Cinema Scope Top Ten Films of the Decade
1. Platform (Jia Zhangke, 2000)
2. In Vanda’s Room (Pedro Costa, 2001)
3. La libertad (Lisandro Alonso, 2001)
4. Los Angeles Plays Itself (Thom Andersen, 2003)
5. 13 Lakes (James Benning, 2004)
6. Evolution of a Filipino Family (Lav Diaz, 2004)
7. Yi Yi (Edward Yang, 2000)
8. Black Book (Paul Verhoeven, 2006)
9. Memories of Murder (Bong Joon-ho, 2003)
10. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
Honourable mentions: Colossal Youth (Pedro Costa, 2006); The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Cristi Puiu, 2005); In the City of Sylvia (José Luis Guerín, 2007); L’intrus (Claire Denis, 2004); Three Times (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2005); Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006). [See also the critics choices in The Decade in Review on cinema-scope.com]
admin, april 26th 2010 |
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This a small part of a review of the fourth day of the Wisconsin Filmfestival 2010 from the website thedailypage.com by Dan Sullivan.
‘Meanwhile, Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of Murder, a 2003 detective story with a sick sense of humor, electrified a small audience at the Orpheum’s Stage Door Theater with its unique blend of drunken goofiness and grizzly morbidity. Going into this year’s WFF, many Madison cinephiles were likely familiar with Bong’s 2006 breakthrough The Host, but the opportunity to see the rest of his oeuvre was clearly appreciated by the folks in attendance.’ [read the whole article on thedailypage.com]
admin, april 25th 2010 |
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After the Wisconsin Film Festival now Bong Joon-ho’s four feature films will also feature in the special series: “Crime Scene: Four Films by Bong Joon-ho” at the Cinema Pacific Film Festival at the University of Oregon(Wednesday May 5 to Sunday May 9).
At this annual spring festival will feature new media and film from the Pacific-bordering countries.
Focus on Korea
‘The gripping films of Korean enfant terrible Bong Joon-ho offer engaging and intense reinventions of popular genres. His four feature films are animated by a flair for dramatic cinematic storytelling and sharp yet subtle commentary on the historical and political complexities of present-day Korean society.’ [read more on cinemapacific.uoregon.edu]
Schedule
Thursday, May 6, 9:30p.m., Bijou: Barking Dogs Never Bite
Friday, May 7, 6:30p.m., Bijou: Memories of Murder
Friday, May 7, 9:30p.m., Bijou: The Host
Saturday, May 8, 9:30p.m., Bijou: Mother (Mother will begin an extended run at the Bijou beginning the evening of May 9)
Tickets
Buy tickets at the offical festival website.
admin, april 15th 2010 |
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More information about the “Crime Scene: Four Films by Bong Joon-ho” @ Wisconsin Film Festival 2010
Wisconsin Filmfestival 2010 Double Feature Preview: Bong Joon-Ho’s “Memories of Murder” and “The Host” by Adam Schabow at dane101.com
Memories of Murder
Bong Joon-Ho’s Memories of Murder is a beautiful piece of storytelling that wraps suspense, comedy and film noir into a complex investigative detective story. The movie is based on South Korea’s first known serial murders that occurred from 1986-1991.
The film follows Detective Park Doo-man and Detective Seo Tae-Yoon, two drastically different detectives willing to do whatever it takes to catch the murderer. Park (wonderfully played by Song Kang-ho) is in love with being a detective, but may not have the chops for it, while Tae-Yoon calmly and constantly proves Park wrong on his findings.
If this film was made in America, Detective Tae-Yoon, the good looking, genuinely cool handed detective would have been the lead. But instead, in South Korea, Jun-Ho takes a less traditional approach and rightfully hands the lead off to the more interesting character, Parks, who constantly comes to wrong conclusions and is repeatedly willing to plant evidence and beat and coerce confessions. Even the local mentally handicapped boy isn’t safe from his misguided efforts. [read more on dane101.com]
admin, april 14th 2010 |
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At the Wisconsin Film Festival 2010(wednesday april 14 to sunday april 18) they show South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s four feature films in a special series: “Crime Scene: Four Films by Bong Joon-ho.”
Barking Dogs Never Bite
summary
South Korea | 2000 | 106 min
narrative
Sat | Apr | 17 | 7:15 pm
Stage Door Theater
$7.00
Sun | Apr | 18 | 11:15 am
Stage Door Theater
$7.00
The first feature film by Bong Joon-Ho, whose three other features are presented at the Festival, Barking Dogs Never Bite introduces many elements that repeat in his later films: a hapless young man; a snack shop; a flying karate kick to knock the wing mirror off a car; the notion that all of us are capable of crimes both large and small.
Memories of Murder
summary
South Korea | 2003 | 132 min
narrative
Fri | Apr | 16 | 10:00 pm
Stage Door Theater
$7.00
Sat | Apr | 17 | 11:30 am
Stage Door Theater
$7.00
The Host’s Song Kang-ho stars as a rural detective investigating the still-unsolved case of South Korea’s first serial killer. The wild goose chase stretches on for years, perhaps because the backwater detective’s skills are, to put it kindly, unorthodox: his interrogation methods include high-flying karate kicks, and binge drinking.
Mother
summary
South Korea | 2009 | 129 min
narrative
Sun | Apr | 18 | 7:15 pm
Orpheum Main Theater
$7.00
Although Bong Joon-ho’s exceptional skill as a director of crime thrillers is deftly present here, his appreciation of a mother’s love — and the lengths to which this mother will go to protect her son — make this film a complex moral puzzle with a crisp plot and surprising emotional notes.
The Host
summary
South Korea | 2006 | 118 min
narrative
Thu | Apr | 15 | 10:15 pm
Orpheum Main Theater
$7.00
Born of toxic chemicals dumped into the Han River, a slimy behemoth rises from the shore to terrorize Seoul. When the monster captures a young girl, it falls on her amiably dysfunctional family to save the day. Director Bong Joon-ho juggles sci-fi thrills, slapstick comedy, and subtle political critiques to create a lively genre mash-up that puts most American blockbusters to shame. Big-screen entertainment of the highest order, Bong’s beloved international breakthrough seemingly managed to please everyone: the critics fawned, the geeks geeked out, and the popcorn crowd made it the top-grossing South Korean film of all time.
For more information about the schedule of Bong Joon-ho’s films and other films visit the website of Wisconsin Film Festival 2010.
Tickets
For more information about tickets visit the offical festival website.
admin, april 14th 2010 |
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