You’ve seen numerous trailers for Woo-Suk Kang’s South Korean brawler “Fists of Legends” (note the extra “s” in the “Fist” in the title — I suspect that’s to differentiate it from the Jet Li movie “Fist of Legend” in the States), but this is the first trailer with English subtitles. It’s kind of hard to know what the hell is happening in the film when you can’t speak the language. This new trailer, though, fills all that in. So what I get is that “Fists of Legend” is kind of like “Warrior”, but instead of brothers, the brawlers are ex-high school buddies. Sounds fun! On a television show billed as “the greatest fight show on Earth,” eager amateurs with lots to prove boldly step into the ring and expect to leave bloody but victorious. The ratings hungry producers seek out “legendary” but largely forgotten streetfighters and...
- 4/17/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
[Editor's note: I've asked our team of world film correspondents to dish out their top 5 films of the year from their respective countries. Here's Tony Kitchen's take on the Best in South Korean Cinema in 2010.] In 2010, the Korean film industry continued in its strong stride having several domestic hits such as spy flick Secret Reunion and Kim Jee-woon's controversial Venice and Tiff Film Festival selected I Saw the Devil, while the world film festival circuit, Korean film faired well with Lee Chang-dong grabbing center spot with Poetry in Cannes. Hong Sang-soo produced a pair of offerings including the Un Certain Regard winner Ha Ha Ha, Cheol So Jang's debut film Bedeviled made a splash on the far side of the Croisette, Im Sang-soo's remake of The Housemaid with Jeon Do-yeon left no one indifferent while the remake of the '66 classic Late Autumn via helmer Kim Tae-yong and thesp Tang Wei was shown at Tiff. Here are the top 5 Korean films of 2010.#5. Ha Ha Ha (Sang-soo Hong) The unconventionality of this film, and its direction style, made this movie one of Korea's best in 2010. Sang-soo uses still shots,...
- 12/23/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
There has been a steady stream of South Korean action & thriller films over the past few years with differing levels of quality and success but hunting through the many releases there are a number of gems and this year’s London Korean Film Festival provided at least one such gem. Secret Reunion, Bestseller & Moss all screened under the banner Spotlight: Action/Thriller and you can find my thoughts on this loosely related trio below.
Secret Reunion
Directed by Jang Hun Secret Reunion is a hard film to easily pin down. In many ways it is a action orientated buddy movie but it also contains a lot of comedy, thriller elements and even melodrama and all are blended expertly. This successful meshing of genres and the resulting tonal shifts help make Secret Reunion a really interesting and compelling film.
Secret Reunion opens with a thrilling sequence in which two North Korean spies,...
Secret Reunion
Directed by Jang Hun Secret Reunion is a hard film to easily pin down. In many ways it is a action orientated buddy movie but it also contains a lot of comedy, thriller elements and even melodrama and all are blended expertly. This successful meshing of genres and the resulting tonal shifts help make Secret Reunion a really interesting and compelling film.
Secret Reunion opens with a thrilling sequence in which two North Korean spies,...
- 11/15/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
SEOUL, South Korea -- Two of Korea's top actors, Choi Min-sik (Oldboy) and Song Kang-ho, held a press conference Wednesday demanding an apology from top director Kang Woo-suk for comments he made in the local press calling Korea's star actors and talent agencies greedy and irresponsible. Kang, the creator of blockbusters like last year's Silmido and the founder of major entertainment group Cinema Service, criticized Korea's leading actors and their management companies in the nation's largest newspaper for "excessively pursuing money," in the process naming Choi and Song. In response, they said Kang's charges were damaging to their honor and reputations. "If I don't receive an official apology, I will consider legal measures," Choi said.
- 6/29/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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