NYAFF 2013 Interview: Director Jung Ji-woo On EUNGYO (A MUSE) |
- NYAFF 2013 Interview: Director Jung Ji-woo On EUNGYO (A MUSE)
- NYAFF 2013 Interview: E J-yong Talks Directing BEHIND THE CAMERA Over Skype
- NYAFF 2013 Review: AN INACCURATE MEMOIR, Revisionist History Sold As Light Entertainment
- KAMIKAZE: Get Ready For The First Welsh Action Film
| NYAFF 2013 Interview: Director Jung Ji-woo On EUNGYO (A MUSE) Posted: 06 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT  Jung Ji-woo, best known around these parts for his 1999 film Happy End, and as screenwriter for the 2010 thriller Moss, was in New York this past week for the screening of his latest film as director: Eungyo (A Muse). Diva Velez sat down with Jung to talk about his process adapting a controversial and popular piece of literature, turning 35-year old actor Park Hae-il into a 70-year national poet, plus working with newcomer Kim Go-eun -- the muse of the title. [ed. Ben Umstead] Twitch: What made you want to make a film of this novel? Jung Ji-woo: As a person, I felt that I was getting older. As I was reading the novel, it described really well about a man's feelings towards himself getting... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| NYAFF 2013 Interview: E J-yong Talks Directing BEHIND THE CAMERA Over Skype Posted: 06 Jul 2013 11:00 AM PDT  The 2013 New York Asian Film Festival is well underway and that means it's time to check in with our resident interviewer for the fest, Diva Velez. First up is a chat with E J-yong, director of the 2010 NYAFF selected mockumentary Actresses. For his latest film E J-yong honed his sights square behind the camera, taking a stab at, well... himself, in this stupendous mockumentary of the very art form and industry that nourish him. And he directed it all remotely. Over Skype. The film's full title is: Behind The Camera: Why Mr. E Went To Hollywood. [ed. Ben Umstead] Twitch: What inspired you to make this film about directing a movie remotely over the internet? E J-yong: I was sponsored by the Samsung phone... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| NYAFF 2013 Review: AN INACCURATE MEMOIR, Revisionist History Sold As Light Entertainment Posted: 06 Jul 2013 08:00 AM PDT  Taking cues from The Good, The Bad and the Weird and Let The Bullets Fly, Leon Yang's An Inaccurate Memoir is a large scale, genre mash-up period piece taking place in dusty Northern China in 1930s. It starts out with the disrespectful Japanese army carting off a giant statue of Buddha into their base while a gang of colorful bandits break their leader Fang (Huang Xiaoming), out of jail in a daring rescue mission and retreat to their elaborate desert underground hideout. The bandits have allegiance to no one but to themselves and only care about getting rich. They are mostly into thieving and kidnapping business. But things change when they unwittingly kidnap Gao (Zhang Yi) for ransom, thinking he is a rich man.It turns out... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| KAMIKAZE: Get Ready For The First Welsh Action Film Posted: 06 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT  Kamikaze. It could be the greatest thing to happen to action inclined entertainment in Wales since Eve Myles starred in Torchwood and a certain Welsh-born director made a name for himself when he began filming Indonesian people punch each other in the face! Already, Kamikaze has the honor of being the first Welsh action film. Ever. Director and star Marcus Shakesheff has brought to the table all that he has learned from a lengthy career as a stuntman in Hollywood features. His resume is impressive. Red 2, Kick-Ass 2, Thor: The Dark World, World War Z, Game of Thrones, John Carter, Ra.One, Centurion. It goes on. Of course what remains to be seen is how well his experience has transferred onto his personal project. Given... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
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