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Chan-Wook Park's Vengeance Trilogy Comes to DVD on November 24th

30 September 2009 10:26 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

You can bring acclaimed Korean director Chan-Wook Park's fantastic trilogy home in one boxed set this November. Park's Vengeance Trilogy will be released on DVD on November 24. We don't have cover art or pricing details yet, but this will be an eight-disc set and you can take a look at the full press release below.

You've been asking, we've been planning and this November Palisades Tartan will release the most exciting, impressive and comprehensive Vengeance Trilogy box-set the world has ever seen! Featuring 8-discs and more special features then any other set on the planet (including the Korean version), celebrity essays as well as a few surprises, Palisades Tartan will release Park Chan-Wook's Vengeance Trilogy November 24th in DVD stores across the country.

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the first film in Park Chan-Wook's acclaimed Vengeance trilogy. The sister of a simple and deaf factory worker, Ryu, falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, »

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More details about Tartan’s Vengeance Trilogy box

28 September 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

Palisades Tartan sent out the official press release today for their upcoming 8 disc Vengeance Trilogy box set, previously reported on here. You can see the official artwork to the left. The set, collecting Chan-wook Park's three similarly themed films Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance, will be released November 24th. According to the press release, the special features included in the set will include, but are not limited to: An essay on each film by celebrated filmmakers, actors and writers, including Eli Roth... Additional features include but are not limited to Audio commentary by Park Chan-Wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance), Behind the Scenes, The Process of Mr. Vengeance, My Boksu Story, Storyboards, Photo Gallery, Filmographies, Film Notes, Crew Interviews, Three Audio Commentaries (Oldboy), 5 Behind the Scene featurettes, Le Grand Prix at Cannes, Deleted Scenes with commentary, Regular and Fade-To-White versions (Lady Vengeance), Character Interviews – Lee Geum Ja, »

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More details about Tartan’s Vengeance Trilogy box

28 September 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

Palisades Tartan sent out the official press release today for their upcoming 8 disc Vengeance Trilogy box set, previously reported on here. You can see the official artwork to the left. The set, collecting Chan-wook Park's three similarly themed films Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance, will be released November 24th. According to the press release, the special features included in the set will include, but are not limited to: »

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HMV has Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance…on Blu-ray

16 September 2009 10:47 PM, PDT | Affenheimtheater | See recent Affenheimtheater news »

And another bunch of good news for you Chan-wook Park fans out there. Looks like Tartan Video is back on track with new releases after the merging/takeover by Palisades in July 2008. At least UK based retailer HMV.co.uk has listed a shop-exclusive Blu-ray Disc release of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, the first part of Chan-wook Park’s amazing Vengeance trilogy for November 2nd.

With this release, the complete Vengeance trilogy consisting of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, OldBoy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance would be available on Blu-ray Disc with English subtitles.

Thanks to AnimeOnBlu for the heads up! »

- Ulrik

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Thirst Spills the Blood on DVD November 17th

15 September 2009 12:27 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

You can bring home the latest from acclaimed filmmaker Chan-wook Park on DVD this November. Thirst will be released on DVD on November 17. The DVD will be priced at $29.98 Srp, and you can take a look at the cover art below. No special features were listed at this time, but we'll update you if any features are added to this release. The film stars Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun and Kim Ok-bi.

From the acclaimed director of the global hit Oldboy comes a shockingly original vampire story with a chilling, erotic style. A blood transfusion saves the life of a priest, but also transforms him into a vampire. He struggles to control his insatiable thirst for blood until a love affair unleashes his darkest desires in deadly new ways. Hailed as "Daring, operatic, and bloody funny!" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly), Thirst is a truly wicked love story that takes classic vampire lore to twisted new heights. »

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Why Park Chan-Wook’s ‘Thirst’ Isn’t Worth the Hype

