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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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South Korea to launch space security center under spy agency
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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Hybe refutes Ador CEO Min's denial of breach of trust
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S. Korea, Japan could consider simplified entry agreement: Seoul official
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Legoland Korea Resort to open until 9 p.m.
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‘Bullet to the Head’ is director Walter Hill’s first film in a decade
The opening credit “A Walter Hill Film” has not graced movie screens in more than 10 years ― not since the 2002 prison boxing drama “Undisputed” flopped at the box office.That movie’s failure was the last in a series of commercial calamities that plagued the director of popular and cult hits such as “The Warriors,” “The Long Riders” and “Streets of Fire.” Over the ensuing decade, Hill continued to produce movies for other people, but seemed destined never to direct another one himself.Then Sylve
Feb. 1, 2013
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Porn star Ron Jeremy suffers an aneurysm
Ron Jeremy‘s manager says the adult film icon is in critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering an aneurysm near his heart.Mike Esterman, Jeremy’s manager, told TMZ the 59-year-old porn star drove himself to Cedars-Sinai hospital Tuesday afternoon after experiencing severe chest pain. Upon examining him, doctors determined he had suffered an aneurysm. They were expected to perform surgery Wednesday to treat it, TMZ reported. (UPI) <관련 한글 기사> 유명 포르노 스타, 건강 위독해 성인영화배우 론 제레미(Ron Je
Jan. 31, 2013
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Olleh smartphone film fest set for April 17-20
Olleh International Smartphone Film Festival is hosting its third edition, with celebrated local filmmaker Bong Joon-ho as this year’s jury chief.The festival, which was first established in 2011 by KT Corp., is an annual film competition where participants produce 10-minute shorts solely by using their smartphones. The first edition received a total of 470 smartphone-made films, many from amateur and teen filmmakers, and selected five for prizes. This year, there are a total of three competitio
Jan. 30, 2013
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Economic crisis fallout in focus at star-studded Berlin film fest
BERLIN (AFP) ― Next month’s 63rd Berlin film festival will comb through the “collateral damage” of the global economic crisis with Hollywood movies and independent releases vying for prizes, organizers said Monday.The Feb. 7-17 Berlinale, the first major European film festival of the year, will showcase 24 pictures from 22 countries in the main program, with a total of more than 400 movies screened in its sprawling sidebar sections.A jury led by Chinese director Wong Kar Wai will choose among 19
Jan. 29, 2013
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Clooney picks up stranger’s bill
A German man said he was shocked to discover actor George Clooney had paid his restaurant tab after fearing he and his friends had been rude.The man, whose name was not released, told the Bild newspaper he was eating Friday evening at the Grill Royal restaurant in Berlin and was told by his waiter his $134.66 bill had been covered by Clooney, who had been dining with friends at the next table, The Local.de reported Monday.The waiter told the man Clooney was concerned he and his friends had been
Jan. 29, 2013
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‘Mother of George’ wins award for best cinematography at Sundance
A film partially produced by two Koreans won the cinematography award at Sundance Film Festival on Saturday.Titled “Mother of George,” the film features an immigrant couple from Nigeria living in Brooklyn who have difficulty conceiving a baby. Two Koreans, Saerom and Saemi Kim, participated in the production process of the film, along with eight other producers. The sisters have been working at Maybach Film Productions, an independent film production company and investment group based in Beverly
Jan. 28, 2013
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‘Argo’ wins top SAG award, in latest pre-Oscar boost
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ―Iran hostage crisis drama “Argo” won the best film drama prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards Sunday, in yet another boost for its prospects at next month’s all-important Oscars.Steven Spielberg’s top-tipped presidential drama “Lincoln” also scored successes with best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, and supporting actor Tommy Lee Jones.“Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence took best actress SAG award for her role in romcom “Silver Linings Playbook,” while Anne
Jan. 28, 2013
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Korea’s oldest silent film goes to Berlinale
Korea’s oldest surviving silent film will be screened accompanied by live narration and a music performance at the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival. The 1934 film, titled “Crossroads of Youth,” was directed by filmmaker Ahn Jong-hwa. The film, which deals with struggling young men and women in 1930s colonial Korea, was discovered in 2007 by the state-run Korean Film Archive. Back in the 1920s and ’30s, local film viewers saw and heard a “byeonsa,” or silent-film narrator, “performing”
Jan. 28, 2013
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‘Jiseul’ wins Grand Jury Prize at Sundance
A film about the 1948 Jeju Massacre has won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, being the first Korean movie to win the prestigious award.An artistic, black and white work by Jeju-based director O Muel, “Jiseul” tells the story of a group of some 120 villagers who hid from soldiers in a cave during the massacre. The real-life incident resulted in the death of some 30,000 islanders as the government sought to quell an uprising led by a small group of communist insurgents.“
Jan. 27, 2013
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Box office
Gift from Room 7Opened Jan. 23Comedy. Drama. Directed by Lee Hwan-gyeong. Yong-gu (Ryoo Seung-ryong), a mentally challenged man with the mind of a 6-year-old child who is also single-handedly raising his 7-year-old daughter Ye-seung (Gal So-won), is falsely charged with child rape and murder. Imprisoned, Yong-gu is detained in Room 7 where violent criminals are incarcerated. When Yong-gu steps in to Room 7, his jail inmates respond with discomfort and annoyance to their new inmate. However, they
Jan. 25, 2013
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Renner, Arterton gear up for witch hunting as Hansel & Gretel
Around the world, ask movie-lovers where they saw their first movie witch and the answer’s the same.“I was, like everyone, frightened by the witch in ‘The Wizard of Oz,’’” says English actress Gemma Arterton. “That’s who we all grew up with, right?”Jeremy “Hurt Locker” Renner agrees. And he can top that.“‘Wizard of Oz’ was the very first job I ever had. On stage. I played the Scarecrow. So for me, there was always just one witch. That first witch. The Wicked Witch of the West.” But, Renner adds,
Jan. 25, 2013
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J.J. Abrams to direct new ‘Star Wars’ film: report
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Sci-fi and action filmmaker J.J. Abrams has been tapped to direct a seventh “Star Wars” movie expected to be released by Disney in 2015, a Hollywood trade publication reported Thursday.After purchasing “Star Wars” creator George Lucas’s Lucasfilm for $4 billion in October, Disney announced it was planning a new trilogy in the wildly popular sci-fi saga, which has raked in an estimated $4.4 billion since 1977.Variety magazine said Disney is close to finalizing the deal with th
Jan. 25, 2013
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Filming begins on DreamWorks’ movie on WikiLeaks, Assange
LONDON (AP) ― DreamWorks Studios says filming has begun on a movie about WikiLeaks, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (TV’s “Sherlock’’) as the website’s controversial founder, Julian Assange.“The Fifth Estate’’ also stars Daniel Bruhl as Daniel Domscheit-Berg, an early WikiLeaks associate who eventually fell out with Assange.Early filming has been taking place in Iceland. A photo released Wednesday by producers shows Cumberbatch and Bruhl on location in Reykjavik.Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie and Da
Jan. 24, 2013
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Lee Jun-ik returns after two-year hiatus
Filmmaker Lee Jun-ik is returning to movie-making two years after he announced his withdrawal from the local industry.Lee is currently working on a new project titled “Wish,” which stars heavyweight actor Sol Kyung-gu, according to the film’s production company Lotte Entertainment. Lee, whose notable previous works include “King and the Clown” (2005) and “Radio Star” (2006), announced his withdrawal from the business in 2011 after his period drama “Battlefield Heroes” failed to achieve commercia
Jan. 23, 2013
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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