Lee Byung Hun 이병헌 Byunghun Lee

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Published on August 3, 2015 by K STAR 한류스타 리포트 & 생방송 스타뉴스

Actress Lee Min Jung Attending the Wedding of Park Shi Eun and Jin Tae Hyun on July 31, 2015

also a snippet of MOTS pc

 

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Not a new clip, another version trailer with English subs

Published on July 29, 2015 by Dark Dreams

 

 

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Published on July 31, 2015 by 나나나

20150801 SBS Movie World Talk & Issue feat. Memories of The Sword Interview

 

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Source: CINE21

More pics and other MOTS sharing at the soompi thread

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August 5, 20.15

Memories of The Sword feat. Lee Byung Hun & Jeon Do Yeon: 

After 16 years, a comfortable and warm feeling working together

Source: Xportsnews

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#‎MemoriesOfTheSword‬ ‪#‎LeeByungHun‬ ‪#‎JeonDoYeon‬ ‪#‎KimGoEun‬ ‪#‎MediaPreview‬ ‪#‎August5‬

Photo credit: Pierce Conran

 

 

 

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August 5, 2015

Lee Min Jung Updates with Photos Post Pregnancy

CJ E&M enewsWorld Lee Soo Ah

Lee Min Jung post-pregnancy updates are gathering attention.

Lee Min Jung posted three photos on her Instagram on August 4, including a photo with friends, writing "Went with the one with the most smiles." Lee Min Jung is seen smiling brightly for the camera.

Lee Min Jung also shared a behind-the-scenes photo from a makeup ad photo shoot. 

Lee Min Jung will make her first public appearance at a fashion event on August 7. Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung welcomed a baby boy on March 31. The couple also shared a photo from a relative′s wedding recently. 

Meanwhile, Lee Byung Hun will be meeting moviegoers through Hollywood film Terminator 5 and Memories of the Sword. 

Photo credit: Lee Min Jung′s Instagram

 

August 4, 2015

[Photos] Lee Min Jung's lovely smile

Source: Newsen via Hancinema.net

Lee Min Jung looks as lovely as ever. She posted pictures on her Instagram on the 4th saying, "Everyone smile a lot".

Lee Min Jung took pictures with staff. She looks radiant although she's just given birth. Lee Min-jeong gave birth to a son on the 31st of March.

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Photo credit: Pierce Conran

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Unfortunately, Pierce Conran doesn't seem to like 'Memories of The Sword' very much after the media screening today. We'll read his review on Twitch Film soon enough.

So far, no one else said anything yet.. anything in English that is.

Darcy Paquet also hasn't mentioned anything about the movie.

 

Read from some instagram comments that there's a big surprise / secret revealed in the movie. At least the trailer and promo clips didn't spoil the movie plot beforehand..

Photo credit: rurobani

 

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Thanks to the highlight at PlanetBh0712

Published on August 4, 2015 by K-Movie Trailer

No English subs though

협녀, 칼의 기억 (Memories of the Sword, 2015) 영화 기자 극찬 영상 (High Praise Video)

 

 

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Published on August 5, 2015 by moloive

Lee Byung Hun, Jeon Do Yeon and Kim Go Eun

Discuss 'Memories of The Sword' Feat. Movie's BTS footage 

 

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Published on August 5, 2015 by HALLYU WORLD - Korean Celebrity and Lifestyle Trends

Personal Experiences in Memories of the Sword ‘俠女’很辛苦 (EN SUB/中字)

 

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Looks like The Magnificent Seven's release date has been changed from January 13, 2017 to September 23, 2016. Probably explains the super-intense filming they are undergoing right now.

August 6, 2015

New Edgar Wright, Dark Tower, Barbie movies dated

Simon Brew Den of Geek

Release dates confirmed for The Dark Tower, Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, The Magnificent Seven, Passengers and more...

Sony has released a raft of release dates for some of its upcoming movies through until 2019 overnight, one or two of which we've dealt in a bit more detail in different stories. But the collection of new films has some interesting highlights amongst it, so here's what's coming and when.

The remake of The Magnificent Seven, starring Denzel Washington and directed by Antoine Fuqua, is due on September 23rd 2016. Ambitious sci-fi film Passengers meanwhile, which stars Jennifer Lawrence, is due on December 21st 2016, four days before the studio releases its Jumanji remake.

