Was Fun".
This was followed by appearing in her sisters' straight-to-video series "The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley".
She filmed the movie "Red Lights" in 2011, then starred in Josh Radnor's film "Liberal Arts".
Olsen then co-starred in "Very Good Girls" (2013), followed by Spike Lee's remake of "Old Boy".
Olsen was cast as 'Edie Parker', in "Kill Your Darlings" and nominated for the 'BAFTA Rising Star' Award.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Scarlet Witch'...
- 10/29/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Continuing its record-breaking run, New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “It” is surpassing $500 million at the worldwide box office today, after less than three weeks in release, it was announced today by Sue Kroll, President Worldwide Marketing and Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. The critically acclaimed blockbuster is now the highest-grossing horror film ever, breaking the 44-year record belonging to “The Exorcist,” one of the longest-held records in cinema history.
After shattering numerous domestic records in its opening weekend—including those for the top horror film opening and biggest September opening for any film—”It” is still going strong.
Internationally, “It” has terrified a growing global audience as the film continues to roll out to record-breaking results in overseas markets. Among the records the film has broken, “It” scored the biggest opening weekend ever for a horror film in more than 30 territories, including the UK, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. In 17 of those territories,...
After shattering numerous domestic records in its opening weekend—including those for the top horror film opening and biggest September opening for any film—”It” is still going strong.
Internationally, “It” has terrified a growing global audience as the film continues to roll out to record-breaking results in overseas markets. Among the records the film has broken, “It” scored the biggest opening weekend ever for a horror film in more than 30 territories, including the UK, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. In 17 of those territories,...
- 9/28/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
New Line Cinema’s widely acclaimed horror thriller “It” smashed the record books with stunning opening weekend numbers on both the domestic and international fronts, it was announced by Sue Kroll, President Worldwide Marketing and Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. Based on Stephen King’s beloved perennial bestseller, the film took in an estimated $189.4 million worldwide.
Domestically, “It” scared up an astounding $123.1 million, crushing multiple records in its first weekend, starting with $13.5 million Thursday night previews, which made history as the highest horror preview; the largest R-rated preview; and the top September preview ever.
Wamg is giving away a poster from the film signed by:
Jaeden Lieberher
Jeremy Ray Taylor
Sophia Lillis
Jack Dylan Grazer
Finn Wolfhard
Wyatt Oleff
Chosen Jacobs
Andy Muschietti
We’ll also throw in a copy of the book and a Run-Of-Engagement pass as well.
For a chance to win, leave your name and email in our comments section.
Domestically, “It” scared up an astounding $123.1 million, crushing multiple records in its first weekend, starting with $13.5 million Thursday night previews, which made history as the highest horror preview; the largest R-rated preview; and the top September preview ever.
Wamg is giving away a poster from the film signed by:
Jaeden Lieberher
Jeremy Ray Taylor
Sophia Lillis
Jack Dylan Grazer
Finn Wolfhard
Wyatt Oleff
Chosen Jacobs
Andy Muschietti
We’ll also throw in a copy of the book and a Run-Of-Engagement pass as well.
For a chance to win, leave your name and email in our comments section.
- 9/11/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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