Eungyo (Korea) Opening April 26. Drama. Directed by Jung Ji-woo. Lee Jeok-yo (Park Hae-il) is a celebrated poet in his 70s, considered one of the most respected literary figure in the country. He one day receives a visit from a 17-year-old girl named Eun-gyo (Kim Go-eun). He finds himself falling for the teenager, while his young student Seo Ji-woo (Kim Moo-yeol) is evidently attracted to the y...

Poor Vito Vincent, who came to Hollywood chasing a dream. He’s been in L.A. for nearly a year without landing a single acting gig. Once he was homeless in New York. But before he came West last May, Vito was living a Cinderella story there. His career was taking off. He’d appeared in print and TV ads. He’d been on a pilot, guest-starred on “The Colbert Report” and scored a small spot on “30 Ro...

Rihanna isn't being drawn into questions about her relationship with Ashton Kutcher. At a press conference for her debut movie ``Battleship,'' the singer dismissed questions about whether she's involved with the ``Two And a Half Men'' star, after reports that she visited his house in Los Angeles. When asked if Kutcher would be joining her in London for her promotional trip, Rihanna called the q...

Film based on Park Bum-shin’s novel ‘Eungyo’ tells of 70-year-old poet who falls in love with teen It took nearly eight hours of putting on makeup every day, on top of learning the weary gait and gesture of a man in his 70s. Popular actor Park Hae-il, who swept best actor prizes last year for his role as the heroic archer in period drama “Arrow, the Ultimate Weapon,” is returning to the big scr...

Director Kim Tae-yong’s film “Late Autumn” made 25 million yuan (about $4 million) in ticket sales, a record for a Korean film in its first week of release, just three days after its Chinese release last week, according to the movie’s Korean distributor CJ Entertainment. Co-starring popular Korean actor Hyun Bin and Chinese actress Tang Wei, the film is a remake of Korean director Lee Man-hee’s ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― “Titanic” director James Cameron has safely returned to the ocean surface after a solo submarine dive to the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean, expedition organizers said Monday. “Jim Cameron has surfaced! Congrats to him on his historic solo dive to the ocean’s deepest point,” said a Twitter message from Deep Sea Challenge, which organized the dive. Cameron is the first pers...

Director James Cameron has returned to the surface of the Pacific Ocean after traveling to Earth's deepest point. The director of ``Titanic'' and other films used a specially designed submarine called ``Deepsea Challenger'' to dive nearly seven miles (11 kilometers). He spent time exploring and filming the Mariana Trench, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southwest of the Pacific island of Guam....

Director Yi Seung-jun’s award-winning documentary “Planet of Snail” has been invited to yet another major documentary festival overseas, following its invitation to the 11th Tribeca Film Festival earlier this month, according to the movie’s production house. An everyday portrayal of a hearing and visually impaired man and his wife, the film will be featured in the competition section of Hot Docs...

Titanic 3D (U.S.) Opening April 5 Drama. Directed by James Cameron. James Cameron’s 1997 legendary disaster film “Titanic” is returning to the silver screen in 3-D. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, the movie is a fictionalized cinematic account of the Titanic, a passenger ship that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage in 1912. The Titanic disaster, which took pla...

Jason Segel may be the writer-star of hit movies like “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “The Muppets.” But he still sounds as sweet as awkward teen Nick Andopolis, the character on the TV series “Freaks and Geeks” who so memorably sang the Styx ballad “Lady” to his high-school crush. “I think it’s really neat that I’m an actor, all that stuff,” says Segel by phone, talking about his approach to hi...

Women’s film fest to feature120 films from 30 countries The Seoul-based women’s film festival is back, with its line-up ever so conscious of the world’s turbulent modern history. From the breast cancer campaign to contemporary racism to women’s sexuality, this year’s IWFFIS (International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul) is filled with diverse themes and socially conscious issues that have been ...

Actress Ha Ji-won is returning to the big screen as a ping pong player in the upcoming sports flick “Korea,” according to the movie’s producer CJ entertainment. Based on the true story of Korea’s first-ever unified Korean national table tennis team in 1991, the movie features Ha as Hyun Jung-hwa, the South Korean player on the two-member team. Hyun’s team won the gold medal against all odds at t...