The best parts of the C-drama adaptation of fantasy romance Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms were the quiet scenes with leads Mark Chao and Yang Mi. The moments of connection and introspection built up their characters and the central romance alike, the world building and action scenes were the backup dancers to complete the tableau. The movie … Continue reading →
I personally appreciate failures because everyone fails at some time and if learned properly then I get way more out of taking a wrong step than succeeding which at times may be due to good luck. There is no human being on earth who is successful in personal and professional all of the time and this week K-ent fans are … Continue reading →
There’s nothing that a person in a Elizabeth ducky costume doesn’t make a billion times better just by being in the same frame. The press conference for the upcoming highly anticipated live-action Japanese movien adaptation of super popular shonen fantasy swordsman manga Gintama (Silver Soul) took place this week in Tokyo, looking like the best looking group of friends heading … Continue reading →
Oooooooh, now this looks like a marvelous casting and a great project to boot. Filming has started for thriller Korean movie Negotiation starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin, the first time the two top stars have worked together onscreen. Son Ye Jin plays the best hostage negotiator in the police department while Hyun Bin takes a turn for the … Continue reading →
Other than wanting to send two out of the three male leads home to change, everything looked peachy and swell at the movie press conference for upcoming period war time film Battleship Island. Based on the real life events of Koreans conscripted, enslaved, and imprisoned on Hashima Island in Japan in order to work in the coal mines, the movie … Continue reading →
The movie posters are out for upcoming period war era movie Battleship Island, depicting the slavery and escape of Korean citizens from the Japanese industrial island of Hashima (also known as Battleship Island or Gunkanjima). Starring So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki, and Hwang Jung Min, the movie chronicles the real life story of thousands of Korean laborers brought to … Continue reading →
I didn’t realize there would be two Kim Soo Hyun‘s in the upcoming noir thriller movie Real, and funnily enough neither are likable in the usually puppy dog Kim Soo Hyun character way. That’s great news for him wanting to continue his acting expansion and maturation, but may make the movie a much grittier watch for his fans used to … Continue reading →
Pain and suffering with a side of Korean patriotism is in full display in the glossy movie stills for upcoming period movie Battleship Island. Starring Hwang Jung Min, Song Joong Ki, and So Ji Sub, the movie chronicles the real life forced labor camp that was set up by the Japanese on the industrial island of Hashima (nickname Gunkanjima which means battleship … Continue reading →
Aliens and samurais and weird duck creatures FTW! The movie posters and first main preview is out for the highly anticipated Japanese live-action movie adaptation of wildly popular shonen manga Gintama (Silver Soul), a wacky action series that plays loose with gags and a well formed creative narrative. The movie comes out smack in the middle of summer on July 15th … Continue reading →
Someone is having the time of his life and it’s none other than top Hallyu star Kim Soo Hyun returning to the lime light this week with the promotional start of his upcoming Korean thriller movie Real. This was his first foray into darker material and an antagonist male lead but at the press conference this week he was such … Continue reading →
I have yet to see Kim Soo Hyun get dark and dirty in any role but this may be the turning point in upcoming summer movie Real. He’s done action in Secretly, Greatly, and even in Thieves or You From Another Star there was physicality involved. But he’s always been the good guy or the underdog we root for, and the … Continue reading →
This is an awkward mix up to have but no harm no foul I guess. Director Hong Sang Soo‘s art house flick On the Beach at Nigh Alone is screening at the Cannes Film Festival and it remains to be seen if the movie gets the same positive feedback here as it did at the Berlin Film Festival. It was … Continue reading →
This wasn’t what I expected but definitely looks cool and a nice new evolution in the Kim Soo Hyun acting repertoire. The first movie teaser is here for summer thriller movie Real, billed as a noir piece but now looks more like an action flick. I’m thinking Oldboy crossed with a gangster movie, with plenty of sleek and sultry scenes … Continue reading →
