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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

FilmDec 12, 2019

Frozen 2 (US) Opened Nov. 27 Animation, Adventure, Comedy Directed by Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Anna (Kristen Bell), Elsa (Idina Menzel), Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), Olaf (Josh Gad) and Sven leave...
‘The Man Standing Next’ a film about final weeks leading to dictator’s death

FilmDec 12, 2019

Former President Park Chung-hee, a man who ruled over South Korea with an iron fist for 18 years, is a highly divisive figure in the country’s history. So is his right-hand man and eventual assassin,...
[Travel Bits] Festivals and sights across Korea

TravelDec 12, 2019

Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France The sixth Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France will be held at the Petite France Park in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, until Feb. 29. T...
Government launches foreign-language menu website

TravelDec 11, 2019

A website that provides foreign language translations of local menus was launched Wednesday. According to the state-run Korea Tourism Organization, Food Trip in Korea (foodtrip.or.kr) was launched W...
[Herald Review] ‘Jumanji: Next Level,’ plays it safe in funny, unoriginal sequel

FilmDec 11, 2019

Years back when it was announced that a sequel to “Jumanji” would be made, there were skeptics. While the 1995 adventure film had received mixed reviews upon release, its legacy grew over time to cla...
With Golden Globe nominations under its belt, ‘Parasite’ eyeing more

FilmDec 10, 2019

It was recently announced that Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or-winning “Parasite” was nominated for the upcoming 77th Golden Globe Awards, vying for best motion picture screenplay, best foreign-language mo...
[Herald Review] U2’s 1st outing in Seoul a gift after long wait

MusicDec 10, 2019

As incredible as it sounds, U2 -- one of biggest names in rock history -- has never had a huge following in Korea. The disparity between the band’s international fame and popularity in Korea, among o...
[Herald Review] ‘Killed My Wife’ shows why webcomic-based films rarely work

FilmDec 8, 2019

After watching the thoroughly boring “Killed My Wife,” I checked out the webcomic on which it is based. Surprisingly, it was pretty good. The story was intriguing, the style was tasteful and the pres...
Everland holds New Year events

TravelDec 6, 2019

Everland theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, is holding “2020 Begin Again with Everland,” a series of events to welcome the year 2020 through next February. Kicking off the events is a drawing ...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

FilmDec 5, 2019

Frozen 2 (US) Opened Nov. 27 Animation, Adventure, Comedy Directed by Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Anna (Kristen Bell), Elsa (Idina Menzel), Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), Olaf (Josh Gad) and Sven leave...
[Travel Bits] Festivals and sights across Korea

TravelDec 5, 2019

Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France The sixth Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France will be held throughout the Petite France Park in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, until Feb...
Wizard, character themed kids rooms at Kensington

TravelDec 5, 2019

Kensington Hotel and Resort has added new types of “character kids rooms” to its Chungju and Gyeongju resort branches in order to appeal to families with young children. The “wizard’s room” at the b...
[Herald Review] Two’s company: Hopkins and Pryce enliven papal buddy film ‘The Two Popes’

FilmDec 4, 2019

This was honestly not what I expected from a film about papal succession: a delightful buddy film about an unlikely friendship that took place -- of all places -- at the Vatican. Forget about grappl...
Dictator’s assassination, volcanic eruptions at Paektusan coming to big screens soon

FilmDec 3, 2019

While South Korea’s box office is dominated by Disney’s “Frozen 2” at the moment, the competition is expected to get fierce later this month and early next month, when a number of local tent-pole fil...
‘Frozen 2’ accused of monopoly, fueling screen-quota controversy

FilmDec 2, 2019

A Korean civic group on Monday filed a complaint against Walt Disney Company Korea with prosecutors, claiming the film “Frozen 2” violated anti-monopoly law here. The Public Welfare Committee said t...