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'Iron Man 3' tops box office on weekend

Iron Man 3 official page (http://ironman3.co.kr/) The newly released U.S. blockbuster “Iron Man 3” easily outpaced its rivals to lead the local box office this weekend. “Iron Man 3,” featuring ...

Updated : 2013.04.28 11:43

Box Office: Helter Skelter, Welcome to the Punch, A Song for You

Helter Skelter Opening May 2 Drama. Thriller. Directed by Ninagawa Mika. The story is based on Kyoko Okazaki’s comic book “Helter Skelter,” published in 2003. Top star Ririko (Erika Sawajiri) h...

Updated : 2013.04.26 20:31

‘Mud’ is as authentically Southern as today’s cinema gets

The cinema’s leading purveyor of Southern Gothic, Jeff Nichols, hands Matthew McConaughey his latest tour de force turn in “Mud,” a down and dirty if entirely-too-long mythic melodrama in the “To...

Updated : 2013.04.26 20:29

‘The Rocket,’ ‘Kill Team’ take up Tribeca honors

A scene from “The Kill Team,” a documentary about the Afghanistan War. (Tribeca Film Festival) NEW YORK (AP) ― The Laos adventure “The Rocket” and the Afghanistan War documentary “The Kill Tea...

Updated : 2013.04.26 20:18

No reluctance to release ‘Fundamentalist’ film

NEW YORK (AP) ― Instead of being concerned about the release of “The Reluctant Fundamentalist’’ so soon after last week’s Boston Marathon bombings, the cast says the film presents an opportunity for ...

Updated : 2013.04.25 20:31

N.K. actress to join international film festival

North Korean actress Han Jong-sim will take part in a film festival held in Italy to promote the movie “Comrade Kim Goes Flying,” U.S.-based news outlet Asia Free Radio reported on Wednesday. Han ...

Updated : 2013.04.25 17:40

‘Rust and Bone’ moving and beautiful

French writer-director Jacques Audiard’s acclaimed drama about two utterly unhappy individuals forming an unlikely but genuine relationship arrives in local theaters next month. Based on short stor...

Updated : 2013.04.24 19:48

Film inspired by true story lacks sensitivity for real-life victim

As director Alfred Hitchcock once said, the act of watching others for voyeuristic pleasure is a “basic human trait.” In the end, the cinematic experience, sitting in the dark hidden and distanced ...

Updated : 2013.04.23 19:47

Film student wins top prize at annual smartphone film fest

A scene from “After 24 Months,” the top-prize winner at Olleh International Smartphone Film Festival. (Olleh International Smartphone Film Festival) A film school student won the top prize at the ...

Updated : 2013.04.22 19:39

Korean film producers seek success in China

CJ Entertainment’s latest Chinese-language film topped the Chinese box office in the first week of its release, becoming the first-ever Korea-China joint production film to gross 100 million yuan ($...

Updated : 2013.04.21 21:11

Udine honors former BIFF director with lifetime achievement award

Kim Dong-ho, the founding director of Busan International Film Festival and its current honorary chief, received a lifetime achievement award at the opening ceremony of Udine Far East Film Festival i...

Updated : 2013.04.21 20:21

Film festivals greet spring

Spring is here, and that means the return of three annual film festivals in the country. Green Film Festival, International Women’s Film Festival, and Jeonju International Film Festival are all arr...

Updated : 2013.04.19 20:54

Box Office: A Song for You, Oblivion, Fist of Legend

A Song for You Opened April 18 Comedy. Drama. Music. Directed by Paul Andrew Williams Shy, grumpy pensioner Arthur (Terence Stamp) gets dragged into an unconventional local choir by his cancer pat...

Updated : 2013.04.19 20:44

A beautiful look at a devastated future

Beech (Morgan Freeman, left) gives orders to Kara (Zoe Bell, center) and Sykes (Nikolaj Koster-Waldau) in Oblivion, an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the visionary director of “TRO...

Updated : 2013.04.19 20:42

Triumph of ‘Jiseul’ continues

After sweeping international film awards and hitting the 100,000-viewer mark last week, director O Muel’s independent film about the 1948 Jeju Massacre continues to attract audiences, earning additi...

Updated : 2013.04.18 09:46