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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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Police seek arrest warrant for med student who killed girlfriend
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Local filmmakers criticize ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ monopoly of screens
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[Grace Kao, Meera Choi] Has money displaced romance on dates?
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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‘Before Midnight’ as charming as its predecessors
They are now in their 40s, with more responsibility on their shoulders and more to lose. Meet Celine and Jesse again, this time as a long-term, committed couple.After its very successful world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January, the follow-up to the famous “Before Sunrise” (1995) and “Before Sunset” (2004) was finally unveiled to the local press last week. Titled “Before Midnight,” the latest installment of the trilogy turned out to be equally ― if not more ― compelling as its predece
May 20, 2013
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Psy wins Billboard award for Top Streaming Song
Korean rapper and singer Psy won the Top Streaming Song Billboard Music Award in the video category with his international hit song “Gangnam Style” on Monday. He is the first Korean artist to ever win a Billboard award. The award is for the most watched music video of that year. Psy was nominated along with several other musicians including Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen, and fun., among others.Billboard said they determined the nominees and winners based on key fan interactions over the last ye
May 20, 2013
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Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) ― Will a switched-at-birth Japanese drama tug on Steven Spielberg’s heart strings?The Cannes Film Festival was wondering that Saturday, when Kore-eda Hirokazu’s elegant and emotional “Like Father, Like Son” premiered. It quickly emerged as an early contender for the Palme d’Or, the winner of which will be decided by a jury headed by Spielberg.Though reviews varied, “Like Father, Like Son” largely charmed Cannes with its sweet, understated examination of nature versus nurture.
May 19, 2013
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007's Pinewood expansion turned down
The owner of Pinewood Studios Ltd., where movies including James Bond’s “Skyfall” and “The Dark Knight” were filmed, was denied approval to develop new studios and stages at a campus about 20 miles west of London after an earlier plan was rejected last year.Pinewood Shepperton Plc, Europe’s largest provider of stage and studio space, wants to develop 100,000 square meters (1.1 million square feet) of new space to allow increased film production at a site about 12 miles (19 kilometers) from Heath
May 16, 2013
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Box office: The Fast and the Furious 6, Montage, Dear Dolphin
The Fast and the Furious 6Opening May 23Action. Crime. Thriller. Directed by Justin Lin.Members of the professional criminal gang led by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) have retired following their successful heist of $100 million, but are scattered across the globe as wanted fugitives. Meanwhile, U.S. Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) offers to clear their criminal records in exchange for help taking down an extremely skilled mercenary organization led by Owen Shaw (Luk
May 16, 2013
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Korean indie movies for English speakers
While there is much hype in the local media about hallyu, especially Korean films and their fame overseas, it would be difficult to claim that the local film industry is foreigner-friendly. Most local commercial films are screened without English subtitles in the country, not to mention subtitles in other foreign languages.Located in posh Nonhyeon-dong in southern Seoul, the state-run theater Indieplus is one of the very few places in Seoul where non-Korean speakers can enjoy Korean movies witho
May 16, 2013
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Behind Cannes glamour, tougher times for European movies
CANNES, France (AFP) ― Europe’s top film festival opens in Cannes on Wednesday to its annual show of glitz and popping champagne corks, but for many in the continent’s movie business, times are tough and likely to get tougher still.The financial crisis that erupted in 2008 is now biting hard into state and regional subsidies and TV programming budgets that are a key support for film-making. Added to that in some countries is the problem of rampant piracy, as people snub a trip to the cinema and
May 15, 2013
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Gay filmmaker to tie the knot
Gay filmmaker and producer Kim Jho Kwang-soo is to marry his longtime partner, according to queer film house Rainbow Factory, a subsidiary of Kim’s film company Youth Films.The 48-year-old has been dating his partner, the head of Rainbow Factory who is said to be 19 years his junior, for more than 8 years. The filmmaker said that he’d marry his current partner if the couple got their parents’ blessing during the press premiere of his queer film “Two Weddings and a Funeral” last year.One of the f
May 14, 2013
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From ‘Gatsby’ to Gosling, a preview of Cannes
For even those most accustomed to the frenzy of celebrity, the Cannes Film Festival can be a disorienting experience. For 12 days every year, the French Rivera resort town turns into one giant seaside swirl of glamour, high art and backroom deal-making. Like some sun-drenched phantasm, all of cinema comes alive in Cannes: its serious ambitions, bottom-line commerce and crass spectacle. “Every time I go to Cannes, it feels like I’m entering the helicopter scene in ‘La Dolce Vita,’’’ says Leonardo
May 14, 2013
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‘Seo Tae-ji kid’ director makes lyrical feature debut
“You live in my fantasy/ although everything is now falling apart.”These were the famous lines of the legendary Seo Tai-ji’s 1992 song “You in My Fantasy” that inspired up-and-coming director Kang Ji-na to change the title of her feature debut film, a tale of a young man losing his girlfriend in a tragic accident. The film “You in My Fantasy” (English title “Dear Dolphin”) is a rare movie, as Seo’s Seo Taiji Company rarely grants permission for other artists to use his music for their works. Kan
May 13, 2013
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Korean movies to reclaim box office from ‘Iron Man 3’
Superhero sequel “Iron Man 3” has dominated Korea’s box office for over three weeks, showing strong ticket sales since its opening on April 25. It is estimated to have sold about 7 million tickets as of May 12. However, in its third week, the Hollywood blockbuster is losing steam at the box office, raising hopes for Korean filmmakers who are planning to release their latest movies.“Iron Man 3” kicked off with 420,000 viewers on the first day of its release and its success continued with an ave
May 13, 2013
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Kwak Kyung-taek to direct sequel to 2001’s ‘Friend’
Filmmaker Kwak Kyung-taek is directing the upcoming follow-up to his 2001 box-office hit “Friend,” its distributor Lotte Entertainment said.Loosely based on Kwak’s personal experience growing up in Busan, the 2001 movie dealt with four teenagers and their friendship and betrayal. The upcoming sequel features one of the four high school kids from the original, Jun-seok, who used to be the leader of the four and the son of a powerful mob boss. Actor Yu Oh-seong, who played Jun-seok in the 2001 mov
May 12, 2013
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Lucasfilm: New ‘Star Wars’ movie to be shot in U.K.
