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Box-office rankings

Feb 18, 2011

Feb. 11 ― feb. 13 1. Detective K : Secret Of Virtuous Widow Opened Jan. 27 Directed by Kim Seok-yoon Starring Kim Myeong-min, Han Ji-min 2. Tangled (Rapunzel) Opened Feb. 10 Directed by Nathan...
He-men of a certain age contend with young rivals

Feb 18, 2011

This summer, 68-year-old Harrison Ford will be mixing it up with Old West-invading extraterrestrials in “Cowboys & Aliens.” Next month, 67-year-old Robert De Niro will star in the action thriller “Li...
Iranian drama cheered at Berlin fest

Feb 16, 2011

BERLIN (AFP) ― A warmly applauded Iranian drama emerged Tuesday as a front-runner at the Berlin film festival, which is throwing the spotlight on the country’s embattled film-makers. “Nader and Simi...
Documentary ‘The Last Tundra’ shows culture’s respect for nature

Feb 13, 2011

They follow the stars and the moon when they travel, melt gigantic pieces of ice for drinking water, and use natural moss for baby diapers and dish washing ― all in minus-50 degree weather. SBS docu...
Liz Taylor treated for congestive heart failure

Feb 13, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Elizabeth Taylor remained in a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday for treatment of congestive heart failure. Oscar-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor remained in a Los Angeles hospita...
Box office

Feb 11, 2011

Late Autumn (Korea) Opening Feb. 17 Drama. Directed by Kim Tae-yong. Prisoner Anna (Tang Wei), a Chinese-American woman who murdered her husband seven years ago, is released from jail for three day...
Elton John takes surprising turn with ‘Gnomeo & Juliet’

Feb 11, 2011

The image of Elton John in bejeweled stacked shoes, garish glasses and colorful costumes will forever be a part of the 1970s. But these days, he presents a very different image ― both professionally ...
Box-office rankings

Feb 11, 2011

FEB. 4 ― FEB. 6 1. Detective K : Secret Of Virtuous Widow Opened Jan. 27 Directed by Kim Seok-yoon Starring Kim Myeong-min, Han Ji-min 2. Gulliver’s Travels Opened Jan. 27 Directed by Rob Lett...
‘The Roommate’ and more movie odd couples

Feb 11, 2011

Dirty dishes in the sink, wet towels on the bathroom floor, soiled clothes strewn around the apartment and loud music playing at all hours of the day and night. Or maybe obsessive neatness, enforced ...
Story of ‘Late Autumn’ beyond words

Feb 10, 2011

We human beings heavily rely on words. To communicate and interact, to defend and protect, and to love and care. Yet director Kim Tae-yong’s newly released film, “Late Autumn,” tells a love story of...
Filmmaker Yang heads to Berlinale with dreams for future

Feb 7, 2011

Sassy and streetwise, this 25-year-old knows what she wants in a film. Film student and director Yang Hyo-joo, whose short film “Broken Night” has been officially invited to Berlin International Fil...
Hot property: built for an Oscar winner

Jan 31, 2011

Actor, singer and tween idol Carlos Pena Jr., 21, has bought a Mediterranean-style home in the San Fernando Valley for close to its $1.5 million asking price. The 560-square-meter villa is set back ...
Sundance ‘Family’ offers glimpse of Ukraine racism

Jan 30, 2011

PARK CITY, Utah (AFP) ― “Family Portrait in Black and White” has brought the story of a woman raising 16 black orphans in Ukraine, an overwhelmingly white and often racist society, to the Sundance fi...
So you want to be a filmmaker?

Jan 28, 2011

Bill Pryor is living proof that a career in film (as it used to be called) can flourish far away from the coasts. For almost 50 years, Pryor, 68, has specialized in “industrials,” promotional and tr...
In awards season, movie leakers are ‘Enemy Within’

Jan 28, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Every year around now, tens of thousands of DVDs of movies still playing in theaters are sent by Hollywood studios to Oscar, Golden Globe and other awards voters. Every year, some...