Tea House & Cinema

2008-07-16T00:36:00.003-03:00

신기전 "War of Innovation"(2008) "Choseon, 1448. The King Sae Jong wants to make his land independent with a newly and secretly developed rocket. However, he must fight against those who won't let him succeed to free the people." http://www.project1448.co.kr August 18th news:http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Movie/movie_detail.php?id=21849 with *Jeong Jae-young, *Ahn Seong-gi and *Heo Joon-ho, Han

2008-07-01T01:12:00.004-03:00

The 45th Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) The Winners The Chaser Awards Best Picture Best Director: Na Hong JinBest Screenplay: Kim Soo Jin & Yoon In Bum Best Actor & BMW Popularity Award: Kim Yoon Suk Best Actress: Kim Yoon Jin (Seven Days)Best Supporting Actor: Yoo Jun Sang (Return)Best Supporting Actress: Kim Hye Suk (Open City)New Actor: Daniel Henney (My Father)New

2008-06-28T00:22:00.003-03:00

Flash News ***Hong Kong star Jackie Chan and South Korean pop singer and producer Park Jin-young meet at a Seoul studio on May 29 to discuss their joint project to help quake-stricken people in China's Sichuan Province. They´ll record the song "I Love Asia". ***Korean actor Yoo Ji-tae (Old Boy, The Mirror) has a new promissing carrer as movie director. Recently, he won an award at

2008-06-27T00:57:00.003-03:00

Hollywood knows all about "recycling" Did you see the new Pixar-Disney movie animation "WALL-E"? And do you know the 80´s film "Short Circuit"? Johnny 5 is Wall-e´s poor cousin or granpa? Anyway, I love Robots! And I miss Futurama! Short Circuit(US, 1986) Credits director: John Badham Screenplay: Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson Production:David Foster Productions more: http://www.imdb.com/title/

2008-06-26T00:35:00.002-03:00

Ha Jung-woo & Tsumabuki Satoshi BOAT, a Korea-Japan co-production Last year best supporting actor at Daejong Film Awards, and star of the movie hit The Chaser, Tears for You) in a new movie co-production Boat. Boat “tells a story of two men who are involved with a smuggling business in Japan. Ha Jung-woo takes the role of a warm-hearted man who struggles to make a living, while Tsumabuki

2008-06-26T00:22:00.004-03:00

My Mighty Princess The director Kwak Jae-yong, responsible for the hit My Sassy Girl, is back with another romantic comedy, My Mighty Princess, after a delay of more than two years. The film will be released in S. Korea on June 26. At a press conference held in Apgujeong-dong, Director Kwak commented: "All the cast members signed on to the project because they counted on me, but they have

2008-06-24T02:14:00.005-03:00

Seol Kyeong-gu fights the nature After the premiere of Public Enemy 1-1, the actor Seol Kyeong-gu´s next work will be the blockbuster Haeundae, that will start test filming in August. Haeundae, by Director Yoon Je-kyoon (Sex Is Zero), is about a tsunami that covers Pusan Haeundae. Ten billion won has been invested, and stars Seol Kyeong-gu and Ha Ji-won. Seol plays a father with two children

2008-06-24T01:01:00.012-03:00

The 45th Daejong Film Awards (seoul, June 27)The Favorites Kelly Chen plays the role of courageous Yen Feier, the empress of a kingdom

2008-04-25T22:50:00.003-03:00

South Korean singer-actor Rain (Jeong Ji-hun) stars in Hollywood live action film Speed Racer, by the Wachowski brothers (Matrix franchise). The film will be released worldwide on May 8. As everybody knows, Speed Racer is based on “Mach Go Go Go,” the 1960s animé series by cartoonist Tatsuo Yoshida. Rain plays rookie racer Taejo Togokhan. “He [Togokhan] has a forceful personality,” Rain said,

