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Samsung under pressure after Intel's foundry spin-off: analysts
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Yoon leaves for Prague to cement nuclear energy push
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Heavy rain to fall nationwide over weekend, but warmer fall expected
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Seoul chastises predatory pricing claims over Czech nuclear export deal
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YouTuber under fire for consoling former singer accused of bullying
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NK newspaper 'unusually' silent on new missile tests: Seoul
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Samsung CEO introduces ‘bold growth’ as new target
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Bank of Korea eyes rate cut after US Fed's historic pivot
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3 suspects apprehended for selling celebrity deepfake porn: police
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Hyundai Motor officially becomes KT’s largest shareholder
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Mama (Korea)Opening June 1Drama. Directed by Choi Ik-hwan. Featuring the stories of three different mothers and their children, director Choi Ik-hwan’s “Mama” tells what mothers mean to the traditional and contemporary Korean mentality. Hyung-seok, a 5-year-old boy who suffers from a fatal heart disease, lives with his mom Dong-sook (Uhm Jung-hwa) alone. Being a single mother, Dong-sook works as a
May 27, 2011
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Korean films chase 21st-century American dream
Quality proven but without vital connections, Korean films struggle to crack HollywoodLOS ANGELES ― Cinema 2 of CGV in Los Angeles, U.S., was a full house on the night of the sneak preview of the South Korean movie “Late Autumn” this month. The English-speaking audience, about 70 percent of whom had Asian features, laughed and sniffled their way through the two-hour movie starring Korean heartthro
May 26, 2011
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Huppert shows unknown sides in Seoul
Award-winning French actress in town promoting new movie and photography exhibitionFrance’s star actress Isabelle Huppert showed up on Thursday at The Museum of Photography, Seoul in Bangi-dong, eastern Seoul, decked in a dark brown dress and a black leather jacket, flashing the cool “French chic” smile at the press crowded to see her. “This is my second time here since I visited the 1998 Busan In
May 26, 2011
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How will the Palme d’Or affect ‘Tree of Life’s’ commercial prospects?
In the coming weeks, there will be plenty of chances to gauge the mainstream appetite for Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life,” the story of God and nature and one mid-century family’s issues among them, which opens in limited urban release this weekend before expanding in the following week to suburban precincts.But Sunday’s news out of the Cannes Film Festival that the movie had won the Palme d’
May 24, 2011
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No laughs for female directors
Fewer women making R-rated comedies than 15-20 years agoIn corporate America, it’s no longer a surprise to see a woman running a giant company like eBay or Hewlett-Packard. But in Hollywood, where actresses have far shorter careers than actors do, and male stars are paid far more than leading ladies, there are still mountains to climb. That’s especially true in the comedy world, which is dominated
May 24, 2011
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Malick's 'Tree of Life' wins top Cannes fest honor
Bill Pohlad (L) and Dede Gardner, producers of the American film "The Tree of Life", present the Palme d'Or in Cannes, France, May 22, 2011. The film by American director Terrence Malick has won the 2011 Golden Palm (Palme d'Or), the most prestigious award of the 64th Cannes International Film Festival ending on Sunday night. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)CANNES, France (AP) _ American director Terrence Mal
May 23, 2011
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Kim Ki-duk wins Cannes sidebar prize
Cinematic self-portrait ‘Arirang’ gains international recognitionKim Ki-duk, one of the best known Korean auteurs overseas, received a coveted sidebar prize at Cannes on Saturday for his wrenching cinematic self-portrait “Arirang.”Kim shared his Un Certain Regard best picture prize with German director Andreas Dresen, who received it for the film “Stopped on Track.”“Arirang” is an emotionally raw
May 22, 2011
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Director Kim wins key Cannes sidebar prize
Cinematic self-portrait ‘Arirang’ gains international recognitionKim Ki-duk, one of the best known Korean auteurs overseas, received a coveted sidebar prize at Cannes on Saturday for his wrenching cinematic self-portrait “Arirang.”Kim shared his Un Certain Regard best picture prize with German director Andreas Dresen, who received it for the film “Stopped on Track.”“Arirang” is an emotionally raw
May 22, 2011
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Goodbye, Boy (Korea)Opening June 2Drama. Directed by Roh Hong-jin. Middle school boy Jin-woo gets a part-time job delivering newspapers in the early morning, to help his mother who supports the family by herself. His father has always been unemployed, suffering from alcohol addiction. And his sister, who attends high school, has no aspirations for her future. Jin-woo runs into another boy named Ch
