The Korea Herald

Chinese director coy over political satire’s message

Jan 12, 2011

HONG KONG (AP) ― Jiang Wen’s latest film has earned rare box-office success in the sensitive genre of Chinese political satire, but theories are flying that it accomplishes much more: eluding strict ...
iPhone becomes cinematic medium

Jan 11, 2011

From visual voicemail to a portable media player and an Internet client, the iPhone has been serving the international public as a great multi-tasker with its revolutionary, diverse functionalities. ...
Bong Joon-ho to judge at Sundance...Film Festival

Jan 11, 2011

Korean director Bong Joon-ho has been selected as one of the five jury members at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Utah from Jan. 20 to Jan. 30. Bong will be judging a total of 58 films in competi...
At CES, three directors ponder film’s future

Jan 11, 2011

LAS VEGAS ― At the International Consumer Electronics Show, the massive annual expo in Las Vegas devoted to the hard sell of high tech, it’s just assumed that the next big thing is always better than...
Film fest showcases joy of cinema

Jan 7, 2011

Movies can mean a lot of things. They can be made, studied, critiqued and simply watched. They can give multiples of meanings and hardships, as well as aspirations and enormous wealth. The 6th Cinem...
Box office

Jan 7, 2011

The Be All And End All (U.K.) Opened Jan. 6 Comedy. Directed by Bruce Webb. Fifteen-year-old schoolboys Robbie and Ziggy are best friends living in Liverpool, England. One day, on the way back from...
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...