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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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Defense ministry denies special treatment for BTS’ V amid phone use allegations
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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[Box Office] Movies in theaters
Bluebeard(Korea)Opened March 1Thriller. Directed by Lee Su-yeonSeung-hoon (Cho Jin-woong) is a doctor whose failed marriage and career have put him on edge financially and psychologically. Forced to give up his hospital in Seoul’s affluent neighborhood, he moves to a provincial city to work at a clinic. During a sedated endoscopy, one of his elderly patients makes a confession to murder. The corpse of a woman is also found on the Han River, reviving a murder case. Logan(US)Opened March 1Action,
March 2, 2017
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First trailer of Bong Joon-ho’s new Netflix movie ‘Okja’ unveiled
Netflix on Tuesday released a teaser trailer for “Okja,” Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s follow-up to his smash-hit “Snowpiercer,” via local web portal Naver, for the first time in the world.A scene from director Bong Joon-ho’s upcoming film “Okja” (Netflix)Co-written by Bong and Jon Ronson of “Frank,” Okja tells the story of a young girl who risks everything to prevent a multinational company from kidnapping her best friend -- a massive animal named Okja. The movie streaming service invested $50
Feb. 28, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Korean-American director wins big at Spirit Awards
As Hollywood was making its final preparations for the glitz, glamor -- and gaffes -- of this year’s Oscars, on Saturday the film world’s purveyors of lower-budget films gathered in Santa Monica, California, for the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Among those in attendance was Andrew Ahn, who won the John Cassavetes Award presented for the best feature film with a budget under $500,000 for “Spa Night,” and who was also a nominee for the Someone to Watch Award.“Spa Night,” a story Ahn called
Feb. 28, 2017
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Advocacy groups: Forget Oscars snafu, focus on ‘Moonlight’
Yes, the Great Mistake of Oscars 2017 made history in all the wrong kinds of ways. But a day later, advocacy groups and others overjoyed by the Cinderella win of “Moonlight” were saying, let’s forget the snafu and move on -- because “Moonlight” made history in all the right kinds of ways.The coming-of-age story of a gay black youth in a poor Miami neighborhood was made on the tiniest of budgets -- $1.5 million, said director Barry Jenkins backstage. It had a mostly black cast, and was seen as th
Feb. 28, 2017
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Streaming industry in historic win at Oscars
In a first for the streaming industry, Amazon Studios and Netflix walked away with Oscars, underlining their emergence as major players in the entertainment business.Amazon won two Oscars Sunday for gritty family drama “Manchester by the Sea,” which collected statuettes for best original screenplay and best actor (Casey Affleck).The studio also scored an Oscar for Iran’s “The Salesman,” which won for best foreign language film.Netflix, the main rival of the e-commerce giant’s streaming video arm
Feb. 28, 2017
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‘Moonlight’ wins best picture as Oscars ends in chaos
Barry Jenkins’s coming-of-age drama “Moonlight” won the coveted best picture statuette at Sunday’s Oscars -- but the evening ended in chaos as “La La Land” was mistakenly handed the award.Hollywood legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, stars of 1967 crime classic “Bonnie and Clyde,” were meant to give the evening’s top prize to Jenkins’s film, but she mistakenly called it for Damien Chazelle‘s musical. From left: Best supporting actor Mahershala Ali, for "Moonlight," best actress Emma Stone fo
Feb. 27, 2017
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'Split' tops weekend box office with about 700,000 views
US psychological thriller "Split" packed moviegoers in at the local box office last weekend, opening in first place with a robust 698,900 in attendance, data showed Monday. (Universal Pictures International Korea)Helmed by director M. Night Shyamalan, the film follows a man with 23 different personalities who kidnaps three girls.It was followed by three homegrown films on the chart.The courtroom drama "New Trial," which topped the box office the previous weekend, is the runner-up with 439,586 in
Feb. 27, 2017
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‘Hillary’s America,’ ‘Batman v Superman’ top Razzies
Neither Batman nor Dinesh D’Souza could finagle their way out of a Razzie. The annual Golden Raspberry Awards bestowed a tying four “honors” to both D’Souza’s documentary “Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party” and the superhero blockbuster “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”D’Souza’s film was named the worst picture of the year Saturday and the conservative author got both worst director (with co-director Bruce Schooley) and worst actor for playing himself. Worst actre
Feb. 26, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Ahn So-hee observes, listens and empathizes
Soft-spoken Ahn So-hee seemed to put a great amount of thought into her answers before vocalizing them. One of her hobbies is simply to “observe people” as she herself isn’t “very outgoing or talkative,” Ahn said at an interview Wednesday at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul.“People say that observing others, (and) seeing and feeling lots of things will help me even more in my future acting,” said the budding actress, who stars in the recent film “A Single Rider” alongside Lee Byung-hun and Gong H
Feb. 26, 2017
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‘Moonlight’ sweeps Spirit Awards
Sunday might have been dominated by “La La Land,” but Saturday belonged to “Moonlight.”Barry Jenkins’ luminous coming-of-age tale swept Saturday’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, taking home six awards including best feature. “Moonlight” won every award it was nominated for at the 32nd annual indie awards, the dressed-down, beachside ceremony held the day before the Academy Awards. “Moonlight” won for its directing, screenplay, cinematography and editing. It was also honored for its ensemble cas
Feb. 26, 2017
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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week
A Single Rider(Korea)Opened Feb. 22Drama. Directed by Lee Zoo-youngJae-hoon (Lee Byung-hun) is a stockbroker who loses his fortune, friends and the trust of his clients after a risky investment goes abysmally wrong. He leaves for Australia to find his wife and son, who have relocated there, only to discover that they too are slipping out of his grasp. He hovers around them, observing their daily routine and wandering the streets in search of answers to a horrifying truth. New Trial(Korea)Opened
Feb. 24, 2017
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Monsters intrude on a culture clash in ‘Great Wall’
“Tell the world what you have seen,” a character exclaims in “The Great Wall,” “and what is coming!” The warning is about the mythical mass of marauding monsters that are sweeping down northern China but it could just as easily be for the kind of Hollywood-China collaboration that is “The Great Wall.” The first English language feature shot entirely in China, it’s the biggest-budget attempt yet to straddle both sides of the Pacific, plucking a movie star (Matt Damon) from the West for a producti
Feb. 24, 2017
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What are Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee up to?
