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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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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide 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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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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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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Tribeca Film Festival opens in New York
NEW YORK (AFP) ― New York’s Tribeca Film Festival, created a decade ago after the 9/11 attacks, opens Thursday with a touch of sparkle from Cannes thanks to new artistic director Frederic Boyer.Boyer joined festival founders Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal for an opening presentation Wednesday in lower Manhattan where movies will be shown until April 29.The 89 films, including 50 world premiers, and 60 short films were selected from 46 countries for Tribeca.Boyer, who was recently in
April 19, 2012
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International Women’s Film Festival to open in Seoul
The 14th International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul will kick off on Thursday for an eight-day run until April 26 with an opening ceremony at Welch-Ryang Auditorium of Ewha Womans University, organizers said Tuesday.Mexican director Paula Markovitch’s “The Prize” will raise the curtain for the festival that is held under the slogan “see the world through women’s eyes.” A total of 120 films presented from 30 countries will be screened at nine theaters in Seoul, including Arteon Theater, CGV Son
April 18, 2012
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Hollywood warms to China’s new openness
Disney to produce part of ‘Iron Man 3’ in partnership with Chinese companyLOS ANGELES (AP) ― There’s a new breach in China’s great cultural wall and Hollywood is cautiously moving in.Disney’s announcement Monday that it will make “Iron Man 3’’ in partnership with a Chinese company is the latest sign that movie studios are warming to China’s new openness.For decades, China has capped the number of foreign films it allows into the country. Until recently, the limit was 20, but in February Chinese
April 17, 2012
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‘A Simple Life’ sweeps H.K. awards
HONG KONG (AFP) ― A heart-warming drama film depicting the relationship between an elderly loyal servant and her young master swept all the major categories of the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday.“A Simple Life,” which is based on a true story, scooped five gongs for best film, director, screenplay, actor and actress at the star-studded event considered Hong Kong’s equivalent of the Oscars.“I would like to thank Hong Kong,” Ann Hui said after grabbing the best director award.“I grew up here and
April 16, 2012
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Cannes film season begins, promising selection surprises
PARIS (AFP) ― Cannes season kicks off this week as the film festival unveils its pick of Hollywood giants and arthouse newcomers to compete for the coveted Palme d’Or at the glitzy event on the French Riviera next month.Organisers will announce the 20-odd films in the official competition at a press conference in Paris Thursday, ending film buff speculation about who will make the cut for the world’s top movie showcase on May 16-27.Cannes’ general delegate Thierry Fremaux selects the line-up eac
April 15, 2012
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Jolie-Pitt engagement certain to fuel media frenzy
Wills and Kate were just the warm up for the true wedding of the century. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards show at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 26,2012. (MCT)After years of cohabitation, six kids and countless tabloid headlines, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made it official: They plan to make it official.If you thought
April 15, 2012
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Everything about My Wife (Korea)Opening May 17Drama. Comedy. Directed by Min Kyu-dong. Doo-hyeon (Lee Sun-kyun) is unhappily married to Jeong-in (Im Soo-jung), his beautiful yet ill-tempered wife. After enduring Jeong-in’s unpredictable and eccentric behavior, Doo-hyun desperately seeks ways to divorce her. The timid husband is too afraid to bring up the topic of separation to his bad-tempered wife. Instead, he decides to hire a womanizer to romance her -- hoping she will ask for a divorce once
April 13, 2012
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The Farrellys’ ‘Three Stooges’ finally hits the big screen
The sound of “nyuk, nyuk, nyuk” will be heard across the land when “The Three Stooges” ― the Farrelly brothers’ long-awaited tribute to the slapstick comedy legends ― opens Friday, introducing the trio to a new generation of knuckleheads. Although Western civilization has long been divided by certain insoluble cultural questions (Ketchup or mustard? Betty or Veronica? Toilet paper ― over or under?), there’s never really been any question about which Stooges to bring to the big screen.“You can’t
April 13, 2012
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‘Hunger Games’ seeks new director for sequel
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― The hunt is on for a director for the next “The Hunger Games” movie after the record-breaking film’s maker announced he was pulling out of the franchise. Gary Ross said he will not make the planned sequel “Catching Fire” for Lionsgate Films, the company behind the movie phenomenon based on a teen book trilogy set in a post-apocalyptic world.“Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct ‘Catching Fire,’” R
April 12, 2012
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‘Titanic 3-D’ opening breaks box office records in China
LOS ANGELES ― In America, moviegoer interest in “Titanic 3-D” may soon start to ebb ― but in China, the tide of box office receipts for the updated James Cameron classic is rising high.The reformatted version of the 1997 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet debuted in China on Tuesday and posted the second-highest opening day ever in the country, not accounting for inflation. In one day, the historical romance sold $11.6 million worth of tickets ― or roughly 26 percent of the $44 mil
