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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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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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Yoon interacts with public for 1st time since election defeat
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Police officer jumps barefoot into drainage tunnel to save man
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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Lee Sun-kyun's posthumuous film to hit theaters in August
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N. Korea says to deploy new multiple rocket launcher starting this year
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Studios relying more on outside funds to make award contenders
LOS ANGELES ― For this awards season, Hollywood came through with a bumper crop of movies that were critical and fan favorites. But in many cases, the big studios themselves can’t take much of the credit.Among the films basking in Oscar nominations ― and bragging rights for the studios that released them ― are “Lincoln,” “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild.”In a growing trend, the distributors of those three movies didn’t pay to make them. Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures and F
Jan. 16, 2013
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Actress tweets about masturbating over Ryan Gosling
A Hollywood actress revealed her attraction to Ryan Gosling, the star of “Gangster Squad,” by making a sexual joke on Twitter.Anna Kendrick, 22, wrote on her page, “Ugh, never going to a Ryan Gosling movie in a theater again. Apparently masturbating in the back row is still considered inappropriate.” The message has gotten 21,000 retweets in a couple of days. Kelsea Stahler, a staff reporter from Hollywood.com, one of the retweeters, said, “Can we stop pretending it’s shocking that a woman migh
Jan. 16, 2013
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‘Les Miserables’ draws 5 million audiences in S. Korea
“Les Miserables,” a Hollywood musical film based on Victor Hugo‘s timeless story of injustice, heroism and love in 19th-century Paris, is hitting South Korea’s box-office and attracting an audience of nearly 5 million.According to the official box-office tally by the Korean Film Council, the movie that opened at local theaters on Dec. 19 has sold 4.939 million tickets as of Tuesday. The attendance thus is expected to exceed the 5 million mark on Wednesday. The milestone is rare for a musical wit
Jan. 16, 2013
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Heath Ledger‘s parents say they are close to his daughter Matilda
Heath Ledger‘s parents say they have a wonderful relationship with the late Australian actor’s 7-year-old daughter, who lives in New York.Ledger died of an accidental drug overdose five years ago at the age of 28, leaving behind little Matilda, his only child with his ex-girlfriend, actress Michelle Williams.“Matilda has the same walk as Heath and is such a respectful little kid -- she calls us ‘Papa’ and ‘Grandma Sal.’ Our family has the most wonderful relationship with both Matilda and Michel
Jan. 16, 2013
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‘Die Hard’ director John McTiernan to serve a year in prison
“Die Hard” director John McTiernan will serve a one-year federal prison sentence for making false statements to the FBI, The Hollywood Reporter said. “The Hunt for Red October” filmmaker was sentenced in late 2010 to one year in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $100,000 after pleading guilty to making false statements to federal investigators working on an illegal wiretapping case involving private detective Anthony Pellicano.McTiernan has since unsuccessfully filed for an appeal, attempted t
Jan. 16, 2013
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Japanese film director Oshima dies at 80
Nagisa Oshima, a Japanese director internationally acclaimed for his films “Empire of Passion” and “In the Realm of the Senses,” has died of pneumonia. He was 80.His office, Oshima Productions, said Oshima died Tuesday afternoon at a hospital near Tokyo after being in and out of hospital since he was struck by a stroke more than a decade ago.A former student radical from Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, Oshima debuted in 1959 with “A Town of Love and Hope,” quickly earning a reputation of a “ne
Jan. 16, 2013
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New report reopens questions over Natalie Wood death
Hollywood icon Natalie Wood may have suffered non-accidental injuries before her 1981 drowning death and ended up in the sea in a “non-volitional” manner, a new coroner‘s report said Monday.The report, compiled by the LA County Coroner’s Office after the case was re-opened in 2011, raises fresh questions about her death and the role of her actor husband Robert Wagner and a fellow actor on the fateful night.The “West Side Story” and “Rebel Without a Cause” star drowned on the night of November 29
Jan. 15, 2013
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More local films head to Berlinale
Three Korean films have been invited to the upcoming Berlinale’s Panorama section. The section features new independent and art house films that deal with “controversial subjects or unconventional aesthetic styles.”One of the three films is director E J-yong’s “Behind the Camera,” which tells the story of an eccentric filmmaker and 14 actors and actresses who work with him on a film project. The movie premiered at last year’s Busan International Film Festival and received positive reviews from t
Jan. 14, 2013
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‘Argo,’ ‘Les Miserables’ win big at Golden Globes
Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage drama “Argo” and musical “Les Miserables” were the big winners Sunday at the Golden Globes, while Steven Spielberg’s presidential drama “Lincoln” won only one major award.Affleck won the top prizes of best dramatic film and director for his movie about a CIA mission to rescue diplomats caught in Tehran in 1979, while “Les Miserables” won best film, actor and supporting actress in the musical/comedy category.Daniel Day-Lewis won best drama actor for his portrayal of A
Jan. 14, 2013
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Films from Jude Law, Iran’s Panahi join Berlin line-up
