About Heaven's Postman 천국의 우편배달부

Movie - Heaven's Postman opened on 11 November 2009 in South Korea and ranked number 6 for its first week. I'm looking forward to watch it!
Genre: Romance, melodrama
Release date: 2009-Nov-11 (South Korea)
Cast: Hero JaeJoong, Han Hyo Joo
Plot:

A messenger that has the ability to travel between the present and the afterworld. Shin Jae Joon was involved in an accident that put him in a coma. Now, his spirit has the ability to travel back and forth to the afterworld and the real world. He meets Jo Ha Na as she is trying to send her boyfriend a letter. Ha Na, however, is the only person who can see Jae Joon.

Movie Trailer:

(Clip credit thanks to kcyise @ youtube)

Amelia

Genre: Biopic
Language: English

Director: Mira Nair (Vanity Fair )

Cast: Hilary Swank (P.S. I Love You ), Richard Gere (Nights in Rodanthe ), Ewan McGregor (Angels & Demons)

Runtime: 111minutes

Plot:

After becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, Amelia was thrust into a new role as America's sweetheart - the legendary "goddess of light," known for her bold, larger-than-life charisma. Yet, even with her global fame solidified, her belief in flirting with danger and standing up as her own, outspoken woman never changed. She was an inspiration to people everywhere, from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the men closest to her heart: her husband, promoter and publishing magnate George P. Putnam, and her long time friend and lover, pilot Gene Vidal. In the summer of 1937, Amelia set off on her most daunting mission yet: a solo flight around the world that she and George both anxiously foresaw as destined, whatever the outcome, to become one of the most talked-about journeys in history.

Watched the movie on 12 Nov night @ Shaw Lido with Sylvia

ah-deng says: 3½ / 5 I first learned about Amelia Earhart is from watching Night at the Museum 2, Amy Adams version. Hence I find a great contrast between the 2 Amelias yet both found the same spirit of the Freedom-hungry Amelia.

46th Daejong Films Awards

46th Daejong Film Awards
11/06/2009 - Olympic Hall

Seoul, South Korea

The 46th Annual Daejong Film Awards Nominees and Winners -

Best Movie: Take Off, Mother, The Divine Weapon, Sky and Sea, Haeundae

Winner: The Divine Weapon (신기전)

Best Director : Kim Yong-hwa (Take Off), Yoon Je Kyoon (Haeundae), Jeon Yoon-soo Portrait of a Beauty, Jeong Gi-hoon (Ae-ja), Bong Joon-ho (Mother)

Winner: Take Off (국가대표)

Best Actor : Kim Myeong-min (Closer to Heaven), kim Yoon-seok (Running Turtle), Seol Kyeong-gu (Haeundae), Jeong Jae-yeong (The Divine Weapon), Ha Jeong-woo (Take Off)

Winner: Kim Myeong-Min

Best Actress : Kim Min-seon (Portrait of a Beauty), Kim Hye-ja (Mother), Soo-ae (Sunny), Jang Nara (Sky and Sea), Choi Kang-hee (Ae-ja)

Winner: Soon-ae

Best Supporting Actor : Kim In-Kwon (Haeundae), Jin Goo (Mother), Jeong Kyeong-ho (Sunny), Jang Geun-seok (The Case of Itaewon Homicide), Kim Nam-gil (Modern Boy)

Winner: Jin Goo

Best Supporting Actress : Kim Bo-yeon (Living Death), Kim Hae-sook (Thrist), Kim Yeong-ae (Ae-ja), Choo Ja-hyeon (Portrait of a Beauty), Nam Neung-mi (Closer to Heaven), Uhm jung-hwa (Haeundae)

Winner: Kim Yeong-ae

Best New Director : Park Geon-yong (Bronze Medalist), Yang Ik-joon (Breathless), Lee Ho-jae(The Scam), Kim Eun-joo (Summer Whispers)), Jang Hoon (Rough Cut)

Winner: Lee Ho-jae (The Scam)

Best New Actor : Kang Ji-hwan (My Girlfriend is an Agent), Cha Seung-woo (Go Go 70s), Kim Nam-gil (Modern Boy), So Ji-sub (Rough Cut), Song Chang-ee (Once Upon a Time in Seoul)

Winner: Kang Ji-hwan (My Girlfriend is an Agent)

Best New Actress : Kim Kkot-bi (Breathless), Park Bo-yeong (Speedy Scandal), Lee Young-eun (Summer Whispers), Hyeon Junie (Sky and Sea), Seon Woo-seon (Running Turtle)

Winner: Kim Kkot-bi (Breathless)

Amalfi

Genre: Thriller / Suspense
Language: Japanese /Italian
Director: Hiroshi Nishitani (Suspect X) Cast: Yuji Oda (Bayside Shakedown series), Yuki Amami (Ponyo on Cliff by the Sea), Erika Toda (L: Change the World), Koichi Sato (Nobody to watch over me)
Runtime: 125min

Plot:

A single mother is visiting Italy with her daughter as tourists during Christmas. Suddenly the daughter gets kidnapped and turning the mother into hysteria. Japanese diplomat Kuroda Yasushi is then assigned to the Japanese Embassy in Rome, to help the mother to search for her daughter.

Watched the movie on 31 Oct with Sylvia.

ah-deng says: 4 ½ / 5 A Japanese version of Angels & Demons. Similiar backdrop, suspense and race against time. No doubt about it for the high intensity and transition from drama to thriller to romance.