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Robert Downey Jr. to visit Seoul next month

Robert Downey Jr. stars in “Iron Man 3.” (The Walt Disney Studios Korea) Robert Downey Jr., the hero of the “Iron Man” film series, is scheduled to visit South Korea in April to promote the late...

Updated : 2013.03.26 19:33

Robert Downey Jr. to visit

Robert Downey Jr., the hero of the "Iron Man" film series, is scheduled to visit South Korea in April to promote the latest edition of the Marvel Comics piece. The Hollywood actor will arrive here o...

Updated : 2013.03.25 20:59

Veronica Mars’ campaign rattles movie industry

NEW YORK (AP) ― After years of hope, stalled efforts and studio frustration, “Veronica Mars’’ creator Rob Thomas watched a long-held dream come to fruition in a sudden digital rush. “There were a fe...

Updated : 2013.03.25 19:17

Tilda Swinton performs art of sleeping in NYC

Actress Tilda Swinton poses during a photo call for Moonrise Kingdom at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes (AP) Actress Tilda Swinton is performing the art of sleeping at New York City'...

Updated : 2013.03.24 15:28

Box Office

Norigae Opening April 18 Drama. Directed by Choi Seung-ho. The beautiful young actress Jung Ji-hae (Min Ji-hyeon) dies and the media bashes the sexual bribery rampant in the entertainment industry....

Updated : 2013.03.22 20:21

‘Olympus Has Fallen’ an unusual project for director Antoine Fuqua

LOS ANGELES ― There’s a notable moment in “Olympus Has Fallen,” director Antoine Fuqua’s action thriller: a slow-motion shot of a desecrated American flag discarded from atop the White House by ...

Updated : 2013.03.22 20:18

Chinese film ‘Mystery’ wins Asian best picture

HONG KONG (AFP) ― A Chinese drama that touches on sensitive topics including police corruption won the best picture at the Asian Film Awards Monday, while Japan’s Takeshi Kitano scooped the best dire...

Updated : 2013.03.19 19:32

Lee Chang-dong to head Asian Film Academy

Film director Lee Chang-dong. (The Korea Herald) Filmmaker Lee Chang-dong has been appointed as the dean of this year’s Asian Film Academy, organizers of Busan International Film Festival said. An...

Updated : 2013.03.19 19:27

Lindsay Lohan headed to rehab after plea deal

Lindsay Lohan isn't headed back to jail _ but she won't be free to party for a while either. The troubled 26-year-old actress accepted a plea deal on Monday in a misdemeanor car crash case that incl...

Updated : 2013.03.19 09:48

The breakup of a ‘Very Ordinary Couple’

One cannot be sure why film director Roh Deok calls this young couple “very ordinary,” but it is the “ordinary” post-break-up behavior that is on her mind ― or at least in her feature debut: The...

Updated : 2013.03.18 19:39

'Miracle in Cell No. 7' third most-viewed Korean film

South Korean comedy "Miracle in Cell No. 7" became the third most-viewed Korean film of all time on Friday, attracting 12.32 million moviegoers since it debuted here, the film's local distributor sai...

Updated : 2013.03.15 20:44

Box Office

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Opening March 28 Action. Adventure. Science Fiction. Directed by Jon M Chu. Zartan (Arnold Vosloo), the Cobra commander who is impersonating the president of the United States...

Updated : 2013.03.15 20:22

On ‘Call’: Breslin opens up on confinement

Abigail Breslin burst onto the scene in 2006, playing Olive, the youngest member of a dysfunctional clan in the quirky film “Little Miss Sunshine.” Despite sweatbands and nerdy glasses, Olive was o...

Updated : 2013.03.15 20:18

‘Movieweek’ magazine goes out of business

Local film weekly Movieweek is going out of business this month, leaving Cine21 as the last Korean movie weekly standing. The magazine announced the news through their official Twitter account on Ma...

Updated : 2013.03.15 20:06

Dutch thriller pioneers smartphone ‘second screens’ in cinema

AMSTERDAM (AFP) ― Dutch thriller “APP,” about a mysterious personal assistant application that takes over mobile phones, requires viewers for the first time to look at their smartphones in the cinema...

Updated : 2013.03.14 19:42