LONDON (AP) ― The next “Star Wars’’ movie will be shot in a galaxy far, far away from Hollywood ― Britain.Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy says the company has reached a deal with British Treasury chief George Osborne to make “Star Wars: Episode VII’’ in the U.K.She said Friday that the production company was “revisiting the origins of ‘Star Wars’’’ for the new movie. Parts of all six previous movies were made in Britain.Osborne said the announcement was “great news for fans and our creative
May 12, 2013
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Box Office: Montage, Dear Dolphin, Boomerang Family
MontageOpening May 16Thriller. Drama. Directed by Jeong Keun-seob.A kidnapper disappeared 15 years ago without a trace. Five days before the case’s statute of limitations expires, someone anonymously leaves a flower at the crime scene. A few days later, another kidnapping takes place using the same method on a similar target. Three people team up to solve the case before it’s too late: the grandfather (Song Young-chang), who lost his granddaughter right in front of him, the mother (Uhm Jung-hwa)
May 10, 2013
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Carey Mulligan takes on Daisy in ‘The Great Gatsby’
When Daisy Buchanan attends a party at Jay Gatsby’s mansion in the new film version of “The Great Gatsby,” she’s wearing a crystal-coated chandelier dress by Prada and a drool-worthy pearl and diamond headpiece by Tiffany.The look is the glamour of the Jazz Age personified.Such costumes were a big help to Carey Mulligan, who plays Daisy in director Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, which many consider the defining novel of America’s 20th century.“To be wearing lit
May 10, 2013
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Ryu Seung-ryong wins top prize at Paeksang
Actor Ryu Seung-ryong won the grand prize at the 49th Paeksang Arts Awards on Thursday for his performance as the mentally disabled man with the mind of a 6-year-old child in this year’s box-office hit drama “Miracle in Cell No. 7.” “‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ is a low-budget film with a number of flaws,” said Ryu after accepting the prize. “I think a lot of people liked the film, in spite of its shortcomings, because it stood by those who are marginalized in society.”Meanwhile, actress Kim Min-hee
May 10, 2013
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Cannes film festival to pay tribute to Alain Delon
PARIS (AFP) ― French actor Alain Delon will be honored at the Cannes film festival later this month with a screening of “Plein Soleil,” Rene Clement’s 1960 adaptation of “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” in which he starred.The tribute will be paid to the 77-year-old Delon, who now lives in Switzerland, as part of the Cannes Classics series, festival organisers said Tuesday, confirming a newspaper report.“Plein Soleil” (Purple Noon) marked a turning point in Delon’s career and led to the critically acc
May 8, 2013
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Will Smith shares his parenting philosophy
Working together with his son for a sci-fi movie was a “difficult mental, emotional and spiritual shift” for him, said Hollywood actor and rapper Will Smith in Seoul on Tuesday.“My most important job was parenting,” said Smith, who visited Seoul with his teenage son, Jaden Smith, to promote their sci-fi thriller “After Earth” ― in which they co-starred as father and son. “But sometimes parenting conflicts rather aggressively with producing. The greatest challenge for me was overcoming the warrio
May 7, 2013
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Jeong Jae-young, Han Ji-min to co-star in rom-com
Jeong Jae-young and Han Ji-min have been cast as leads for an upcoming romantic comedy, the film’s distributor Lotte Entertainment said. According to Lotte, the movie, titled “Plan Man,” is a story of opposites of contrasting qualities. Actor Jeong is playing a man named Jeong-seok, a borderline mysophobic who also gets extremely anxious when things don’t go as he planned. His love interest, So-jeong, will be played by Han. Her character is everything the opposite of Jeong-seok; she is spontaneo
May 6, 2013
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Will Downey suit up again after $175m ‘Iron Man 3’ haul?
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million U.S. opening weekend for his latest sequel and an overseas haul of a half-billion dollars in less than two weeks.According to studio estimates Sunday, “Iron Man 3’’ has raced to a worldwide total of $680.1 million. That includes $175.9 million in its second weekend overseas, where the film has rung up $504.8 million so far.No other solo superhero ― not even Batman or Spider-Man ― has managed
May 6, 2013