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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Richard Gere speaks out on suffering in Tibet
American actor and practicing Tibetan Buddhist Richard Gere spoke out on the sufferings of Tibetans under Chinese occupation in Seoul, Wednesday.“I think it’s impossible to look at these photographs and not realize the extraordinary suffering of the Tibetan people,” Gere told reporters at a press conference promoting his Tibet-themed photo exhibition at Seoul Arts Center. “I think when you see the
June 22, 2011
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Kim Ki-duk’s cinematic self-portrait invited to Karlovy Vary film festival
Director Kim Ki-duk’s controversial cinematic self-portrait “Arirang” has officially been invited to Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, an annual film fest held in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.The movie, an emotionally raw cinematic account written, directed, and starring Kim, featuring his own perceived failings and traumatic experiences, will be shown in KV IFF’s non-competitive section “
June 20, 2011
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Film Society of Lincoln Center opens new home
NEW YORK (AP) ― As a trendsetting designer and architect, David Rockwell has done it all ― from Broadway shows and a restaurant partly owned by Robert De Niro to children’s hospitals and a hip hotel near Times Square.On Friday, his latest creation will open: the permanent home of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, a $41 million world-class movie complex that is both a community center for its Man
June 19, 2011
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KJ (China)Opening June 16Documentary. Directed by Cheung Kingwai. Eleven-year-old prodigy Ka-jeng (KJ) has won numerous prestigious awards -- including for top pianist at the Hong Kong Schools of Music Festival -- and performed at famous concert halls around the world. Yet he begins to struggle as he loses his purpose in life, finding no meaning in attending his classes and practices. In this emot
June 17, 2011
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Shedding some light on ‘Green Lantern’
Ultimately, there is just one Superman, just one Batman, just one Wonder Woman. But there are countless Green Lanterns within DC Comics’ fictional universe, and at least five have starred in comic books and animated TV series. When the live-action “Green Lantern,” starring Ryan Reynolds, opens Friday, moviegoers could be forgiven if they wonder, “Green who? Lantern what?”The answer, in the movie’s
June 17, 2011
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Love, lust and growing old
Weathered BlossomBy Park Wan-suh(Hollym International Corp.)Late author Park Wan-suh has written a lot about Korean women of different time periods, ages and personalities. From an established gynecologist (“Three Days in That Autumn”), to an old dying mother who cannot let go of the day her son died during the Korean War (“Mother and a Picket”), Park’s female characters have been both ordinary an
June 17, 2011
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Junger reflects on the Afghan war and the death of a friend
Sebastian Junger and photojournalist Tim Hetherington produced and directed the film “Restrepo: One Platoon, One Year, One Valley,” which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and was a best documentary Oscar nominee.It documented five trips in and out of eastern Afghanistan, where they were embedded with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Now, Junger’s book “War” (Twelve Publishers, $15.99), new
June 17, 2011
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New Harry Potter project spellbinds cyberspace
LONDON (AFP) -- Harry Potter fans were abuzz with excitement on Thursday after creator JK Rowling launched a mysterious web site counting down to the announcement of a new project.A spokesman for the multi-million selling writer said the new enterprise was not a new book and was not related to the upcoming release of "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2", the final film in the epic saga.S
June 17, 2011
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Ko Un’s poems on German literary group’s ‘best list’
Poet Ko Un’s collection of poems, “Instant Flowers,” has been listed on the “Best List” compiled by litprom, a non-profit organization in Germany that promotes literary works from Africa, Asia and Latin America, last week.The German organization selects a total of seven books written by authors in Africa, Asia and Latin America that have been translated into German twice every year ― one in March
June 16, 2011
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Horror, thriller, fantasy, and mystery movies all in one festival: Pifan
Zombies, ghosts, aliens, vampires and more. More than 200 films of genres including horror, fantasy, mystery and animation will arrive next month.The 15th annual Puchon International Fantastic Festival, featuring a total of 221 films from 34 countries, will open July 14 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province.The festival will open with “Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told,” an Indian documentary f
