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Blue Dragon Awards 2009
1 December 2009 7:25 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
2009 Blue Dragon Awards 2009 Blue Dragon Awards – Nominations: Nov. 14, 2009 2009 Blue Dragon Award Winners: Kbs Hall in Seoul on Dec. 2, 2009 ("*" denotes the winner in each category) Directed by Joon-ho Bong, Mother chronicles the fight of a middle-aged mother to clear the name of her son, accused of a vicious crime. Mother is South Korea’s submission for the 2010 best foreign language film Academy Awards. Best Film Take Off – Yong-hwa Kim Good Morning President – Jang Jin * Mother – Joon-ho Bong Thirst – Chan-wook Park Haeundae – Je-gyun Yun Best Director * Yong-hwa Kim – Take Off Jang Jin – Good Morning President Joon-ho Bong – Mother Chan-wook Park – Thirst Je-gyun Yun – Haeundae Best New Director * Hyeong-cheol Kang – Scandal Makers Keon-hong Park – Lifting [...] »
- Irene Young
Thirst DVD Review
29 November 2009 7:57 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
It’s said if you stare at something for more than four seconds, other people start staring at it too. This is especially unfortunate for vampires. They survive on remaining unnoticed. In Thirst, famed Korean filmmaker Chan-wook Park (Oldboy) bites into the vampire myth by asking “How would a vampire have to survive in society today?” This isn’t a new question–it’s actually a very popular question of late. But Park has a decidedly darker take than Twilight; darker even than True Blood or Let the Right One In. His aesthetic is very much his. It’s almost as if Park said, “You think you know the vampire myth? You have no idea…” Find out what I mean after the jump.
Thirst tells the story of Sang-hyeon (Kang-ho Song, also the star of Joon-ho Bong’s The Host), a priest who commits to a medical experiment that aims »
- Michael Sullivan
MovieWeb's 2009 DVD Holiday Gift Guide
24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Black Friday is approaching, fellow readers. No, I'm not talking about some sort of economic free-fall or any apocalyptic event that we might see in 2012. I'm talking about the shopper's paradise/nightmare that is the day after Thanksgiving, where all the hot holiday items are paraded about with slashed prices galore. While this day does wonders for your pocketbook, it takes a toll on your sanity with malls full of shoppers packed in like sardines, scurrying to complete their lists. We all know how trying these times are, so we here at MovieWeb are trying to make it a little easier on our readers. No, we won't be selling Blu-ray players for under $100, but we are compiling a tidy little list of our own complete with our top DVD buys of the season. Below you'll find a comprehensive guide to all of the hot titles that will be on the shelves this season, »
Palisades-Tartan will bring Vengeance on Blu-ray Disc to the Us
18 November 2009 11:47 AM, PST | Affenheimtheater | See recent Affenheimtheater news »
Region A fans of Chan-wook Park rejoice! Palisades-Tartan announced in their newsletter to release the Korean director’s Vengeance Trilogy consisting of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, OldBoy and (Sympathy for) Lady Vengeance in North America in March 2010 on Blu-ray Disc together with its DVD counterpart! While OldBoy has been available on Region A Blu-ray Disc for some time now, the other two parts of the amazing trilogy just got released as Region B locked in the UK.
[via DVDTalk Forum] »
- Ulrik
This Week on DVD: Star Trek, Bruno, Thirst
17 November 2009 8:59 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
With the holiday season quickly approaching, it's time for the November rush... which means we're in for a seriously packed DVD release day! When you look at the major releases, the only real blockbuster here is J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, but there are a ton of interesting indie releases and a solid line-up of Blu-ray discs as well. A pair of underperforming comedies hit stores today (Bruno and The Goods) plus Jim Jarmusch's The Limits of Control, Chan-wook Park's vampire drama Thirst, and the Sundance hit Humpday, not to mention the Lil' Wayne documentary The Carter. On Blu-ray, we have new anniversary editions of Fight Club and Gone with the Wind, plus three Kevin Smith flicks, Galaxy Quest, and Leon: The Professional. What's on your shopping list this week? Star Trek [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2]) Bruno [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4]) The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard [5] Thirst [6] The Limits of Control [7] Humpday [8] Franklyn [9] (DVD, »
- Sean
DVD Releases: Nov. 17, 2009: Perform Rituals with Basement Jack in The Canyon
16 November 2009 11:46 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
We have a little something for everyone this week: teenagers and newlyweds fighting for their survival, an alien-caused apocalypse, a revenge-starved botched abortion survivor, a Twilight spoof, and even a "dark" ballet.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. We also get the obvious "pick of the week" Chan-Wook Park's highly acclaimed vampire priest saga Thirst, Thora Birch's not so acclaimed return to the genre in Train, goofy and gory holiday fare ThanksKilling, and Rituals, a long-lost gem from 1977 starring Hal Holbrook.