April 12, 2012
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10 Korean films invited to Far East Film Festival
Ten Korean films have been invited to Italy’s Far East Film Festival, according to the event’s official website. The upcoming event, which is slated to be held in Udine from April 20-28, is considered the biggest European festival featuring popular East Asian cinema. The invited films include director Chung Ji-young’s courtroom drama “Unbowed,” Koo Ja-hong’s band-drama “Dangerously Excited,” Kang Hyung-chul’s retro flick “Sunny” and Ahn Sang-hoon’s serial-killer thriller “Blind.”Director Hwang D
April 10, 2012
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Three in a row: ‘Hunger Games’ leads box office
Movie sensation “The Hunger Games” survived fresh competition from the “Titanic” and the gross-out “American Pie” gang to notch its third domestic box office win over the weekend.“Hunger Games” took in $33.5 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters from Friday through Sunday and lifted its domestic sales through three weekends to $302.8 million, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.The Easter weekend receipts for “Hunger Games” topped “American Reunion,” a sequel to one of film’s bigges
April 9, 2012
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Fest to show films on international green issues
About 130 local and foreign films featuring various environmental issues will be screened during the ninth Green Film Festival in Seoul (GFFIS) to be held at the CGV Yogsan in Seoul from May 9-15, organizers said Monday.The festival will give audiences the opportunity to learn more about environmental issues of the world, and a number of films about the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) are included in this year’s festival. It marks the 20th anniversary of the firs
April 9, 2012
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Grown-up boys back for more American Pie
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Thirteen years after “American Pie,” the adolescents from the worldwide hit movie are back for a fourth helping, still tempted by the juicy bits despite having grown up, somewhat, in the meantime.Released in 1999, the original was the latest to tap into U.S. movie-goers’ huge appetite for adult-rated comedies, harking back to 1978’s “Animal House” and more recently demonstrated, arguably, by the “Hangover” films.Famous for a scene in which Jason Biggs pleasured himself with a
April 8, 2012
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Hollywood eyes China for box office growth
HONG KONG (AFP) ― China’s booming movie industry is attracting interest from Hollywood heavyweights, as they chase bigger box-office returns to offset tighter margins at home.Films with Asian and especially Chinese themes are becoming more prominent after Hollywood hit a 16-year low in movie tickets sales last year, while some of its biggest studios are setting up shop in the country. DreamWorks Animation is setting up a China base while Legendary, the studio behind Christopher Nolan’s wildly su
April 8, 2012
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Eungyo (Korea), Opening April 26Drama. Directed by Jung Ji-woo. Lee Jeok-yo (Park Hae-il) is a celebrated poet in his 70s, considered one of the most respected literary figures in the country. He one day receives a visit from a 17-year-old girl named Eun-gyo (Kim Go-eun). He finds himself falling for the teenager, while his young student Seo Ji-woo (Kim Moo-yeol) is evidently attracted to the young woman as well. Upon realizing his love for Eungyo, the old poet goes through emotional turmoil and
April 6, 2012
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Jamaa Fanaka, dynamic black filmmaker, dies at 69
Jamaa Fanaka, who emerged as a dynamic black filmmaker with his gritty independent 1979 film “Penitentiary” and later made headlines with his legal battles alleging widespread discrimination against women and ethnic minorities in the film and television industry, has died. He was 69.Fanaka was found dead in his apartment in South Los Angeles on Sunday, said his daughter Tracey L. Gordon. The cause of death has not been determined, but she said it probably was the result of complications of diabe
April 6, 2012
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French screen legend Alain Delon hospitalized
PARIS (AFP) ― Alain Delon, perhaps France’s best known movie actor, briefly underwent surgery for an irregular heartbeat in Paris on Wednesday, the 76-year-old told the daily Le Parisien.“I was operated on two hours ago. It was planned. Two weeks ago I had dizzy spells and nausea,” he said, according to an account on the paper’s website, adding that he had been under anaesthetic for only 10 minutes.“They tried to get my heart back in place,” he said.“I had a scan. I was given the all clear on th
April 5, 2012
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Actress Im’s upcoming film revealed to be Argentinean remake
Upcoming romantic comedy “Everything about My Wife,” starring stars Im Soo-jung and Lee Sun-kyun, was belatedly found to be a remake of an Argentinean movie released in 2008. The production house has never mentioned the flick being an adaptation of “Un novio para mi mujer” (A Boyfriend for My Wife) by director Juan Taratuto. Some websites have even credited director Min Kyu-dong as the screenwriter. Zip Cinema, the producer of the film, confirmed the fact Wednesday only when asked by The Korea H
April 5, 2012
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Cannes judge wants surprises, views to Asian films positively
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Nanni Moretti, head of this year’s Cannes film festival jury, says he looks for movies that “surprise” him ― adding there is no reason a Chinese-language film cannot win the top prize.The Italian actor and filmmaker stressed that he would not oblige jury members at the festival ― which will run from May 16-27 ― to agree unanimously on any of the prizes bestowed including the coveted Palme d’Or.“I will not look for a unanimous vote at all costs, because if we search for a unan
April 4, 2012
