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Korean director Bong to steer Camera d’Or jury at Cannes

Apr 8, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― South Korean director Bong Joon-ho will chair the jury that picks the winner of the Camera d’Or prize for best first film at this year’s Cannes film festival, organizers said on Thursda...
Actress Yoon receives French cultural order

Apr 6, 2011

Korean actress Yoon Jeong-hee, the heroine of “Poetry,” received a French cultural order on Tuesday, according to the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. Yoon was awarded “Officier dans l’...
Italian movie festival

Apr 5, 2011

Rarely are Italian movies shown in Korea, yet Italian cinema offers some of the best entertainment. To highlight one of Europe’s proudest industries, the Italian Cultural Institute, the cultural win...
[Herald interview] Documentary maker awaits the big ‘coming out’

Apr 5, 2011

Director Lee Hyuk-sang debuts Korea’s first gay documentary Smart, eloquent and bubbly, director Lee Hyuk-sang loves being himself. “My whole worldview changed as I found out about my sexual orient...
Kim Hye-soo, Yu Hae-jin split

Apr 4, 2011

Actress Kim Hye-soo has broken up with her boyfriend Yu Hae-jin, their agencies confirmed Monday. The romantic relationship between the 41-year-old stars was revealed last January when they were spo...
Actress Yun awarded top French honor

Apr 4, 2011

South Korean actress Yun Jung-hee will be honored with a “Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et Lettres” by the French government on Tuesday, according to the French Ministry of Culture and Communicatio...
Jake Gyllenhaal was attracted to explosive ‘Source Code’

Apr 1, 2011

Alfred Hitchcock had a celebrated recipe for suspense: a time bomb planted under a table, people sitting at the table and only the audience being aware that something is ticking. It’s a formula for ...
Box Office

Apr 1, 2011

Pool (Japan) Opened March 31 Drama. Directed by Omori Mika. Kyoko (Satomi Kobayashi), a middle-aged woman who had left her family to work for a guest house in Chiang Mai, Thailand, receives a visit...
Girl power: Action heroines pack a ‘Punch’

Apr 1, 2011

Black undies? Or white? It was a choice that confronted writer-director Zack Snyder while making “Sucker Punch,” a mostly female action-fantasy starring Emily Browning as a gun-toting, sword-swingin...
Fifth ‘Pirates’ adventure being plotted for Depp

Mar 31, 2011

LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Johnny Depp’s tour guide on his “Pirates of the Caribbean” voyages is plotting the course for a fifth installment even before the fourth movie sails into theaters. Producer Jerry Br...
New film council head vows to regain public trust

Mar 30, 2011

Kim Eui-suk, new chairman of the controversy-plagued Korea Film Council (KOFIC), said he will regain public trust in the organization, after officially taking appointment Wednesday. It is the first ...
Japanese bestsellers to flood big screen

Mar 28, 2011

“Norwegian Wood,” “Confessions,” “Closed Note” and “Paradise Lost.” These Japanese films, set to be released in Seoul next month, have one thing in common: they are all cinematic versions of Japan’s...
Lee Chang-dong's 'Poetry' wins highest honor at Swiss film festival

Mar 28, 2011

Renowned South Korean director Lee Chang-dong's film "Poetry" was named best picture at the 25th Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland, the event's organizers said Monday. The film, Le...
Box Office

Mar 25, 2011

I Am a Dad (Korea) Opening April 14 Action. Directed by Lee Se-young and Jeon Man-bae. Jong-sik (Kim Seung-woo) is a detective whose daughter is in need of a heart transplant. Finding it impossible...
‘Jane Eyre’ role a dream come true for Wasikowska

Mar 25, 2011

“You can only breathe so much in corsets,” says Mia Wasikowska, who was required to wear such an apparatus, along with various bell-shaped skirts, flounced petticoats, and tight little bonnets, as sh...