Actresses hold mirror to themselves

Three actresses direct and star in their own documentary film“Almost always it is the fear of being ourselves that brings us to the mirror,” late Argentinean poet Antonio Porchia once said.Making a personal video of oneself is, in many ways, constantly having a mirror before your eyes. It’s hard not to be conscious of the self-reflection shown in the viewfinder, as well as its seeming flaws and weaknesses. Three actresses, active in the local indie movie scene, brought themselves toward a specia

Aug. 15, 2012

Film featuring Rain pre-sold to 30 countries

A local movie starring hallyu star Rain has been sold to 30 different countries before its release, the movie’s producer CJ Entertainment announced on Tuesday.The film is the last movie Rain shot before joining the military for mandatory service in October 2011. In the movie, Rain stars as an elite Air Force pilot assigned to stop attacks from an unknown fighter jet along with his unit members. The singer and actor is currently in the Army. His co-stars include actress Shin Se-kyung, actor Yoo J

Aug. 14, 2012

Oh Ji-ho dreams big

‘The Grand Heist’ actor reveals his ambitions, street-smart natureKnown for his looks and nice-guy charm, actor Oh Ji-ho is known by many for his roles in TV romantic comedies. Some of the most memorable roles of his acting career, including that of a smart-but-awkward office worker in KBS’ 2006 drama “My Wife is a Superwoman,” and as a young handyman who takes care of his orphaned nephews in 2006’s romantic comedy “Couple or Trouble,” had that “nice guy” appeal and personality.But behind his be

Aug. 12, 2012

Box Office

Total Recall (U.S.)Opening Aug. 15Action. Adventure. Directed by Len Wiseman. Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), an ordinary factory worker suffers from violent nightmares every night. One day, he visits “ReKall,” a company that can implant an artificial memories and make fantasies turn real. A Rekall employee, McClane (John Cho), convinces Douglas to implant the memories of a secret agent. During a compatibility test in the process of “memory-implanting,” an accident occurs and McClane accuses him

Aug. 10, 2012

Stars bring their years, and their A-games, to ‘Hope Springs’

You’ve never seen Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones quite like this.As old marrieds facing “intensive” couples counseling over their comatose sexual relationship, two of America’s finest screen actors are by turns silly, befuddled, awkward and confused.And “Hope Springs,” the new comedy from the director of “The Devil Wears Prada” and scripted by a “Game of Thrones” writer, is all the more amusing for it. Seeing the best in the business act out the no-eye contact body language, the embarrassment

Aug. 10, 2012

Stewart lookalike becomes Web sensation

A woman who resembles Kristen Stewart has taken to the Internet to explain why the Hollywood actress cheated on beau Robert Pattinson.Laura McDonald posted a 4 1/2-minute video of herself impersonating Stewart Saturday, the New York Daily News reported.As of Tuesday afternoon, it had gotten more than 700,000 hits.“Hi Rob, it‘s me, KStew,” she says in the video. “I want to explain what I did. You know, the whole having sex with my director thingy. I’m putting this video on YouTube because I want

Aug. 9, 2012

Works of Pina Bausch get 3-D treatment

Wim Wenders’ documentary opens  in Korea a year after its original releaseNot every movie needs 3-D treatment, but Wim Wenders’ cinematic tribute to his friend, the late groundbreaking dancer Pina Bausch, is certainly one of the exceptions. The 3-D documentary, titled “Pina,” is not a biographical film about Bausch. It is about her works, and what the members of her troupe ― the famous Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch ― have to say about her and what they learned from her extraordinary life. 

