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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Ador CEO's dismissal to be decided on last day of May
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[Graphic News] Beer the most favored alcoholic drink by Koreans
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Science Ministry expresses regret over Japan’s pressure on Naver
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Haeundae Beach to become sand art museum in late May
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Hostilities get out of hand as YouTuber murders another outside courthouse
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Medical professors set to take day off amid protracted walkouts by junior doctors
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Police officer jumps barefoot into drainage tunnel to save man
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Yoon interacts with public for 1st time since election defeat
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Lee Sun-kyun's posthumuous film to hit theaters in August
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‘The Berlin File’ hits 5 million mark
Celebrated writer-director Ryu Seung-wan’s latest blockbuster “The Berlin File” topped 5 million viewers in just 14 days, official data showed Tuesday.Starring Ha Jeong-woo, Gianna Jun (Jun Ji-hyun), and Ryu Seung-beom, the spy thriller tells the story of a North Korean agent (played by Ha) in Berlin who is betrayed by his home country when a clandestine arms deal goes awry and is exposed. He tries to escape the German city with his wife (played by Jun), who works as a German-Korean translator a
Feb. 13, 2013
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Binoche sought extremes with Berlinale contender
BERLIN (AFP) ― French Oscar winner Juliette Binoche stars as Auguste Rodin’s ex-lover and muse who was confined to an asylum in the Berlinale contender “Camille Claudel 1915,” a role she said attracted her for its extremes.Binoche, 48, who picked up her Academy Award for her 1997 turn as a World War II nurse in “The English Patient,” told AFP that she had exposed herself physically and mentally to play Claudel, who was a sculptor in her own right.“The real challenge was to be completely bare in
Feb. 13, 2013
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Actress Park among celebs investigated in drug probe
Popular actress Park Si-yeon is being investigated for the illegal use of the drug propofol, a type of anesthetic, after three other actresses were investigated on the same charge last month. The drug is classified as a psychotropic medicine in Korea.According to the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, Park has been using the drug for non-medical purposes at a number of dermatology and plastic surgery clinics in Cheongdam-dong in southern Seoul. Actresses Lee Seung-yeon, Jang Mi-in-ae, and Hyun Young w
Feb. 13, 2013
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Hawke, Delpy considering follow-up to ‘Before Midnight’
BERLIN (AFP) ― Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy said they feel like they’ve grown up with their slow-burn romantic trilogy after the latest installment, “Before Midnight,” charmed the Berlinale Monday, and that they’re mulling a fourth film.In a 63rd edition light on big hits, the out-of-competition screening of the movie drew cheers from a packed cinema at the first major European film festival of the year, and Hawke and Delpy appeared moved by the reception.The actors linked up with Texas-based dir
Feb. 12, 2013
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‘New World’ a well-made noir with superb acting
Noted screenwriter Park Hoon-jung’s second feature film was finally unveiled to the press last week, featuring three heavyweight actors ― Choi Min-sik, Hwang Jeong-min and Lee Jung-jae ― in the lead.What the film deals with is nothing new, at least in Korean cinema: a criminal organization, its gangsters and the cops who try to chase them down. However, Park, who is best known for his screenplays for Kim Ji-woon’s “I Saw the Devil” and Ryu Seung-wan’s “The Unjust,” managed to create a heartless
Feb. 11, 2013
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Silver Lining PlaybookTo open Feb. 14Comedy. Romance. Directed by David O. Russel. Life is not rosy for Pat Solitano, Jr. (Bradley Cooper). He has lost his house, job and his wife. Now he is living with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro) after spending eight months in a mental health facility for bipolar disorder. Pat is determined to get his life back, to become positive and reconcile with his wife Nikki (Brea Bee). When Nikki sees how much he has changed, Pat meets Tiffany Ma
Feb. 7, 2013
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Soderbergh keeps us guessing about a drug’s ‘Side Effects’
Steven Soderbergh, rightly considered one of Hollywood’s smartest movie makers, is at his cleverest in “Side Effects,” a canny, cunning big-idea thriller in a minor key, an engrossing zeitgeist whodunit about Wall Street, Big Pharma, prescription drugs and the power we give psychiatry and psychologists.Put simply, it’s about a death, perhaps caused by an under-tested depression drug.Channing Tatum plays a Wall Street type just getting out of prison for securities fraud. Rooney Mara (of the Holly
Feb. 7, 2013
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Han Solo to get own ‘Star Wars’ movie
Hollywood‘s Walt Disney Co. is developing spinoff films about “Star Wars” icons Han Solo and Boba Fett, EW.com reported Wednesday.The studio this week confirmed several standalone “Star Wars” movies are in the works, as are three sequels to the established six-movie saga.However, no plot lines or release dates for the spinoff flicks have been officially announced. EW.com quoted sources as saying two of the standalone films will focus on young versions of fan favorites Han Solo, an intergalactic
Feb. 7, 2013
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‘Last’ Soderbergh film, French divas battle at Berlinale
BERLIN (AFP) ― Steven Soderbergh’s “last” movie, a battle of French screen icons and daring looks at homosexuality in the Catholic Church will vie for gold at the Berlin film festival starting Thursday.The 63rd Berlinale will open with martial arts epic “The Grandmaster” by Chinese arthouse favourite Wong Kar Wai (“In the Mood for Love”), who will also lead the jury handing out the Golden Bear top prize on Feb. 16.Nineteen productions including big-budget Hollywood movies, new work by European v
Feb. 5, 2013
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Korean-foreign productions create buzz for 2013
Famed filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s upcoming Hollywood debut “Snowpiercer” is already creating much buzz in the film industry, and looks to be one of the most anticipated Korean-foreign joint productions of the year. The sci-fi film, jointly distributed by Korea’s CJ Entertainment and American film studio The Weinstein Company, features Tilda Swinton, Chris Evans and Jamie Bell, along with Korean heavyweight Song Kang-ho. But “Snowpiercer” isn’t the only film that moviegoers should be excited about.