BERLIN (AFP) ― New releases starring Jude Law and Catherine Deneuve and the world premiere of a picture by embattled Iranian director Jafar Panahi joined the line-up Friday for next month’s 63rd Berlin film festival.Keeping with a tradition of bringing high-wattage stars together with champions of hard-hitting political cinema, organisers of the “Berlinale” unveiled nine new entries to the Feb. 7 to 17 event.U.S. iconoclast Steven Soderbergh will screen what he has described as his last film “fo
Jan. 13, 2013
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Globe-nominated foreign filmmakers discuss craft
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The makers of three Golden Globe- and Oscar-nominated foreign films shared the secrets of their craft ―and admiration for one another ― at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 10th annual Foreign Film Symposium.Oscar-nominated Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallstrom moderated the panel featuring “Kon-Tiki” directors Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning of Norway, “A Royal Affair” director Nikolaj Arcel of Denmark and Austrian director Michael Haneke, whose film “Amour” also earn
Jan. 13, 2013
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Cloud Atlas (U.S., Germany)Opened Jan. 9Science Fiction. Directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer. The film consists of six stories, set across centuries and continents. In the 1840s, on a voyage through the Pacific Islands, Adam Ewing (Jim Sturgess) befriends a scheming doctor (Tom Hanks) and falls into trouble. In the 1930s, young composer Robert Frobisher (Ben Whishaw) is hired to assist the legendary musician Vyvyan Ayrs (Jim Broadbent) while he seduces Ayrs’ wife while also writin
Jan. 11, 2013
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‘Lincoln’ leads Oscars with 12 nominations
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) ― The Civil War saga “Lincoln’’ leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for British-born Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.Also among the nine nominees for best picture Thursday: was the French-language film “Amour’’; the Iran hostage thriller “Argo’’; the independent hit “Beasts of the Southern Wild’’; the slave-revenge narrative “Django Unchained’’; the musical “Les Mise
Jan. 11, 2013
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Berlin museum spotlights Scorsese in exclusive show
BERLIN (AFP) ― A Berlin museum will Wednesday open what it called the first exhibition worldwide dedicated to the work of veteran U.S. film-maker Martin Scorsese, who opened his vast archive for the show.Featuring relics such as Robert De Niro’s shirt drenched in fake blood from “Cape Fear” and his battered boxing gloves from “Raging Bull,” the show at the Museum for Film and Television offers an in-depth look at Scorsese’s half-century of cinema.The 70-year-old Oscar winner was unable to attend
Jan. 10, 2013
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Emma Watson mistaken for child at JFK airport
British actress Emma Watson expressed embarrassment on Twitter over an officer’s mistake at JFK airport in New York last month. The 22-year-old was stopped by airport officials when they mistook her for an unaccompanied minor, even though Watson is a world-famous star who played a major role in the "Harry Potter" film series.Watson described the situation she underwent on Twitter on Dec. 23, 2012. Passport control asked “Unaccompanied minor?” and Watson responded “Sorry?” To the following questi
Jan. 10, 2013
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Honorary Busan citizen Tom Cruise talks ‘Jack Reacher’
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise made his sixth visit to Korea on Wednesday, this time to promote his upcoming thriller “Jack Reacher” and receive honorary citizenship from Busan. An adaptation of English author Lee Child’s 2005 novel “One Shot,” the film features Cruise as the eponymous ex-military man with no fixed address. Throughout the film, he steps into crime scenes out of nowhere and discovers new leads.“Jack Reacher is not an executor -- he is more of a character who gets into the story and d
Jan. 10, 2013
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Klaus Kinski daughter accuses him of years of sex abuse
The elder daughter of the late German film icon Klaus Kinski accused him Wednesday of sexually abusing her for several years from the time she was a small child.Pola Kinski said the diminutive fair-haired actor who died in 1991 had molested her repeatedly from the age of five until she turned 19, in an interview with weekly magazine Stern ahead of the release of a tell-all book she has written.The notoriously volatile but prolific star of "Fitzcarraldo" and "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" and a freq
Jan. 10, 2013
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First ‘Pororo’ movie to be played on 6,000 screens in China
The beloved Korean animated penguin Pororo from the children’s TV series “Pororo the Little Penguin” will now be seen on 6,000 screens across China. “Pororo, The Racing Adventure” is the first full-length 3-D feature movie version of the popular TV show and is the largest release for an international animated movie in China, according to the film’s distributor CJ Entertainment. The movie was produced in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Pororo and the animation series, which was developed
Jan. 10, 2013
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China becomes world's No 2 movie market: media
Moviegoers in China spent 17 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) on tickets last year, turning the country into the second-largest film market in the world, the state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday.Sales rose 30 percent from 2011, it said, citing the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), underscoring the rapid growth that has long attracted Hollywood despite China's tight restrictions on foreign films.After years of pressure, China in 2012 agreed to increase the number of fil
Jan. 9, 2013
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Revisiting BIFF 2012
An Oscar-shortlisted Israeli-Palestinian documentary is in the lineup for the upcoming screening of last year’s BIFF highlights. Starting Thursday, Seoul’s Indie Plus Theater is showcasing a total of eight works screened at last year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), including “5 Broken Cameras,” which features the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The documentary received a 5 million won ($4,700) fund from BIFF and Busan Bank’s Asia Network Documentary (AND) Fund back in 2010. Co-directed
Jan. 9, 2013