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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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James Gandolfini remembers his father in ‘Not Fade Away’
When his “Sopranos” boss David Chase asked James Gandolfini to play another New Jersey Italian for his movie, a working class dad unhappy with his musician-son’s career choice in the swinging ‘60s, the big man didn’t hesitate.“I knew this guy,” Gandolfini says. “There’s a lot of my dad in him.”Pasquale, his character in “Not Fade Away,” is a gruff mechanic who runs a local Pep Boys auto repair shop. He’s pushing his son (John Magaro) to go to college. He doesn’t approve of the kid’s music, his l
Jan. 4, 2013
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2 Israeli documentaries shortlisted for Oscar
JERUSALEM (AP) ― The Mideast conflict has done little to help Israel’s image in the world, but the way local filmmakers deal critically with the Israel-Palestinian issue has won wide international praise ― and this year, recognition from the top of the movie industry.Two Israeli-produced documentaries about the conflict have been shortlisted for possible nomination in this year’s Academy Awards. Few Israeli films have contended in the Best Documentary category before. The shortlisted films repre
Jan. 4, 2013
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Romanian film director Sergiu Nicolaescu dies
Sergiu Nicolaescu, a prolific and popular Romanian director known for his historical epics who also served as a Senator, died Thursday. He was 82.The Elias Hospital said Nicolaescu died from heart and lung complications following surgery for digestive problems.Nicolaescu quit politics in December, having been Senator for the Social Democracy Party since 1992.Nicolaescu made some 50 movies in his lifetime, and despite his career in politics, continued to direct films such as the “Orient Express”
Jan. 4, 2013
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‘Lincoln,’ ‘Les Miz,’ ‘Argo’ earn producers’ honors
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The Civil War saga “Lincoln,’’ the musical “Les Miserables’’ and the Osama bin Laden thriller “Zero Dark Thirty’’ are among the nominees announced Wednesday for the top honor from the Producers Guild of America.Other best-picture contenders are the Iran hostage-crisis thriller “Argo’’; the low-budget critical favorite “Beasts of the Southern Wild’’; the slave-turned-bounty-hunter saga “Django Unchained’’; the shipwreck story “Life of Pi’’; the first-love tale “Moonrise Kingdom
Jan. 3, 2013
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Bond film ‘Skyfall’ sets record in Britain
LONDON (AFP) ― The latest James Bond film “Skyfall” has become the first movie ever to take 100 million pounds at the British box office, it was announced Monday.The 23rd official Bond film surpassed the landmark, equivalent of $162 million (123 million euros), after becoming the highest grossing film ever in Britain earlier this month when it overtook the 94 million pounds generated by “Avatar.”“Skyfall” achieved the figure in just 40 days, while “Avatar” (2009) took 11 months to amass its tota
Jan. 2, 2013
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Concern over Oscar voting extends nomination deadline
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Growing concern that problems with the new electronic Oscar voting system could lead to record-low turnout has prompted the motion picture academy to extend the deadline for members to vote for Oscar nominations.But with next week’s highly anticipated announcements looming, the extension is only for a day, until Friday. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday any votes received after the new deadline will not be counted.“By extending the voting deadline we
Jan. 2, 2013
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Oscar-winning sound editor Michael Hopkins killed in rafting accident
Oscar-winning sound editor Michael Hopkins, a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Peter Jackson, was killed in a rafting accident in New Zealand, police said.Hopkins, 53, drowned Sunday in the Waiohine River on New Zealand‘s North Island, the BBC reported. Two people with him survived after all three were ejected from the raft in a fast-flowing eddy, the report said. Hopkins won Academy Awards for his work on “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” in 2003 and “King Kong” in 2006. Both were big-s
Jan. 2, 2013
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Anne Shirley returns
We all know Anne Shirley, the pale-skinned girl with freckles, braided red hair and a lot of imagination.Japan’s celebrated animator Hayao Miyazaki’s famous TV anime, “Anne of Green Gables,” is hitting the big screen this month, offering many Seoulites a chance to revisit the beloved literary character.Based on Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 1908 bestselling novel, Miyazaki, along with anime director Isao Takahata, created the 50-episode anime series for Japan’s Fuji TV in 1979. The sho
Jan. 1, 2013
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Park brothers reunite for another short
After their first Berlin-winning project together, the famous Park brothers are back with another short film ― this time about a pansori artist and his young student. Director Park Chan-wook (“Oldboy,” “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance”) and his brother and media artist Park Chan-kyong in 2011 won the top prize at Berlinale for their short “Night Fishing.” The 30-minute fantasy film, which touches on local shamanism and dreams, was shot entirely with an iPhone 4.The Park brothers launched a co-direct
Dec. 30, 2012
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Life of Pi (U.S.)Opening Jan. 1 Drama. Action. Adventure. Directed by Ang Lee. Pi (Suraj Sharma)’s family prepares to move upon hearing that the government’s financial aid for the family’s zoo will be cut off. The family boards a ship to Canada with their zoo animals. But an unexpected storm sinks the ship and only Pi, who gets on a lifeboat, survives the deadly accident. On the lifeboat, an injured zebra, a starved hyena and an orangutan with a handful of bananas increase the tension. However,
Dec. 28, 2012
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ spares few details in the hunt for bin Laden
