Sentences with phrase «as oldboy»

The vision Park has laid out in films such as Oldboy and Lady Vengeance has a still harsher, exaggerated brutality, as if by pushing the boundaries of savage metaphor he can shed light on the quieter tragedies of everyday life.

Few people have watched The Villainess, but it deserves equal praise to that of the classics, such as Oldboy or Snowpiercer.

Chan - wook Park, the South Korean director of such darkly realized stunners as Oldboy and Lady Vengeance, is a noted storyboard guru.

Not exact matches

In the film, Lucy (Johansson, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) is abducted by a gang of Asian baddies, led by the nefarious Mr. Jang (Min - sik, Oldboy), who aim to use her as one of their «mules» to smuggle their uber - potent drug called CPH4 to other territories around the world.

Choi Min - sik of «Oldboy» stars as the sharpshooter in this feature.

Lucy is on the run from the mysterious Mr. Jang (Min - sik Choi from the original Oldboy), who had planned to use her to transport CPH4 into Europe, where it would be sold (in small quantities, mind you) as a recreational drug.

Park brought the DP Chung - hoon Chung, his regular cinematographer since Oldboy, but the rest of the talent was provided by the producers, from the stars to ace production designer Thérèse DePrez (wooed by hardcore indies as well as studio executives), including the actor Wentworth Miller, who signs here his first screenplay (and gets a production credit).

Neither actor has been cast but Twitchfilm is reporting that the top choices for two major upcoming remakes are as follows: Josh Brolin as the lead in Spike Lee «s Oldboy remake and Chris Pine for the lead in Jose Padilha «s Robocop remake.

It's reminiscent of other, more prominent titles in the so - called «Asia Extreme» genre piloted by acclaimed filmmakers such as Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins) and Park Chan - Wook, who caused the genre to explode overseas with his popular Oldboy in 2003.

James: To an extent, this story feels a bit less contrived or overly constructed, as opposed to say «Oldboy.»

«Oldboy» is a ghastly, sodden experience, and the performances, as is often true in Lee's films, are overscaled and underfelt.

The 15th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival will include «master classes» with world cinema titans Fatih Akin («The Edge of Heaven»), Abbas Kiarostami («Certified Copy,» above), and Park Chan - Wook («Oldboy»), continuing its tradition of attracting major figures such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.

While there are some remakes on their way that I'm extremely excited for like Oldboy and Carrie, Suspiria's latest redo just hasn't exactly sparked my interest nearly as much as the other two.

No matter how you feel about Spike Lee «reinterpreting» Park Chan - wook's Oldboy (me, I'm neutral as I'm merely so - so on the original) one must admit that Film District's marketing machine has been pumping out some decidedly intriguing material over the...

IT: Chapter Two Filmmaker Andy Muschietti is making a key change for «IT: Chapter Two,» the filmmaker has enlisted Checco Varese («The 33,» «Replicas») to take over as cinematographer from the first film's Chung - hoon Chung («Oldboy,» «The Handmaiden»).

Spike Lee's spin on Oldboy hits theaters screens October 25th, at which point the dissection of how much the film is a straight remake of Park Chan - wook's violent opus versus how much it calls back to the source manga (as...

Divided into three parts, it kicks into gear with part two, at roughly the halfway point; it also should have ended there, as part three (by far the shortest, thankfully) extends the narrative to no clear purpose apart from allowing Park to toss in some gratuitous, Oldboy - style violence.

It's been a while since we've heard anything substantial about Spike Lee's «Oldboy» remake, but MTV spoke with actor Sharlto Copley, who has been cast as the film's villain, about the upcoming film.

Samuel - whose recent big - screen outings include Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, Spike Lee's Oldboy and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, where he reprised his Marvel role as S.H.I.E.L.D leader Nick Fury - will next star in Matthew Vaughn's spy comedy Kingsman: The Secret Service.

I admired its craft and wouldn't call it exploitative (despite the hammer - as - weapon - of - revenge motif borrowed from Park Chan - wook's Oldboy).

Films like Fight Club, Fargo, Casablanca, The Breakfast Club, Oldboy, Kindergarden Cop, Alien, Reservoir Dogs, There Will Be Blood and a whole lot more have been reimagined as high quality animation cels.

2 is scheduled for release on April 28th 2017 in the UK and on May 5th in the States, with director James Gunn reuniting with returning cast members Chris Pratt (Star - Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Vin Diesel (Groot), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Michael Rooker (Yondu), Glenn Close (Nova Prime) and Sean Gunn (Kraglin) alongside new additions Pom Klementieff (Oldboy) as Mantis, Elizabeth Debicki (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) as Ayesha, Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight) as Ego the Living Planet, Chris Sullivan (The Drop) as Taserface and Sylvester Stallone (Creed) in as yet - unrevealed role.

South Korea is one of the few countries in the world where, until recently, Hollywood productions did not enjoy a dominant share of the domestic market and with movies such as A Tale Of Two Sisters, Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, Western audiences continue to be equally delighted and perplexed.

Film tastes include Asian thrillers like Ringu, Oldboy and Battle Royale, classic comedies such as Monty Python's Life of Brian and Top Secret!

And the expert cast keeps the film on track: Mr. Tee («The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift») and Ms. Kang («Oldboy») sparkle together; Bobby Lee hilariously extols the joys of marriage; Margaret Cho is a shaman who loves mojitos; and Stephen Park, as Jason's exasperated father, has perfect deadpan delivery.

Right from when it premiered at Sundance, the film has garnered comparison to films such as «Heathers» and «Cruel Intentions» for its unsettling depiction of teenage life, along with the work of Korean filmmaker Park Chan - wook («Oldboy,» «The Handmaiden») for its air of chilly stylization.

In fact, it was at the 2004 festival that the world got its first real taste of Park's singular virtuosity, as Quentin Tarantino's jury awarded «Oldboy» the Grand Prix.

Pom Klementieff (Spike Lee's Oldboy), Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby), and Chris Sullivan (The Knick) join the sequel, as well as Kurt Russell.

It's vital stuff, this Oldboy, its very title suggesting an ironic superhero alter ego — sketching anti-hero Oh Dae - Su (Choi Min - sik) as a fright - mask of arrested development, a child raging against its prematurely - aged body.

Director: Park Chan - wook Best known for Oldboy and more recently Stoker, Korean director Park Chan - wook takes Sarah Waters's Victorian - set lesbian crime novel Fingersmith as his latest inspiration.

LOS ANGELES — Holiday movies are often filled with feel - good messages and festive cheer, but as the United States whets its appetite for the Thanksgiving weekend, psychological drama «Oldboy» attempts to serve up a platter of old - fashioned revenge.

And considering both «Oldboy» and «Thirst» made their way there, we believe it, but as always it will depend on how far along post-production he gets before May arrives.

When people think of Park Chan - wook, they usually jump straight to his most popular movie, Oldboy, known as one of the leading action films of Asia, and quite possibly the best Korean film ever made (not an easy statement to make).

OLDBOY certainly deals with the theme of vengeance, but this is a much more entertaining film as it masquerades as a mystery film noir, and lures us into feeling gratification at protagonist Oh Dae Su's (Choi) vengeance.

OLDBOY will most likely forever stand as the film that all Korean films will be judged by thanks to its accessibility as a heart pounding thriller and the fact that it's a daring film with unspeakable shock value which never feels contrived.