Fifty years on, everyone still wants a piece of Marilyn

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The first thing you notice when you see Marilyn Monroe’s full-length gloves in the storeroom of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is how small her hands were.“They’re one of a number of pairs she had,” says curator Dwight Bowers, gently lifting them out of the beige steel cabinet they share with Christopher Reeves’ Superman costume and the 10-gallon hat that J.R. wore in “Dallas.”“They’re white kid. They’re very tiny and petite. And they show the decorousness

July 31, 2012

NYC movie, pin-up collection slated for auction

NEW YORK (AP) ― Movie Star News amassed a staggering amount of film stills, posters and negatives over the past 73 years ― nearly 3 million, including 1,500 prints of Bettie Page, known as the queen of pin-ups. But last week, the once-lively store in lower Manhattan was lifeless. The classic movie posters that once covered its narrow 610-meter space were rolled up or covered in cellophane, its bins and racks empty. Everything was packed up in cardboard boxes that lined the floor.The legendary Ma

July 30, 2012

‘I’m more motivated than ever’

Actor Lee Jung-jae talks about his acting career, being singleActor Lee Jung-jae was not used to playing “unattractive” characters, until he was given the role of a jealous thief in his latest film “The Thieves.”“Director Choi Dong-hun asked me to be as unattractive and foolish as possible for the role,” Lee told the Korea Herald in an interview on Thursday.“So I asked him: if you want this guy to be so unattractive, why did you cast an (attractive) actor like me? But as I got to know more about

July 29, 2012

Box Office

The Thieves (Korea)Opened July 25Crime. Action. Directed by Choi Dong-hun. Anycall (Gianna Jun), Popeye (Lee Jung-jae), Chewing Gum (Kim Hae-sook) and Zampano (Kim Soo-hyun) are professional thieves who work together. After their success in a gallery heist, the group hears that Popeye’s old partner, robbery mastermind Macao Park, is back for another job after having gone missing for many years. Pepsi (Kim Hye-soo), a genius safecracker and Macao Park’s old flame, decides to join the group to set

July 27, 2012

Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis rally the troops in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas ― Frank the Tank! Frank the Tank! Frank the Tank!The chant rose up inside the stifling gymnasium at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth on Wednesday afternoon, a nod to Will Ferrell’s character in the movie “Old School.” The crowd of uniformed men and women were stoked, because Ferrell and his funnyman cohort Zach Galifianakis were in the house.Fort Worth was just one stop on an 11-city “Whistle Stop” promotional tour for their new comedy, “The Campaign”; the

July 27, 2012

Kim Ki-duk’s ‘Pieta’ goes to Venice

Director Kim Ki-duk’s latest film “Pieta” is to make its world premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival in the competition line-up.A total of 18 films, including Kim’s, have been selected to compete for the coveted Golden Lion during the festival, including Brian De Palma’s thriller “Passion” and Terrence Malick’s romance “To the Wonder.”Three of Kim’s films have been featured at the festival in previous years: “The Isle” (2000), “Address Unknown” (2001) and “3-Iron” (2004). He wo

July 27, 2012

Kristen Stewart sorry for cheating on Robert Pattinson

U.S. actress Kristen Stewart publicly apologized for cheating on her boyfriend, Robert Pattinson, with the married director of “Snow White and the Huntsman.”　The longtime couple are the stars of the romantic “Twilight” vampire film franchise and have been dating for several years.Several media outlets reported Tuesday Stewart, 22, recently had a brief fling with director Rupert Sanders, who is 41, married and the father of two children. TMZ said Stewart publicly confirmed the affair Wednesday an

July 26, 2012

Korean film invited to Venice’s independent section

Director Jeon Kyu-hwan’s feature-length film “The Weight” has been included in the line-up of the Venice Film Festival’s autonomous sidebar section, the movie’s distributor Fine Cut said.Jeon, whose previous works include Berlinale-featured “Varanasi” and “Dance Town,” has become the first Korean director to be invited to the “Venice Days” competition program. The sidebar is widely considered to be the equivalent of Cannes Director’s Fortnight. Starring “Beyond the Years” and “Bad Guy” actor Cho

July 25, 2012

Acclaimed actresses began as models

Did you ever wonder what happens to the superstar model once she’s glittered for her last close-up? Well some of them, like Carman Dell’Orefice, just keep on posing. The white-haired Dell’Orefice has been modeling since 1947 and is still slouching with the best of them.HBO is offering an intimate view of some of the world’s most famous faces when it premieres the documentary, “About Face: Supermodels Then and Now” at 9 p.m. EDT July 30.But “now” is not always the end of the runway. Many models a

July 25, 2012

EBS festival to combine education, documentary movies

EBS’ documentary festival EIDF opens with controversial bully documentaryKorea’s Educational Broadcasting System is showcasing a number of socially conscious and educational non-fiction films in its upcoming EBS International Documentary Festival. The annual event is one of the very few documentary events in the world where the films are screened both in movie theaters and on TV. The festival is celebrating its ninth edition this year, featuring 48 films from 31 countries. Some 710 films were su

July 24, 2012

Kim Hye-soo ‘steals’ her scenes

‘The Thieves’ actress talks about her new movie, her love for peopleAmong the many living actresses in Korea, Kim Hye-soo is an icon like no other. She is the type of actress who is remembered for her image first, film roles second. Many are well aware of and charmed by her risqué and daring fashion choices on red carpets, her gift of gab on TV talk shows, and her dominating, charismatic presence off screen. Her position in the film scene is therefore unique; she is one of the very few, or perha

July 23, 2012

Jeon Ji-hyeon satisfied with her role in new movie

Jeon Ji-hyeon said she was satisfied with her role in the upcoming movie “Thieves,” a story of a gang that steals billions of dollars worth of diamonds hidden in Macau. The movie goes on release Wednesday.In the movie, actress Jeon Ji-hyeon plays a sexy and agile rope-walker alongside famous actors and actresses like Kim Yoon-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jeong-jae and Kim Soo-hyeon.In an interview with Herald Business, Jeon said she was very satisfied with the character with an unrestrained nature bec

July 23, 2012