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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Controversy persists for Palme d’Or winner in H.K.
HONG KONG (AFP) ― The director of a highly charged lesbian love story that dazzled Cannes said Monday he felt “great regret” at a controversy that has threatened to overshadow the film’s rapturous critical reception.Abdellatif Kechiche, director of “Blue is the Warmest Colour,” said he did not understand remarks by his leading actresses in a series of interviews, in which Lea Seydoux said that making the film was “horrible” and co-star Adele Exarchopoulos complained that the director’s working m
Nov. 26, 2013
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Korean animated film wins award at Spanish festival
Korean animator Yeon Sang-ho’s latest film “The Fake” won Best Animated Film Award at Festival Internacional de Cide de Gijon, an annual international film festival held in Gijon, Spain.The film, the second feature-length work by Yeon, is a powerful tale of truth and deception, taking place in a rural Korean town on the verge of being flooded. It competed against 10 films in the section, and shared the prize with American animator Bill Plympton’s “Cheatin.”The movie’s plot develops as the villag
Nov. 25, 2013
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‘Wish’ snags three wins at Blue Dragon Film Awards
The 34th annual Blue Dragon Film Awards on Friday night recognized some of the film industry’s best including the top winner this year, the intensely dramatic “Wish.” Directed by Lee Joon-ik and starring Sol Kyung-gu and Uhm Ji-won, the film is based on the true story of an 8-year-old rape victim known to the public as “Na-young.” Although “Wish” caused controversy when it was released earlier last month because the story revolves around real-life events, the film took home the Best Film award a
Nov. 24, 2013
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Box Office: Hunger Games, The Counselor, Friend 2
Hunger GamesOpened Nov. 21Fantasy. Action. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) inspired an uprising among the people of post-apocalyptic Panem against the oppressive rule of the Capitol when they broke rules and both emerged as winners of the annual Hunger Games. To quell the rebellious movements churning in the nation, the Capitol forces Katniss and Peeta to participate in a special edition of the Hunger Games. The strongest vic
Nov. 22, 2013
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Critic’s choice: Holiday films to look forward to
As a film writer I get to see a lot of movies before they hit theaters ― not all, or I’d have no life. Despite having seen nearly a dozen on our holiday list, there are a number of films I’m still greatly looking forward to seeing over the next six weeks.The Thanksgiving period brings Disney’s charming and eye-popping animated 3-D musical “Frozen,” which has one guaranteed showstopper, “Let It Go,” sung by “Wicked’s” Idina Menzel. The studio also has the sweet comedy “Delivery Man” starring Vinc
Nov. 22, 2013
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Cannes, Berlinale winners among Cinecube fest lineup
Seven Cannes and Berlinale winners have been included in the lineup of the upcoming 2013 Cinecube Premiere Festival, the event’s organizers announced this week. The festival, hosted by Cinecube, one of the best known art house theaters in Seoul, offers moviegoers a chance to enjoy the Korean premiere of critically acclaimed works scheduled to be released in local theaters in December or early next year.A total of 15 films will be screened throughout the festival. Five Cannes winners will be scre
Nov. 22, 2013
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Ku Hye-sun to write, direct, star in her next movie
Filmmaker, actress, singer and artist Ku Hye-sun is up for a new challenge.She is to write, direct and star in her next movie project titled “Daughter.” It is her first time taking up the three roles all at the same time.The film is said to be about a difficult relationship between an abusive, demanding mother and her daughter. Veteran actress Shim Hye-jin has been cast to play the mother, while Ku will be playing the tormented daughter.Ku, who broke into the Korean entertainment industry in the
Nov. 20, 2013
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Monty Python to reunite for new show after 30 years
LONDON (AFP) ― British comedy veterans Monty Python are set to reunite for a new show in their first major collaboration in 30 years, member Terry Jones revealed on Tuesday.“We’re getting together and putting on a show ― it’s real,” Jones told the BBC.“I’m quite excited about it. I hope it makes us a lot of money. I hope to be able to pay off my mortgage!”The BBC reported that the new collaboration ― the first major project since the 1983 film “Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life” ― would come in
Nov. 20, 2013
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Supporters, haters of Roh lock horns over movie inspired by him
Supporters and haters of Roh Moo-hyun were locked in a furious online battle on Tuesday over a new movie inspired by the late former president.The movie “Byeonhoin (Lawyer)” is a about a Busan-based human rights lawyer Song Wu-seok, played by actor Song Kang-ho. The character was inspired by Roh, who was also a Busan-based human rights lawyer before he entered politics.“I was scared that I wouldn’t be able depict a part of his (Roh’s) life, so I turned down the part at first,” Song said during a
Nov. 19, 2013
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Upcoming movie features real-life drug smuggling case
In 2004, Jang Mi-jeong, a Korean housewife, was arrested upon her arrival at Paris Orly Airport. She had been asked by her husband’s friend, whom she had known for more than 10 years, to take a bag of diamonds to France. Turns out, what was in the bag was some 17 kg of cocaine.An upcoming movie, titled “Way Back Home,” features the 2004 case, which led Jang to serve two years in prison in Martinique, an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea and one of the 27 overseas regions of France, for drug sm
Nov. 18, 2013
