Opening red carpet of 15th Pusan International Film Festival

The opening ceremony of the 15th Pusan International Film Festival was held in Busan, South Korea, on 7 October 2010.  This year, the Asian film festival showcases 308 films from 67 countries and runs from 7 October to 15 October. Onward to the exciting part, the red carpet!

Late Autumn releases poster and more stills

The film Late Autumn starring Tang Wei and Hyun Bin released a preview poster (which somehow reminded me of the musical film Once) from the Toronto International Film Festival. The poster shows the pair walking out from a motel and reads “True love knows no stranger”, referring to the fateful acquaintance and short-lived romance between a woman granted special leave from prison (Tang [...]

[Trailer+HD stills] The Love of the Hawthorn Tree

Novel adaptation based on true story + Raved as the purest love story of the century + Zhang Yimou. SOLD, COMPLETELY. The Love Of The Hawthorn Tree is seen as a return to roots by the famed director, both in style and in subject matter, with the film being a simple, young romance set against the backdrop [...]

Film that spurred me on a cathartic crying session

Hachiko: A Dog’s Story This film is essentially a story about unconditional canine loyalty. I was never an animal-lover (I’m definitely against animal abuse, but I would never squeal in delight when I see a cute puppy run by), so I was surprised at the extent that this film moved me, considering I read the [...]

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’s downtown filming

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is currently filming in Shanghai. Recently, the movie crew was spotted shooting in a downtown area along Huai Hai Road. The two female leads Li Bingbing and Jeon Ji Hyun appeared in front of the Cathay Theatre dressed in character as high school students. (The movie tracks the story of Lily and Snow Flower [...]

The Best of 46th Baeksang Arts Awards

  The 46th Baeksang Arts Awards held last night (March 26) in Seoul gave us a feast on the eyes with stars dressing to look their best. I’m lazy to post pictures of all the attendees hehe so I’ll just focus on the best dressed ladies that night   

Like the Moon Escaping from Clouds production press conference

  The movie Like the Moon Escaping from Clouds is directed by Lee Jun Ik, who’s responsible for the 2005 smash hit The King and the Clown, and stars (in the picture above, from left) Baek Sung Hyun, Han Ji Hye, Cha Seung Won, and Hwang Jung Min. The film is an action sageuk based on a manhwa of the same [...]

The Housemaid wraps filming and releases new stills

New stills of The Housemaid has been released. Clockwise from left: Jeon Do Yeon‘s femme fatale housemaid character, the younger couple Lee Jung Jae and Seo Woo, and veteran actress Yoon Yeo Jung. The remake of the highly regarded 1960 film The Housemaid [하녀] has wrapped, with its last scene concluded filming on 17th March at the LaFesta open street [...]

Secret Love premiere press conference

The film Secret Love [비밀애] starring Yoo Ji-tae and Yoon Jin-seo had its media premiere ceremony on 15th afternoon at Seoul CGV cinema. Present were the film’s two main leads and its director.

Li Bingbing replaces Zhang Ziyi in Snow Flower

News of Chinese actress Li Bingbing replacing Zhang Ziyi in the movie Snow Flower and the Secret Fan actually came quite some time ago, but I’ve just seen these really pretty pictures of Li, which gave me the urge to find an excuse to post them   Snow Flower and the Secret Fan would also be [...]