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Monaghan’s Midwestern roots keep her grounded despite fame

Apr 15, 2011

In the new thriller “Source Code,” Michelle Monaghan plays a Chicago woman described by the Jake Gyllenhaal character as “beautiful,” “decent” and “honest.” Beauty comes cheap in the movies. Hollywoo...
World‘s first 3D porn film’ opens in Hong Kong

Apr 15, 2011

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Movie-goers flocked to see what is billed as the world’s first 3-D porn film as it opened to packed cinemas across Hong Kong on Thursday, with some screenings selling out completel...
Films on detained China artist to screen in Taiwan

Apr 10, 2011

TAIPEI (AFP) ― A Taiwanese art center is to screen several films about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in a show of support for the detained dissident, an organizer said Saturday. The Taipei Contemporary A...
Saoirse Ronan shoots for something different in ‘Hanna’

Apr 8, 2011

Shortly after she received an Oscar nomination at the tender age of 13, “Atonement” star Saoirse Ronan needed a new movie. Despite a drama background, she was intrigued by the title character in “Han...
Box Office

Apr 8, 2011

In Love and the War (Korea) Opening April 28 Drama. Comedy. Directed by Park Geon-yong. Just about two months ahead of the Korean War, a young communist military officer (Kim Joo-hyeok) and his sol...
A Brand new twist on ‘Arthur’

Apr 8, 2011

If you have fond memories of the 1981 comedy “Arthur,” that says a couple of things about you. One, you’ve been around for at least 40 years, and two, you’re probably curious about the remake, which ...
Korean director Bong to steer Camera d’Or jury at Cannes

Apr 8, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― South Korean director Bong Joon-ho will chair the jury that picks the winner of the Camera d’Or prize for best first film at this year’s Cannes film festival, organizers said on Thursda...
Actress Yoon receives French cultural order

Apr 6, 2011

Korean actress Yoon Jeong-hee, the heroine of “Poetry,” received a French cultural order on Tuesday, according to the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. Yoon was awarded “Officier dans l’...
Italian movie festival

Apr 5, 2011

Rarely are Italian movies shown in Korea, yet Italian cinema offers some of the best entertainment. To highlight one of Europe’s proudest industries, the Italian Cultural Institute, the cultural win...
[Herald interview] Documentary maker awaits the big ‘coming out’

Apr 5, 2011

Director Lee Hyuk-sang debuts Korea’s first gay documentary Smart, eloquent and bubbly, director Lee Hyuk-sang loves being himself. “My whole worldview changed as I found out about my sexual orient...
Kim Hye-soo, Yu Hae-jin split

Apr 4, 2011

Actress Kim Hye-soo has broken up with her boyfriend Yu Hae-jin, their agencies confirmed Monday. The romantic relationship between the 41-year-old stars was revealed last January when they were spo...
Actress Yun awarded top French honor

Apr 4, 2011

South Korean actress Yun Jung-hee will be honored with a “Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et Lettres” by the French government on Tuesday, according to the French Ministry of Culture and Communicatio...
Jake Gyllenhaal was attracted to explosive ‘Source Code’

Apr 1, 2011

Alfred Hitchcock had a celebrated recipe for suspense: a time bomb planted under a table, people sitting at the table and only the audience being aware that something is ticking. It’s a formula for ...
Box Office

Apr 1, 2011

Pool (Japan) Opened March 31 Drama. Directed by Omori Mika. Kyoko (Satomi Kobayashi), a middle-aged woman who had left her family to work for a guest house in Chiang Mai, Thailand, receives a visit...
Girl power: Action heroines pack a ‘Punch’

Apr 1, 2011

Black undies? Or white? It was a choice that confronted writer-director Zack Snyder while making “Sucker Punch,” a mostly female action-fantasy starring Emily Browning as a gun-toting, sword-swingin...