Lee Byung Hun 이병헌 Byunghun Lee

[Guest Sung-ja e Seiko]

Hi Everyone,

Now you can listen to the Rock version of “ ITSUKA “ clicking this page.

You choose either Real player or Windows Media player.

Enjoy your happy moment of 45 seconds

http://www.universal-music.co.jp/lee_byunghun/upch5561.html

[rubie]

^ That is great highlight, Sung-ja! Awesome! But someone help me.. I can't play anything.. WMP or RealPlayer version.

--- also

September 16, 2008

Korean Movies Bring Period Pieces to Life

-- there's a VOD for this article at Arirang.. .. qwas? :blush:

Korean movie makers are digging into the past for inspiration.

The recent trend in the film industry is all about transforming historic facts and events into fictional stories.

Director Jung Jiwoo tries to bring Seoul to life during the 1930s in his latest movie "Modern Boy".

The filmmakers say they had a difficult time finding remnants of the past which was crucial for recreating the capital during Japanese Imperial rule which was then called, Kyungsung.

In the end the crew turned to modern-day technology such as three-dimensional computer graphics to fill in the details.

Award-winning director Kim Yoojin goes back to the Chosun Dynasty era in his latest film "Project 1448".

The highlight of the movie is the actual-size recreation of a weapon designed during the era ruled by King Sejong the fourth king of the 500-year dynasty best remembered for creating the Korean alphabet hangul.

Records on the weapon are considered to be one of the oldest in the world with its ability to shoot arrows in succession almost like a bazooka.

The filmmakers took actual drawings from 1448, to build the weapon all for the sake of adding realism to the movie.

Their hard work and effort certainly won't go unnoticed as it will be donated to the National Science Museum after the film is completed.

The Korean western "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" by director Kim Jiun is action-packed with scenes being shot on location in China's Gobi Desert.

The makers of the film say shooting took more than one-hundred days in the sandy wind-blowing desert which despite the hardships made it all the more worthwhile.

Sam Len, Arirang News. Reporter : samlen@arirang.co.kr

http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.as...&category=7

[rubie]

AHHHHHHHHHHHH! A Must Watch!

See and hear BH answering in English about meeting the fans & playing the BAD!

Thanks to the highlight by PlanetBH0712 and LBH.SG

[VOD] TIFF08 Red Carpet: The Good, The Bad and The Weird

Watch the streaming at

http://video.msn.com/dw.aspx?mkt=en-ca&amp...ec-0728204a5c83

ps: uhh-ohhh.. can someone get this clip to share? :blush: Merci!

[Guest MRS.le]

Thanks Rubie for the link!!! It is awesome to hear him speaking English and had no need for a translator! *high-five*

....anyhow, imo, his English sounds a bit 'tongue-twisted'... prob resulted from all the excitements upon seeing so many Asians and hearing all that screamings (wait till his GIJ movie comes out, he'll see how many Asians are lurking out there) ... or maybe because of all that Japanese practices lately... looove the Rav4 pics...

wonder if GBW is going to open here in San Francisco ...I want to be on the sideline and act like a teenager, too...

[lili]

Thanks for the link..Rubie

Wahhh....that was a very impressive interview...

he is indeed .....

a very outstanding actor.....

l'm proud of him....

[Guest Hyc]

www.hmv.co.jp

Thanks to Ping and ylin@bhjwlove.com

[Guest huangsy]

Has his Toyota CF been posted before ?

http://tvpot.daum.net/clip/ClipView.do?clipid=10299433

[rubie]

^ Thanks Huang for the link.. we can't wait to watch the CF and saw it the on the day it debuted on Japanese tv last week. :blush:

www.hmv.co.jp

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41p3...qfL._SS500_.jpg

Thanks to Ping and ylin@bhjwlove.com

Ooooooooo.. wooohoooo... our Hunnie-ROCK STAR!

MRS.le.. there're 5 major US cities where GBW will be released in next year. So far.. we know of LA, NY and Chicago.. the other 2 might be SF included. That'll be just sweet, right .. and our Hunnie especially loves San Francisco the best.

By the by.. with a new single in Japanese.. is BH preparing for a musical (sort of) project.. later.. like what Robert Ackerman hinted previously?

[rubie]

Thanks Rubie for the link!!! It is awesome to hear him speaking English and had no need for a translator! *high-five*

....anyhow, imo, his English sounds a bit 'tongue-twisted'... prob resulted from all the excitements upon seeing so many Asians and hearing all that screamings (wait till his GIJ movie comes out, he'll see how many Asians are lurking out there) ... or maybe because of all that Japanese practices lately... looove the Rav4 pics...

