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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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Korea enters full election mode
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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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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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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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Absent Assange looms over debut of WikiLeaks drama
TORONTO (AP) ― WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, but he’s very present at the Toronto International Film Festival.Opening this year’s festival on Thursday was the premiere of Bill Condon’s dramatization of Assange and WikiLeaks, “The Fifth Estate” ― a film with which Assange refused to cooperate. It’s the only movie at Toronto that has the distinction of being called “a massive propaganda attack” by its primary subject.That was the opinion Assa
Sept. 6, 2013
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American film co-produced by Koreans competing in Venice
An American eco-thriller coproduced by Koreans has been included in the main competition lineup of the ongoing Venice International Film Festival. Titled “Night Moves,” the film stars American actress Dakota Fanning and actor Jesse Eisenberg in the lead roles. Directed by Kelly Reichardt, it tells the story of three young radical environmentalists who come together and plot to blow up a hydroelectric dam.Two Korean producers, Kim Sae-rom and Kim Sae-mi, participated in the production process of
Sept. 5, 2013
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Rumsfeld docu director puzzled by ex-defense chief
VENICE (AP) ― Director Errol Morris spent 33 hours interviewing Donald Rumsfeld for his new documentary “The Unknown Known.” But Morris says the former U.S. defense secretary proved hard to fathom.The director said Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival that he cannot tell if Rumsfeld, who narrates the film, was putting on a “performance” or being himself.“The Unknown Known” is competing for the top Golden Lion award. Morris’ “The Fog of War” won an Oscar in 2003 for its look at Robert McNamara,
Sept. 5, 2013
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Kim brings incest and self-mutilation to Venice
VENICE (AFP) ― Korean director Kim Ki-duk, who won the Golden Lion award at Venice film festival last year, is back in the floating city with a tale of incest and self-mutilation.“Moebius,” a story about a father’s infidelity sparking a chain of violent events which lead to his wife dismembering their son, was initially banned in Kim’s home country.The Korean Media Rating Board put its foot down over the sex, nudity and incest and Kim had to cut out the offending passages before they would allow
Sept. 4, 2013
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Bhutanese exposition on dance to open Busan film fest
A Bhutanese film directed by a Buddhist monk has been selected as the opener of the upcoming 18th Busan International Film Festival. It is the first time for a Bhutanese movie to be screened as an opening film at an international film festival, according to the organizers. Directed by Khyentse Norbu, the film features Bharata Natyam, a classical Indian dance. Norbu is unable to attend the film festival, as he is currently occupied with his religious training.A total of 301 films, including 95 wo
Sept. 4, 2013
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Charlie Hunnam, Dakota Johnson named for ‘50 Shades’ film
LONDON (AFP) ― The film version of erotic best-seller “Fifty Shades of Grey” will star British actor Charlie Hunnam as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, the book’s author E L James said on Monday.The casting of the movie, to be directed by British filmmaker and artist Sam Taylor-Johnson of “Nowhere Boy” fame, has been one of the most hotly anticipated secrets in Hollywood.But instead of big names, the producers have gone for up-and-coming stars.Hunnam starred in this summer’
Sept. 3, 2013
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New JFK film about ordinary people, not conspiracies
VENICE (AFP) ― Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, director Peter Landesman transports the viewer behind the scenes to witness the chaos, panic and grief of the infamous event in his new movie “Parkland,” which premiered in Venice Sunday.“The film is not about conspiracies. We chose to tell a truthful story, one we know happened to those particular characters, the ordinary people caught up in the wake of this historical event,” first-time director Landesman said.“Parkland” opens w
Sept. 2, 2013
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‘Harry Potter’ fans stampede for Radcliffe in Venice
VENICE (AFP) ― The Venice film festival descended briefly into chaos Sunday as screaming “Harry Potter” fans stampeded across the seafront after British star Daniel Radcliffe, in town to present his new film.Radcliffe, who rose to fame playing the child wizard, was surrounded by bodyguards and police, but that did not stop some admirers pushing their way into the bathroom with him during a press conference break.The 24-year-old shrugged off suggestions that the clamor of hyperventilating teenage
Sept. 2, 2013
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Uncut ‘Moebius’ will only screen at Venice: Kim Ki-duk
This week’s Venice International Film Festival will be the one and only opportunity for the world’s filmgoers to watch the locally banned original version of Kim Ki-duk’s controversial work, “Moebius.” “I am going to send the edited version of the movie to all of the international film festivals except the ongoing Venice Festival, and I think that’s the right decision to make,” the director said during a press meeting in Seoul on Friday, before leaving for Venice to attend the film’s world premi
Sept. 1, 2013
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Frears’ tragi-comic ‘Philomena’ takes Venice by storm
VENICE (AFP) ― Stephen Frears’ “Philomena” took the Venice film festival by storm on Saturday, hailed as a frontrunner for the Golden Lion award with its tragi-comic tale of a mother’s search for her son.The British film, starring Judi Dench as mother Philomena Lee and comic actor Steve Coogan as the ex-BBC journalist who helps her in her quest, drew laughs, tears and rounds of spontaneous applause.Frears, director of the award-winning “The Queen,” was set to take to the red carpet along with De
