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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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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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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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‘Rust and Bone’ named best picture at London Fest
LONDON (AP) ― “Rust and Bone,” Jacques Audiard’s soaring story of love, loss and killer whales, was named best picture at the London Film Festival on Saturday.The movie is a thriller-cum-melodrama about the unlikely relationship between a bare-knuckle boxer (Matthias Schoenaerts) and a whale trainer, played by Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard, who suffers a tragic workplace accident.The president of the award jury, British playwright David Hare, praised it as “a film full of heart, violence
Oct. 21, 2012
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Lawless (U.S.)Opened Oct. 18Action. Crime. Thriller. Directed by John Hillcoat. The Bondurant brothers run a successful moonshine business in Franklin County in 1931. One day, newly arrived Special Deputy Charley Rakes (Guy Pearce) visits the family and blackmails them for a cut of the county bootleggers’ profit. Forrest (Tom Hardy), the oldest of the family, refuses and threatens to kill Rakes if he comes back again. Forrest later meets with the other bootleggers and tries to convince them that
Oct. 19, 2012
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A ‘Cloud Atlas’ journey for the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer
As they swept through airports while making their ambitious, risky new movie, “Cloud Atlas,” directors Andy and Lana Wachowski got used to answering a surprisingly tough question from customs officials.“They’d say, ‘What’s your movie about?’” said Andy. “It’s about the sum of human experience. They always look up and go, ‘Oh, really ...’”“Our target audience is customs officials,” whispered Lana.Actually, their target audience is grown-ups.The Wachowski siblings made “Cloud Atlas” together with
Oct. 19, 2012
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James Bond not stirred by 3-D
NEW YORK (AP) ― Celebrating his 50th birthday, James Bond has been learning some new tricks ― but 3-D isn’t one of them. Producers of the spy franchise say they have no interest in a making a Bond film in 3-D. The upcoming “Skyfall’’ is the first Bond film to be released since “Avatar’’ made 3-D a common and often lucrative practice for blockbusters. “3-D is fantastic for the right material, but we’re not sure Bond is the right way to go,’’ said “Skyfall’’ producer Barbara Broccoli in a recent i
Oct. 19, 2012
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‘A Company Man’ star ‘understands’ office grind
So Ji-sub talks about having few friends, being drawn to loner charactersIt’s hard to imagine actor So Ji-sub empathizing with Seoul’s urban professionals, while living the life of a celebrity. His environment has been red carpets and film premieres, not an office where everyone wears suits and does long hours.“Many think I wouldn’t understand what it is like,” So says in an interview with The Korea Herald. The actor recently starred as an exhausted white-collar worker in his film “A Company Man
Oct. 18, 2012
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Scarlett Johansson, Nate Naylor break up
Scarlett Johansson (AP)Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has ended her year-long romance with advertising executive Nate Naylor, UsMagazine.com said Monday.The couple broke up within the last week, the celebrity news website said without giving a reason.Johansson divorced actor Ryan Reynolds in late 2011 after nearly three years of marriage.Reynolds wed actress Blake Lively last month after les
Oct. 16, 2012
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When a “Company Man” tries to quit his job
So Ji-sub returns as a professional killer in his latest action flickHe seems like yet another urban professional in Korea who has no life outside of his work. The 30-something is one of the most trusted employees at his work, and always gets things done right. But when he tries to quit his job, he faces a series of ordeals that tests his courage and fortitude. Director Im Sang-yoon’s feature debut “A Company Man” shows the extremes of Korea’s office politics, and the mundane lives of urban prof
Oct. 15, 2012
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Thai, Lebanese films share top award at Busan festival
BUSAN (AFP) ― A low-budget, experimental production from Thailand and a gripping Lebanese drama shared the main award at Asia’s largest film festival, which drew to a close on Saturday.Jurors for the New Currents award at the Busan International Film Festival described first-time Thai director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s “36” as “breathtaking” while praising the “extraordinary sympathy” director Maryam Najafi was able to draw from her audience throughout her entry “Kayan.”Both productions recei
Oct. 14, 2012
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Busan film fest closes with fanfare
Korean actors Bang Eun-jin and Lee Jae-hoon hosts the closing ceremony of the 17th Busan International Film Festival in Busan on Saturday. (Yonhap News)The 10-day Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) closed Saturday after demonstrating its growing stature as Asia's largest film event.The curtains came down with the screening of "Television," a family-focused movie directed by Mostafa Farooki f
Oct. 14, 2012
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A Company Man (Korea)Opened Oct. 11Action. Thriller. Directed by Lim Sang-yoon. Hyeong-do (So Ji-sub) is a professional killer. He works for an organization that disguises itself as an ordinary metal manufacturing company. He never makes a mistake, is loyal to his boss, and is always on top of things. He is one of the most trusted killers in the organization; he does not have a life outside his work, as he has no family to take care of, and has no friends to spend time with. One day, however, he
Oct. 12, 2012
