Tag: oldboy
BECKY Interview: Directors Jonathan Milott And Cary Murnion On Their Approach To The Home Invasion And Revenge Subgenres
In 2014, directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion presented their debut feature, Cooties (starring Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson and Alison Pill), a humorous take on the zombie subgenre with infected kids and their teachers as the victims. Later on, in...
THE HANDMAID: Check The First Image From Park Chan-wook's Latest!
Oldboy helmer Park Chan-wook following his 2013 English language debut Stoker with period thriller The Handmaid. Adapted from Sarah Waters' novel Fingersmith, the action moves between 1930s Korea and Japan with its story of an heiress, a con man, and...
Park Chan-wook's Next Will Be Korean Adaptation Of English Novel FINGERSMITH
After making a foray into English language features with Stoker, Oldboy director Park Chan-wook is headed back to Korea for his next feature though he's bringing a little bit of England with him.Producers have confirmed that Park's next film will...
OLDBOY: Screenwriter And Producer Mark Protosevich Talks Blasphemy, Honor, And Respect
Controversy has followed the US remake of the classic Korean psychodrama, Oldboy, since its proposal years ago. I had a few words with screenwriter/co-producer Mark Protosevich, who has been along for the film's entire ride from Will Smith and Steven...
Interview: Spike Lee On OLDBOY - Don't Call It A Remake
Don't call it a remake: writer, director, online provocateur, and recent Kickstarter entrepreneur asks that audiences consider his Oldboy a "reinterpratation" of the source material. "John Coltrane did not perform the same song that Julie Andrews sang in The Sound...
Who Wants To Win The OLDBOY 10th Anniversary Blu-ray?
Well, if you're a resident of the United States or Canada you're in luck. Our pals at Palisades Tartan are celebrating ten years of Park Chan-wook's seminal Oldboy and we have some goodies to give away.In one corner we have...
Elizabeth Olsen Should Never Read Josh Brolin's Letters! It's A New OLDBOY Clip
No matter how you feel about Spike Lee "reinterpreting" Park Chan-wook's Oldboy (me, I'm neutral as I'm merely so-so on the original) one must admit that Film District's marketing machine has been pumping out some decidedly intriguing material over the...
They Are Preparing For Your Stay In New OLDBOY Teaser.
It is with much fear and trepidation that we approach Spike Lee's Oldboy on November 27th. Considering how much we revere the original film it is going to be a hard sell. But then along comes a teaser like this....
First Bloody, Red-Band OLDBOY Trailer Picks Up The Hammer
Its very existence has already made Spike Lee's Oldboy arguably the most divisive movie of the year. Will the first trailer change anyone's mind? Note that this trailer is the red-band version (i.e., Not Safe For Work) ... and it...
New Images From Spike Lee's OLDBOY!
By now, you would have seen the official poster for Spike Lee's adaptation of the Oldboy manga, made famous by Park Chan-wook's classic film of the same name and based on the same source material. Whether you are impressed by...
Josh Brolin Emerges From The Official OLDBOY Poster
Spike Lee's spin on Oldboy hits theaters screens October 25th, at which point the dissection of how much the film is a straight remake of Park Chan-wook's violent opus versus how much it calls back to the source manga (as...
Park's SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE Remake Moving Ahead
It was really only a matter of time before the first chapter in Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, was optioned. Again. With the Oldboy remake by Spike Lee on the way this Fall and plans for Sympathy For Lady...
First Poster For Spike Lee's OLDBOY Is Counting The Days
Spike Lee's remake of classic Korean thriller Oldboy hits US theaters October 11th and the first poster has freshly arrived via CinemaCon. OLDBOY is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is...
Interview: Park Chan-Wook Talks STOKER
Park Chan-wook needs no introduction to any longtime ScreenAnarchy reader or fan of 21st century Korean cinema. With Stoker, his first English-language film, it is very likely that his star will shine even brighter and higher for even more of...
Park Chan-wook Gets Manic With New STOKER Trailer
Oldboy director Park Chan-wook premiered his English language debut - Stoker - yesterday at the Sundance Film Festival. The film seems to be polarizing audiences in Park City - read Ryland Aldrich's very positive first impression of the film here...
Kidman Kills It In New STOKER Clip
As my anticipation ramps up to see (and review) Park Chan-wook's English language debut Stoker here at Sundance, we now have a clip of actress Nicole Kidman, who plays the horrifying mother "Evie Stoker," chewing the scenery in this sure-to-be...
A BITTERSWEET LIFE to Be Remade, Albert Hughes Takes the Reigns
One half of the directing duo behing Menace II Society, From Hell and The Book of Eli, Albert Hughes, is set to direct a fast-tracked remake of the seminal Korean gangster film A Bittersweet Life. Anthony Peckham, recently behind Invictus...