3 September 2009 4:50 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Vampire films have been around as long as film itself. Dracula earned his wings as one of the original Universal Monsters back when the role was helmed by the incomparable Bela Lugosi. I thought about this a lot today because I think Universal Monster is a very apt term for a vampire; in a way that transcends studio labels. Vampires stories have origins in scores of ancient cultures from all over the world. Vampire cinema exists on almost every continent and, for better or worse, each entry boasts a unique set of cultural flavors. Chan Wook-Park is a fantastic director and all I heard for weeks was how his vampire opus Thirst was a gorgeous, deeply affecting film; my interest was duly peaked. Two very long hours later, I emerged in the minority. I did not like this film. Thirst is a beautiful film........for the first half hour. It explores the deeper, contemplative »

- Brian Salisbury

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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #6

30 August 2009 2:58 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Outside of seeing three films in theaters this week I also took in nine titles at home including films from Akira Kurosawa, Roman Polanski, Claude Lelouch and two from Chan-wook Park. It's a mixed bag going from a movie about a girl with a machine gun arm to a film from the French New Wave. As always, remember you can keep tabs on my personal Netflix queue right here. Now, here's the recap of my week in movies... The Machine Girl (2008) Quick Thoughts: I can't remember which one of the Netflix friends I have had this in their queue, but I saw it and noticed it was on Instant Play and just had to give it a watch. I mean, at 96 minutes who wouldn't want to give a movie about a girl with a machine gun on her arm a chance? Well, I gave it a chance and must say, »

- Brad Brevet

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Weekly Poll Results: Best Revenge Flick

26 August 2009 10:40 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Revenge is, as the Klingons say, a dish that is best served cold. I'm not exactly sure what relation that has to last week's poll about revenge films except to say that Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill placed second, right behind Chan-wook Park's Oldboy. Tony Scott's Man on Fire was at #3, followed by Once Upon a Time in the West and The Crow. I'm a bit surprised that The Last House on the Left placed dead last, but with so many other great choices I guess it was just outclassed. Do you agree with these results? 1. Oldboy -- 26.9% 2. Kill Bill -- 25.8% 3. Man on Fire -- 12.1% 4. Once Upon a Time in the West -- 9.6% 5. The Crow -- 8.3% 6. Straw Dogs -- 4.1% 6. Death Wish -- 4.1% 8. Payback -- 3.6% 8. I Spit on Your Grave -- 3.6% 10. The Last House on the Left -- 1.8% For More Daily Movie Goodness, Visit Filmjunk.Com! »

- Sean

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'Oldboy' Meets 'Heroes' In New Milo Ventimiglia Mash-Up Video

5 August 2009 8:43 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

It's been ages since we had any movement on Steven Spielberg and Will Smith's planned adaptation of "Oldboy," the ultraviolent manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya that was the basis for Chan-Wook Park’s cult-classic film. While some might argue that this is a good thing, it's worth pointing out that the high-profile Hollywood duo aren't the only ones to put a new spin on the old property.

Over at website for Cinesmash, the online video series in which celebrities mash up their favorite scenes from films they weren't actually in, "Heroes" star Milo Ventimiglia (and creator of Top Cow's "Berserker" comic book series) offers up his own take on the hallway fight scene from Park's 2003 film.

Complete with crazy wig, claw hammer and surprisingly adherent camera angles, Ventimiglia's "Oldboy" mash-up is both an ode to its source material and a nice little jab at some of the real villains out there. »

- Rick Marshall

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Sr Pick [Video]: Milo Ventimiglia Reenacts ‘Oldboy’ Fight Scene

4 August 2009 10:02 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

One of the most popular Asian films of the last few years is Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy, the middle part of his Vengeance Trilogy (the first and third being Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Lady Vengeance, respectively). I personally must have watched the movie at least 10 times, and it keeps getting better and better every time I watch it. A bona fide masterpiece Imo.

One of the most memorable scenes, not just of Oldboy itself but of any movie in the last decade, is the unbroken extended fight sequence in a dark hallway involving the main character and at least a dozen guys all attacking him at once. It’s an amazing, eyebrow raising sequence that’s unique to just about every other movie fight sequence I’ve seen.

 

On that note, our Screen Rant pick for today is of Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia reenacting (as part of the “Cinemash »

- Ross Miller

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Check out a New clip from Chan-wook Park's Thirst!

