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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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[Kim So-hyun] The quiet taxi driver from Paris
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EBS festival to combine education, documentary movies
EBS’ documentary festival EIDF opens with controversial bully documentaryKorea’s Educational Broadcasting System is showcasing a number of socially conscious and educational non-fiction films in its upcoming EBS International Documentary Festival. The annual event is one of the very few documentary events in the world where the films are screened both in movie theaters and on TV. The festival is celebrating its ninth edition this year, featuring 48 films from 31 countries. Some 710 films were su
July 24, 2012
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Kim Hye-soo ‘steals’ her scenes
‘The Thieves’ actress talks about her new movie, her love for peopleAmong the many living actresses in Korea, Kim Hye-soo is an icon like no other. She is the type of actress who is remembered for her image first, film roles second. Many are well aware of and charmed by her risqué and daring fashion choices on red carpets, her gift of gab on TV talk shows, and her dominating, charismatic presence off screen. Her position in the film scene is therefore unique; she is one of the very few, or perha
July 23, 2012
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Shooting heightens concern at cinemas
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― The mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater rattled the nerves of some other moviegoers with opening weekend tickets for the new Batman film and led some cinema chains to add more guards. Experts say it’s unlikely, though, that venues will implement even stricter security measures because it would significantly alter the experience of going to a film, concert or game.The early Friday rampage in Aurora, Colorado, at a midnight screening of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight
July 23, 2012
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Jeon Ji-hyeon satisfied with her role in new movie
Jeon Ji-hyeon said she was satisfied with her role in the upcoming movie “Thieves,” a story of a gang that steals billions of dollars worth of diamonds hidden in Macau. The movie goes on release Wednesday.In the movie, actress Jeon Ji-hyeon plays a sexy and agile rope-walker alongside famous actors and actresses like Kim Yoon-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jeong-jae and Kim Soo-hyeon.In an interview with Herald Business, Jeon said she was very satisfied with the character with an unrestrained nature bec
July 23, 2012
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Warner Bros. cancels more world Batman premieres
Warner Bros. Pictures says it has canceled appearances by the cast and filmmakers of the movie ``The Dark Knight Rises'' in Mexico and Japan after a shooter killed 12 people and injured at least 50 Friday in a Colorado theater during a midnight premiere of the newest Batman movie.The studio says actors Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and Joseph Gordon Levitt will no longer hold press or red carpet
July 22, 2012
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Summer screenings to beat the heat
24-hour theaters, special summer showings fun and cheap ways to stay coolThe summer is here and the mercury is rising.While many go overseas or to the countryside for their vacation, there’s another place close by to escape the heat ― the movie theater. From 24-hour theaters to old horror movies, it’s easy to cool down without spending a lot of money.24-hour movie theatersFor Seoulites staying in the city for the summer, the option of watching a movie is available 24 hours a day. Targeting late-
July 20, 2012
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Two Doors (Korea)Opened June 21Documentary. Directed by Kim Il-ran and Hong Ji-you. On Jan. 20, 2009, residents of a redevelopment area in Yongsan, Seoul, had been occupying the top floor of a four-story building named “Namildang” since the previous day to protest the city project. A police SWAT team was sent in to arrest the protesters. A fire erupted during the violent pre-dawn raid, killing five protesters and one policeman. The Seoul Central District Court held the leaders of the protest res
July 20, 2012
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Christopher Nolan says goodbye to Gotham
From a distance, Christopher Nolan’s Gotham City sure doesn’t look like much. The “skyline” begins to emerge over the horizon in the rolling green farmlands about 50 miles north of London, but there are no gothic spires or granite citadels, just the slanted, pocked roofs of two boxy metal buildings.But nearing the complex on a winding two-lane road, the immensity of the make-believe metropolis comes into focus: The structures that looked squat from afar are actually 15 stories tall ― and as long
July 20, 2012
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Kim Ki-duk back with new film ‘Pieta’
Kim Ki-duk, one of the best known Korean directors overseas, said on Thursday he has realized that filmmaking makes him happy, in his first appearance before local media in four years.“It will be my first feature film to be shown in four years,” Kim said during a news conference in Seoul to promote his new film “Pieta.” “I haven’t worked on any movie for many reasons so far. This time, I surely felt that I’m happy when I make films.”“Pieta,” named after the title of a masterpiece sculpture by Mi
July 20, 2012
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PiFan’s grand opening ceremony is held in Bucheon
The opening ceremony of the 16th Puchon (Bucheon) International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) was held in Bucheon Gymnasium at 7 p.m. Thursday.More than 3,000 people including Bucheon City mayor Kim Man-soo, deputy minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kwak Young-jin, and many other celebrities and movie-lovers attended the ceremony hosted by Bucheon City and the PiFan Organizing Committee.During the ceremony, mayor Kim said that PiFan is a very creative and extraordinary event, encouraging