Moving to January 13th 2017, and finally, the first film of Stephen King's The Dark Tower has been confirmed for that date.

Fast forward to March 17th 2017, and that's when we'll see Edgar Wright's first new movie since The World's End, Baby Driver. That summer, in June specifically, the Barbie movie will make it into cinemas (June 2nd), with the long mooted Uncharted film set for June 30th 2017.

These are US release dates thus far, and obviously things may still move around closer to them. More on all of those films as we hear more...

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The review from the media screening are coming out. Not quite getting the rave, unfortunately. Nothing wrong with the actors but somehow the execution of the plot doesn't really meet the expectation of a martial arts movie. Hopefully the viewers will still like the actors' performances and undoubtedly, the stunning visuals.

 

August 7, 2015

Memories’ purely a visual feast

The martial arts flick focuses more on drama than it does on action

BY JIN EUN-SOO [jin.eunsoo@joongang.co.kr] INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily

Hong-yi (Kim Go-eun), left, and Wol-so (Jeon Do-yeon) confront each other in the upcoming film “Memories of the Sword.” Provided by Lotte Entertainment

The upcoming “Memories of the Sword” is in many ways the type of experimental film that would be overlooked by a Korean director.

Set in the turbulent final years of the Goryeo Dynasty (912-1392), an unusual era to be shown on the silver screen, it also ventures into the expansive field of martial arts films, which has been considered the realm of Chinese or Hong Kong cinema.

“I wanted to take my cinematic ability to the next level,” said director Park Heung-sik during a press screening event on Wednesday at Lotte Cinema in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul. 

He has crafted a number of notable drama films such as “I Wish I Had a Wife” (2001) and “My Mother, the Mermaid” (2004), but it is his first time trying out an action movie.

The film largely revolves around the poignant relationship and heartbreaking fate of three swordsmen - Yu-baek (Lee Byung-hun), Wol-so (Jeon Do-yeon) and Hong-yi (Kim Go-eun) - who are destined to kill each other.

Yu-baek and Wol-so, both of whom are skilled swordsmen, used to love each other very much, vowing to use their special set of skills to make the world into a better place, along with Yu-baek’s older brother Pung-cheon (Bae Soo-bin).

However, Yu-baek, who has always been the ambitious dreamer of the group, suddenly betrays the others and becomes a member of the royal court.

For the next 18 years, Yu-baek cunningly plots his way up the social ladder, while Wol-so, who has gone blind, keeps a low profile and waits to one day take revenge on her former beloved. 

Young girl Hong-yi, who was left an orphan when she was a baby, also waits for the day when she can get back at the assailants who killed her parents.

In order to compensate for the complicated relationships, the film utilizes a number of flashbacks to explain each of the characters’ pasts.

While it is not certain whether the explanations are thorough enough to lay out why they are targeting each other, they seem even more frivolous once they start to hinder the film’s flow.

In terms of martial arts, also, many scenes cannot improve on the martial arts masterpieces from Hong Kong and China like “Hero” (2002) and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000). 

The three protagonists precisely perform the choreographed action sequences, most of which take place up in the air. While a round of applause should be given to the actors for pulling off so many wire scenes where they soar through fields of white flowers and fly between bamboo stalks, these scenarios are something that we have seen before. 

Park admitted that the drama is the core element of the film, not the action.

“Growing up, I have seen many martial arts movies from China and Hong Kong, but I tried to differentiate my film by showing really dense emotion,” said Park. 

“It is as if I used action sequences as a means to deliver the emotions,” he added.

Realizing his intentions, many action sequences were filmed in slow-motion, which at some points maximizes the film’s visual aesthetics, but at other times takes away from the thrill and tension that are supposed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. 

Choosing between showing splashy action scenes and depicting the tragic fates of the protagonists, Park definitely went with the latter. 

However, the loose links connecting the triangular relationship ultimately make the viewer wonder: Wait, what are they fighting for?

“Memories of the Sword,” opens nationwide on Thursday.

