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Animated film more than just talkFilmMar 18, 2011Actors love working on animated movies because it’s so easy: Just say a few lines into a microphone and pick up your check. That wasn’t the case with “Mars Needs Moms,” where filmmakers used a proce... -
Korea Best SellerBooksMar 18, 2011A man torn by history Land of Banished By Jo Jung-rae (Jimoondang, 5,000 won) A heart-rending tale of a man warped by the hardships of the Korean War, Jo Jung-rae’s “Land of Banished” vividly por... -
New booksBooksMar 18, 2011Journalist takes readers back to future Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explain the World We Live in Now Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Everything By David Sirota (Ballantine Books, $25) Ah, th... -
52 women recount their time in the deep south of the ’60sBooksMar 18, 2011A restlessness in her soul would not let Gloria House be. She was a graduate student in 1963 studying French at the University of California at Berkeley. But how could she study when four little bl... -
Kim calls Jasmine Revolution another ‘candlelight vigil’BooksMar 17, 2011Poet shares his view on Korea’s 2008 candle-lit protest and its significance Poet Kim Ji-ha thinks Korea’s 2008 candle-lit protest against U.S. beef imports was a crucial moment in world history. “... -
France to return looted Korean royal booksTheaterMar 17, 2011Almost 300 royal books from the Joseon Dynasty, looted during the 19th century French invasion of Korea, will make their official return to Seoul on a permanent lease starting March 28, the National ...
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140,000 Korean cultural artifacts scattered overseasTheaterMar 15, 2011More than 140,000 Korean cultural artifacts are currently in overseas countries, the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage announced on Tuesday. Last January the research institution drew... -
Director returns with his 101st filmFilmMar 15, 2011Im Kwon-taek’s ‘Hanji’ features ‘moon-like’ beauty of traditional Korean mulberry paper After making a series of films that were “replicas of Hollywood films” in the 1960s, director Im Kwon-taek set... -
Tax credits help Louisiana win ‘Battle: Los Angeles’FilmMar 11, 2011In the upcoming movie “Battle: Los Angeles,” L.A. represents the last stand for humankind in a fight against invading aliens. The action-packed film, however, was mostly shot in the other LA: Louisi... -
Box OfficeFilmMar 11, 2011Red Riding Hood (U.S.) Opening March 17 Fantasy. Horror. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding o... -
‘Red Riding Hood’: From fairy tale to scary taleFilmMar 11, 2011The Little Red Riding Hood of our collective imaginations is usually carrying a basket, but what she’s really got is baggage ― the kind of socio-sexual-psychological baggage that has kept certain fai... -
New BooksBooksMar 11, 2011Essays on mountain, life Story of Dobong Mountain By Pyo Jae-doo (Hansom Publishing House Co., 10,000 won) Former journalist Pyo Jae-doo loves climbing mountains, especially Dobong Mountain in Se... -
Korea Best SellerBooksMar 11, 2011Trauma and ethics Three Days in That Autumn By Park Wan-suh (Jimoondang, 5,000 won) Among the many Korean novels dealing with the Korean War (1950-1953), Park Wan-suh’s “Three Days in That Autumn... -
How independent bookseller survivesBooksMar 11, 2011‘Focusing on good books, experience: key to success’ As thousands of booksellers around the United States lose their jobs this month at bankrupt Borders, Nicola’s Bookstore buyer Bill Cusimano feels... -
Couture looked better in the 20th centuryBooksMar 11, 2011There is a lot to like in “Couture in the 21st Century,” a collection of essays by prominent fashion designers edited by Deborah Bee, and produced in conjunction with the British department store, Ha...
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