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Ben Affleck makes his mark directing smart thrillers
The physical requirements for the scene weren’t complicated. Bryan Cranston, who plays CIA manager Jack O’Donnell in director Ben Affleck’s hostage rescue drama “Argo,” had to walk from one office to another, and as laid out in a Los Angeles set late last year, a straight line ran from point A to point B.But before Cranston took a step, Affleck pulled the actor aside and redirected him.Iranian militants had just stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, and details about the 1979 takeover were muddled
Oct. 12, 2012
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Afghan filmmakers fear for cinematic history
BUSAN ― Afghan director Siddiq Barmak remembers watching helplessly as reel upon reel of film footage was taken outside and burned in the street after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan.He also remembers the effort it took to save other films from destruction after the extremist forces marched into Kabul in 1996.Barmak and other Afghan filmmakers this week warned that efforts to save Afghanistan’s film history were being undermined by government inaction and concerns about security ahead of a
Oct. 12, 2012
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Tom Hanks to make Broadway debut next year
NEW YORK (AP) ― Tom Hanks will play a gutsy New York City newspaper columnist when he makes his debut on Broadway in the spring. Producers of Nora Ephron’s play “Lucky Guy” announced Thursday that Hanks will play Mike McAlary in the stage biography. Hanks, a two-time Oscar winner, had been in negotiations for the role when Ephron died this summer. Previews begin March 1 at the Broadhurst Theatre and an opening night is set for April 1. McAlary, the city’s one-time dominant tabloid reporter, got
Oct. 12, 2012
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Holmes begins ‘Dead Accounts’ rehearsals
Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes began rehearsals Monday for the Broadway comedy “Dead Accounts,” the show‘s producers said.Theresa Rebeck’s play is being directed by three-time Tony Award-winner Jack O‘Brien.Co-starring Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton and Jayne Houdyshell, “Dead Accounts” is to begin previews Nov. 3 in preparation for a Nov. 29 opening night at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre.“Jack‘s unexpected return throws his family into a frenzy, and his sister Lorna needs answers,” a synopsis said
Oct. 12, 2012
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Rare screening for N.K. film at Busan festival
BUSAN (AFP) ― A North Korean romantic comedy about a female coalminer who dreams of becoming a trapeze artist was given a rare screening before a South Korean audience on Wednesday.South Korea normally bans all forms of media from the North but the government made an exception for the romantic comedy “Comrade Kim Goes Flying,” screening at the 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).“We are proud to say that we have played our part in the cultural exchange between North and South Korea,” s
Oct. 11, 2012
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Afghan offers bounty for anti-Islam filmmaker
A religious cleric in western Afghanistan said Wednesday he is offering a $300,000 bounty to anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film that has angered Muslims around the world.Mir Farooq Hussini, a cleric and the spokesman for an organization representing about 450 religious schools in Herat province, made the latest bounty offer. U.S. federal prosecutors said Mark Basseley Youssef, 55, an
Oct. 11, 2012
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[Herald Review] Jeju director’s film features 1948 Jeju Massacre
O Muel’s ‘Jiseul’ portrays tragic historical event in exquisite black-and-white cinematographyBUSAN -- Director O Muel occupies a rare place in Korean cinema, being one of the very few filmmakers creating works about Jeju Island. All of his previous films were shot on his native Jeju, in Jeju dialect, featuring the lives of people living on the island.Two previous films, “Pong Ddol” (2010) and “Nostalgia” (2009) were rather humorous accounts of ordinary Jeju residents, from a flakey filmmaker to
Oct. 10, 2012
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Korean, French, Austrian films in Oscars long-list
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― French blockbuster “Les Intouchables” and Austrian Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner “Love” are hot tips for best foreign language Oscar, from a long-list of candidates published Monday.Hong Kong movie master Johnnie To and China’s Chen Kaige ― whose “Farewell my Concubine” won the top Cannes film festival prize in 1993 ― are also among films from 71 countries which could be vying for an Academy statuette.Iran, whose “A Separation” won foreign language Oscar for Asghar Farha
Oct. 9, 2012
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Low-budget films vie for top award at Busan festival
BUSAN (AFP) ― Two low-budget productions are among those vying for the top award at Asia’s premier film festival this week, with organisers praising their creativity despite their technical limitations.The New Currents award at the Busan International Film Festival carries with it two prizes of $30,000 and is open to first- or second-time Asian filmmakers.Among the 10 entries this year are local director Lee Donku’s $3,000 “Fatal,” a coming-of-age drama, and Thai director Nawapol Thamrongrattana
Oct. 9, 2012
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'Jack died for nothing in Titanic’
A television show in the United States conducted an intriguing experiment to check how realistic the movie “Titanic” was in depicting the death of its central character Jack played Leonardo DiCaprio in the freezing ocean.“Mythbusters" on the Discovery Channel set out to carry out the test as there is lingering doubt about whether Jack really had no choice but to die in the cold water. The cable channel set a simulated environment and implemented the experiment with a dummy. In the movie, Jack wa
Oct. 9, 2012