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- The Woman In Black
Thirst Is the 'Anti- Twilight '
11 November 2009 8:37 PM, PST | newser.com | See recent newser news »
The Twilight series found its remarkable success in subverting the traditional vampire story, turning the monsters of legend into symbols of teenage narcissism and self-pity—another “youth tribe” like jocks and geeks, writes Brendan O’Neill at Spiked. If that treatment leaves you well, cold, check out the "brilliant new film" Thirst by South Korea's Chan-wook Park, in which vampires are used to examine issues of moral ambiguity and alienation from “the human.” Thirst and Twilight seem similar on the surface. Both feature vampires who abstain from hunting humans and others who relish it, but make no mistake, O’Neill writes: " Thirst... »
Palisades Tartan to release Thirst on Blu-ray Disc
11 November 2009 12:37 PM, PST | Affenheimtheater | See recent Affenheimtheater news »
Good news for Chan-wook Park fans who want to quench their thirst for high definition. DVD Times reports that Palisades Tartan will release the vampire thriller Thirst in the UK on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on January 25, 2010.
Since the label only got the distribution rights for the UK, the Blu-ray Disc will most likely be coded for Region B like their recent releases. Focus Features will release Thirst on November 17th in North America but sadly only on DVD. »
- Ulrik
Will Smith and Steven Spielberg Abandoning Oldboy Remake?
10 November 2009 11:32 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
This should make more than a few people happy. After last year's announcement [1] that Spielberg wanted to produce a remake of Chan-wook Park's Oldboy with Will Smith in the lead role, people freaked out insisting that this is one masterpiece that should not be marred by a watered-down American retelling. Eventually Smith tried to re-assure people by saying that it would be a different movie based on the original manga instead, but still doubts persisted. This week the folks over at Latino Review [2] bring a pleasant update on the project indicating that it may be officially kaput. According to their source, Dreamworks and international distributor Mandate Pictures "didn't see eye to eye", and so Dreamworks simply walked away from the flick. It's unclear if they actually did acquire the rights to the original manga or not, but for the time being it looks like this is no longer happening. »
- Sean
Oldboy Remake Not Proceeding After All
10 November 2009 11:21 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Last we heard about the proposed Oldboy redux that was in the capable, but rather incongruous, hands of Steven Spielberg and Will Smith, it was moving forward despite some wrangling over various rights issues. Now, however, it seems to be a dead deal with DreamWorks deciding to walk away from the project completely.
Our friends over at Latino Review got the scoop from a "trusted source" that Mandate and DreamWorks didn’t see eye to eye, [and] therefore DreamWorks has apparently walked away. As we mentioned in our previous story about the film's tangled legal mess (click here for the whole thing), South Korean sales company Cineclick Asia, which represented the original film in international territories, actually negotiated the remake deal with Universal. Universal brought in Roy Lee's Vertigo Entertainment to produce the picture, and then Mandate acquired the rights from Universal. DreamWorks secured remake rights from Mandate, which remains involved in the project. »
- The Woman In Black
Is the Oldboy Remake Dead?
10 November 2009 8:57 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
You don’t have to be an Asian movie snob to think that remaking Chan-wook Park’s “Oldboy” is probably not a really good idea. But then to announce you’re not really going to remake the Korean movie, but will actually go back to the original Japanese manga source material for your version? As if Park’s version was somehow lacking? That was just bound to rile up a lot of people, especially the aforementioned Asian movie snobs. But that’s all a moot point now, because according to Latino Review, the remake is dead. D-e-d. Dead. Citing “trusted sources”, Lr claims that the remake is dead because Dreamworks and Mandate couldn’t agree on how to proceed with the movie in a timely enough manner. As a result, Steven Spielberg, who was supposed to direct, and Will Smith, who was supposed to star, have walked away from the project. »
- Nix
Steven Spielberg's Oldboy Remake Is Dead
10 November 2009 5:09 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
It seems that fans against the remake of a beloved Chan-wook Park film may have finally gotten their wish. Latino Review is reporting that the Oldboy remake/reboot project is currently dead.
DreamWorks was in the process of obtaining the rights to the original Japanese manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya with Mandate. The film was going to be based on that manga and not the Oldboy film, but it seems that DreamWorks and Mandate couldn't see eye to eye and have left the project.
We'll be sure to keep you posted on any new developments about this project as soon as we have more information.
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Will Smith and Spielberg Remake of Oldboy Gets the Axe
10 November 2009 5:04 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Seriously, can you think of anything thing that sounds worse than Steven Spielberg (one of the most iconic-yet-conventional directors in history) crafting a movie based loosely on the edgy, stomach-churning Korean horror movie Oldboy? Oh yeah ... how about remaking it with Will Smith (one of the most-iconic-yet-conventional actors in recent years) as the star?
