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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Nicolas Cage to star in film about Alaska serial killer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ― The hunt for Alaska’s most infamous serial murderer is about to get the Hollywood treatment.Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage will star in “Frozen Ground,” a movie detailing the police investigation of serial killer Robert Hansen, Variety reported Wednesday. He will play an Alaska State Trooper who investigated the murders.Filming is scheduled to start in Anchorage
July 28, 2011
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‘Cinematheque connects past and future of cinema’
Extremely eloquent and calm in nature, Seoul Art Cinema’s program director Kim Seong-uk knows his job and films. Kim Seong-uk, program director ofthe Korean Associat ion of Cinematheques, speaks during aninterview with The Korea Herald onTuesday. (Claire Lee/The Korea Herald)Kim has been in charge of organizing both screenings and education programs for anyone who likes movies or learning about f
July 26, 2011
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Coppola unveils 3-D horror ‘Twixt’
July 25, 2011
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Spielberg says new 'Jurassic Park' is coming soon
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dinosaur fan alert: Steven Spielberg says a fourth "Jurassic Park" film may be only a few years away.Spielberg told an audience at the Comic-Con fan convention Friday that he has a story and a screenwriter for the next installment of his blockbuster franchise about prehistoric reptiles brought into modern times through cloning.The filmmaker directed the first two "Jurassic Park" a
July 23, 2011
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Japanese jazz band’s 37th album
T-Square“Nine Stories”Sony MusicIn any field, being the best is obviously meaningful but being the oldest is also a difficult goal to achieve. In jazz, it is all the more difficult because jazz musicians tend to enjoy improvisations with new artists rather than staying part of the same act. T-Square, one of the oldest fusion jazz bands in Japan, has released its 37th studio album “Nine Stories.” T
July 22, 2011
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Blake Shelton delivers his best
Blake Shelton “Red River Blue”Warner Bros.Ten years in, Blake Shelton’s up-and-down career is now skyrocketing, with no dips in sight.His current hit, “Honey Bee,” is his fourth consecutive No. 1, setting records for a male country singer in how fast it reached gold in digital sales. He is the current CMA Male Vocalist of the Year, and he starred as a coach in the popular NBC talent show, “The Voi
July 22, 2011
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Box Office
BOX OFFICEBlind (Korea)Opening August 11Thriller. Directed by Ahn Sang-hoon. A female university student goes missing one day and later gets discovered as a victim of a hit-and-run car accident. Assuming the kidnapper and the driver are the same person, the police begin their investigation but fail to get a hold of the criminal. They then find there were two witnesses at the scene: Soo-ah (Kim Ha-
July 22, 2011
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Kunis and Timberlake talk about sleeping together, onscreen
Mila Kunis feels the need to set the record straight.Yes, she was sharing a steamy love scene with Justin Timberlake in their sex comedy “Friends with Benefits.” Yes, she knew Timberlake’s reputation as a lady-killer, from Britney to Fergie, Alyssa Milano, Cameron Diaz, Jessica Biel and maybe Olivia Wilde.And, yes, she dozed off in the middle of said sexy scene. But she can explain.“What happened,
July 22, 2011
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Iconic ‘Gone With the Wind’ dress faded forever
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ― Efforts to preserve and restore several iconic dresses from the Oscar-winning Civil War movie “Gone With the Wind” have uncovered what might be painful for die-hard fans: Some of them simply can’t be made to look like they did on screen.Stitching and holes can be repaired and extra feathers added years ago can be removed, but the dresses are old, badly faded in spots and in on
July 21, 2011
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Another alleged Marilyn Monroe sex film surfaces
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ― A Spanish collector plans to auction what he claims is a newly discovered 8-mm version of a film purportedly showing Marilyn Monroe having sex when she was still an underage actress known as Norma Jean Baker.A Marilyn Monroe expert, however, says the actress in the film is someone else, considerably heavier and less feminine than the legendary film star.“That’s not M
July 21, 2011
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Film, comics underpin annual Comic-Con
