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‘Green Hornet’ director: 3-D hype will fade

Jan 19, 2011

Gondry prefers to use computer-generated images to enhance the narrative James Cameron’s 2009 film “Avatar” may be seen as legendary by many, but for French director Michel Gondry, director of the n...
Kidman, Urban have 2nd child through surrogate

Jan 18, 2011

NASHVILLE, Tennessee _ Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have added a second daughter to their family, born through a surrogate mother. The couple announced Monday the arrival of Faith Margaret Kidman U...
Gong Li, Tang Wei set to visit Korea

Jan 17, 2011

Prominent Chinese-born actresses Gong Li and Tang Wei are to visit Korea in promotion of their upcoming films. Gong, who last year finished shooting her latest film “Shanghai,” a mystery thriller co...
Golden Globes to launch Hollywood awards season

Jan 16, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Hollywood’s annual awards season kicks off Sunday as stars and filmmakers gather for the Golden Globes, with British historical drama “The King’s Speech” hoping for a boost toward...
KT supports online French film festival

Jan 16, 2011

Cinephiles in Korea now have a novel way of enjoying a film festival in a novel way ― completely paperless and online. “The objective of the MyFrenchFilmFestival.com is to take fully into account th...
The troubled flight of the ‘Green Hornet’ to screen

Jan 14, 2011

What’s the buzz on “The Green Hornet”? Enough to make Michel Gondry as mad as one. After the director of the new action-comedy about a masked crime fighter, a cool car and a high-kicking sidekick saw...
Box office

Jan 14, 2011

I Am Love (Italy) Opening Jan. 20 Drama. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. The polished rooms of a Milanese villa ignite with anxious activity as a wealthy industrial family, the Recchis, prepare to cel...
Box office ranks

Jan 14, 2011

Box office rank Jan. 7-Jan. 9 1. The Last Godfather Opened Dec. 29 Directed by Shim Hyung-rae Starring Shim Hyung-rae 2. Heartbeat Opened Jan. 5 Directed by Yoon Jae-geun Starring Kim Yun-ji...
Peter Yates, director of ‘Bullitt,’ dies at 81

Jan 14, 2011

Peter Yates, the British director of “Breaking Away,” “The Dresser” and “Bullitt,” the 1968 Steve McQueen movie whose landmark car chase sequence over the hilly streets of San Francisco was a career-...
Deaf boys grow up through baseball

Jan 13, 2011

Kang’s new movie ‘Glove’ tells true story of hope Like many other sports, baseball is a game of communication. Catchers are yelling which base to go, the crowd screams when someone hits a home run, ...
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...