Sept. 1, 2013
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Box office: Elysium, Now You See Me, The Grandmaster
Elysium Sci-fi. Action. Drama. Directed by Neill Blomkamp.Opened Aug. 29In the year 2154, people are divided into the wealthy and the poor, the former living in a floating luxurious space station Elysium and the latter living in an overpopulated, disease-stricken Earth. People on Earth are especially in need of the state-of-the-art medical care available on the spaceship. Max Da Costa (Matt Damon), an ex-convict living on Earth, is desperate to get into the Elysium, and reluctantly takes on a da
Aug. 30, 2013
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Brian De Palma casts his murderous gaze on ‘Passion’
The 2010 French film “Crime d’Amour (Love Crime)” opened to unspectacular reviews and indifferent box office in France and then the United States. But something about it intrigued legendary American filmmaker Brian De Palma. And when a producer pitched the idea of an English-language remake to him, the director of “Scarface,” “Dressed to Kill,” “The Untouchables” and the first “Mission: Impossible” could see places where this story of two women’s cutthroat (literally) rivalry in the workplace mi
Aug. 30, 2013
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Emulating Paris Hilton, Hollywood glamour
Many local moviegoers liked her previous movies, especially “Lost in Translation” (2003) and “Marie Antoinette” (2006).Sofia Coppola’s latest film is arriving in Korean theaters next month, and the movie ― titled “The Bling Ring” ― will likely draw those who love designer labels, interested in the lifestyle of Hollywood celebrities, and of course, Coppola and her well-known taste in fashion. (The filmmaker is the famous muse of Marc Jacobs). And the high-fashion heist film has another local conn
Aug. 30, 2013
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Korean films rocket toward record box office numbers
Domestic films are set to break the 100-million mark in attendance since January this year by next month, according to the state-run Korean Film Council. Local films exceeded the 100 million-viewer mark for the first time in November 2012. The milestone meant Koreans saw at least two local films on average last year. A new box office record is about to be set, beating last year’s performance by almost three months.In the month of August alone ― from Aug. 1 to 25 ― Korean films drew 24.36 million
Aug. 29, 2013
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Clooney, Bullock space thriller opens Venice film festival
VENICE (AFP) ― Hollywood high-rollers George Clooney and Sandra Bullock kicked off the Venice film festival on Wednesday with a harrowing space drama that opens a line-up flush with gloomy tales.“Gravity,” a 3-D sci-fi thriller, sees Clooney and Bullock as astronauts who are flung into deep space when a debris shower destroys their shuttle.The stars sashayed down the red carpet to the song “Mambo Italiano” for the opening ceremony of the world’s oldest film festival, drawing wild screams from ad
Aug. 29, 2013
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Stars land in Venice for fiendish film festival
VENICE (AFP) ― The Venice film festival kicks off Wednesday with the arrival of movie stars on water taxis for a dark line-up flush with fiendish tales of abuse, betrayal and survival.The world’s oldest film festival opens with “Gravity,” a 3-D sci-fi thriller starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as astronauts who are flung into deep space when a debris shower destroys their shuttle.Other premieres are “Parkland,” Peter Landesman’s re-creation of John F. Kennedy’s assassination and David G
Aug. 28, 2013
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Korean films lure record number of viewers
South Korean movies attracted a record number of viewers in August as several big hits dominated the local box office, a market tracker said Monday.Korean films drew a combined audience of 20.44 million from Aug. 1 to Aug. 25, or 78.9 percent of the people who saw films in local theaters, according to the Korean Film Council, a state agency for promoting Korean films.The number broke the previous monthly record of 18 million for February this year, when such Korean films as "Miracle in Cell No.
Aug. 26, 2013
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Ben Affleck to play Batman in ‘Man of Steel’ sequel
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ― Actor Ben Affleck will play Batman in an upcoming Superman sequel that will see the two caped crusaders face off against each other, film studio Warner Bros Pictures said on Thursday. Affleck, 41, will take on the role of reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne, Batman’s alter-ego, in director Zack Snyder’s 2015 sequel to this year’s Superman reboot “Man of Steel,” starring 30-year-old British actor Henry Cavill. “We knew we needed an extraordinary actor to take on one of DC Co
Aug. 25, 2013
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Now You See MeCrime. Mystery. Thriller. Directed by Louis Leterrier.Opened Aug. 22Four magicians are invited to an obscure address for a meeting filled with secrets. One year later they return as the famous illusionists of the Four Horsemen and pull off a variety of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their big performances. In the middle of their shows, the stolen goods are distributed among the audience. FBI officer Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) and Alma Dray (Mélanie Laurent)
Aug. 23, 2013
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Young actors pals offscreen, enemies in ‘Kick-Ass 2’
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse square off in fisticuffs and a climactic stare-down through their masks when the subversive superhero sequel “Kick-Ass 2” hits theaters on Friday.But during a recent promo appearance at the annual Comic-Con pop-culture fest, Taylor-Johnson, 23, and Mintz-Plasse, 24, are more into comparing weird marks on their forearms caused by spirited fans and playfully squabbling over a glass of ice provided by a publicist.“She got that for me,” Mintz-Plasse
Aug. 23, 2013