The 2003 Chan-wook Park-directed Oldboy won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and became something of an instant cult classic among connoisseurs of exotic horror and Asian cinema. The story involves a man imprisoned in a room for 15 years under mysterious circumstances. When he finally emerges, he sets about trying to find the identity of his captor.
For some reason, Smith and Spielberg decided it would be a great idea to remake the movie for American audiences, with Smith as the star. Admittedly, they planned to base their version on the original manga rather »
- Rich Z Zwelling
OldBoy: Spielberg & Smith Remake canned…for now!
10 November 2009 2:47 AM, PST | Affenheimtheater | See recent Affenheimtheater news »
Blarg! Latino Review exclusively reports that Stephen Spielberg and Will Smith’s adaptation of OldBoy (not based on Chan-wook Park’s 20003 film, but the original Japanese manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi according to Smith) has been canned.
The report doesn’t mention specific reasons, but I guess the licensing problems that appeared last month could have something to do with it. While this may be great news for fans of Park’s amazing adaptation, I don’t think this was Hollywood’s last try to bring this story to the big screen itself.
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- Ulrik
Oldboy remake is Dead!
9 November 2009 5:11 PM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
When it's just not meant to happen, let it go. And so apparently Will Smith and Steven Spielberg have put their Oldboy re-adaptation to rest once and for all. Dreamworks and Mandate pictures have had a hard time from the get go with that project, first shouldering backlash from fans of the Chan-Wook Park original film -ok, it was me, but in my universe I count- then having to navigate an endless maze of legal rights. But it was internal rumblings that drove the final... »
- Tony Lang
Thirst poster giveaway winners!
1 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »
Last month we ran a great competition to win one of three posters for Chan-wook Park’s latest, the Vampire horror thriller Thirst. Well the winners have just been picked and congratulations are now due too; Ross Peacock, Nikkie Walsh and Daniel Openshaw. Didn’t get lucky this time around? Not to worry, we’ll have more great giveaways to enter soon. »
Thirst: Chan-wook Park’s Vampire Curveball
20 October 2009 7:22 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
Chan-wook Park's draw to the horror genre has always been apparent. The dark brutal subject matter of his films, revolving around revenge, mystery, the unattainable and ultimately themes of regret, redemption and water (which signifies trouble and death in all of Park's Films) could almost be part Alfred Hitchcock, part Roman Polanski and part Sam Fuller. The beautifully lit and gorgeous locked off compositions apparent in his Vengeance trilogy especially, often evokes Kubrick and his humour, which always bubbles under the surface, a kind of playfulness with gore, is perhaps reserved only for the Sam Rami's or George Romero's of the world. Cut, his short film (along with Fruit Chan's Dumplings and Taekashi Miike's Box) which made up one third of Three... Extremes could be seen as his most horrorfied (yes its a word...) film to date. A kind of Saw like situation where a kidnapper cuts »
- Neil Innes
Thirst Clip “Kill me or save me”
14 October 2009 11:27 AM, PDT | Affenheimtheater | See recent Affenheimtheater news »
Just in time for the limited theatrical release in Germany via Mfa+ on October 15th, Empire has posted a new clip from Chan-wook Park’s Thirst. Those of us without a proper cinema around just have to wait a few more days longer since the Us DVD from Focus Features will already be released on November 18th. A Blu-ray Disc release is listed on Amazon.com as well, but currently without a release date.
[See post to watch Flash video] »
- Ulrik
Last chance to enter Thirst poster giveaway
14 October 2009 6:48 AM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »
Yes indeed. Tomorrow will be the last day to enter our great Thirst poster giveaway, so if you're in the UK and want a chance to win, best get that entry in right now! Chan-wook Park’s Vampire horror thriller Thirst is soon to be released in the UK on October 16th, and to mark the event the good folks at Metrodome Films have given us 3 copies of the films fantastic theatrical poster to give away. To enter to win, all you have to do is drop us an email from the address on our contact page, with “poster giveaway” in the title field. Contest entry closes on the films opening day, after which 3 winners will be picked at random. This one is open to residence of the UK. That’s it .Good luck! »
Last chance to enter Thirst poster giveaway
14 October 2009 6:48 AM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »
Yes indeed. Tomorrow will be the last day to enter our great Thirst poster giveaway, so if you're in the UK and want a chance to win, best get that entry in right now! Chan-wook Park’s Vampire horror thriller Thirst is soon to be released in the UK on October 16th, and to mark the event the good folks at Metrodome Films have given us 3 copies of the films fantastic theatrical poster to give away. To enter to win, all you have to do is drop us an email from the address on our contact page, with “poster giveaway” in the title field. Contest entry closes on the films opening day, after which 3 winners will be picked at random. This one is open to residence of the UK. That’s it .Good luck! »
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