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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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H.K. thriller opens Asia’s top film fest
BUSAN (AFP) ― A glittering line-up of Asia’s biggest stars converged on the South Korean port city of Busan on Thursday for the opening of the region’s premier film festival showcasing Asian cinema.Along with Korean heartthrobs Lee Byung-hun and Jun Ji-hyun, Chinese stars Tang Wei and Cecilia Cheung are attending the 10-day Busan International Film Festival.Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi ― currently taking legal action against a U.S.-based Chinese online news outlet over claims the “Crouching Tiger,
Oct. 4, 2012
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Bond girls show women's progress
This undated publicity photo provided by United Artists and Danjaq, LLC shows Ursula Andress in a scene from the James Bond film, "Dr. No." Her image personifies the gorgeous, mysterious cool of the Bond girl. The film is included in the MGM and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Blu-Ray "Bond 50" anniversary set. (AP-Yonhap News)This undated publicity photo provided by United Artists and Danjaq,
Oct. 4, 2012
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Bond fans set to mark 50 years of big-screen style
A series of events are to be held on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films, the iconic spy saga that helped define half-a-century of cultural, political and technological upheaval. The suave British agent, code name 007, appeared on the silver screen for the first time in the 1962 classic “Dr. No,” introducing himself with the immortal line ”Bond... James Bond“ over a high-stakes game of baccarat.Bond has been played by six different actors over the 22-series adventure, but
Oct. 4, 2012
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Chinese actress sues U.S. website over Bo link claims
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi walks in during the red carpet event for the 2nd Beijing International Film Festival on Tuesday. (AFP)Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is suing a US-based Chinese online news outlet over claims that she was a prostitute who had sex with top official Bo Xilai and others, a lawyer said Wednesday.The "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" star is taking legal action for libel in Los An
Oct. 4, 2012
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Busan film fest kicks off with focus on Asia
A Hong Kong crime thriller about a battle between police and gangsters will open the international film festival in the South Korean port city of Busan Thursday under the festival's new plan to focus on Asian diversity.Founded in 1996, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has grown into one of Asia's largest film festivals.It was an unspoken rule that BIFF usually kick-starts its 10-day ev
Oct. 4, 2012
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‘The Thieves’ steals Korean box office record
Director Choe Dong-hoon’s box office smash hit “The Thieves” has now become the top-selling Korean movie of all time. As of Tuesday, the movie featuring a star-studded cast set a box office record for Korean films by drawing in 13,020,393 movie goers to the theaters, stealing the top spot from director Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 sci-fi thriller “The Host.” Official box office figures showed that the movie has earned approximately 93.6 billion won ($84 million), surpassing the previous admissions leade
Oct. 3, 2012
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Busan Film Commission to unveil digital studio
The Busan Film Commission said Wednesday that it will open Asia’s first 3-D digital film production facility during an annual international film festival set to open in this southern port city this week.The “Digital Bay” studio is equipped with a previsualization system used to visualize complex scenes in movies before filming, according to the commission.The studio was created through a remodeling of a conventional film studio in the city to cope with rapidly changing moviemaking environments a
Oct. 3, 2012
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‘Paranormal Activity’ latest cult horror saga
AUSTIN, Texas (AFP) ― Remember grisly franchises like “Friday the 13th,” “Halloween” and the “Saw” movies? Now, “Paranormal Activity” is the latest horror saga to earn cult status, and on a tight budget.Paramount, the studio behind the films, launched the fourth outing in a suitably noctural midnight screening at the Fantastic Fest for horror fans in Austin, Texas, ahead of its release later this month.An audience which appeared to be 98 percent male ― the core horror movie demographic ― squeeze
Oct. 3, 2012
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Crowdfunding rescues provocative S. Korean film
After being turned down by many investors over the last four years, South Korean film producer Choi Yong-bae said it feels strange and exciting that his revenge film about a notorious South Korean president blamed for the massacre of democracy protesters is finally coming to life through online donations. Finding film investors is a tough shot even for a seasoned producer such as Choi, the chief executive of Chungeorahm Film, who made his name in South Korea’s film industry with several box offi
Oct. 2, 2012
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Ex-Scientologist: Cruise ‘scary to watch’
Tom Cruise (AP)The relationship between U.S. actor Tom Cruise and Scientology leader David Miscavige is so close the lines between them are blurred, an ex-Scientologist said.Former Scientologist Steve Hall, who headed the church‘s marketing division for 20 years, said Cruise could have been seen as a victim of charismatic leader Miscavige when he became a Scientologist, but not anymore.“There’s a
