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Box-office rankings (Dec. 31 - Jan. 2)

Jan 7, 2011

1. The Last Godfather Opened Dec. 29 Directed by Shim Hyung-rae Starring Shim Hyung-rae 2. Hello Ghost Opened Dec. 22 Directed by Kim Yeong-tak Starring Cha Tae-hyeon, Kang Ye-won 3. The Yell...
Dark is just ‘Biutiful’ to Inarritu and Bardem

Jan 7, 2011

As director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu remembers it, he and Javier Bardem first met at “The Losers Party.” It was Oscar night 2001 and Inarritu had just been overlooked by the academy ― for the fir...
World tour in Palm Springs

Jan 6, 2011

LOS ANGELES ― Few events straddle the glitz and grit of world cinema quite like the Palm Springs International Film Festival. That’s thanks to the affair’s wildly divergent aims ― to be the U.S.’ def...
Sheriff wants Lohan charged with battery

Jan 5, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Sheriff’s investigators want Lindsay Lohan charged with battery for last month’s skirmish with a Betty Ford Center rehabilitation technician. A two-week investigation shows the 24...
‘Black Swan,’ ‘Inception’ and ‘Social Network’ get WGA nominations

Jan 5, 2011

LOS ANGELES ― A few surprises made their way into the Writers Guild of America awards nominations Tuesday morning, which included nods for a surreal film about dreams, a comedy-drama about a modern-d...
Oscar-nominated star Postlethwaite dies at 64

Jan 4, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― He could have stayed in teaching. That’s what his parents wanted: it was the safe, secure route for a young man with working-class roots and a face few would describe as handsome. But ...
A critic fumes online as ‘The Last Godfather’ reigns

Jan 3, 2011

Well-known cultural critic Chin Jung-kwon does not hesitate to speak out on sensitive issues. His aggressive style is now clashing with moviegoers over the new comedy “The Last Godfather,” directed ...
Korean actress Lee Na-young and Daniel Henney rumored to be dating

Jan 2, 2011

From left are Rain, Lee Na-young and Daniel Henney, shown at a press conference for the KBS drama “Fugitive Plan B” at Lotte Hotel Seoul in Sogong-dong. (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald) Korean actre...