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Whispering Corridors (film)
''Whispering Corridors'' () is a 1998 South Korean supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Park Ki-hyung. It was part of the explosion in South Korean cinema following the liberalization of censorship in the aftermath of the end of the country's military dictatorship. The film makes a social commentary on authoritarianism and conformity in the harsh South Korean education system. This film is the first installment of the ''Whispering Corridors'' film series, and was followed by four sequels ( ''Memento Mori'', '' Wishing Stairs'', ''Voice'', and ''A Blood Pledge''), though none of the sequels share a continuing plot or characters with each other. Plot In an all-female high school in South Korea, the Jookran High School for Girls, a homeroom teacher Mrs. Park, nicknamed "Old Fox" due to her sadistic method of teaching, circles several points in the students' yearbooks and calls her new fellow teacher, (also her former student) Hur Eun-young, telling her that "Jin-ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Kang-hee (actress)
Choi Kang-hee (born May 5, 1977) is a South Korean actress and radio DJ. She launched her career by starring in two classic film and television series franchises, ''Whispering Corridors'' and ''School''. Career Choi Kang-hee made her acting debut in 1995 with a high school drama ''The New Generation Report: Adults Don't Know''. She then went on to appear in the first installment of famed film and series franchises, horror film ''Whispering Corridors'' (1998) and television series ''School'' (1999), followed by '' Sweet Buns'' (2004) and ''Our Stance on How to Treat a Break-up'' (also known as ''Rules of Love'', 2005). In 2006, Choi starred in the low-budget black/romantic comedy film ''My Scary Girl'', which became a critically praised sleeper hit. Choi released two popular films in two consecutive years, a 2009 dramedy ''Goodbye Mom'' and 2010 romantic comedy ''Petty Romance'', which earned her three Popularity Awards from major film awards: 46th Baeksang Arts Awards and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Supernatural Horror Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Horror Films
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw (born 19 June 1962) is a British writer and film critic. He has been chief film critic at ''The Guardian'' since 1999, and is a contributing editor at ''Esquire''. Early life and education Bradshaw was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Hertfordshire and studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was president of the Cambridge Footlights. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984, followed by postgraduate research in the Early Modern period in which he studied with Lisa Jardine and Anne Barton. He received his PhD in 1989. Career In the 1990s, Bradshaw was employed by the ''Evening Standard'' as a columnist, and during the 1997 general election campaign, editor Max Hastings asked him to write a series of parodic diary entries purporting to be written by the Conservative MP and historian Alan Clark, which Clark thought deceptive and which were the subject of a court case resolved in January 1998, the first in newspaper hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhen Qin , a legendary creature
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Zhen may refer to: * Towns of China, called zhèn () in Chinese * True (China), ''zhen'' in Chinese * Zhen (surname) (), a Chinese surname * Balhae Kingdom, originally called Zhen () in Chinese * Lady Zhen (183-221), wife of Cao Pi of Cao Wei of the Three Kingdoms * Empress Zhen (Cao Fang) (died 251), empress of Cao Wei, wife of Cao Feng * Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837-1881), ''Noble Consort Zhen'' to the Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty * Empress Zhen (Liao dynasty) (died 951), wife of Emperor Shizong of Liao * Zhēn( or ) is dadeumi which is laundry tool. See also * Zhen Zhen (), female giant panda * Zhenniao Zhenniao () or sometimes translated as Zhen or Poisonfeather Birds is a name given to poisonous birds that are said to have existed in what is now Southern China during ancient times and is referenced in many Chinese myths, annals, and poetry. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Letter (1997 Film)
''The Letter'' () is a 1997 South Korean film starring Choi Jin-sil and Park Shin-yang. Story A happily married couple see only good days ahead of them; but the husband discovers that he is dying of cancer. Heartbroken at the possibility of leaving his wife behind, he proceeds to write love letters aimed at consoling his wife. Cast * Choi Jin-sil as Jung-in * Park Shin-yang as Hwan-yoo * Choi Yong-min * Lee Jun-seop * Song Gwang-su * Nam Sang-mi * Park Jong-cheol * Lee Sang-u * Kim Young-dae * Lee In-ock Release ''The Letter'' was released in South Korea on 22 November 1997, and received a total of 724,474 admissions to make it the best selling domestic production and fourth film overall of that year. Together with '' The Contact'' it was only one of two films since 1993 to break the 600,000 admissions mark. Remake * '' The Letter'' ("เดอะ เลตเตอร์ จดหมายรัก"), a 2004 Thai remake starring Anne Thongprasom and Attaporn Teem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Promise (1998 Film)
A Promise may refer to: * ''A Promise'' (1986 film), a Japanese drama by Yoshishige Yoshida * ''A Promise'' (1998 film), a South Korean film starring Park Shin-yang * ''A Promise'', a 2002 film starring Gordon Pinsent * ''A Promise'' (2013 film), an English-language French romance by Patrice Leconte * ''A Promise'' (Miriam Makeba album), 1974 * ''A Promise'' (Xiu Xiu album), 2003 * "A Promise" (song), a 1981 song by Echo & the Bunnymen See also * ''A Promise to Burn ''A Promise to Burn'' is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Framing Hanley Framing Hanley is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2005. They released their first studio album in August 2007, title ...'', a 2010 album by Framing Hanley * Promise (other) * The Promise (other) * Promises, Promises (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Jin-hee
Park Jin-hee (born January 8, 1978) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the television series ''Please Come Back, Soon-ae'' (2006), ''War of Money'' (2007), and ''Giant'' (2010), as well as for the film ''Shadows in the Palace'' (2007). Career Park made her acting debut in 1996 teen drama ''Start'', and rose to stardom in the 1998 horror film ''Whispering Corridors''. She was praised for her emotional performance as a single mother in the KBS television series ''Stock Flower'' in 2001, but her other TV dramas were deemed forgettable. She starred in a string of commercial fare on the big screen, namely, ''Promenade'' with Kim Sang-joong, ''Just Do It!'' with Park Sang-myun, ''Star'' with Yoo Oh-sung, and ''Love in Magic'' with Yeon Jung-hoon, as well as the indie ''Love Talk'' with Bae Jong-ok and Park Hee-soon in 2005, but none of her films achieved critical or box office success. Park then stopped working for a year and a half, deciding to take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Yi
Shin Yi is a South Korean actress and model known for her drama roles in Grand Prince, Joseon Survival Period and When I Was Most Beautiful. She has also appeared in movies such as My Boyfriend Is Type B, Shinsukki Blues and Everybody Has Secrets. Biography and career Shin Yi, also known as Jang Seung Hee, is a South Korean actress. She was born on November 6, 1978 in Daegu, South Korea. She attended Daekyeung University to study theater and film and graduated in 1998. She changed her name from Jang Seung-hee to Shin Yi and made her acting debut in 1998. She starred in a supporting role in the movie Everybody Has Secrets. After that she has appeared in numerous films and several television dramas, including Something Happened in Bali for which she was awarded best supporting actress. She has also appeared in Grand Prince, Joseon Survival Period, and When I Was Most Beautiful. She was nominated for best supporting actress in her role in the movie My Boyfriend Is Type B. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
