Sentences with phrase «from oldboy»

Pulling together bits from Oldboy, Akira, Transistor, and Hotline Miami, Ruiner never reaches the highest points of its genre, but is a fun romp through cyberhell that champions style over substance.

However, due to conflicting reports little is known about the first English - language work from Oldboy director Chan - wook, other than its high profile cast.

Not exact matches

The remake of Park Chan Wook's cult classic Oldboy, directed by Spike Lee, did not get a warm reception from critics and was a box office disast...

«I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK» (Pathfinder) is an offbeat character piece by South Korean auteur Pak Chan - wook (of «Oldboy» fame) and foreign terrors come from «The Child's Eye» (Lionsgate), a Hong Kong production from The Pang Brothers, and «The Sylvian Experiments» (Lionsgate) from Japanese screenwriter turned director Hiroshi Takahashi.

In the end, though, it is mostly in - jokes that distinguish Spike Lee's Oldboy from Park's film.

Director Spike Lee's remake of Park Chan - wook's South Korean new - classic Oldboy is currently in production in New Orleans, and a few more photos from the set have surfaced.

He begins the essay with an insight that exemplifies the independent - minded analysis that has continued at Reverse Shot: «The face of new South Korean cinema looks a lot like the face of American Independent cinema of the mid-to-late Nineties, given that [Chan - wook] Park's [Oldboy] draws so much of its power from the mixture of high - concept aesthetics and lowbrow generic appropriations that we've been bombarded with since Tarantino.»

Also, the story is able to draw on both Christian and traditionally Korean shamanistic traditions and combine them with the history of Japanese colonialism to create its morbid atmosphere, which has the ability to chill even without a belief in any of its superstitions.4 That said, the bludgeoning nature of the approach kept the movie from achieving the masterpiece status many other critics have assigned it.5 By contrast, Park Chan - wook's latest, Agassi (The Handmaiden), has received a mixed reception, but I feel it is his best since 2003's Oldboy.6

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).

No, The Handmaiden comes from the wicked, perverse South Korean director Park Chan - wook, who is best known in this country for the mad, twisted, criminal masterpiece Oldboy.

The Oldboy actress was revealed to be a part of the sequel several months ago, but her exact role was withheld — even from Marvel's announcement Tuesday morning.

2, and that Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight) has officially joined the cast of the sequel, along with Elizabeth Debicki (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), Chris Sullivan (The Drop) and Pom Klementieff (Oldboy).

Snowpiercer, his latest hit, is an even bigger, bolder move than we saw from his countryman Park Chan - wook who went from directing the OG Oldboy to last year's ravishing Stoker.

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»).

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.

Recap: The newest horror movie from director Chan - wook Park (Oldboy), starring Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, and Nicole Kidman.

Park Chan - wook's (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengenace, Lady Vengeance, Thirst) English - language debut, Stoker, hits theaters March 1st from Fox Searchlight.

We now have the second clip from Park Chan - wook's (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengenace, Lady Vengeance, Thirst) English - language debut, Stoker, penned by Ted Foulke (aka Wentworth Miller).

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).

Thirst Where: Bridge Theatre, 3010 Geary Blvd., 415-751-3213 When: All Week Why: The latest from South Korea's Park Chan - wook (Oldboy, Lady Vengeance) takes no prisoners — it's a brutal, exhilaratingly original tale of vampires struggling with their newfound taste for blood.

We now have the second clip from Park Chan - wook's (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengenace, Lady Vengeance, Thirst) English - language debut, Stoker, penned...

He's certainly in demand (he's been talked about for everything from «Oldboy» to «Noah» of late), and is one of the few actors who studio bosses will give a greenlight to.

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.

What You Need To Know: A remake of the Korean hit from 2003, «Oldboy» has long been in the works from a host of filmmaking talents — for a while, the dream team pairing was Will Smith and director Steven Spielberg.

Oldboy will star Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel Jackson, Bruce Hornsby, and James Ransone and was directed by Spike Lee from a script by Mark Protosevich.

This was the movie that jump - started the modern South Korean New Wave, laying the groundwork for everything from Park Chan - wook's baroque thrillers (Oldboy) to Bong Joon - ho's subversive genre work (The Host).

Gomez - Rejon has a secret weapon up his sleeve to help differentiate it from the crowd: his cinematographer is Chung Chung - hoon, the favored DP of Korean superstar director Park Chan - wook (the man behind Oldboy and Stoker and Thirst among many other visionary films).

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.

With great characters, excellent performances, and stunning cinematography from Chung - hoon Chung (The Handmaiden, Oldboy), It is big, epic horror mythmaking at its best.

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It's from the director of Oldboy, and that alone gets me halfway to the theater.

Check out two more shots from the adaptation of Stephen King's Cell, which stars American History X and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For «s Stacy Keach, Orphan «s Isabelle Fuhrman, The Raven «s John Cusack, and RoboCop and Oldboy «s Samuel L. Jackson.

This bold erotic thriller from Park Chan - wook (Oldboy, Stoker) tells the story of a con man who hires a handmaiden to help him steal an heiress» fortune — but things get pretty twisted up along the way.

Olsen continues to show the sort of spark that is wasted in films like Oldboy (here's hoping Joss Whedon can do something worthwhile with her in Avengers 2), but she's a plot device instead of a character, existing to make Jesse feel conflicted about falling for a teenager so he can grow up and embrace his life away from the college he believes defines him.

Thus begins a caper that takes inspiration from films like Oldboy, Bullitt, and others to create an experience that feels both fresh and nostalgic, filling out its own niche in the gaming medium.