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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Korea enters full election mode
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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[Hello India] Corporate Korea sees new growth drivers in India
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‘Our Homeland’ gets Korean release
A Japanese-born director’s award-winning film is being released in Korea in March, according to the film’s promoters.Director Yang Yong-hi, who was born and grew up in Osaka and obtained South Korean citizenship in 2002, has been making documentaries based on her family history of ethnic Koreans living in Japan. “Our Homeland,” which is Yang’s feature debut, premiered in Korea at last year’s Busan International Film Festival and received positive reviews from the local press. The film is based o
Jan. 23, 2013
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Man pleads no contest to stalking Mila Kunis
Los Angeles County prosecutors say a 27-year-old man has been ordered stay away from “That 70s Show” and “Black Swan” actress Mila Kunis for 10 years after pleading no contest to stalking her.Spokeswoman Jane Robison says Stuart Dunn entered his plea Tuesday and was also ordered to complete six months of residential rehab and placed on five years of felony probation.Dunn has repeatedly been arrested in his pursuit of Kunis.In February, he was arrested for breaking into her vacant condo, and auth
Jan. 23, 2013
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Frosty reception in Russia for new ‘Anna Karenina’
MOSCOW (AFP) ― The latest film version of Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” has prompted a storm of passions in Russia where some critics have slammed it as cliched, shallow and insulting to Tolstoy’s monumental work.British director Joe Wright’s costume drama starring Keira Knightley in the title role opened in Russian cinemas this month but its reception highlighted how hard it is for foreign versions of Russian classics to win recognition in the country.“This is like a lavishly illustrated, gloss
Jan. 22, 2013
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Sundance screens short films at YouTube
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ―YouTube on Friday began online screenings of a selection of short films being showcased at the Sundance Film Festival underway in an enclave in the mountains of Utah.A Screening Room channel hosted by the Sundance Institute features 12 of the 64 short films slated to debut at the festival, YouTube entertainment marketing team member Raymond Braun said in a blog post.“Sundance is known for its diverse range of films, and with everything from trippy cats and zombies to a roost
Jan. 20, 2013
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Ang Lee mulls directing historical epic ‘Cleopatra’
TAIPEI (AFP) ― Oscar-winning director Ang Lee said Saturday he will “probably” accept an offer to direct historical epic “Cleopatra” starring Angelina Jolie, after the Hollywood actress wrote to him asking him to come on board.Lee, whose 3-D adventure “Life of Pi” has earned 11 Oscar nominations, said he would read the script before making a decision but the project was “very attractive.” “Sony has asked me to shoot the movie and Angelina Jolie wrote to me to express her wishes to collaborate. W
Jan. 20, 2013
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Lopez not rushing latest relationship
U.S. actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, 43, said she's not rushing things with boyfriend, 25-year-old Casper Smart, because she's been "hasty in the past.""I'm not a young girl anymore who can throw caution to the wind," she told People magazine.Lopez said live-in boyfriend Smart -- whom she calls by his given name, Beau -- makes her very happy, but following her divorce from musician Marc Anthony, she doesn't want to move too quickly."I'm making decisions for three. ... I'm Mama Bear," says Lop
Jan. 20, 2013
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Box office
Jack Reacher (U.S.)Opened Jan. 17Action. Mystery. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. The film begins in the middle of the street, when a mysterious lone gunman fires six shots that leave five dead in front of PNC Park in Pittsburgh during rush hour. The city is thrown into a state of horror and within hours cops gather around the crime scene to gather evidence. The evidence leads police to a former U.S. army sniper, James Barr (Joseph Sikora). But the accused man says, “You got the wrong guy, ge
Jan. 18, 2013
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Wahlberg, Crowe go toe-to-toe in ‘Broken City’
It isn’t hard, the first time Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe square off in “Broken City,” to see that the two stars are enjoying themselves mightily. Wahlberg is a New York cop asked to resign in the wake of a controversial shooting, and Crowe is the mayor asking for his badge. They meet in the mayor’s City Hall office ― it’s a tense, tough exchange, with Jeffrey Wright, another formidable actor, off to one side. But there’s clearly an amiable vibe mixed in with the brinkmanship, too.“Russell d
Jan. 18, 2013
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Pacino to play disgraced football coach
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Al Pacino will play Joe Paterno in a movie about the late Penn State football coach.Producer Edward R. Pressman confirms Brian De Palma will direct “Happy Valley,” the tentative title of the film, based on Joe Posnanski’s best-seller “Paterno.”“‘Happy Valley’ reunites the ‘Scarface’ and ‘Carlito’s Way’ team of De Palma and Pacino for the third time and I can’t think of a better duo to tell this story of a complex, intensely righteous man who was brought down by his own tragic
Jan. 18, 2013
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Redford: Diversity reigns at Sundance Festival
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) ― Diversity is king at the Sundance Film Festival ― and queen, too.For the first time, half of the films featured at the festival were made by women.Festival founder Robert Redford opened the event Thursday and said “diversity is the point’’ of the independent film showcase, further evidenced by contributions from 32 countries and 51 first-time filmmakers this year. The chorus of voices represented at Sundance “reflects the times we’re in,’’ he said. “What Sundance stands fo
