Trailer Thursday: No Regret

This weeks Trailer Thursday is themed for the LGBT Blogathon hosted over at YAM Magazine. Leesong Hee-il’s No Regret (2006) is a rarity for Korean film in that it treats gay issues in a mature and normal way. The only one that even came close was 2002′s Road Movie (Kim In-Sik). The story about Su-min and Jae-min is quiet, romantic and sometimes hilarious. Free from the mincing queens that usually grace the Korean screen, the film allows these characters to live and breath and have fun. Leesong Hee-il is also the first openly gay director in mainstream Korean film and talented. He had previously worked on 2004′s Camellia Project and released his second feature Break Away in 2009.

I can’t tell you how refreshing it was to see a Korean film actually freed from stereotypes. To see gay characters who were more representative of my gay Korean friends. Leesong is a director that has room to grow, and I look forward to following his progress. It was released in North America by Here! and can be found on Amazon.

The Korean Trailer:

The American Trailer:

Trailer Thursday: Them!

My Trailer Thursday pick is Gordon Douglas’Them! (1954) which is not only a great example of old B-Movie Trailer awesomeness, but one of my favorite films as well. Sure the giant ants are impossible (nerd alert I do know about the Square-Cube Law) but this movie creeped me out as a kid and I still love it to this day. The special effects are fun, the sound design is creepy, and giant ants in LA sewers is full of win. Watching James Arness and Joan Weldon battle the ants is a treat.

Trailer Thursday: Bruno Mattei’s Strike Commando

JAKODA!!!!!!

Ahh Reb Brown. An actor unlike any other. Famous for plenty of amazing B-movies such as Yor, the Hunter From the Future, Space Mutiny and Robowar, he is known for his amazing way to scream about half his lines throughout his films. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

This week’s trailer is 1987′s Strike Commando, directed by Bruno Mattei and co-written by Mr. Troll 2 himself, Claudio Fragasso. I can’t explain how much I love this film, so check out the trailer below and let’s wish for an actual DVD release. There is a sequel too, but sadly Reb Brown wasn’t in that one.