You're indeed right, MRS.le.. when Rise of Cobra opens.. the premiere, the road tour and everything (not just in the US).. in Korea.. in Japan, especially.. the fans will all come out like never before. It's great that BH answers in English, he has to start from now.. speaking it widely. Feels that the interviewer was also glad that she doesn't have to go through an interpreter to ask him questions and getting the response first-hand. *cool*

Thanks for the link..Rubie

Wahhh....that was a very impressive interview...

he is indeed .....

a very outstanding actor.....

l'm proud of him....

We are sure proud of this Hunnie of ours, a truly talented actor.. a wonderful man. :blush:

clickable thumbs

[rubie]

Wonder if for SITGES.. it'll be Dir. Kim & SKH's turn to attend since the movie is going to be in the Competition section? Maybe BH & JWS will attend the 13th PIFF instead?

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September 16, 2008

SITGES Announces Their Official Selections!

Posted by Todd Brown at 9:36am

There are still more programs to come but the 2008 edition of the Sitges festival - the largest genre film festival in the world - announced both the competitive and non-competitive parts of their official selections today. And it’s one hell of a list.

In the out-of-competition Official Fantàstic Selection you will be able to enjoy movies that complement the in competition selection, becoming instant cult movies, reviewing classics or using narrative and/or visual formats bordering on fantasy.

[note: Korea (related) movies in bold]

OFFICIAL FANTÀSTIC SECTION OUT OF COMPETITION

Dachimawa Lee, Ryoo Seung-Wan

JCVD, Mabrouk El Mechri

Long Weekend, Jamie Blanks

Mongol, Sergei Bodrov

Repo! The Genetic Opera, Darren Lynn Bousman

RocknRolla, Guy Ritchie

Soy un pelele, Hernán Migoya

Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman

The Informers, Gregor Jordan

The Warlords, Peter Chan

Transsiberian, Brad Anderson

The best in competition fantasy cinema

The in competition Official Fantàstic Selection is made up of a wide choice of the best fantasy films from around the world, focusing on current genre tendencies. The resurrection of Asian fantasy films far removed from the coordinates of ghostly horror, the confirmation of a new wave of British horror movies, the return of intelligent and original North American B movies or the interest of European auteur films in fantasy are some of this year’s most outstanding features.

OFFICIAL FANTÀSTIC SECTION IN COMPETITION

Absurdistan, Veit Helmer

Blindness, Fernando Meirelles

Crows-Episode 0, Takashi Miike

Eden Lake, James Watkins

Fighter, Natasha Arthy

Hansel and Gretel, Yim Phil-sung

La possibilité d’une île, Michel Houellebecq

Let the Right one in, Tomas Alfredson

Martyrs, Pascal Laugier

Prime Time, Luis Calvo Ramos

Red, Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKee

Sexy Killer, Miguel Martí

Surveillance, Jennifer Lynch

Tale 52, Alexis Alexiou

The Broken, Sean Ellis

The Burrowers, J.T. Petty

The Chaser, Na Hong-jin

The Cottage, Paul Andrew Williams

The Good, The Bad, The Weird, Kim Jee-woon

The Sky Crawlers, Mamoru Oshii

Tokyo!, Bong Joon-ho, Léos Carax, Michel Gondry

Vinyan, Fabrice du Welz

Your Name Here, Matthew Wilder

City of Ember, closing film 10/09/2008

Source: twitchfilm.net

Source: cinemasitges.com

[Guest japanesezombieheroez]

I just got a new scanner and tested it out on a few of the pages I haven't seen posted around from Hot Chili Paper Vol 48.

ENJOY

Anddd.....just for 'larger picture purposes'

[rubie]

^ GOSH!

Jenny's new scanner is killing rubie.. uhh.. I mean Hunnie #2 pic and all the rest! :sweatingbullets:

Come to think of it.. love the first pose, too.. looking good in earth tones. :blush:

But.. yupyup.. Jenny's new scanner is killing rubie. *faints!*

MmmWAHHHHHH for the sweet-sharing!

[Guest ylin]

Thanks to LBH's MagicBox Taiwan for the highlight

http://www.skyperfectv.co.jp/matsuri/byung-hun/

SkyperfecTV October Lee Byung Hun Festival

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[zashibear]

The washboard abs....made me fall off my chair!

[rubie]

The washboard abs....made me fall off my chair!

Whoops.. panda-accident! *rubie helps zashi off the slippery floor*

There's the Hunnie-abs display in GBW.. and coming soon in ICWTR (simply more exposed).. and GI Joe: Rise of Cobra.. too.

