OldBoy

Earlier this week, I wrote an article for the Dallas Observer on OldBoy and Lady Vengeance, two films by South Korean filmmaker, Park Chan-wook. I did the best I could with it but it didn’t have the specificity I wanted it to have. I’d like to correct that here by noting two moments–one from each film–that encapsulate […]

Hollywood’s remake of Park Chan-Wook’s OldBoy has been percolating for several years now. Steven Spielberg was originally attached to direct Will Smith in the lead role, but earlier this year, it was announced that Spike Lee would be directing Josh Brolin based on Mark Protosevich’s screenplay. While Lee struck many as a more appropriate directorial choice […]