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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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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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Teen smoking, drinking decline, while mental health, dietary habits worsen
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Arnie to publish memoirs, vows 'Total Recall'
Arnold Schwarzenegger is writing his memoirs with the title "Total Recall," the actor-turned-politician's publisher said Thursday, but it is unclear if it will cover his recent marital troubles.The book, subtitled "My Unbelievably True Life Story," presents "a larger-than-life portrait of his illust
Sept. 23, 2011
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Disney to bring ‘Avatar’ to theme parks
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Disney and filmmaker James Cameron announced plans Tuesday to bring the world of the Oscar-winning movie “Avatar” to the entertainment giant’s theme parks.The first “Avatar” land will open at the Walt Disney World in Florida, with construction due to begin by 2013, said Walt Disn
Sept. 21, 2011
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Disney to build 'Avatar' attraction in theme parks
GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it has agreed on an exclusive deal to build attractions based on James Cameron's "Avatar" at its theme parks, starting with Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Fla.The first "Avatar" land, which begins construction in 2013 and is expected to open
Sept. 21, 2011
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Cryer receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― “Two and a Half Men” star Jon Cryer on Monday received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and thanked former co-star Charlie Sheen and the show’s co-creators for intervening during last season when troubles arose.Cryer, 46, was honored with the 2,449th star on the famed walkway.
Sept. 20, 2011
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Glenn Close pines for Oscar nod
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AFP) ― Glenn Close picked up a lifetime achievement award in Spain on Sunday but said she’d really like to get an Oscar nod for her role as “Albert Nobbs,”a woman who poses as a man.Close, probably best known as the deranged stalker in “Fatal Attraction,” received the San Sebas
Sept. 20, 2011
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Grease lightning: thieves nab Travolta's wheels
Thieves stole John Travolta's vintage Mercedes-Benz while he was gone for only minutes -- visiting a Jaguar dealership -- police said.The "Grease" and "Pulp Fiction" star left his vintage Mercedes-Benz 280SL parked in a residential district in Santa Monica on Sunday, said Sergeant Richard Lewis.But
Sept. 20, 2011
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Kate Winslet wins best actress in mini-series Emmy
British actress Kate Winslet won the best actress in a mini-series Emmy, for her role in period drama "Mildred Pierce."The Oscar-winning star plays a divorcee single mother who opens a restaurant to survive in the Great Depression in the drama, for which her English-born co-star Guy Pearce won best
Sept. 19, 2011
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Oscar time: Film fests preview awards prospects
TORONTO (AP) ― Now that the summer blockbusters have been tucked away, it’s time for Hollywood’s next big season: the marathon haul to Academy Awards night.The Toronto International Film Festival that ran through Sunday and the recently wrapped Telluride and Venice film fests are the usual starting
Sept. 18, 2011
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Countdown (Korea)Opening Sept. 29Action. Drama. Directed by Heo Jong-ho. Debt collector Tae Geon-ho (Jeong Jae-young), who lost his son five years ago, one day finds out he has liver cancer. The only way for him to survive is to get a liver transplant in the next 10 days, from a woman named Cha Ha-y
Sept. 16, 2011
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Rod Lurie remakes classic ‘Straw Dogs’ for a new generation
Rod Lurie, director of the politically charged dramas “Deterrence,” “The Contender” and “Nothing but the Truth,” has spent plenty of time in the hot seat. But the controversies over those movies are nothing compared to the tempest that is certain to accompany his latest film: a remake of Sam Peckinp
Sept. 16, 2011
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Brad Pitt calls life with Aniston uninteresting
Sept. 16, 2011
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FBI hunt hackers over Scarlett Johansson nude photos
The FBI is probing allegations that a number of Hollywood celebrities have been hacked, after semi-naked pictures of Scarlett Johansson leaked onto the Internet, the agency said Wednesday.The photos, apparently taken by the actress herself, were published on gossip websites, while there were reports
Sept. 15, 2011
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It’s BIFF now
Busan International Film Festival to kick off with new vision for future; annual event to run Oct. 6-14It is now BIFF, not PIFF.Previously known as Pusan International Film Festival, Korea’s first and largest international film bash is getting a new acronym for its name, along with a new, exclusive
Sept. 13, 2011
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The Crucible (Silenced) (Korea)Opening Sept. 22Drama. Directed by Hwang Dong-hyeok. Kang In-ho (Gong Yoo), a newly appointed art teacher at a school for hearing-impaired children in Gwangju, is excited to teach his new students. Yet the children are aloof and distant, trying to avoid running into hi
Sept. 9, 2011
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Jude Law relished his prickly part in ‘Contagion’
In “Contagion,” the fast, frightening global pandemic drama opening Friday, Jude Law is a mad blogger, a Web journo whose raging posts against Big Pharm and Big Gov turn incendiary when people start dropping like flies.Is Law’s Alan Krumwiede (pronounced “crum-woody”) prophet or paranoiac? A voice o
Sept. 9, 2011
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Hong’s film invited to London fest
A scene from director Hong Sang-soo’s “The Day He Arrives” (Finecut)Director Hong Sang-soo’s 12th film, “The Day He Arrives,” has been officially invited to the 55th BFI London Film Festival, the movie’s production company Jeonwonsa Film Co. announced this week.The film was the opener for the 5th Ci
Sept. 8, 2011
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Arnold premiers ‘Wuthering Heights’
VENICE (AP) ― British director Andrea Arnold describes her experience creating a new film version of ‘Wuthering Heights,’ Emily Bronte’s only novel and 250-year-old literary phenomenon, as “a very difficult journey” but one which she couldn’t abandon.The result, in which the character of Heathcliff
Sept. 7, 2011
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McQueen launches sex-addict film ‘Shame’ in Venice
VENICE, Italy (AP) ― For British director Steve McQueen, there was no better place than Manhattan to film “Shame,” his new film that portrays the life of a 30-something sex addict, played by Michael Fassbender in often graphic detail.“Excess and access. New York is the place,” McQueen said Sunday ah
Sept. 5, 2011
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Pain (Korea)Opening Sept. 7.Drama. Directed by Kwak Gyeong-taek. Nam-soon (Kwon Sang-woo), whose family members were killed by his mistake when he was young, has lost all his feeling ― including his palate ― from the trauma. This made him incapable of feeling any pain even when he gets hurt. He make
Sept. 2, 2011
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For Helen Mirren, ‘Debt’ becomes her
There’s really nothing more you can say about Helen Mirren.That she’s one of stage, screen and TV’s greatest actresses is a given. If nothing else, her Oscar-winning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in “The Queen” and her multiple Emmy Award-winning performance as tortured policewoman Jane Tennison in t
Sept. 2, 2011