July 20, 2012
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Kim Ki-duk back with new film 'Pieta'
Kim Ki-duk, one of the best known Korean directors overseas, said on Thursday he has realized that filmmaking makes him happy, in his first appearance before local media in four years."It will be my first feature film to be shown in four years,"Kim said during a news conference in Seoul to promote his new film "Pieta." "I haven't worked on any movie for many reasons so far.This time, I surely felt
July 19, 2012
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Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood’s first superstar, dies
NEW DELHI (AP) ― Rajesh Khanna, whose success as a romantic lead in scores of Indian movies made him Bollywood’s first superstar, died Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 69. His wife, actress Dimple Kapadia, and two daughters were at his bedside when he died at his home in Mumbai, said his son-in-law, actor Akshay Kumar. Khanna began his career in the mid-1960s in romantic films that were hugely popular. He played the lead role in some 120 of the 170 movies in which he appeared and won scor
July 19, 2012
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‘Forget Manhattan! Try Jerusalem,’ Israel tells Woody Allen
JERUSALEM (AFP) ― He’s had “Manhattan,” “Midnight in Paris” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” and now Israeli officials are trying to convince legendary U.S. film-maker Woody Allen to set a movie in the Holy City of Jerusalem.Both President Shimon Peres and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat are part of the effort, their offices said, with Barkat even holding a pow-wow with Allen and his one-time muse Diane Keaton earlier this year.“President Peres always encourages producers and directors to come and mak
July 18, 2012
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Shooting begins for joint Korea-Japan production
A Korea-Japan joint production film started shooting in Japan last month, according to its local producer and distributor Lotte Entertainment.Titled “Mumyeongin,” literally translated as a “nameless person,” the movie is a film adaptation of Japanese writer Tsukasaki Siro’s novel “Genome Hazard.” The mystery thriller tells the story of a Japanese man who one day realizes all of his memories aren’t his own but someone else’s; they were injected into his brain by some unknown forces. Hidetoshi Ni
July 18, 2012
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U.S. actress Uma Thurman a mom again, at 42
NEW YORK (AFP) -- “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill” actress Uma Thurman is a mother again at 42, after giving birth to a baby girl, her publicist said Monday.The newborn is the third child for the star, and her first with financier partner Arpad Busson. “A baby girl! Mommy and baby are doing really well,” the star’s spokeswoman Gabrielle Kachman said, giving no further details.Thurman and Busson, 49, have had a stormy relationship. They planned to marry after starting dating in 2007, but broke off
July 17, 2012
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Indie documentary ‘reconstructs’ 2009 Yongsan tragedy
“Two Doors” attracts 40,000 viewers just three weeks after its releaseOn Jan. 20, 2009, residents of a redevelopment area in Yongsan, Seoul, had been occupying the top floor of a four-story building named “Namildang” since the previous day to protest the city project. A police SWAT team was sent in to arrest the protesters. A fire erupted during the violent pre-dawn raid, killing five protesters and one policeman. The Seoul Central District Court held the leaders of the protest responsible for
July 17, 2012
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Son of Sylvester Stallone dies in L.A.
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The 36-year-old son of Sylvester Stallone was found dead in his Los Angeles home, leaving the actor grief-stricken as authorities investigated the cause, a publicist and authorities said. Sage Stallone was found unresponsive by an employee and a relative on Friday. There were no signs of foul play or trauma, and no suicide note was found, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said. “Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son,” publicist Mic
July 16, 2012
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Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm dies at 95
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm ― who was the original girl who couldn’t say no in the musical “Oklahoma!” ― has died aged 95, her family and reports said Sunday.Holm, who won the best supporting actress Academy Award in 1948 for “Gentlemen’s Agreement” and later appeared in “High Society” (1956), died at her home in New York.She was admitted to hospital a week ago, said her niece Amy Phillips, cited by CNN. “She passed peacefully in her home in her own bed with her husban
July 16, 2012
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Movie industry signs pact on shared growth
A trilateral commission of the government, movie industry executives and associations of industry people on Monday signed an agreement calling for their best efforts to carry out “shared growth” within the industry.The parties agreed to launch a center for monitoring unfair acts by large conglomerates as part of efforts to lessen their monopoly on the market, according to the commission.The monitoring center will be set up under the Korean Film Council, a government agency for promoting homegrow
July 16, 2012
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Five Avengers-related movies in 2 years
A movie poster for Producers discussed plans for five Avengers-related films to be released in the next two years at the "Iron Man 3" Comic-Con panel in San Diego.The panel included appearances by Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, producer Jon Favreau and director Shane Black, U-T San Diego reported Saturday.Favreau directed the first two Iron Man movies, but is acting as producer on t
July 16, 2012