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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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N. Korea sends economic delegation to Iran amid suspected military cooperation
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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Bard’s name is barred in protest against film
LONDON (AFP) ― Protesters in William Shakespeare’s home county were on Tuesday to temporarily remove the writer’s name from street signs in support of a campaign against a new film which suggests the Bard was “a fraud.”Shakespeare Birthplace Trust was to tape over nine road signs bearing the writer’s name in Warwickshire, central England, in protest at “Anonymous,” a new movie which alleges Shakespeare was a “barely literate frontman for the Earl of Oxford.”The charity, which promotes the study
Oct. 25, 2011
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Spielberg ‘brings Tintin home’ Hollywood-style
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― Belgium rolled out the red carpet for Tintin, its most celebrated son, as Steven Spielberg offered a Hollywood-style premiere of his blockbuster-to-be to enthusiastic crowds in the comic book hero’s home city.“It is a great honor for us to bring Tintin home,” Spielberg told a news c
Oct. 23, 2011
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Halloween getting Latino characters
Centuries before the bride of Frankenstein first screamed and hissed on the big screen in 1935, the legend of the wailing woman who drowned her children was already terrifying kids throughout Latin America.But only now, with Latinos constituting the largest minority group in the nation, has the tale
Oct. 21, 2011
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Restless (U.S.)Opening Oct. 27Drama. Directed by Gus Van Sant. Young boy Enoch (Henry Hopper), who dropped out of school after his parents’ untimely deaths, only hangs out with his imaginary friend Hiroshi (Ryo Kase), while spending most of his time attending strangers’ funerals. Things change when
Oct. 21, 2011
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The musical ‘Sound of Music’ in Salzburg homecoming
SALZBURG, Austria (AFP) ― “The Sound of Music,” the musical made world famous by the 1965 film starring Julie Andrews, has never been performed in the picture-postcard Austrian city of Salzburg where it is set.But on Sunday this will change as the Salzburg State Theatre premieres a sell-out German-l
Oct. 20, 2011
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Lohan in custody after judge finds probation issue
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan sported a new accessory Wednesday after a judge revoked her probation: Handcuffs.The actress was taken into custody and escorted from a hearing after Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner revoked her probation because she was ousted from a community service as
Oct. 20, 2011
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Barbra Streisand and others honored; Davis has baby news
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Nine women were honored at the annual Women in Hollywood event, yet two ladies in particular stole the show.Viola Davis surprised her fellow honorees and an audience of Hollywood insiders Monday night by announcing she had adopted a baby girl.And Barbra Streisand was repeatedly cr
Oct. 19, 2011
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Kim Ha-neul, Park Hae-il get top honors at Daejong Film Awards
Actress Kim Ha-neul walks the red carpet during the 48th Grand Bell Awards at Sejong Center in Seoul, Monday. (Yonhap News)“The Front Line” picks up Best Picture, Best CinematographyKim Ha-neul took home the top acting award at the 48th Daejong Film (Grand Bell) Awards on Monday for her role as a vi
Oct. 18, 2011
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Pee Wee, Potter, Vader win at Scream Awards
UNIVERSAL CITY, California (AP) ― Heroes and villains from the worlds of horror, fantasy and science-fiction shared the stage at Spike TVs annual Scream Awards.More television event than traditional awards ceremony, the Scream Awards were presented in an amphitheater built on the Universal Studios b
Oct. 17, 2011
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Forgiveness should not be forced: Lee Jeong-hyang
Director talks about issues of capital punishment and domestic violence in her upcoming filmShe made a highly successful debut with a charming romantic comedy in the late 1990s, and enjoyed another box-office home run with a heart-warming tale of a grandmother and a grandson in 2002. Now director Le
Oct. 16, 2011
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Violence stars in Iraqi film fest
BAGHDAD (AFP) ― A journalist kidnapped by extremists may be a well-trodden scenario, but for one young filmmaker in Baghdad, it provided fodder for a nascent genre in Iraqi film: the patriotic action flick.“Attention” by Ibrahim al-Khazali, named Best Iraqi Production at this month’s Baghdad Interna
Oct. 16, 2011
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‘Mourning,’ ‘Nio’ win New Currents Award in Busan
“Mourning” by Iranian director Morteza Farshbaf and “Nio” by Filipino director Loy Arcenas have won the New Currents Award at the Busan International Film Festival. The award recognizes Asia’s best rising directors. BIFF wrapped up its nine-day event on Friday evening in Busan, with the screening of
Oct. 14, 2011
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The Four Times (Italy, Switzerland, Germany)Opening Oct. 20Drama. Directed by Michelangelo Frammartino. An old shepherd lives alone with his goats, in a remote village perched on the hills of Calabria, in the southernmost region of Italy. The weary old man gets sick one day, and believes the only me
Oct. 14, 2011
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Chinese students flock to U.S. film schools to develop their creative voices
Born in northern China and raised in Beijing, Sally Liu came of age in the 1990s and dreamed of becoming a filmmaker. With the world’s most populous nation swelling with thousands of new cinemas, big-budget productions proliferating and box-office grosses multiplying, the movies in China aren’t just
Oct. 14, 2011
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London Film Festival opens with Law, Weisz in ‘360’
LONDON (AP) ― The London Film Festival, an international cinema showcase, opens Wednesday with “360,” a fittingly globe-spanning drama that moves from London to Vienna, Rio de Janeiro and Denver, Colorado.The film by “City of God” director Fernando Meirelles stars Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Rache
Oct. 13, 2011
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Girls’ Generation to release new single in U.S. and beyond
Hallyu girl group Girls’ Generation will release their latest single “The Boys” in the U.S. and other countries, through Interscope Records, an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. The record label is home to many big-name stars, including Lady Gaga, Eminem and the Black Eyed Pe
Oct. 13, 2011
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Michelle Yeoh, Luc Besson laud Myanmar releases
BUSAN (AFP) ― Actress Michelle Yeoh, who plays Aung San Suu Kyi in a new biopic of the Myanmar activist, said Wednesday that the release of jailed dissident and comedian Zarganar was “joyful news.”Zarganar, one of Myanmar’s most celebrated satirists who had been incarcerated since 2008 for his polit
Oct. 13, 2011
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Hollywood hacking case victims include Johansson
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A man was charged with hacking into celebrity email accounts in a computer invasion scheme that led to the posting of private and revealing information, including nude photos of actress Scarlett Johansson, on the Internet, federal authorities said Wednesday.Scarlett Johansso
Oct. 13, 2011
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Memories keep missing Cambodian films alive
BUSAN (AFP) ― When filmmaker Davy Chou began to research the history of Cambodian cinema he found the films themselves had almost vanished amidst the devastation of war but that memories were keeping them alive.“The Khmer Rouge marched into Phnom Penh in 1975 and the film industry just simply vanish
Oct. 12, 2011
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China’s thirst for blockbusters worries country’s filmmakers
BUSAN (AFP) ― The growing power of China’s cinema industry is on show at Asia’s top film festival, but some filmmakers worry that a thirst for blockbusters is hurting quality and creativity.“It’s a big population and a big market and a lot of opportunity to increase that market,” independent Chinese
Oct. 11, 2011