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August 02, 2005
KOREAN FILM NEWS
Over on KoreanFilm.org there's an exhaustive and most excellent review of Park Chan-Wook's SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE where the writer dares to ask the question about violence in movies that's been going unasked: how come when Asians do it it's "Extreme Cinema" but when white people do it it's "Art". Well, except for Gaspar Noe. (And Variety's review can be found here.)
Also, Twitch Film has been out-doing itself with its Korean coverage this summer and if you're breathlessly waiting for the new monster movie, THE HOST, with Song Kang-Ho to be released, you can read Song talking about it here.
August 2, 2005 at 04:52 PM in News | Permalink
Comments
Point #1: is the "extreme" label more than just a Tartan marketing gimmick? Because I hadn't heard it in any context except the Tartan-marketing-gimmick one.
Point #2: the reviewer's reference to Catholicism intrigued me, especially since I didn't really enjoy Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance; maybe a lack of knowledge of Catholicism hurt.
Point #3: oh, I wish Twitch had excerpted the part where the interviewer asked Song, "So what, exactly, IS up with your hair?"
Posted by: Jessica | Aug 4, 2005 6:35:18 AM
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