The Korea Herald

Love, lust and growing old

Jun 17, 2011

Weathered Blossom By 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 ...
Junger reflects on the Afghan war and the death of a friend

Jun 17, 2011

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 ...
New Harry Potter project spellbinds cyberspace

Jun 17, 2011

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 t...
Ko Un’s poems on German literary group’s ‘best list’

Jun 16, 2011

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 La...
Horror, thriller, fantasy, and mystery movies all in one festival: Pifan

Jun 16, 2011

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 Fes...
Hollywood's Natalie Portman gives birth to a boy

Jun 16, 2011

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) - A...
Schwarzenegger's mistress breaks silence

Jun 15, 2011

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 Bae...
Lucky guy: Pacino’s new girlfriend 40 years his junior

Jun 14, 2011

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...
Twelve North Korean defectors tell their stories

Jun 13, 2011

American director’s documentary film shows brutal suffering of N. Korean civilians and refugees These 12 stories are hard to believe, heartbreaking and horrifying. American director N.C. Heikin’s do...
Box office

Jun 10, 2011

Poongsan Dog (Korea) Opening June 23 Drama. 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 memb...
J.J. Abrams teams with his childhood hero, Steven Spielberg

Jun 10, 2011

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, a...
Buddhist star Richard Gere...to visit Korea for Templestay

Jun 9, 2011

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...
‘Moby Dick’ a well-made conspiracy flick

Jun 6, 2011

Director says film inspired by a true case from 1990 adds new genre to Korean cinema Back in 1990, a private named Yoon Seok-yang, who had been serving in the Defense Security Command of Korea’s Arm...
Robert De Niro plays elder statesman at Guys Choice

Jun 6, 2011

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...
Quality cinema notches two victories in the U.S.

Jun 6, 2011

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 ...