Feb. 5, 2013
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‘Architecture 101’ producer heads KFPA
Film producer Lee Eun, whose works include last year’s hit romance “Architecture 101” and 2011 animated film “Leafie, A Hen into the Wild,” has been appointed the new head of the Korean Film Producers Association, the organization said on Monday.Lee, along with his wife and film producer Shim Jae-myung, founded their film house Myung Films in 1995. Their box office hits include “The Contact” (1997), “Joint Security Area” (2000), and “Forever the Moment” (2008). Lee and Shim last year announced t
Feb. 5, 2013
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Affleck’s ‘Argo’ wins Directors Guild top honor
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Ben Affleck has won the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America for his CIA thriller “Argo,’’ further sealing its status as best-picture front-runner at the Academy Awards.Saturday’s prize also normally would make Affleck a near shoo-in to win best-director at the Feb. 24 Oscars, since the Directors Guild recipient nearly always goes on to claim the same prize at Hollywood’s biggest night.But Affleck surprisingly missed out on an Oscar directing nomination, along wi
Feb. 4, 2013
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How to Use Guys with Secret TipsTo be released Feb. 14Comedy. Directed by Lee Won-suk. Assistant commercial director Choi Bo-na (Lee Si-young) is hard-working, but she sorely lacks social skills, self-confidence, fashion sense, and aesthetic polish. Thanks to her indecisive personality, she does all the hard work. Battered with her late night duties, Bo-na has developed dark circles and a stringy nasty oily mess for her hair. Always ignored by men, Choi Bo-na has not dated in a long time; in fac
Feb. 1, 2013
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‘Bullet to the Head’ is director Walter Hill’s first film in a decade
The opening credit “A Walter Hill Film” has not graced movie screens in more than 10 years ― not since the 2002 prison boxing drama “Undisputed” flopped at the box office.That movie’s failure was the last in a series of commercial calamities that plagued the director of popular and cult hits such as “The Warriors,” “The Long Riders” and “Streets of Fire.” Over the ensuing decade, Hill continued to produce movies for other people, but seemed destined never to direct another one himself.Then Sylve
Feb. 1, 2013
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Porn star Ron Jeremy suffers an aneurysm
Ron Jeremy‘s manager says the adult film icon is in critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering an aneurysm near his heart.Mike Esterman, Jeremy’s manager, told TMZ the 59-year-old porn star drove himself to Cedars-Sinai hospital Tuesday afternoon after experiencing severe chest pain. Upon examining him, doctors determined he had suffered an aneurysm. They were expected to perform surgery Wednesday to treat it, TMZ reported. (UPI) <관련 한글 기사> 유명 포르노 스타, 건강 위독해 성인영화배우 론 제레미(Ron Je
Jan. 31, 2013
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Olleh smartphone film fest set for April 17-20
Olleh International Smartphone Film Festival is hosting its third edition, with celebrated local filmmaker Bong Joon-ho as this year’s jury chief.The festival, which was first established in 2011 by KT Corp., is an annual film competition where participants produce 10-minute shorts solely by using their smartphones. The first edition received a total of 470 smartphone-made films, many from amateur and teen filmmakers, and selected five for prizes. This year, there are a total of three competitio
Jan. 30, 2013
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Economic crisis fallout in focus at star-studded Berlin film fest
BERLIN (AFP) ― Next month’s 63rd Berlin film festival will comb through the “collateral damage” of the global economic crisis with Hollywood movies and independent releases vying for prizes, organizers said Monday.The Feb. 7-17 Berlinale, the first major European film festival of the year, will showcase 24 pictures from 22 countries in the main program, with a total of more than 400 movies screened in its sprawling sidebar sections.A jury led by Chinese director Wong Kar Wai will choose among 19
Jan. 29, 2013
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Clooney picks up stranger’s bill
A German man said he was shocked to discover actor George Clooney had paid his restaurant tab after fearing he and his friends had been rude.The man, whose name was not released, told the Bild newspaper he was eating Friday evening at the Grill Royal restaurant in Berlin and was told by his waiter his $134.66 bill had been covered by Clooney, who had been dining with friends at the next table, The Local.de reported Monday.The waiter told the man Clooney was concerned he and his friends had been
Jan. 29, 2013
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‘Mother of George’ wins award for best cinematography at Sundance
A film partially produced by two Koreans won the cinematography award at Sundance Film Festival on Saturday.Titled “Mother of George,” the film features an immigrant couple from Nigeria living in Brooklyn who have difficulty conceiving a baby. Two Koreans, Saerom and Saemi Kim, participated in the production process of the film, along with eight other producers. The sisters have been working at Maybach Film Productions, an independent film production company and investment group based in Beverly
Jan. 28, 2013
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‘Argo’ wins top SAG award, in latest pre-Oscar boost
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ―Iran hostage crisis drama “Argo” won the best film drama prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards Sunday, in yet another boost for its prospects at next month’s all-important Oscars.Steven Spielberg’s top-tipped presidential drama “Lincoln” also scored successes with best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, and supporting actor Tommy Lee Jones.“Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence took best actress SAG award for her role in romcom “Silver Linings Playbook,” while Anne
Jan. 28, 2013