Tag:Park Chan-wook

A Tale of Two Sisters director, Kim Ji-woo, has started setting up for an upcoming film. It’s reported that Oldboy star, Choi Min-sik, as well as Lee Byung-hun (G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, Three…Extremes), will be cast in this new thriller entitled, Saw a Devil.

The 12^th Director’s Cut Awards, which was held in CGV Apgujeong in Seoul, named Park Chan-wook as the best director of the year for a fourth time. He was selected by votes from the 238 members of the director’s network.…

Lets face it. Asian cinema is without a doubt the most versatile movie industries in the world. The range of films available and the risks some directors take with their ideas is absolutely stunning to say the least.Beautiful ideas, Amazing character development and thought provoking scenes are just some of the reasons why Asian movies and directors are regarded by many as the best in the world. But for those new to the world of Asian cinema, who are the directors to keep a eye on? Do you really know what movie/director to look for when you go into your local video store ? (they still have video stores these days right?).

Director Park Chan-Wook’s (‘Oldboy’) latest movie, ‘Thirst’ is due to hit UK cinemas on the 16th October 2009. The movie has an unusual blend of horror and drama that centres around one man (played by Song Kang-ho) who is turned into a vampire after a medical experiment goes horribly wrong.

‘Thirst’ is the Korean take on the vampire craze that is sweeping through the western world. This horror/drama movie takes a new look at vampirism and its causes and effects so that while it’s not exactly groundbreaking, it is at least a new angle on the sub-genre of vampires.