Not once but three times the fan-treat! Oohh.. four "eye-candy" including the RAV4 *rawr!!!*

[rubie]

Is BH back from New York already?

Any new update or mention or sighting.. anywhere.. anyone.. anything?

Miss.. missing.. Hunnie..

Soompi Hunnies' One-Stop

http://z3.invisionfree.com/EverythingBrianLBH/index.php

in case of more.. prolonged IPS Driver error

[rubie]

Thanks to the highlight by deka_if at the News thread

September 18, 2008

Three Korean movies invited to the London Film Festival

Three Korean films, including the much-acclaimed The Good, the Bad, the Weird (directed by Kim Ji-woon), have been invited to the The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival (LFF) to be held in Britain from Oct. 15 to 30.

According to the list of films invited to this year's festival released on the LFF Secretariat's webpage, The Good, the Bad, the Weird was invited to the "Film on the Square" division and two other Korean films, Night and Day (directed by Hong Sang-soo) and Hansel and Gretel (directed by Yim Phil-sung) were invited to the "World Cinema" division.

The "Film on the Square" section introduces noticeable new releases around the world, while the "World Cinema" division shows movies that reflect the current trends in cinema.

The Good, the Bad, the Weird was inspired by Sergio Leone's classic 1966 spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, starring Clint Eastwood.

The story line follows three Korean men and their entanglement with the Japanese army, Chinese and Russian bandits, accompanied by many exciting action scenes set in Manchuria in the 1930s.

The movie was screened in the gala section at the Cannes film festival this year and it is reported to have received a standing ovation.

Meanwhile, Hong's Night and Day is the story about a painter who has fled to Paris. Kim Young-ho plays the runaway artist while Park Eun-hye plays an art student studying in France. Hansel and Gretel by Yim is a thriller.

The London Film Festival marks its 52nd anniversary this year and is a prestigious international film festival, where about 300 films from 60 countries are shown annually.

By Han Aran Korea.net Staff Writer

http://www.korea.net/News/News/NewsView.as..._no=20080918018

[rubie]

September 19, 2008 - GBW at 33rd TORONTO News VOD

[s 키워드] 토론토국제영화제 참석한 이병헌-정우성, 뒤에서 후광이~

YTNStar 기사전송 2008-09-19 13:43

http://nv.empas.com/ys/2008/09/19/200809191100036162.wmv

영화 <좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈>으로 토론토 국제영화제에 참석한 이병헌-정우성 씨의 모습이 공개됐습니다.

지난 4일부터 14일까지 열린 제33회 토론토 국제영화제 참석을 위해, 이병헌과 정우성은 한가위 연휴도 반납해야 했는데요.

영화를 위해, 세계 곳곳을 누비는 이들의 모습이 토론토 국제영화제에서 포착됐습니다.

<놈놈놈> 기자회견과 시사회장에서 만난 이들은 톱스타 다운 멋진 면모를 과시했는데요.

살짝 기른 머리에 웨이브를 줘 한쪽으로 넘긴 이병헌은 검은 셔츠에 잔잔한 체크무늬 정장을 입고 검은 뿔테 안경으로, 패셔니스타 다운 면모를 선보였고, 정우성은 흰 셔츠에 멋진 블랙 턱시도를 차려입어, 자연스러우면서도 스타일리쉬한 모습으로 시선을 사로잡았습니다.

특히 이병헌의 백만불 짜리 미소는 현지 인들의 마음을 뒤흔들기에 충분했다는 평을 얻고 있습니다.

이병헌 씨는 토론토 국제영화제 참석 후, 뉴욕에서 미국 진출까지 논의하느라, 한가위 명절이고 뭐고 없었다고 하는데요. 세계 속에서 더욱 빛나는 우리 배우들의 모습, 참 자랑스럽네요~

Source: http://news.empas.com/show.tsp/cp_ys/20080...%E7%B8%B6%0B%7D

[Guest kimchibabe]

Rubie that's the CUTEST siggy you put up there!

i love all his pics for the ITSUKA album...am so tickled pink!

a balladeer...a rock star....he looks so gorgeous for the part

and him answering in english...the voice..that peculiar accent...i love it!!!!

[rubie]

Rubie that's the CUTEST siggy you put up there!

i love all his pics for the ITSUKA album...am so tickled pink!

a balladeer...a rock star....he looks so gorgeous for the part

and him answering in english...the voice..that peculiar accent...i love it!!!!

Isn't he the sweetest? Especially when he does that..

I made a couple of the rockstar siggy for everyone. :blush: Please feel free to put it up.. no separate upload, no credits necessary. All for Hunnie, obviously. Also.. if anyone wants multi-color blinkies.. just let me know.