Oct. 2, 2012
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Korean film 'Gwanghae' hits local box office
The Korean historical film "Gwanghae:the Man Who Became the King" reigns at the local box office,breaking the 5 million mark in attendance numbers, officials said Monday.The movie, directed by Choo Chang-min and starring top actor Lee Byung-hun, drew 5.23 million viewers as of Monday, 18 days after its release, according to the Korean Film Commission.Actor Lee plays dual roles as King Gwanghae, th
Oct. 1, 2012
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Busan set to launch int'l film hub
South Korea's southern port city of Busan is gearing up to establish an international film hub in the coming years, city officials said Monday.Construction will begin next year to build the tentatively named "International Image Contents Valley" near Busan's Centum City areas and the nearby Gijang region for research and development activities for film contents, an official of the Busan Metropolit
Oct. 1, 2012
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BIFF to heat up Busan
Guide to the 17th edition of one of the biggest film fests in AsiaMoviegoers and cineastes will head to Busan next week, as one of the biggest film festivals in Asia is kicking off its 17th edition in the southern port city. This year, the Busan International Film Festival features a total of 304 films from 75 countries, including a romantic comedy shot entirely in North Korea.Hong Kong’s police action film “Cold War” opens this year’s edition, while Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Farooki’s sati
Sept. 28, 2012
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Taken 2 (U.S.)Opened Sept. 27Action. Crime. Thriller. Directed by Olivier Megaton. While on a trip to Istanbul, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), a retired CIA agent with a particular set of skills, gets a surprise visit from his ex-wife, Lenore (Famke Janssen) and his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), and is rejoiced by the sudden family reunion. However, the reunion turns into a disaster when Lenore is taken by anonymous kidnappers. Fortunately, Kim manages to escape the scene but is on the run from the
Sept. 28, 2012
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt time travel in ‘Looper’ with Bruce Willis
If an actor’s face is his fortune, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is rolling the dice, big time. “Looper,” the sci-fi time-travel extravaganza that opens Friday, stars Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Jeff Daniels, Paul Dano, Piper Perabo and ... who’s the guy on the movie poster?It’s Gordon-Levitt ― looking slightly more recognizable than he is in the movie, directed by Rian Johnson and in which Gordon-Levitt plays Joe Simmons, a hit man ― or “looper” ― for the mob, circa 2044. Time travel isn’t possible in
Sept. 28, 2012
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A last hurrah at the 50th New York Film Festival
NEW YORK (AP) ― When the playwright Tony Kushner recently grabbed a microphone and sat down for a post-screening Q & A with a filmmaker and the film’s cast, he mumbled that he felt like Richard Pena.So central has Pena been to film in New York over the last 25 years that for many merely sitting in front of a movie screen here is likely to bring him to mind. As the programming director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and chairman of the New York Film Festival selection committee, he’s one o
Sept. 27, 2012
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Werewolf tale brings out beast in Song
Jo Sung-hee's upcoming film 'A Werewolf Boy' brings fantasy genre to local cinemaFor fans of Song Joong-ki, his upcoming film may come as a surprise. For local moviegoers, it will be a rare opportunity to see a one-of-a-kind film character never before shown in Korean cinema. Song, who is largely recognized for his pretty-boy looks, is returning as a beast, or a “wolf-boy” in director Jo Sung-hee’s upcoming fantasy romance “A Werewolf Boy.” The upcoming flick tells the story of a teenage girl Su
Sept. 27, 2012
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Pattinson and Stewart living together
U.S. actress Kristen Stewart and British actor Robert Pattinson are living together again after a two-month separation, a source told UsMagazine.com.The couple of three years parted in July after Stewart, 22, publicly admitted she cheated on Pattinson, 26, with her married 41-year-old "Snow White and the Huntsman" director, Rupert Sanders."They are living together and have reconciled," an insider
Sept. 27, 2012
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Busan film festival invites N. Korean director, actors
Organizers of South Korea‘s Busan film festival said Tuesday they have asked the director and cast of a North Korean romantic comedy to attend a screening of their movie, the first ever invitation made to the communist nation.Director Kim Gwang-hun and the cast of “Comrade Kim Goes Flying” have been invited to Asia’s top film festival to be held from Oct. 4 to 13, a festival spokeswoman told AFP.The comedy, which was co-directed by Nicholas Bonner of Britain and Anja Daelemans of Belgium and fil
Sept. 25, 2012
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Two genres mix in unique fortuneteller tale
Director Shin Jeong-won returns with comic-horror movie ‘Ghost Sweepers’One of the most anticipated local films this year was finally unveiled on Monday, mixing two seemingly irreconcilable genres for a unique fortuneteller tale featuring malicious ghosts and crime.“Ghost Sweepers” is director Shin Jeong-won’s ambitious project to create another film that belongs to his own, distinctive style, which he calls as the genre of “comic-horror.” The film, a fortuneteller tale taking place in Korea’s r
Sept. 25, 2012