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'Memories of The Sword ' clip captures from LBH DC Gallery

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Source: CINE21

NO.1017 | 2015-08-11 ~ 2015-08-18

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Source: CINE21 FB/Twitter

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August 7, 2015

Review: MEMORIES OF THE SWORD, Remembering Better Sword Fighting Flicks

Pierce Conran TwitchFilm

The wild card in the quartet of major Korean releases scheduled for this year's high summer season (alongside Assassination, Veteran and The Beauty Inside), the star-driven period spectacle Memories Of The Sword proves to be a perplexing experience with jarring tone shifts and unclear aims. Not even Lee Byung-hun and Jeon Do-yeon, two of Korea's most dependable stars, can rise above the material, while newcomer Kim Go-eun is an awkward anchor to the film's emotional heft.

Rebels Seol-rang and Yu-baek used to fight side by side, until Yu-baek kills their leader Poong-chun and sides with the throne. Seol-rang escapes with Poong-chun's infant child and, after losing her sight, rears her to become a warrior. 18 years later, the young Hong-hee, who seeks to avenge the death of her parents, accidentally crosses paths with the now all-powerful Yu-baek.

Rather than the grounded and epic action film that was sold in its trailers, the film actually features extensive wirework and a twee sense of humor. This all becomes clear in the opening scene that features a tittering Kim Go-eun gleefully hopping over a 20-foot sunflower.

Memories Of The Sword apes a number of swordplay films, paying particular heed to the wuxia classics of its neighbouring China/Hong Kong. Warriors glide up bamboo stalks, albeit far less gracefully than in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and wear (symbolically) monochromatic garments while engaged in the dramatic stand-offs reminiscent of Zhang Yimou's epics Hero (2002) and House Of Flying Daggers (2004). Sadly, the mysticism that complements the fanciful physics of those films is replaced here by trite melodrama.

For a film that aspires for to be grand and heroic, Memories Of The Sword, lacking in broad geography and rarely straying from the relational dynamics of its central trio, feels oddly small and inert. As far as we can tell, during their 18-year absence, Seol-rang and Hong-hee have been near the King's palace the whole time and we spend no time with characters who aren't warriors or within the King's inner circle.

Thus, perhaps a little predictably, the film is overly reliant on the emotional cross sections of its three protagonists, but even their stories aren't given enough definition to stand out. Compounding this issue are the performances, with cast members who feel as though they're acting in completely different films. Given the usually steady hand of Park Heung-sik on the director's reins, a filmmaker known for efficient dramas such as those he previously made with Jeon (I Wish I Had A Wife [2001], My Mother, The Mermaid [2004]), the vapidness on display here is particularly disconcerting.

Of the main cast, it is actually superstar Lee who acquits himself the best, even though he isn't really given much to work with. He's played similar roles, not to mention a king in 2012's Masquerade, and affords an appropriate steeliness to his antagonist. Jeon infuses her trademark tough vulnerability to the film's dramatic points but alas is completely unconvincing as a warrior, though the blame here should be levelled at direction and choreography. Meanwhile, starlet Kim, who impressed many in her debut Eungyo (2012), proves erratic in the central role. Her performance is similar to her previous dud Monster, but thankfully she has shown a vast improvement in this year's Coin Locker Girl, which was shot after Memories Of The Sword.

Beyond wuxia films, Park's epic owes much to Lee Myung-se's Duelist (2005) and Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill (2003). Though rather than inspiration, Memories Of The Sword almost draws entire set pieces from them, down to production and shot design. Alas, the action on display is poorly choreographed and very busily edited, either cutting incessantly to mask a lack of dynamism or using longer shots that are filled with 300-style speed ramping, in addition to some horizontal panning and very quick and jarring crash zooms.

Memories Of The Sword never really knows what it wants to be and as presented, viewers will have a tough time acclimating to its disjointed style. Given the strong pedigree behind and in front of the camera, it's sad to be left with such a disappointment, as it feels the project was rushed to production (though not to theaters following Lee Byung-hun's very public scandals in Korea), perhaps in order to capitalize on the enormous popularity of period fare that kicked off a few years ago in the country.

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Thanks to Angel 70, more photos from "Memories Of The Sword"

 

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Published on August 20, 2015 by Movieclips Indie

 

Memories of the Sword Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Lee Byung-hun Movie HD