“Zero Dark Thirty” begins in our mind’s eye ― our memories of 9/11 play out as a black screen is backed by the sounds of news reports, 911 emergency calls and tearful dying messages left on voice mails.The movie about the long hunt for Osama bin Laden will have plenty to show us. But “Hurt Locker” writer Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow want us to provide the rationale for the next 2 hours. What they’re about to depict is the spy’s-eye-view of this epic search ― the tedium of false leads,
Dec. 28, 2012
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Winslet marries for third time - to Mr. RocknRoll
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has married her third husband in a secret ceremony -- tying the knot with Richard Branson's nephew Ned RocknRoll, The Sun tabloid reported on Thursday.Winslet, 37, was given away by her "Titanic" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio at an intimate service in New York attended by just a few close friends and family in early December, according to the paper.Although Winslet's spokeswoman confirmed the actress had married, it came as a surprise to her family -- her father Ro
Dec. 27, 2012
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Ticket rush: Film fans hand Hollywood record cash
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The big deal for Hollywood is not the record $10.8 billion that studios took in domestically in 2012. It’s the fact that the number of tickets sold went up for the first time in three years.Thanks to inflation, revenue generally rises in Hollywood as admission prices climb each year. The real story is told in tickets, whose sales have been on a general decline for a decade, bottoming out in 2011 at 1.29 billion, their lowest level since 1995.The industry rebounded this year, w
Dec. 27, 2012
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Lee Byung-hun chosen as ‘actor of 2012’ in poll
South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun was selected as the best actor of 2012 in an annual poll released Wednesday.Lee received the most support with 37.6 percent of the 1,700 people aged 13 and older who were polled in a Gallup Korea survey conducted last month, the Seoul-based pollster said.Lee also won the best actor honor at the 49th Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Awards for his title role in the Korean costume drama “Gwanghae: the Man Who Became King” that has sold 12 million tickets to become the thi
Dec. 27, 2012
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The best movies of 2012 were the ones that moved us
They’re called “moving pictures” for a reason.Moving pictures are the ones that endure, that stick in our memory after the credits fade.“State of the art” changes, visceral “popcorn” entertainments entertain ― until they’re over.But a movie that touches, that’s one worthy of being called one of the best pictures of the year.This year, which didn’t end 12-21-12, had advances in technology and technical exercises that advanced the art form. Genre films improved on their genres, popcorn pictures so
Dec. 25, 2012
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Sistar19 to make a comeback
Starship Entertainment announced that Sistar19, a subunit of the sexy K-pop girl group Sistar, will be making a comeback in January. Sistar19, consisting of members Hyo-rin and Bo-ra, first debuted in 2011 with the release of the single “Ma Boy.” However, the subunit has not been active since then, rather participating as members of the four-member group Sistar, releasing their album “So Cool” in August of the same year and clinching the top spot on the Billboard K-pop Top 100 charts for the fir
Dec. 25, 2012
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BoA’s first solo concert in Korea sold out, second show added
The K-pop veteran and music icon BoA will be holding her first solo concert in Korea since her debut in 2000. A second performance was recently added due to high demand. “This will be BoA’s first solo concert since her debut and the local fans’ interest was strong,” said a representative from S.M. Entertainment. The artist released her latest seventh album, “Only One,” in July, writing and composing the title track with the same name. Upon its release, the title track single ranked at the top of
Dec. 25, 2012
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Korean directors to feature big at Sundance 2013
Korean movie fans will be excited to see the line-up of the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, as a total of four local directors’ works are to be featured ― including the much anticipated “Stoker” by Park Chan-wook.The festival, which kicks off on Jan. 17, includes Park’s film in its Premieres program, a showcase of world premieres of some of the most highly anticipated dramatic films of the coming year. The thriller, which tells the story of a girl and her mother who are visited by a mysterious
Dec. 23, 2012
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French, Austrians up for foreign Oscar, Asians out
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― French blockbuster “Les Intouchables” and Austrian Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner “Love” are frontrunners on a shortlist of nine published Friday for the best foreign language film Oscar.The list of films still in the running ― whittled down from 71 movies in a long-list published in October ― also included films from Canada, Chile, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Romania and Switzerland.Hong Kong movie master Johnnie To and China’s Chen Kaige ― whose “Farewell my Concubine” wo
Dec. 23, 2012
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Report: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez reconcile
Former couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were seen boarding a jet together in Van Nuys, Calif., E! News reported. The singers confirmed last month they had ended their romance after two years. But E! News said they seemed to be back together Wednesday as they boarded the plane, even though Gomez, 20, covered her face and part of her body with a big green coat. Bieber, 18, also visited Gomez on the set of her upcoming comedy film “Behaving Badly” and plans to spend Christmas with her, the rep
Dec. 23, 2012