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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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Naver’s Line ownership in jeopardy as Japan ups pressure
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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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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[Today’s K-pop] NewJeans' single teasers release amid intrigue
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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
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More local films head to Berlinale
Three Korean films have been invited to the upcoming Berlinale’s Panorama section. The section features new independent and art house films that deal with “controversial subjects or unconventional aesthetic styles.”One of the three films is director E J-yong’s “Behind the Camera,” which tells the story of an eccentric filmmaker and 14 actors and actresses who work with him on a film project. The movie premiered at last year’s Busan International Film Festival and received positive reviews from t
Jan. 14, 2013
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‘Argo,’ ‘Les Miserables’ win big at Golden Globes
Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage drama “Argo” and musical “Les Miserables” were the big winners Sunday at the Golden Globes, while Steven Spielberg’s presidential drama “Lincoln” won only one major award.Affleck won the top prizes of best dramatic film and director for his movie about a CIA mission to rescue diplomats caught in Tehran in 1979, while “Les Miserables” won best film, actor and supporting actress in the musical/comedy category.Daniel Day-Lewis won best drama actor for his portrayal of A
Jan. 14, 2013
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Films from Jude Law, Iran’s Panahi join Berlin line-up
BERLIN (AFP) ― New releases starring Jude Law and Catherine Deneuve and the world premiere of a picture by embattled Iranian director Jafar Panahi joined the line-up Friday for next month’s 63rd Berlin film festival.Keeping with a tradition of bringing high-wattage stars together with champions of hard-hitting political cinema, organisers of the “Berlinale” unveiled nine new entries to the Feb. 7 to 17 event.U.S. iconoclast Steven Soderbergh will screen what he has described as his last film “fo
Jan. 13, 2013
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Globe-nominated foreign filmmakers discuss craft
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The makers of three Golden Globe- and Oscar-nominated foreign films shared the secrets of their craft ―and admiration for one another ― at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 10th annual Foreign Film Symposium.Oscar-nominated Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallstrom moderated the panel featuring “Kon-Tiki” directors Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning of Norway, “A Royal Affair” director Nikolaj Arcel of Denmark and Austrian director Michael Haneke, whose film “Amour” also earn
Jan. 13, 2013
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Cloud Atlas (U.S., Germany)Opened Jan. 9Science Fiction. Directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer. The film consists of six stories, set across centuries and continents. In the 1840s, on a voyage through the Pacific Islands, Adam Ewing (Jim Sturgess) befriends a scheming doctor (Tom Hanks) and falls into trouble. In the 1930s, young composer Robert Frobisher (Ben Whishaw) is hired to assist the legendary musician Vyvyan Ayrs (Jim Broadbent) while he seduces Ayrs’ wife while also writin
Jan. 11, 2013
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‘Lincoln’ leads Oscars with 12 nominations
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) ― The Civil War saga “Lincoln’’ leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for British-born Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.Also among the nine nominees for best picture Thursday: was the French-language film “Amour’’; the Iran hostage thriller “Argo’’; the independent hit “Beasts of the Southern Wild’’; the slave-revenge narrative “Django Unchained’’; the musical “Les Mise
Jan. 11, 2013