21 July 2009 10:14 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

Thirst, the new vampire film from internationally acclaimed director Chan-wook Park opens in select theaters July 31st.

Park, renowned for films such as Oldboy and Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance is considered by many to be one of the most gifted film makers of the decade. Thirst is his first foray into the genre and I know I'm really anxious to see this.

Check out this new clip:

 

 

Could Thirst find a rabid U.S. audience like Let The Right One In? Head to the theater on July 31st and tell us what You think!

You can check out the official trailer at our previous post Here.

 

 

Thirst is slated to release in select theaters July 31st.

Thirst official site: www.thirstmovie.com

Synopsis: A priest becomes a vampire…another man’s wife is coveted…a deadly seduction triggers murder. Thirst is the new film from director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, »

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The 25 Most Anticipated Films for the Rest of 2009

15 July 2009 6:45 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

[1] Originally Posted in Creative Loafing [2]. 2009 is already halfway over, and the fall movie season (with all the originality and Oscar-bait it has to offer) is just around the corner. What follows is my list of the 25 films I'm most interested in seeing in the second half of 2009. Read all the way to the bottom for some honorable mentions and films that flat out didn't make the cut, despite the big-name talent behind the production. (I'm looking at you Scorsese and Apatow.) Then let me know in the comments what you're looking forward to seeing in the next six months. Read on for the my 25 most anticipated films of the rest of 2009. 25) Big Fan [3] (August 28) I know the Sundance hit wasn't praised for its production values, but The Wrestler scribe Robert D. Siegal looks like he has written another winner about a loser. Patton Oswalt [4]plays a very big New York Giants fan who, »

- Anthony Nicholas

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Under The Radar: Adam & Thirst

15 July 2009 4:38 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

After a bit of a hiatus, Under the Radar is back with a double movie piece again. Informing you on the upcoming independent and lesser known films, this is your one stop to curiously peek at what you can see next in theaters near you.

The first of the two is the Fox Searchlight Pictures film, Adam. Written and directed by Max Mayer, the Olympus Pictures and Serenade Films feature stars the talents of Hugh Dancy (Confessions of a Shopaholic), Rose Bryne (Knowing), Amy Irving (Alias), Peter Gallagher (The Oc) among others.

Soon after moving in, Beth (Rose Bryne), a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam (Hugh Dancy), the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam’s ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory »

- Melissa Molina

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Fantasia: Days 3 and 4

13 July 2009 4:27 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

The third day of Fantasia we woke up late, primed for a weekend full of incredible screenings. First up was the Tremors meets Eight Legged Freaks giant bug invasion flick Infestation.

The movie is typical for the genre and doesn’t bring a whole lot of new ideas to the table, but it’s a fun film, noteworthy perhaps for the almost freakish similarity the main character has to John Cusack. Read our Infestation review here.

Up next we saw a portion of Sion Sono’s latest epic, Love Exposure. Why only a portion, you ask? Because the damn movie is four hours long! I’m hesitant to critique the film given we didn’t experience the whole thing, but what we saw seemed to be the apotheosis of Sono’s infatuation with the perversion of family, religion, sexuality, and love. Given the grandeur of the themes, perhaps the four-hour running time is warranted. »

- EvilAndy

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Examining Junction with April Wade

5 July 2009 10:47 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

One hell of a mind bend is Junction. Driven by an aching curiosity, aspiring photojournalist Michaela (April Wade) embarks on a tumultuous journey to locate two siblings that, until recent revelations, she was completely unaware of. Michaela manages to track her siblings down, but there’s a taboo secret that the trio are oblivious to, and as Michaela assembles this shattered picture frame, the photograph within takes to grotesque mutations that none of the three are prepared to confront.

