Upcoming romantic comedy “Everything about My Wife,”featuring stars Im Soo-jung and Lee Sun-kyun, was belatedly found to be a remake of an Argentinean movie released in 2008. Its maker 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 Herald.“We t

April 4, 2012

Three movies in different genres aim to attract local viewersThree Bollywood films are opening in local theaters this month, only about a month after the Indian Film Festival in Seoul, expanding Indian films’ presence in Korea’s movie market. The release of the three films -- “Stanley’s Tiffin Box,” “God’s Own Child,” and “The Robot” -- comes after a surprisingly successful year for Bollywood pictures in Korea.  Ever since the 2009 box office success of British romantic drama “Slumdog Millionair

April 3, 2012

Eungyo (Korea) Opening April 26.Drama. 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 figure 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

March 30, 2012

Poor Vito Vincent, who came to Hollywood chasing a dream.He’s been in L.A. for nearly a year without landing a single acting gig.Once he was homeless in New York. But before he came West last May, Vito was living a Cinderella story there.His career was taking off. He’d appeared in print and TV ads. He’d been on a pilot, guest-starred on “The Colbert Report” and scored a small spot on “30 Rock.”Even now, emails arrive with offers on the other coast. But here, nothing ― and not for lack of trying.

March 30, 2012

Recording artist Rihanna arrives for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008.(Bloomberg)Rihanna isn't being drawn into questions about her relationship with Ashton Kutcher.At a press conference for her debut movie ``Battleship,'

March 29, 2012

Film based on Park Bum-shin’s novel ‘Eungyo’ tells of 70-year-old poet who falls in love with teenIt took nearly eight hours of putting on makeup every day, on top of learning the weary gait and gesture of a man in his 70s.Popular actor Park Hae-il, who swept best actor prizes last year for his role as the heroic archer in period drama “Arrow, the Ultimate Weapon,” is returning to the big screen as a renowned poet in his 70s in director Jung Ji-woo’s upcoming sensual drama “Eungyo.”A film adapta

March 27, 2012

Director Kim Tae-yong’s film “Late Autumn” made 25 million yuan (about $4 million) in ticket sales, a record for a Korean film in its first week of release, just three days after its Chinese release last week, according to the movie’s Korean distributor CJ Entertainment. Co-starring popular Korean actor Hyun Bin and Chinese actress Tang Wei, the film is a remake of Korean director Lee Man-hee’s 1966 drama of the same title. It was released in local theaters last year and Tang won the best actres

March 27, 2012

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― “Titanic” director James Cameron has safely returned to the ocean surface after a solo submarine dive to the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean, expedition organizers said Monday.“Jim Cameron has surfaced! Congrats to him on his historic solo dive to the ocean’s deepest point,” said a Twitter message from Deep Sea Challenge, which organized the dive.Cameron is the first person to make a solo dive to the Pacific Ocean valley known as the Challenger Deep, southwest of Guam. And t

March 26, 2012

 In this photo provided by National Geographic, the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER submersible carrying filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence James Cameron is hoisted into the Pacific Ocean on its way to the "Challenger Deep," the deepest part of the Mariana Trench, Sunday, March 25, 2012

March 26, 2012

Director Yi Seung-jun’s award-winning documentary “Planet of Snail” has been invited to yet another major documentary festival overseas, following its invitation to the 11th Tribeca Film Festival earlier this month, according to the movie’s production house. An everyday portrayal of a hearing and visually impaired man and his wife, the film will be featured in the competition section of Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary film festival held annually in Toronto, Canada. A total of 189 f

March 25, 2012

Titanic 3D (U.S.) Opening April 5Drama. Directed by James Cameron. James Cameron’s 1997 legendary disaster film “Titanic” is returning to the silver screen in 3-D. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, the movie is a fictionalized cinematic account of the Titanic, a passenger ship that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage in 1912. The Titanic disaster, which took place after the ship hit an iceberg en route to New York City from Southampton, killed more than 1,500 peo

March 23, 2012

Jason Segel may be the writer-star of hit movies like “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “The Muppets.” But he still sounds as sweet as awkward teen Nick Andopolis, the character on the TV series “Freaks and Geeks” who so memorably sang the Styx ballad “Lady” to his high-school crush.“I think it’s really neat that I’m an actor, all that stuff,” says Segel by phone, talking about his approach to his success. “I think the real goal is just to be nice.”From anyone else, this could seem as saccharine a

March 23, 2012

Women’s film fest to feature120 films from 30 countriesThe Seoul-based women’s film festival is back, with its line-up ever so conscious of the world’s turbulent modern history.From the breast cancer campaign to contemporary racism to women’s sexuality, this year’s IWFFIS (International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul) is filled with diverse themes and socially conscious issues that have been affecting the lives of women worldwide.“There was the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the mass demons

March 22, 2012