2008-04-25T22:36:00.003-03:00

* Jeon Do-yeon (Best Actress at Cannes for Secret Sunshine): filming A Fine Day, the movie is about an unemployed, single woman in her thirties who meets an ex-boyfriend and embarks on an adventure for a day. Co-stars Ha Jeong-woo (The Chaser). * Choi Min-sik (Old Boy) is done filming Himalaya-Where the Wind Stops. The story: when a Nepalese factory worker dies in an accident, Choi Min-sik's

2008-04-25T21:52:00.003-03:00

SICAF The 12th Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF), the biggest annual event of its kind in Asia. SICAF, launched in 1995, has received formal recognition as an animation event from the Association International Du Film d'Animation in 2005. Bringing together fans of animation films and an exhibition of cartoon work, the festival, which is to be held from May 21 to 25, will

2008-04-23T01:24:00.003-03:00

The Forbidden Kingdom - at the top of the U.S. box office over the weekend! The Lionsgate film starring, for the first time together, Chinese actors Jackie Chan and Jet Li, grossed about $21.4 million over the weekend. Speaking of Chinese legends, to the brazilian fans of good comic books, and to understand better the Forbidden Kingdom story: Série de HQ: “Jornada Ao Oeste – o nascimento do

2008-04-23T00:16:00.003-03:00

Bong Joon-ho’s Mother ''I want to make the saddest yet most beautiful crime drama ever," Bong said. "At the center of this story is a small and weak mother who stands alone, a woman so determined that she can't even stop herself.'' Movie: Mother (S. Korea, 2009) Starring: the return of veteran actress KIM Hye-ja to the big screen, actor Won Bin, in his first film since Taegukgi, and My

2008-04-22T01:53:00.003-03:00

Korean actor Lee Byung-hun had just finished his filming scenes in his Hollywood debut, G.I. Joe, an adaptation of the popular action-hero comic book series. Lee plays Storm Shadow, a ninja with a dark past who joins the G.I. Joe team, an elite military unit of highly trained recruits, each with his own specialty skill. In the film they take on an evil and powerful criminal syndicate led by Cobra

2008-04-22T01:30:00.002-03:00

Jeonju International Film Festival Twelve films from all over the world were selected for the international competition section of the the 9th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) slated from May 1st through 9th. The purpose of the Jeonju International Film Festival is to discover new, promising directors. The panel of judges will be comprised of five reputed filmmakers from Korea and

2008-04-06T16:51:00.002-03:00

Q Girls Hong Kong actress Maggie Q (Mission Impossible 3)and Taiwanese actress Shu Qi (Blood Brothers) have joined the cast of Hollywood movie New York, I Love You (US, France, 2008), and will be starring two of the 12 short love stories. Amongst the 12 directors, Japanese director Shunji Iwai and Chinese Jiang Wen are included.

2008-04-04T02:01:00.002-03:00

A Maldição da Flor Dourada/ Curse of the Golden Flower (dvd Sony Pictures, China, 2007) Diretor: Zhang Yimou Atores: Gong Li, Chow Yun Fat, Jay Chou. - No original mandarim se traduz algo como “O exército dourado chega à cidade”. Com A Maldição da Flor Dourada o aclamado diretor Zhang Yimou fecha uma espécie de trilogia épica, juntamente com Herói e O Clã das Adagas Voadoras. Embora muito

2008-04-04T01:19:00.003-03:00

Daniel Henney to co-star in WOLVERINE! - The prequel to the X-men saga traces Wolverine's past as he discovers the world of mutants. Korean-american actor Daniel Henney (My Father, My Name is Kim Sam Soon), 28, will costar in the new X-men spin-off film X-men Origins: Wolverine, starring as Agent Zero of the Mutant Weapon X program, a mutant who can control electricity and has specialized

2008-04-04T00:55:00.002-03:00

RAIN to be the star in American film! "This is such a huge opportunity for me. It seems like a dream" – Rain. Korean singer-actor Rain, 26, is going to appear as the main role in the Wachowski brothers' next film, Ninja Assassin, after shooting the Speed Racer movie with the same directors. Chosed as one of the "100 Most Influential People" by Time Magazine in 2006 and one of the "100 Most