Jan. 18, 2013
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Sex, Internet, music on tap at Sundance film festival
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Sex, the Internet and good old fashioned rock-and-roll will dominate the 29th Sundance Film Festival, the top showcase of independent U.S. cinema that opens Thursday in the snowy mountains of Utah.Founded by Robert Redford, the annual festival in Park City aims to nurture independent filmmakers who might otherwise be eclipsed by output from the major studios ― while Hollywood uses it to scout new up-and-coming talent.The Jan. 17-27 event will present 119 feature films from 32
Jan. 17, 2013
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Top actors collaborate for crime thriller
Three heavyweight actors are co-starring in one of the most anticipated films of the first half of the year.Choi Min-sik (“Oldboy,” “I Saw the Devil”), Lee Jung-jae (“The Thieves,” “The Housemaid”), and Hwang Jeong-min (“The Unjust,” “You Are My Sunshine”) are returning to the big screen next month in a crime thriller directed by Park Hun-jeong.The thriller tells the story of police detective Ja-seong (Lee Jung-jae), who is assigned by his boss Park (Choi Min-sik) to do an undercover investigati
Jan. 17, 2013
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Bong Joon-ho to chair this year’s smartphone film fest
The capabilities of the latest generations of smartphones far surpass simply making calls and texting friends and loved ones. Rather, these phones have opened up the world to a new way to not only see movies, but to produce and direct them as well. Famed Korean film director and screenwriter Bong Joon-ho has been selected as the chairman of the film screening committee for this year’s upcoming 3rd Olleh International Smartphone Film Festival. Director Bong is most famous for his 2006 movie, “The
Jan. 16, 2013
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Studios relying more on outside funds to make award contenders
LOS ANGELES ― For this awards season, Hollywood came through with a bumper crop of movies that were critical and fan favorites. But in many cases, the big studios themselves can’t take much of the credit.Among the films basking in Oscar nominations ― and bragging rights for the studios that released them ― are “Lincoln,” “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild.”In a growing trend, the distributors of those three movies didn’t pay to make them. Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures and F
Jan. 16, 2013
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Actress tweets about masturbating over Ryan Gosling
A Hollywood actress revealed her attraction to Ryan Gosling, the star of “Gangster Squad,” by making a sexual joke on Twitter.Anna Kendrick, 22, wrote on her page, “Ugh, never going to a Ryan Gosling movie in a theater again. Apparently masturbating in the back row is still considered inappropriate.” The message has gotten 21,000 retweets in a couple of days. Kelsea Stahler, a staff reporter from Hollywood.com, one of the retweeters, said, “Can we stop pretending it’s shocking that a woman migh
Jan. 16, 2013
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‘Les Miserables’ draws 5 million audiences in S. Korea
“Les Miserables,” a Hollywood musical film based on Victor Hugo‘s timeless story of injustice, heroism and love in 19th-century Paris, is hitting South Korea’s box-office and attracting an audience of nearly 5 million.According to the official box-office tally by the Korean Film Council, the movie that opened at local theaters on Dec. 19 has sold 4.939 million tickets as of Tuesday. The attendance thus is expected to exceed the 5 million mark on Wednesday. The milestone is rare for a musical wit
Jan. 16, 2013
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Heath Ledger‘s parents say they are close to his daughter Matilda
Heath Ledger‘s parents say they have a wonderful relationship with the late Australian actor’s 7-year-old daughter, who lives in New York.Ledger died of an accidental drug overdose five years ago at the age of 28, leaving behind little Matilda, his only child with his ex-girlfriend, actress Michelle Williams.“Matilda has the same walk as Heath and is such a respectful little kid -- she calls us ‘Papa’ and ‘Grandma Sal.’ Our family has the most wonderful relationship with both Matilda and Michel
Jan. 16, 2013
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‘Die Hard’ director John McTiernan to serve a year in prison
“Die Hard” director John McTiernan will serve a one-year federal prison sentence for making false statements to the FBI, The Hollywood Reporter said. “The Hunt for Red October” filmmaker was sentenced in late 2010 to one year in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $100,000 after pleading guilty to making false statements to federal investigators working on an illegal wiretapping case involving private detective Anthony Pellicano.McTiernan has since unsuccessfully filed for an appeal, attempted t
Jan. 16, 2013
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Japanese film director Oshima dies at 80
Nagisa Oshima, a Japanese director internationally acclaimed for his films “Empire of Passion” and “In the Realm of the Senses,” has died of pneumonia. He was 80.His office, Oshima Productions, said Oshima died Tuesday afternoon at a hospital near Tokyo after being in and out of hospital since he was struck by a stroke more than a decade ago.A former student radical from Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, Oshima debuted in 1959 with “A Town of Love and Hope,” quickly earning a reputation of a “ne
Jan. 16, 2013
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New report reopens questions over Natalie Wood death
Hollywood icon Natalie Wood may have suffered non-accidental injuries before her 1981 drowning death and ended up in the sea in a “non-volitional” manner, a new coroner‘s report said Monday.The report, compiled by the LA County Coroner’s Office after the case was re-opened in 2011, raises fresh questions about her death and the role of her actor husband Robert Wagner and a fellow actor on the fateful night.The “West Side Story” and “Rebel Without a Cause” star drowned on the night of November 29
Jan. 15, 2013