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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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China woos Hollywood studios with film fund
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― China is continuing its courtship of Hollywood, with government officials touting a new fund that aims to co-finance movies.Wednesday’s push comes just weeks after China’s leader-in-waiting, Vice President Xi Jinping, unveiled rules that would give foreign films better access to the country’s booming box office and a larger percentage of ticket receipts.Yang Buting, former chairman of one China’s two national movie distributors, China Film Group, told a film finance conference
March 8, 2012
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Franco, Cornish among those with films at Tribeca
NEW YORK (AP) ― This year’s Tribeca Film Festival will feature many domestically oriented movies that deal with contentious contemporary issues, from the recession to James Franco’s artistic antics.Tribeca announced the first half of its slate for this year’s festival Tuesday: 46 feature films out of a planned 90. This half includes entries in the world narrative and documentary categories, as well as those in the festival’s “viewpoints’’ section, a category that highlights edgier films.The docu
March 7, 2012
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Former teen star returns to big screen
Kim So-yeon stars as Joseon’s first barista in ‘Gabi’Just a day before the press premiere of her upcoming film “Gabi,” actress Kim So-yeon could not hide her nervous excitement. It was a rainy day in Seoul, and Kim said she listened to singer Sim Soo-bong’s melodramatic song “Binari” on her way to the cafe in Samcheong-dong to calm herself down.“I’ve been waiting for the release date so badly,” the 32-year-old told The Korea Herald on Monday. “But now I’m rather worried a little. I really don’t
March 7, 2012
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Novak explains feelings behind ‘Artist’ protest
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Kim Novak is clarifying why she used the word “rape’’ to describe how she felt about “The Artist.’’The 79-year-old “Vertigo’’ actress, who will be honored next month at the TCM Classic Film Festival, said during a phone interview Monday that hearing the score from the Alfred Hitchcock film used in the recent Oscar-winning homage to the silent-film era reminded her of the same feelings she experienced when she was raped as a child.“It was very painful,’’ said Novak. “When I sai
March 7, 2012
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Mixed reaction for Fox’s foray into local market
Major American film studio announces plans to invest and distribute K-filmsFollowing Fox International Productions’ announcement of its foray into the Korean film market as a distributor and investor last month, there are mixed reactions here to the possible changes to be brought to the scene.An international production umbrella unit of America’s major film production house Fox Filmed Entertainment, FIP produces and distributes local language films around the globe. Known as one of the world’s l
March 6, 2012
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Rookie director heads to Miami, Hong Kong fests
Rookie director Kim Joong-hyun has been invited to two international film festivals for his feature debut “Choked,” according to the film’s production house. The work will be featured at the Miami International Film Festival and the 36th Hong Kong International Film Festival. The film was featured at last year’s BIFF and this year’s Berlinale. It tells the story of a young man whose mother suddenly disappears and leaves him a trail of debts.“Late Autumn” director Kim Tae-yong worked with Kim Joo
March 5, 2012
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‘Lorax’ cleans up at U.S. box office with $70 million debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’’ raked in all kinds of green, earning $70.7 million in its first weekend to score the biggest box-office debut of the year by far.The 3-D animated family film from Universal Pictures, featuring the voices of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron and Taylor Swift, is based on Seuss’ cautionary fable about the importance of preserving the environment. Of its opening haul, $5.4 million, or 8 percent, came from IMAX screens, which is on the high side for a family film.Com
March 5, 2012
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‘Star Wars’ designer Ralph McQuarrie dies at 82
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ―Ralph McQuarrie, the cinematic designer known for the famous “Star Wars” characters such as Darth Vader, Chewbacca and R2-D2, has died at age 82, his website announced Sunday.McQuarrie, who died Saturday, collaborated with George Lucas on the original “Star Wars” trilogy in the 1970s and with Steven Spielberg on films including “E.T.,” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”He also was part of the team with director Ron Howard which made “Cocoon,” a 1985 production which won
March 5, 2012
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Weinstein protests R rating of ‘Bully’ documentary
NEW YORK (AP) ― Fresh off his Oscar glory with “The Artist,’’ there’s no silence for Harvey Weinstein when it comes to his next film.The famously bellicose producer is protesting the R rating received by a documentary his Weinstein Co. is releasing. “Bully,’’ directed by Lee Hirsch, is an examination of school bullying that follows five kids and families over the course of a school year.It received the rating, which restricts kids under the age of 17 from seeing it without an accompanying adult,
March 4, 2012
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Box Office
Howling (Korea) Opened Feb. 16Crime. Thriller. Directed by Yoo Ha. Detective Sang-gil (Song Kang-ho), who is desperate for promotion, gets annoyed when he is assigned to work with an inexperienced junior Eun-young (Lee Na-young) for what looks like a suicide case. Eun-young finds out that it is a murder case involving a giant wolf-dog. Being the only female detective in her team, socially inept Eun-young endures low expectations, lewd jokes and even sexual harassment by her macho team members. W
March 2, 2012
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At 50, Lea Thompson’s hitting her stride
As an actress, Lea Thompson considers herself a “long-distance runner” ― someone who keeps up a steady pace instead of a sprint.“I always felt like my best years would be from 50 to 65 years old,” Thompson said. “I don’t know why. It was a feeling I had even when I was really young. My kids are kind of all grown up now and I can be in a difference space where I can put everything into it.”Just a few months shy of her 51st birthday, the gamin former ballerina could easily pass as a 30-something.
