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WAR AND REVOLT: Park Chan-wook Boards Netflix Historical Pic From ‘Midnight F.M.’ Director

South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook is on board as producer for the tentatively-titled Netflix historical pic, War And Revolt. The project is directed by Kim Sang-man (Midnight F.M.), who has enlisted Broker star Gang Dong-won, and reunites producer Park with actor Park Jung-min following his appearance in the multi-award winning Decision To Leave. Penned by Shin Chul, and producer Park, the film will mark the first time actors Gang and Park get to share the screen. It further also signals producer Park’s first-ever collaboration with Netflix. Gang will take center stage as the enigmatic Cheon-young, a character whose remarkable martial prowess defies his humble origins as a slave. Struggling to break free from the chains of servitude, Cheon-young will be brought to life by Gang’s extraordinary talent, exuding charm and delivering breathtaking action sequences that will leave audiences in awe. In the opposite, actor Park assumes the role of Jong-ryeo, […]

TAZZA: ONE EYED JACK Review: A Brutalizing Allegory On Learning From Your Mistakes And Playing Your Cards Perfectly

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A collective world of cardsharps, lonesharks, gangsters and fools looking to win at all costs, Tazza is a multimedia franchise that has certainly earned its place in history. That accolade now shares space with number three on the feature film end of things with Tazza: One Eyed Jack from director Kwon Oh-kwang, offsetting another multilayered crime tale where survival, much like deception, is the name of the game. A cornered man hangs atop from the ledge of a building before a gang of shadowy men step to his feet, seconds before he falls to his death. Fast forward to twenty years later – present day – where Do Il-chul (Park Jung-min), a man with a worthwhile knack for reading others in a game of cards, lives with his mother who also runs a humble diner. A chance meeting with a mysterious woman, an accident with a bellicose man and a […]

Brotherly Comedy KEYS TO THE HEART Opens Next Week. Catch The Trailer!

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Actor Lee Byung-Hun’s next is offering a punch of comedy or as we approach the release of Keys To The Heart next week. The Fatal Encounter scribe Choi Sung-Hyun makes his directorial debut here now with Lee in the role of a washed-up boxer who amends his uneasy relationship with his handicapped genius pianist brother via stories of their past as shared by their mother. Park Jung-Min, who appears in the coming fantasy comedy, Psychokinesis, also stars in addition to actress Yoon Yeo-Jung. Choi also reunited with The Fatal Encounter actresses Han Ji-Min and Kim Sung-Ryoung. CJ Entertainment has the rights to this one so expect a slow and steady rollout for U.S. audiences in due time. Check out the international trailer below!