April Wade clearly grasps the scope of this script (which she helped pen), but either out of modesty, or unawareness, seems to play down the intensity of the film. “We set out to make a movie that was about family, dysfunction and identity. The plot grew around these themes and, while in retrospect, there are many things I would have done differently, the original intention still remains. In essence, it is »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Matt Molgaard)

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‘Oldboy’ Remake Status: Sadly Back On Track

1 July 2009 10:44 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Here at Screen Rant we haven’t covered much of the American dreaded remake of the Korean masterpiece Oldboy, which has Steven Spielberg and Will Smith attached. But there’s be so much stuff going on behind-the-scenes with it that we thought you’d like to be updated on its status.

 

Word of Spielberg and Smith being attached (to direct and star, respectively) in a remake of Chan-wook Park’s Korean revenge flick first came about back in November of last year. At that time, Dreamworks was in the process of acquiring the rights and it looked like the unnecessary remake was fully on the way. But just recently the project hit a snag when legal troubles arose between Futabasha (the comic book company who published the original Oldboy manga) and Show East (the original Oldboy’s production company) over the fact that they negotiated a remake when they apparently »

- Ross Miller

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Spielberg And Smith Moving Forward With Oldboy

1 July 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Despite numerous legal difficulties surrounding the rights to the property, Steven Spielberg and Will Smith are “moving forward”, according to IGN, with plans to remake “Oldboy”, by Chan-wook Park. The film has been in considerable legal limbo since release. Futabasha, the Japanese publishing company that released the original “Oldboy” manga, is suing the Korean film production company Show East, the makers of the cult hit live-action film, over the remake rights. However, Reuters reports that Show East has shut down and Kim Dong-Ju, the company’s CEO, has disappeared. The company Big Egg, who helped to co-produce the film, has also ceased operation and its ex-staff members are [...] »

- Costa Koutsoutis

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Oldboy Remake Faces Legal Hullabaloo

30 June 2009 10:27 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

It seems that lawyers are teaming with movie fans in an attempt to derail the proposed Oldboy remake. Put simply, the publishers of the original manga are suing the producers of the 2003 film, claiming that they had no right to pimp out the rights to whomever they pleased. Adding to the drama, producers Kim Dong-Ju and Big Egg (best name ever?), have disappeared. I think we should probably check the local hotels for men trapped in suitcases. Even with this legal hullabaloo, Reuters is reporting that the remake is moving forward. Of course they stress that this won’t be a remake of the film, but an adaptation of the manga, which appears to be very similar sans a couple of extreme detours. You would think this would help the manga creators in the court case though. Nonetheless, move ahead it will, with Will Smith still attached and Steven Spielberg still set to direct. This »

- David Baxter

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Lawsuit Won’t Slow Down Spielberg’s Oldboy Remake

29 June 2009 12:30 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

When it was first announced that Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were developing an American remake of Chan-wook Park's Oldboy with the screenwriter of Poseidon, fans freaked out. It was later revealed that the remake wasn't a remake at all, but an American adaptation of the original Japanese manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya, which Park's film was based on. Even though the book and the movie deviate from one another, fans were still not pleased. A couple weeks back we told you that Japanese publisher Futabasga was suing the Korean film production company Show East over the rights to remake the story in Hollywood. But apparently the project is still proceeding despite the legal battle. According to a new report from Reuters, South Korean sales company Cineclick Asia, which represented Show East's Oldboy in international territories, actually negotiated the remake deal with Universal. Of course, the rights »

- Peter Sciretta

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'Oldboy' Remake (Unfortunately) Alive and Well

26 June 2009 1:39 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »

Steven Spielberg and Will Smith are moving forward with plans for a remake of Oldboy despite a complex, behind-the-scenes rights wrangle involving the Japanese publishers of the original manga and the Korean producers of Park Chan-Wook's 2003 cult hit. Futabasha, publisher of the manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya, has filed a case against Show East in Seoul, alleging the Korean company never had the right to negotiate a remake. The issue is further complicated by the fact that Show East has shut down and its CEO, Kim Dong-Ju, has disappeared. Big Egg, a co-producer of the ultra-violent revenge flick, has also closed up shop, and its former staffers are unreachable. "We haven't been able to confirm that Show East is bankrupt, and at this stage we're not sure what effect this will have on the legal case," said a spokesperson from Futabasha in Tokyo, who noted... More »

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