March 2, 2012
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Michael Douglas promotes UN art contest for peace
Michael Douglas, a United Nations Messenger of Peace, is promoting a U.N. art contest for youngsters to help promote a nuclear-free world.Contestants age 5 through 17 are encouraged to watch a short, age-appropriate video online about the dangers of nuclear weapons, and then use their creative talents to imagine a world free of nuclear weapons, without wars, bombs or fear."Art is the universal language. Art speaks to our hearts and minds. Art can make a difference and so can you," Douglas says i
March 2, 2012
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‘Planet of Snail’ touching in many ways
IDFA-winning documentary delves into human connection to the universeOf all our senses, the sense of touch arguably is the most intimate. It develops before all the other senses, and it’s one of the first ways in which children learn about their environment and bond with others. It brings pleasure, protection and emotional support. Even after our sight weakens and hearing fades, this sense usually stays with us. Director Yi Seung-jun’s award-winning documentary, “Planet of Snail,” is an exquisit
March 1, 2012
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Everything old was new again at the Oscars
Justin Bieber wasn’t mincing words. “I’m here to bring you the 18 to 24 demographic,’’ the teen pop star told Billy Crystal in the opening Oscar montage. “So, how long do you want me to stay here for?’’The two were spoofing “Midnight in Paris,’’ a film about time travel, and actually it did feel like Bieber had swooped in from the future. Because everything else about this year’s Oscars had a distinct vintage feel, from the honored films harking back to early years of cinema, to the longevity of
Feb. 28, 2012
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Hollywood ‘god’ Weinstein rules at Oscars, again
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Meryl Streep famously called him “God.” And Harvey Weinstein certainly looked omnipotent at the Oscars Sunday, showing again his peerless skills at campaigning for the coveted golden statuettes.For the second year running the founder of The Weinstein Company steered one of its films to Academy Awards glory, this year with silent movie “The Artist,” after last year’s victory for “The King’s Speech.”The Weinstein Company was also behind “The Iron Lady” ― which won best actress
Feb. 28, 2012
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Bollywood movies to charm Seoul
Six Indian films will be screened for free in Seoul between Thursday and Monday, according to the Embassy of India and CJ CGV.The Indian Film Festival at CGV Apgujeong features acclaimed Indian films with Korean subtitles. All of the movies to be shown have won awards at national and international film festivals, according to the Embassy of India.“India is the biggest producer of feature films in the world and over 1,000 feature films are produced annually in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and other c
Feb. 28, 2012
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Ruling party rows over Lee ally’s selection
The ruling Saenuri Party’s leadership argued Monday over the selection of Rep. Lee Jae-oh, a close ally of President Lee Myung-bak, as a candidate for the general election. The party’s candidate selection committee announced the nomination of Lee, but immediately faced opposition from some party leaders who had openly called on him to step aside to take responsibility for the damage the president and his confidants have done to the party’s support. Committee head Jung Hong-won announced the firs
Feb. 27, 2012
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‘The Artist’ wins best picture, director, actor Oscars
Hollywood celebrates its early years, with black-and-white silent film sweeping Academy AwardsLOS ANGELES ― “The Artist,” a black-and-white homage to the early days of Hollywood, was named best picture at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, it is the first essentially silent film to win best picture since “Wings” won at the first Oscar ceremony in 1929.Meryl Streep won the Oscar ― and a standing ovation ― for her uncanny portrayal of former British Prime Minister
Feb. 27, 2012
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Cohen pulls Kim Jong-il stunt at Oscars
HOLLYWOOD (AFP) ― Flamboyant British comic Sacha Baron Cohen pulled a North Korea-themed publicity stunt on the Oscars red carpet Sunday, pretending to pour late leader Kim Jong-il’s ashes onto an interviewer.The “Ali G,” “Borat” and “Bruno” star, who had been warned against staging a stunt at the Academy Awards, turned up in full military regalia from his latest movie “The Dictator,” and clutching a funeral urn bearing Kim’s photo.Flanked by two female guards in uniforms and red berets, he told
Feb. 27, 2012
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Bergman favorite actor Erland Josephson dies at 88
Swedish actor Erland Josephson, who collaborated with legendary film director Ingmar Bergman in more than 40 films and plays, has died. He was 88.The award-winning actor died at a Stockholm hospital on Saturday following a long battle against Parkinson’s disease, said Royal Dramatic Theatre spokeswoman Christina Bjerkander.Josephson was born into a family of artists and culture workers in Stockholm in 1923 and would become the actor who had the longest-running collaboration with Bergman. The two
Feb. 27, 2012