Aug. 8, 2012

Aussie film industry eyes ‘Wolverine’ boost

SYDNEY (AFP) ― Australia was once a regular destination for top Hollywood producers making big-budget blockbusters until it was priced out by its soaring currency ― but a clawed mutant could herald a revival.X-Men comics spin-off “The Wolverine” is being shot in Sydney, the home town of star Hugh Jackman, courtesy of a Aus$12.8 million (US$13.4 million) government subsidy.Some four years since the release of the last major blockbuster filmed Down Under, Baz Luhrmann’s romantic outback epic “Aust

Aug. 8, 2012

100 years on foreign soil

Movie screenings to feature lives of ethnic Koreans in JapanLast year, Japanese-Korean director Yang Yong-hi’s personal documentary “Goodbye Pyongyang,” a portrait of her own family, drew attention in Seoul for its complex and painful expose of ethnic Koreans living in Japan. Seoulites will be given a chance to view more films about ethnic Koreans living in Japan this summer and learn about their history. In commemoration of the upcoming Liberation Day on Aug. 15, the Northeast Asian History Fou

Aug. 7, 2012

Enquirer defends Macaulay Culkin drug report

The National Enquirer says it is standing by a report which claims Macaulay Culkin is addicted to heroin, despite the U.S. actor's insistence he is not.The former child star's representative told E! News last week the story is "not only categorically without merit, but it is also impossibly and ridiculously fictitious." The National Enquirer"We beseech the responsible media to consider the source

Aug. 7, 2012

DreamWorks to make ’Kung Fu Panda 3’ in China

DreamWorks Animation and Chinese partners announced plans Tuesday to co-produce the next “Kung Fu Panda” movie and develop an entertainment district in Shanghai, expanding Hollywood’s fast-growing ties to China.Hollywood studios have announced a flurry of deals with local partners to gain access to Chinese financing and a government-controlled film market that is growing strongly at a time of weak ticket sales in the United States and Europe.“Kung Fu Panda 3” will be produced in China and releas

Aug. 7, 2012

Rick Ross is top-notch on ‘God Forgives’

Rick Ross“God Forgives, I Don’t” (Maybach Music Group/Def Jam)Throughout his career, Rick Ross has declared himself a “bawse.” On his latest album, “God Forgives, I Don’t,” the Miami rapper continues to live up to his catchphrase, proving he’s one of the top bosses not just in hip-hop, but in music period.His fifth solo album in six years is loaded with undeniable quality tunes, making his new offering his most well-balanced piece of work to date. It’s clear that the burly, bearded Ross ― who no

Aug. 3, 2012

A step forward, a step back for Gloriana

Gloriana“A Thousand Miles Left Behind” (Emblem/Reprise/Warner Bros.)Nashville trio Gloriana, rebounding from the departure of fourth member Cheyenne Kimball, manage to make their sparkling musical arrangements and sweet harmonies come across more engagingly than ever on their second album, “A Thousand Miles Left Behind.”Still working an acoustic-based string sound made contemporary through rhythms and musical accents, Rachel Reinert and brothers Mike and Tom Gossin prove that losing Kimball’s in

Aug. 3, 2012

‘Wimpy Kid’ never disappoints booger-joke fans

Kids, even the wimpy ones, grow up so fast. It’s hard to finish a film franchise with them before they’re shaving, dating and turning up in the tabloids.Zachary Gordon, the fresh-faced lad who landed the coveted “Wimpy Kid” role in the adaptations of Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” movies, has had a growth spurt. His Greg Heffley is taller than his portly pal, Rowley (Robert Capron), almost tall enough not to have to take any more guff from his bullying older brother, Rodrick (Devon Bostick

Aug. 3, 2012

Gong, Ha returning in road trip flick

Actor Ha Jung-woo and actress Gong Hyo-jin, who together starred in last year’s box office hit “Love Fiction,” will once again co-star in an upcoming road trip film, “577 Project.”The film is a portrayal of Ha and Gong’s real-life walking trip from Seoul to Haenam, South Jeolla Province, which took them 20 days in total.Ha had promised to walk cross-country at the 46th Paeksang Arts Awards in 2010, where he won best actor for “Take Off,” if he ever won best actor again. The actor was given the s

Aug. 1, 2012

Marilyn Monroe lives on as a style icon

Marilyn Monroe has been gone 50 years, but her iconic image lives on: The platinum blonde hair, the ruby red lips, the beauty mark, those curves, and the shimmering, body-clinging garments she covered them with.She starred in more than 30 movies, but what resonates today is her style, which appeals to a whole new generation of younger women unfamiliar with her films. Her look is replicated by celebrities from Madonna to Lady Gaga, from Christina Aguilera to Gwen Stefani to Nicole Kidman to Rihan

Aug. 1, 2012

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