Korean film industry insiders are speculating on the next move by director Hong Sang-soo and actress Kim Min-hee, who won the best actress award at the Berlin International Film Festival on Sunday for their film “On the Beach at Night Alone.” The two have not yet made specific plans to return to Korea or hold a press conference here, as is customary after winning prominent international prizes.“On the Beach at Night Alone,” Hong and Kim’s second collaboration, meanwhile, will open in local theat
Feb. 22, 2017
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Hungary’s Berlin film fest winner Enyedi to adapt novel
The Hungarian director whose “On Body and Soul” won the top award at the Berlin Film Festival says her next project is an adaptation of “The Story of My Wife,” a 1942 novel by Hungarian writer and poet Milan Fust. Director Ildiko Enyedi also said Tuesday that she welcomed the national film fund’s support for her work and that of a wide range of Hungarian directors and writers, some of whose films have recently won prizes at international festivals. “Son of Saul” by Laszlo Nemes won the Oscar las
Feb. 22, 2017
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Shooting gets underway for Han Solo ‘Star Wars’ film
Alden Ehrenreich has taken control of the Millennium Falcon. The Han Solo “Star War” spin-off has begun production. The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that shooting began at London’s Pinewood Studios on Monday. To kick off the untitled Han Solo movie, the studio released a photo of the cast at the controls of the Millennium Falcon. Ehrenreich, who plays a younger version of Harrison Ford’s iconic smuggler, is seated amid cast members including Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke and Donald Glover,
Feb. 22, 2017
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[Movie Review] ‘Single Rider’ explores what we have left behind
The man appeared to have everything: a well-paying job, a good reputation in his field, a beautiful wife and an adorable son. At precisely this moment, everything starts to crumble.Director Lee Zoo-young’s feature film debut “Single Rider” invites the audience to take a look at a man’s life after he loses practically everything he has worked for.“I wanted the audience to think about what we are giving up now for the promise of a future. ... There are so many things that we give up, and I wanted
Feb. 22, 2017
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‘On the Beach at Night Alone’ to open in March
Director Hong Sang-soo’s much-talked-about new film will hit local theaters on March 23, according to the production company Jeonwonsa Film Co., Monday.Although the film won Kim Min-hee the Silver Bear award for best actress at the Berlin International Film Festival on Sunday, there has been much speculation as to whether the film will enjoy success here. Poster for ‘On the Beach at Night Alone’ (Contents Panda)The film is Hong’s 19th feature and tells the story of an actress, played by Kim, who
Feb. 21, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Behind the charisma, Lee Byung-hun is drawn to subtlety
In one of his most acclaimed performances, Lee Byung-hun plays a gang member ordered to spy on his boss’s wife in director Kim Jee-woon’s 2005 noir “A Bittersweet Life.”The character starts out as a ruthless perfectionist trusted to unquestioningly execute orders. But struggling between his dreams and real life, he begins to act on his own impulses.Lee was strongly reminded of that tortured mobster he had portrayed over a decade ago while playing his recent role in the psychological drama “A Sin
Feb. 21, 2017
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[Movie Review] 'Lucid Dream': Unsalvageable mediocrity
Domestic sci-fi crime thriller "Lucid Dream" is the story of a single father who visits his and others' lucid dreams to find clues to track down the kidnapper of his little boy who was spirited away three years ago.For those unfamiliar with the meaning of the title, lucid dreaming is an elusive state in which you consciously know you are dreaming. Unlike a regular dream where there is no control over what you experience, a lucid dream offers you the possibility to control your surroundings.On to
Feb. 21, 2017
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'New Trial' tops weekend,' hitting 1 mln viewers mark
Domestic courtroom drama "New Trial" topped the box office on its first weekend, pushing aside the previous No. 1 "Fabricated City," data showed Monday. (OPUS Pictures)"New Trial" starring Kang Ha-neul and Jung Woo attracted 755,268 viewers over the Feb. 17-19 weekend, according to a box office tally from the Korean Film Council. The film exceeded 1 million in attendance on Sunday.Helmed by director Kim Tae-yoon, the movie follows the story of Hyun-woo, the only witness to a taxi driver's murder
Feb. 20, 2017