NYAFF XXIV Review: In THE SUSPECT, Won Shin-Yeon’s Blistering Spy Thriller Finds Its Way Home
“The Suspect” enjoyed its Special Screening at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival
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SEEKING THE KING Sizes Up The Competition In The First Teaser For The South Korean Sci-Fi
Currently on K-Movie Entertainment’s slate for the coming markets is 1980-set sci-fi adventure, Seeking The King. The Battle: Roar To Victory helmer Won Shin-yeon is joined by the VFX specialists behind the brilliant Space Sweepers and Hansan: Rising Dragon, and for this, we now get a glimpse of the result in store with a teaser that totally knocks on the door of some childhoods, giant robots and what have you. In 1980, a giant robot crashlands in the one-of-a-kind village ‘Punchball’ located in the demilitarized zone near the 38th parallel! A remarkable blockbuster robot movie unfolds, depicting the life-or-death struggle of the military officer ‘Do-jin (KOO Kyo-hwan),’ who is determined to protect the people of Punchball from the ruthless attacks of the combined forces of South Korea and the United States, with the extraordinary giant robot ‘Cheol-i’. The film also stars Yoo Jae-myung, Seohyun and Eric Roberts. Check out the […]
THE BATTLE: ROAR TO VICTORY: Don’t Miss The International Trailer To Won Shin-Yeon’s Action-Packed Epic
Won Shin-yeon’s latest thrilling war epic with The Battle: Roar To Victory, is poised for an August 7 release just around the corner. Time will tell if and when we’ll get some acquisition news but we have an international trailer currently making the rounds to help garner some eyes. Based on the Bongo-dong battle in 1920, which remained a great victory within the Korean independence battles In 1920, when Korea is under Japanese rule the Korean Independence Army’s Hae-chul (YOO Hae-jin) and his subordinates are carrying out the operation to deliver funds to the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai. During the operation Hae-chul is reunited with Jang-ha (RYU Jun-yeol), a young squad commander, whose mission is to defend Samdunja. They unite and trap the Japanese soldiers in Samdunja, soundly defeating them. Now they’re chased by Japanese troops and Hae-chul finds out that Jang-ha’s mission isn’t over yet. A crucial yet […]
Won Shin-Yeon’s THE BATTLE: ROAR TO VICTORY Launches The First Official Teaser
Expect a blaze of period war heroics and spectacle amid high drama as the first footage is arisen from upcoming epic, The Battle: Roar To Victory, opening in August from Showbox. The film joins The Suspect and Memoir Of A Murderer director Won Shin-Yeon with a cast led by Luck-Key and A Taxi Driver actor Yu Hae-Jin, and Ryu Jun-Yeol whose latest corporate thriller, Money, is slated to screen for the New York Asian Film Festival this month. Based on the Bongo-dong battle in 1920, which remained a great victory within the Korean independence battles.. In 1920, when Korea is under Japanese rule the Korean Independence Army’s Hae-chul (Yu) and his subordinates are carrying out the operation to deliver funds to the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai. During the operation Hae-chul is reunited with Jang-ha (Ryu), a young squad commander, whose mission is to defend Samdunja. They unite and trap […]
Review: MEMOIR OF A MURDERER Deliniates A Solicitious, Compelling Profile With Ferocious Resolve
Won Shin-Yeon landed a healthy crowdpleaser in 2013 with the Gong Yoo-led espionage fugutive actioner, The Suspect. The former stuntman-turned-director has dabbled sufficiently in years prior with other genres like horror, comedy and suspense and for this, his latest novel adaptation, Memoir Of A Murderer, should generally prove a worthy blend of each for Won’s audience among others. Pacing overall wanes midway into the film to a small extent as Won extracts as much narrative as he can from Kim Young-Ha’s 2013 publication. Accomplished in wake of this are a mulitude of things that help supplement the film’s progression without losing its identity or energy, including solid performances from the cast led by Rikidozan and The Merciless star, actor Sol Kyung-Gu who compels as Kim Byeong-Soo, a stoic former serial killer-turned-veterinarian now struggling with dementia and looming Alzheimers. True to its film title, Memoir Of A Murderer dives right in […]
Won Shin-Yeon’s MEMOIR OF A MURDERER Lands A U.S. Release Announcement From Well Go USA
The Suspect helmer Won Shin-Yeon is back and laying it on the line once more with his latest, Memoir Of A Murderer. The movie opens in Korea this September and headlines with an intense tale of a former serial killer suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease who finds himself pitted against another serial killer who happens to be dating his daughter. Crazy shit, eh? Well, crazy is compelling is intriguing is fascinating is good for Well Go USA’s bottom line when it comes to appealing to the sensibilities of Asian cinema fans. They’ve announced themselves a U.S. trailer up front with all the trimmings, featuring Silmido and The Merciless star Sol Kyung-Gu opposite fellow Public Enemy Returns cohort, actor Kim Nam-Gil, and Gangnam Blues actress Seol Hyun. Take a look and keep your eyes open for an official release date!
Now Available: THE SUSPECT (2013)
Director Won Shin Yeon has a new murder thriller coming soon this year called A Murderers Guide To Memorization. It’s got a great plot and I’m glad I finally got to sample his directing chops with Well Go USA’s The Suspect starring Gong Yoo. The film bodes as a slick action thriller, toned like an Asian response to Bourne in almost every way you can imagine, and even adhering to one’s own love-hate relationship with shakycam style of fight choreography. The action is smart and spectacular in some places although it almost gets dizzying between a few shots. On a side note, Asian action aficionados will be glad to see Asian cinema journeyman, martialartist, actor and stuntman Kim Won-Jin (Operation Scorpio, My Wife Is A Gangster, China Strike Force) directing the action and even showcasing his skillset with lead actor Yoo. The plot is VERY deep in-scope with layer upon […]
THE SUSPECT Takes His Fight To North American Screens!
After reportedly doing very well for its domestic theatrical Christmas Eve release in South Korea, director Won Shin-Yeon‘s latest spy action thriller, The Suspect, is ready to deliver the action to the big screen for its forthcoming limited theatrical release on January 10, 2014, courtesy of Well Go USA. To accompany the release, we have an official U.S. trailer and several new stills now available online which you can look at below. Produced by You Jeong-hun and Lee Hyun-Myung, the film stars Gong Yoo along with Park Hee-soon, Jo Seong-ha, Yoo Da-in, Kim Seong-gyoon and Jo Jae-yoon, with action direction by O Se-young. SYNOPSIS: Dong-chul (Gong Yoo) is the best field agent in North Korea – until he is abandoned during a mission, his wife and daughter murdered. Hunted and on the run, torn between grief and vengeance, he takes a job as a night driver for the CEO of […]
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