Best Of Korean Cinema is a new fortnightly article looking at the diverse world of the Korean New Wave. We’ll be looking at everything from romance to K-Horror and eccentricities to the revenge thriller that has become synonymous with the countries international reputation. In this first edition, we shall be looking back at a striking directorial debut which is an entity unto itself, Save the Green Planet.
Save The Green Planet
Directed by Joon-Hwan
2003, Korean
With only a writing credit on the 1999 film Phantom: The Submarine, to his name, Joon-Hwan made his directorial debut in 2003. The resulting film, Save the Green Planet is a tricky beast to pin down, in that it almost entirely evades classification. It incorporates qualities from sci-fi, action, comedy, police procedural, torture, and horror. The basic sets up sees Byung-Gu (Ha-Kyun Shin) kidnap the CEO of a big corporation, because Byung-Gu believes company head Kang...
Save The Green Planet
Directed by Joon-Hwan
2003, Korean
With only a writing credit on the 1999 film Phantom: The Submarine, to his name, Joon-Hwan made his directorial debut in 2003. The resulting film, Save the Green Planet is a tricky beast to pin down, in that it almost entirely evades classification. It incorporates qualities from sci-fi, action, comedy, police procedural, torture, and horror. The basic sets up sees Byung-Gu (Ha-Kyun Shin) kidnap the CEO of a big corporation, because Byung-Gu believes company head Kang...
- 9/1/2012
- by Rob Simpson
- SoundOnSight
The Taste of Money Trailer, Do-nui mat Trailer. Sang-soo Im‘s The Taste of Money / Do-nui mat (2012) movie trailer stars Yun-shik Baek, Hyo-jin Kim, Kang-woo Kim, Ju-wan On, and Maui Taylor. The Taste of Money‘s plot synopsis: “Young-jak , who is a private secretary of madam Paik, the center power of Korean conglomerate, witnesses immoral private issues of her [...]
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- 5/11/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Time to call your cable or satellite provider and add the Sundance Channel to your lineup as the network is launching a new season of its late-night destination Asia Extreme™ on August 7, showcasing the sharpest of cutting-edge Asian genre fare every Saturday night at midnight.
You'll note that a few of the offerings aren't strictly horror fare, but we're including everything since just about all of them offer gore and violence, even if the supernatural/horror elements aren't quite there.
From the Press Release:
The 2010 season of Asia Extreme includes the U.S. television premieres of five films from South Korea: The Restless, Shadows in the Palace, Tazza: The High Rollers, Voice, and The Wig. The new season of Asia Extreme premieres on August 7 at 12:00 midnight Et/Pt.
In addition to their on-air presentations, the five premieres will be among the thirteen Asia Extreme titles available free from August...
You'll note that a few of the offerings aren't strictly horror fare, but we're including everything since just about all of them offer gore and violence, even if the supernatural/horror elements aren't quite there.
From the Press Release:
The 2010 season of Asia Extreme includes the U.S. television premieres of five films from South Korea: The Restless, Shadows in the Palace, Tazza: The High Rollers, Voice, and The Wig. The new season of Asia Extreme premieres on August 7 at 12:00 midnight Et/Pt.
In addition to their on-air presentations, the five premieres will be among the thirteen Asia Extreme titles available free from August...
- 8/4/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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