June 16, 2011
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Hollywood's Natalie Portman gives birth to a boy
Natalie Portman poses backstage with the Oscar for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Black Swan" at the 83rd Academy Awards. (AP-Yonhap News)LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2011 (AFP) - Actress Natalie Portman, who in February won an Oscar for her lead performance in the ballet-themed thriller "Black Swan," has capped off her banner year with the birth of a son, US media reported Wednesd
June 16, 2011
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Schwarzenegger's mistress breaks silence
LONDON (AP) _ Arnold Schwarzenegger's former housekeeper has spoken out about having a child with the ex-governor, saying her son Joseph only learned about a year ago who his father was.Mildred Baena has kept a low profile since the revelations of her affair with the former California governor sparked a tabloid frenzy.The scandal exploded into public view after Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shrive
June 15, 2011
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Lucky guy: Pacino’s new girlfriend 40 years his junior
World-famous actor Al Pacino, 71, appeared on the red carpet with a woman on his arm Sunday night at Tony Awards. His new girlfriend, Argentinean actress Lucila Sola, is 40 years younger than Pacino. Al Pacino and his girlfriend on the red carpet at Tony Award. (AP)After relationships with celebrities including Diane Keaton and Tuesday Weld, fans are envious and curious about the secret of Al Pac
June 14, 2011
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Twelve North Korean defectors tell their stories
American director’s documentary film shows brutal suffering of N. Korean civilians and refugeesThese 12 stories are hard to believe, heartbreaking and horrifying. American director N.C. Heikin’s documentary, “Kimjongilia” is a piece of cinematic work devoted to telling the stories of survivors of North Korea and its regime. The movie’s title, “Kimjongilia,” refers to a hybrid red begonia that was
June 13, 2011
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Poongsan Dog (Korea)Opening June 23Drama. Directed by Jeon Jae-hong. A young man named Poongsan (Yoon Gye-sang) crosses the border between South and North Korea to deliver goods requested by members of the two Koreas’ separated families. One day, he receives a secret request by the South Korean government to safely bring In-ok (Kim Gyoo-ri), the lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, to Se
June 10, 2011
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J.J. Abrams teams with his childhood hero, Steven Spielberg
There are plenty of stories with Hollywood endings ― this is one with a Hollywood beginning.A new J.J. Abrams film called “Super 8” reaches theaters Friday with a coming-of-age story about young, amateur filmmakers who film a spidery space alien on the loose in Ohio during summer 1979. For people who know the 44-year-old Abrams, that plot seems only slightly more fantastic than the real-life, thre
June 10, 2011
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Buddhist star Richard Gere...to visit Korea for Templestay
American actor Richard Gere will visit South Korea later this month to experience traditional Korean Buddhist temples, the country’s largest Buddhist sect said Wednesday.Gere, a practicing Buddhist, will come to Korea on June 20, in time for his photography exhibition titled “Pilgrim,” featuring photos of Tibet, the Jogye Order said. He will have a meeting with Venerable Jaseung, head of the Jogye
June 9, 2011
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‘Moby Dick’ a well-made conspiracy flick
Director says film inspired by a true case from 1990 adds new genre to Korean cinemaBack in 1990, a private named Yoon Seok-yang, who had been serving in the Defense Security Command of Korea’s Armed Forces, ran away from his camp with a floppy disk. The disk had a list of the country’s big figures, including former presidents, religious leaders, politicians, and social activists that the DSC had
June 6, 2011
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Robert De Niro plays elder statesman at Guys Choice
CULVER CITY, California (AP) ― Fresh from leading the Cannes film festival jury, Robert De Niro found himself on stage at the Guys Choice Awards praising Keith Richards’ “big brass balls” and telling an audience that Sean Penn peaked with “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.”De Niro played the dirty-mouthed elder statesman at Saturday night’s Spike TV honors, a sort of brash, puerile younger brother to
June 6, 2011
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Quality cinema notches two victories in the U.S.
Are people in like with Woody Allen again, after all these years?The limited-release box-office performance of Allen’s latest, “Midnight in Paris,” suggests as much. In 58 theaters nationwide last week, the romantic fantasy starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Marion Cotillard made $2.6 million, averaging more than $45,000 per screen. In Chicago, even better: on four screens, an average of $49
June 6, 2011