May 20, 2011
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Keith Richards rocks a new generation
After decades of dark excess, Keith Richards seems wildly out of place at family-friendly Disneyland. But on a recent Saturday, there he was, a rock ‘n’ roll exile on Main Street USA, attending the massive movie premiere of “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” the fourth installment in the blockbuster franchise in which he briefly appears as Capt. William Teague, father to Johnny Depp’s
May 20, 2011
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Film-maker Lars von Trier 'accepts' Cannes ban
Actresses Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kirsten Dunst and director Lars Von Trier arrive for the screening of Melancholia at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (AP-Yonhap News)CANNES, France (AFP) - Cannes barred provocative Danish director Lars von Trier on Thursday amid a growing backlash over his remarks about Adolf Hitler, but his film remains in the race for the festiva
May 20, 2011
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Foster thinks Cannes film can be ‘therapeutic’ for Gibson
CANNES, France (AFP) ― Jodie Foster drew cheers at Cannes on Tuesday for her latest film “The Beaver” and said she thought the experience of making it could be “therapeutic” for her troubled star Mel Gibson.The small-budget drama, directed by Foster and featuring Gibson as a depressed toy company executive who turns to a beaver hand puppet to help him get his life back on track, had a shaky openin
May 18, 2011
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Film stars, models share Cannes charity catwalk
CANNES (AP) ― Fashion rolled out the red carpet for charity in Cannes, with a benefit runway show that saw A-listers including Naomi Campbell, Jane Fonda, Rosario Dawson and tennis man Novak Djokovic strut their stuff for a good cause.Campbell’s Fashion for Relief charity organized the Monday show and an auction that followed to raise money for the Japanese Red Cross to aid victims of the recent e
May 17, 2011
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Schwarzenegger reveals he had child with staffer
Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, separated after the former governor revealed he had fathered a child with a member of their household staff, The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.The couple announced in a joint statement May 9 that they had separated after 25 years of marriage. The Times reported Tuesday that Shriver moved out of the family's Brentwood mansion earlier this yea
May 17, 2011
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Kim Ki-duk’s one-man production creates a stir
South Korean director under spotlight for his bitter reproaches in ‘Arirang,’ attacks his colleaguesKim Ki-duk, one of the best known South Korean auteurs overseas, is causing a stir with his film “Arirang” that was screened at the Cannes Film Festival’s side bar section, the Un Certain Regard, on Friday. Naming actual figures, Kim aggressively poured out his anger and criticism toward his colleag
May 16, 2011
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Dardenne brothers’ unsentimental story targets Palme d’Or record
CANNES (AFP) ― Belgium’s Dardenne brothers on Sunday premiered their “Kid With a Bike” at Cannes, with the two-times Palme d’Or winners showing again their stunning capacity for unsentimental storytelling.In his first screen appearance, Thomas Doret plays Cyril, 11, who has been temporarily abandoned by his father at a foster home, and from the title to the final shot, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
May 16, 2011
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Actress Gianna Jun at the 64th Cannes Film Festival
Actress Gianna Jun poses on the red carpet before the screening of "The Artist" presented in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2011 in Cannes. 웨인 왕 감독의 영화 '설화와 비밀의 부채'의 프로모션을 위해 제64회 칸 국제영화제를 처음으로 찾은 전지현은 칸 영화제 메인 상영관인 뤼미에르 극장에서 진행된 영화 'The Artist'의 레드카펫 행사에 참석했다. Photos by AP-Yonhap NewsActress Li Bing BingActress Uma Thurman blows a kiss as she arrives for the screening of
May 16, 2011
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Cannes cheers for Kim Ki-duk ‘self-portrait’
CANNES (AFP) ― South Korean film-maker and festival favorite Kim Ki-duk drew a standing ovation at Cannes for an emotionally raw self-portrait aimed at curing a crippling bout of “director’s block.”“Arirang,” screening in the Un Certain Regard sidebar section at the world’s top cinema showcase, features Kim living in self-imposed exile and grilling himself about his own perceived failings as a dir
May 15, 2011
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Copacabana (France)Opening May 26Drama. Directed by Marc Fitoussi. Babou is unconventional and cheerful, almost never having cared about social conventions. But she suddenly realizes that her own daughter is ashamed of her and so refuses to invite her to her wedding. Babou tries to regain her daughter’s respect by starting afresh. In an attempt to prove her worth and love, Babou accepts the challe
May 13, 2011
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Fact is, Paul Bettany is fine with vampires
LOS ANGELES ― In his new 3D action film “Priest,” Paul Bettany plays a laconic warrior with a cross tattooed on his face, a man who channels divine power to combat the vampire menace that terrorizes the citizens of a post-apocalyptic realm. But it’s not entirely new territory for the English actor, whose resume includes “A Knight’s Tale,” “A Beautiful Mind” and “Master and Commander: The Far Side
May 13, 2011