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Italian-Croatian wins top prize at Rome film festival
ROME (AFP) ― Italian-Croatian director Alberto Fasulo on Saturday won the Rome Film Festival’s top prize with his documentary-style movie “TIR.”The film about a Croatian schoolteacher who, attracted by the idea of tripling his wages, becomes a truckdriver who criss-crosses Europe, edged out 17 other contenders for the Golden Marcus Aurelius prize for best film.The jury headed by U.S. director James Gray awarded the prize for best director to Japan’s Kiyoshi Kurosawa for “Seventh Code,” an indust
Nov. 18, 2013
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‘Snowpiercer’ picks up three Korean film critics’ awards
The South Korean film “Snowpiercer” has won three awards, including best film, given by the local film critics association, the organization said Monday.The English language debut by director Bong Joon-ho also won best director and best cinematography at the 33rd Korean Film Critics Association Awards.Based on the French graphic novel “Le Transperceneige,” the sci-fi action thriller “Snowpiercer” depicts inter-class struggles among the world’s last-remaining inhabitants aboard a perpetually movi
Nov. 18, 2013
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Best of Korean independent cinema on show at IndieGo
For those who haven’t yet had a chance to see some of the most significant independent Korean films in theaters, the ongoing IndieGO Film Festival will come as a special treat.Hosted by Indie Story, a film house and distributor that specializes in independent cinema, the movie bash offers screenings of some 40 films, including ones that have not yet been released in theaters. The company celebrates its 15th anniversary this year.Included in the lineup is director Kim Dong-hyun’s “The Dinner,” a
Nov. 17, 2013
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Jolie, Lansbury, Martin, Tosi accept Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Brad Pitt kissed Angelina Jolie after her grand entrance at the film academy’s Governors Awards Saturday night.Steve Martin pretended to take a seat at the wrong table a few times before finding the right one, while Angela Lansbury beamed as she entered the room. The honorary Oscar winners, along with Italian costume designer Piero Tosi, were honored at a private dinner at the Hollywood & Highland Center. Tosi wasn’t able to attend, but scores of A-listers did, including Tom H
Nov. 17, 2013
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Box office: The Counselor, Friend 2, Thor: The Dark World
The CounselorOpened Nov. 14Thriller. Crime. Drama. Directed by Ridley Scott. In Juarez, Mexico a young and talented lawyer known by the name The Counselor (Michael Fassbender) buys a luxurious diamond ring to propose to his fiance Laura (Penelope Cruz). He attends a party hosted by the rich and corrupt businessman Reiner (Javier Bardem) and his girlfriend Malkina (Cameron Diaz). Short on money, the Counselor is convinced by Reiner to enter into the illegal drug trade for a fast profit. He meets
Nov. 15, 2013
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‘Holiday’ revives good feelings ‘The Best Man’ gave us years ago
“The Best Man Holiday” is a most welcome sequel to the 1999 sleeper hit, “The Best Man,” about a tight-knit circle of black friends who gathered then for a wedding, now to spend Christmas together.Yes, it’s occasionally maudlin and melodramatic, and it’s entirely too long. But it’s also heartfelt and often downright hilarious, and shows off just how canny Malcolm D. Lee’s casting was all those years ago.Everybody’s paired up, now. Pretty much everybody, anyway. And everybody seems successful, wi
Nov. 15, 2013
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U.S. film school offers China scholarships
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― The American Film Institute (AFI) has launched a scholarship scheme allowing student filmmakers to write movies about China, saying U.S. cinema-goers need more cultural insight than “Kung Fu Panda.”Nine students at the AFI Conservatory will travel to China for “cultural research,” to help them write a feature-length screenplay and develop it on a second year scholarship at the prestigious film school.“China’s rich cultural legacy is filled with stories waiting to be shared wi
Nov. 15, 2013
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Death mystery fuels JFK movie, book industry
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― The enduring mystery surrounding John F. Kennedy’s assassination has drawn generations of writers, commentators and filmmakers, though some have been more successful than others.The 50th anniversary of the killing of America’s 35th president has inevitably renewed the spotlight on the events in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, even if the story has been recounted in innumerable films, TV series and books.“JFK’s life and death have been chronicled in myriad ways, and I would expect th
Nov. 11, 2013
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Long queues at ‘Star Wars’ auditions in Britain
LONDON (AFP) ― Thousands of people auditioned for the next Star Wars film in Britain on Saturday ― so many in fact that organizers left many disappointed by shutting doors early due to the huge number.They were responding to a casting call launched by Disney last week that it was looking for an actress to play a “street-smart” and strong character aged 17 or 18, and an actor to play a capable and courageous young man for its “Star Wars Episode VII,” which is being made in Britain next year.Buddi
Nov. 10, 2013
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Box office: Friend 2, Thor: The Dark World, The Accomplice
Friend 2Opens Nov. 14Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek. Seventeen years have passed since Lee Joon-seok (Yoo Oh-sung) was put in jail for ordering the killing of his friend Dong-su (Jang Dong-gun). He is now a high-ranking gangster and attempts to secure his position in the Busan-based crime syndicate. He is seen as a threat to Eun-gi (Jung Ho-bin), an ambitions member who aspires to be the gang’s leader. Joon-seok decides to work with Seong-hoon (Kim Woo-bin), a 20-something gangster he met while se
Nov. 8, 2013