Sentences with phrase «with oldboy»

Having tons of tweets on Park Chan - Wook I realized that by some illogical reason I had yet to see this film that was a part of his Vengeance Trilogy, and with Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance being two of my favourite revenge / Korean films, I guessed it would a good idea to complete the set.

Not exact matches

8 month oldboy usually in bed at 6:30 - 7, up for the day with us at 6:30, but I still feed him in the night and his wake ups are variable, usually coming into bed with me sometime after midnight and wakes to feed a couple times after that.

Once your heroine has become one with the universe, it's hard to get worked up over a dude with a gun, even if it's Oldboy.

A paranoia - laced tale of injustice, obsession, and revenge that finds Lee plumbing the dark depths of the human soul, Oldboy is replete with intricately choreographed fight sequences and shocking revelations that lead to a gut - wrenching surprise ending.

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.»

He'll join stellar company in Park's career though, with the director's long - time composer Yeong - Wook Jo, who supplied the fantastic scores to both «Oldboy» and «Thirst,» at last sitting this one out.

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

March 1, 2013 will mark a great day in horror history with Park Chan - wook's (Oldboy, Thirst) english - language film debut about the nasty Stoker family.

The big problem with Lee's «Oldboy» is that for all its dark confidence, it doesn't reimagine the original boldly enough.

Because the Internet moves with the speed and ferocity of a hornet swarm, there's a chance that by the time you read this, Spike Lee's American remake of «Oldboy» will already have been stung to death.

Park Chan - wook, director of Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengenace, Lady Vengeance, Thirst and even JSA, makes his English - language debut this Friday, March 1, with Fox Searchlight's Stoker.

«Oldboy «Synopsis: A man is kidnapped and held captive for fifteen years, with no explanation.

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.

Can you tell us about your conversation with Josh Brolin regarding his starring in the OLDBOY remake?

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.

I don't mind directors trying to do something new with the story (Oldboy's prison for hire is a great idea and I wouldn't mind someone forgetting the original movie and making a film about that concept with a totally new character), but when Spike Lee sticks so closely to the plot, he is setting himself up for failure.

«Oldboy» Synopsis: A man (Josh Brolin) is imprisoned for two decades and released with seemingly little rhyme or reason.

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).

Inspired by the novel Fingersmith by British author Sarah Waters, Park Chan - wook (the mad man behind Oldboy, Thirst and Stoker) brings the crime thriller to life with The Handmaiden, which will soon hit Cannes before its theatrical run later this year.

The District 9 and A-Team star Sharlto Copley has become a busy man lately with an upcoming horror film and his recent signing to play the villainous role in Oldboy now on his plate.

Behind every great film is an unforgettable score, and while we have yet to find out just what Oldboy director Park Chan - wook has in store for us with his English - language debut, Stoker — here's a taste of the film's score by the always excellent Clint Mansell, titled In Full Bloom.

The Oldboy remake is really starting to take shape with some fantastic actors attached with Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Brolin, and now Shartlo Copley.

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.

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.

An Oldboy remake was always going to find it hard to compete with the original.

Director Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing) continues his reign of controversy with a retelling of Park Chan - Wook's much revered Korean cult classic, Oldboy (Oldeuboi).

It shows just how far violence in the movies has come in 10 short years, because this new Oldboy — released today on Blu - ray and packaged with a digital copy — is technically more overtly graphic.

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.

One Korean filmmaker, Park Chan - wook, at least has a shot this year with «The Handmaiden,» and his strong track record («Oldboy» won the Grand Prix in 2004, while «Thirst» won a jury prize in 2009) augurs well for his chances.

But the crew behind «Stoker» is what makes all the difference here: «Prison Break» actor Wentworth Miller (under a pseudonym) wrote the screenplay, which made the Black List in 2010, while director Park Chan - wook («Oldboy,» «Thirst») makes his English - language debut with the help of producers Ridley and Tony Scott.

Steeve: It was a long process, 4 years I think... At first we wanted to do something like Oldboy, with a man...

Whether it's with his uncompromising Vengeance Trilogy — consisting of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance — or wacky I'm A Cyborg but That's Okay he has consistently proven himself to be one of the best working today, in any language.

14 years ago, Korean director Park Chan - wook secured a huge legion of fans with his critically acclaimed thriller «Oldboy», which later on was subjected to a lame American remake directed by Spike Lee.

Veteran South Korean DOP Chung - hoon Chung tones down the overtly «cinematic» richness of some of his most acclaimed work (Oldboy, 2003; Lady Vengeance, 2005; Stoker, 2013; The Handmaiden, 2016), only employing his consummate skill with colour, shadow and movement when the film earns that indulgence.

«Oldboy» director Park Chan - wook explores crime, sensuality and colonial Korea with «The Handmaiden»

How about a great horror thriller with elements of The Stepford Wives, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Oldboy, Psycho, Total Recall, Jeeper's Creepers + comedy to boot?

With recent films like Oldboy, The Host, Mother and The Good, the Bad, the Weird, South Koreans have proven time after time that genre filmmaking can be exciting, while unique to their culture and vision.

FilmDistrict revealed an all new banner for Spike Lee's Oldboy giving us yet another glimpse of the girl with the yellow umbrella.

Married to the swooning, hypnotic camerawork that has been the hallmark of Park's collaboration with DP Chung Chung since Oldboy, it has about it the perversity of a Victorian chamber drama squeezed through the filter of a very Korean take on class and sex — attitudes partly shaped by living in the shadow of one of the two or three most unstable regimes in the world.

Chan - wook Park, the man behind the cult classic Oldboy will be making his English - language film debut with Stoker which has finally just gotten a release date of March 1, 2013.

The easiest thing to do with Spike Lee's latest work, a «don't call it a remake» of Park Chan - wook's 2003 film Oldboy, is to simply dismiss it.

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.

It is with much fear and trepidation that we approach Spike Lee's Oldboy on November 27th.

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

In re-imagining Park Chan - wook's mysterious thriller «Oldboy,» Lee embraces the extremes of Japanese manga tradition with a vengeance.

With Josh Brolin now confirmed for the lead of Spike Lee's remake of Oldboy and the vultures circling Christian Bale for...

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