Chicago – The Fall Season Five continues for the Asian Pop-Up Cinema series in Chicago as they roll down the alley for “Split,” Wednesday, November 1st, 2017, at the AMC River East 21 Theatre. This South Korean bowling comedy is directed by Choi Kook-hee. Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com will make an appearance as “the bowler,” with Ron Falzone of Columbia College moderating. For complete details and to purchase tickets, click here.
‘Split,’ Directed by Choi Kook-hee, Presented by Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema Series
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
Cheoi-Jong (Yoo Ji-Tae) was once a legendary professional bowler, but a devastating accident ends his promising career. Now, he feebly bowls in underground matches organized by Hee-jin (Lee-Jung Hyun), an owner of a bowling alley deep in debt. Fortune alludes both men, despite their high-stakes betting, until they discover an autistic-savant named Yung-Hoon (David Lee). His bizarre zen-like method of bowling makes him the...
‘Split,’ Directed by Choi Kook-hee, Presented by Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema Series
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
Cheoi-Jong (Yoo Ji-Tae) was once a legendary professional bowler, but a devastating accident ends his promising career. Now, he feebly bowls in underground matches organized by Hee-jin (Lee-Jung Hyun), an owner of a bowling alley deep in debt. Fortune alludes both men, despite their high-stakes betting, until they discover an autistic-savant named Yung-Hoon (David Lee). His bizarre zen-like method of bowling makes him the...
- 11/1/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
A washed-up ten-pin champ and a young autistic man with mad bowling skillz find redemption, belonging and forgiveness in Choi Kook-hee’s Split, a familiar feel-good mentor-mentee tale (with a dash of "Save the gym/school/theater/playground from redevelopment" hokum thrown in) that works better than it has a right to. While not quite The Hustler in a bowling alley, Split is nonetheless engaging and genuine and avoids tipping into saccharine earnestness, almost aggressively so. Star Yoo Ji-tae should earn the pic some attention in Asia-Pacific if distributors can figure out how to position it, while overseas Split's prospects could be limited to...
- 3/22/2017
- by Elizabeth Kerr
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director: Choi Kook-hee
Distributor: Opus Pictures
Cast: Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee David, Chug Sung-wha
Runtime: 121 min.
Yoo Ji-tae, who is primarily famous for his role as the villain in Park Chan-wook’s Old Boy, was last seen in the Korea-Japan co-production The Tenor Lirico Spinto (2014). In recent years, he has also turned to directing, debuting the melodrama Mai Ratima at the Busan International Film Festival in 2012.
Plot:
Cheol-jong used to be a promising bowler, but he ends up wandering around the betting world of bowling. In order to pay back the debt he owes to his enemy, Cheol-jong and his gambling broker Hee-jin struggle on the bowling lanes. That’s when they run into an autistic boy named Young-hoon, a born genius in bowling.
In order to recruit Young-hoon, Cheol-jong sneaks him out from the residential care and starts to teach him bowling. Young-hoon also warms up to Cheol-jong,...
Distributor: Opus Pictures
Cast: Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee David, Chug Sung-wha
Runtime: 121 min.
Yoo Ji-tae, who is primarily famous for his role as the villain in Park Chan-wook’s Old Boy, was last seen in the Korea-Japan co-production The Tenor Lirico Spinto (2014). In recent years, he has also turned to directing, debuting the melodrama Mai Ratima at the Busan International Film Festival in 2012.
Plot:
Cheol-jong used to be a promising bowler, but he ends up wandering around the betting world of bowling. In order to pay back the debt he owes to his enemy, Cheol-jong and his gambling broker Hee-jin struggle on the bowling lanes. That’s when they run into an autistic boy named Young-hoon, a born genius in bowling.
In order to recruit Young-hoon, Cheol-jong sneaks him out from the residential care and starts to teach him bowling. Young-hoon also warms up to Cheol-jong,...
- 12/16/2016
- by Lady J.
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Bowling drama stars Yoo Ji-tae.
Korean sales agent United Pictures has sold sports action drama Split, starring Yoo Ji-tae, to Lemon Tree Media for China and Associated Euromedia for Turkey.
The film, which is scheduled for Korean release later this month, has also been sold to Matv for pan-Asian TV and Encore for in-flight rights. Yoo’s credits include Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy and Kim Seong-soo’s Running Wild.
Directed by Choi Kook-hee, Split follows a bowler struggling to pay off his gambling debts who comes across an autistic boy who appears to be a born genius in the sport.
The film is produced by Opus Pictures, one of the three partners in United Pictures, along with Bk Pictures and Zip Cinema.
United Pictures is also selling Kim Tae-yun’s legal drama New Trial, starring Jung Woo and Kang Ha-neul, and Kim Bong-han’s crime thriller Ordinary Person, starring Son Hyun-joo and Jang Hyeok. Both films are...
Korean sales agent United Pictures has sold sports action drama Split, starring Yoo Ji-tae, to Lemon Tree Media for China and Associated Euromedia for Turkey.
The film, which is scheduled for Korean release later this month, has also been sold to Matv for pan-Asian TV and Encore for in-flight rights. Yoo’s credits include Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy and Kim Seong-soo’s Running Wild.
Directed by Choi Kook-hee, Split follows a bowler struggling to pay off his gambling debts who comes across an autistic boy who appears to be a born genius in the sport.
The film is produced by Opus Pictures, one of the three partners in United Pictures, along with Bk Pictures and Zip Cinema.
United Pictures is also selling Kim Tae-yun’s legal drama New Trial, starring Jung Woo and Kang Ha-neul, and Kim Bong-han’s crime thriller Ordinary Person, starring Son Hyun-joo and Jang Hyeok. Both films are...
- 11/5/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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