Amid the crush of “Twilight” fans and displays of upcoming movies and TV shows, the comic books that started it all at San Diego’s annual Comic-Con are still there championing the heroes.It was four decades ago that the first Comic-Con was held at an aging downtown hotel, attracting only a handful of major guests. This weekend, some 130,000 fans will roam the San Diego Convention Center at what ha
July 21, 2011
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Harry Potter film shatters more box office records
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ― Part 2,” broke single-day box office records with a whopping $92.1 million in opening day sales, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations.A cast member of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ― Part 2” Olive Phelps (right) meets fans in Hong Kong on Saturday. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)The eighth film in the Harry Potter series eclipse
July 17, 2011
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Box Office
BOX OFFICEThe Front Line (Korea)Opening July 20Drama. Directed by Jang Hoon. It is July 1953, and the Korean War is almost at its end. When a South Korean squad leader is shot dead, Eun-pyo (Shin Ha-gyun), a lieutenant, is ordered to investigate. It is suspected that the man was shot by one of his own subordinates, and not by the North Koreans. As Eun-pyo moves to the frontlines to look into the c
July 15, 2011
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Guitar sounds of the summer
Depapepe“One”Sony MusicWeather and music tend to have a match. For hot summer days, the refreshing sound of bosa nova is recommended; for rainy and gloomy days, sticky jazz sounds might be appropriate. Japanese guitar duo Depapepe’s music matches bright sunny days and summer vacation trips. After the 2009 album “Do!,” the duo is back with their fifth album “One.” In Korea, the duo became famous af
July 15, 2011
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‘Hallows,’ goodbye: The end of Harry Potter
If you lived through the Age of Enlightenment, you probably didn’t know it. Likewise, the Age of Reason. Or the Age of Innocence. But the Age of Harry? For Muggles not to know they’ve been living through the Potter Era would be like not noticing a Hogwarts’ commencement exercise marching through their living room. Or the noseless Voldemort sitting in the breakfast nook.“Harry Potter and the Deathl
July 15, 2011
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For Emmys, networks have the right sense of humor
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― With “Mad Men,” “Boardwalk Empire” and other prestige series, cable ruled the Emmy nominations for drama. But broadcast networks got the last laugh with their sitcoms.Of the six nominees for best drama series only one, CBS’ “The Good Wife,” is a network program. Of the half-dozen comedy series contenders, all air on networks.Members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences c
July 15, 2011
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A break from the blockbusters
Seoul Art Cinema to throw one of a kind summer movie eventFor Seoulites staying in the city for the summer, movie theaters are often a good option to avoid the heat while being entertained. Yet if you are not a huge blockbuster fan, or simply would like to try something different, Seoul Art Cinema’s “2011 Cine-Vancances Seoul” ― which kicks off on July 28 ― might give you what you wouldn’t normall
July 15, 2011
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Harry Potter star, Emma Watson struggles to take a cab
Harry Potter heroine Emma Watson struggled to catch a taxi in New York when her famous face did her no favors, the Daily Mail reportedShe was turned down a ride after spending some time explaining directions to an off-duty taxi driver.Emma Watson (Bloomberg)The 21-year-old was having a break from the spotlight in New York, shopping in low-key casual attire.She shopped at British favorites All Sain
July 15, 2011
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Films on wide range of sports to hit local screens
A well-worn clich says sports is drama without a script. And one of the reasons people love sports is because its improvisational theater exposes a full range of human emotions, from the exuberant joy of victory to the excruciating pain of defeat.This summer, South Korean moviegoers will be able to experience that roller-coaster ride from the comfort of their seats in air-conditioned multiplex the
July 14, 2011
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Woody Allen again opts to film movie in Europe
Woody Allen, the Brooklyn-born director who defined New York for filmgoers with such hits as “Bullets Over Broadway” and “Annie Hall,” is once again choosing Europe over Manhattan as the stage for his next movie.Following up films shot in London, Barcelona and Paris ― where Allen set the recently released “Midnight in Paris,” his most successful movie in years ― the idiosyncratic filmmaker is now
July 14, 2011