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Becoming ‘Storm Shadow’ in Hollywood

Director Park Chan-wook has been there, and so has director Kim Jee-woon. Hollywood may not be an undiscovered place for Korean directors as of this year: They’ve made their debut films there, relea...

Updated : 2013.03.12 20:10

‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ exceeds 12 million mark

South Korean comedy “Miracle in Cell No. 7” has surpassed the 12 million mark in audience, official box-office data showed Monday. The film had drawn 12.18 million viewers as of Sunday after exceedi...

Updated : 2013.03.11 19:43

River Phoenix’s last film premieres in Miami

River Phoenix plays his role as young Indiana Jones in the motion picture “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” (Lucasfilm) MIAMI (AP) ― When actor Jonathan Pryce first received a copy of River P...

Updated : 2013.03.10 20:14

Yoo Ji-tae wins Jury Prize at Deauville Asian Film Fest

Actor-turned-director Yoo Ji-tae’s first feature film has won the Jury Prize at this year’s Deauville Asian Film Festival, the film’s local promoters said Sunday. Titled “Mai Ratima,” the film ...

Updated : 2013.03.10 20:13

Fey recalls job serving cheese steaks

Tina Fey may be an award-winning actress, writer and producer now, but she recently recalled a teen-years summer job serving cheese steaks at a Pennsylvania pool club so her mother could swim for fre...

Updated : 2013.03.10 11:45

Box Office

Django Unchained Opening March 21 Drama. Western. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Set in the South in 1858, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave with a brutal history with his former owners, finds himself w...

Updated : 2013.03.08 19:19

Raimi’s ‘Oz’ gets the story right, if not the witches

In the movies’ version of March Madness, Sam Raimi turns out to be a much better Tim Burton than Bryan Singer. Unlike “Giant Slayer” Singer, Sam’s got a sense of humor. Taking on a prequel to the...

Updated : 2013.03.08 19:16

Animation museum-street to open in Seoul’s Myeong-dong

South Korea’s animation industry was barely a blip on the radar when the TV animation series “Pororo the Little Penguin” debuted 10 years ago. But it didn’t take long before the country became the wo...

Updated : 2013.03.07 19:55

DiCaprio: 'Pain is temporary, film is forever'

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses during a press conference promoting his film "Django Unchained" in Seoul on Thursday. (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald) Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses...

Updated : 2013.03.07 16:08

Watts, Pitt bring films to Tribeca Film Festival

NEW YORK (AP) ― The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival will feature everything from Will Forte’s dramatic film debut to a tale of Arctic cowboys herding reindeer. The New York festival on Tuesday ann...

Updated : 2013.03.06 20:26

“Our Homeland” gets Korean release

’Our Homeland’ gets Korean release By Claire Lee A Japanese-born director’s award-winning film is being released in Korea in March, according to the film’s promoters. Director Yang Yong-hi, who wa...

Updated : 2013.03.05 20:11

‘Gift from Room 7’ gets mixed reviews

“Gift from Room 7,” a heartwarming comedy which drew more than 11 million viewers in South Korea, is getting a mixed reception. The film, depicting a mentally challenged father who is wrongfully i...

Updated : 2013.03.05 17:56

Share of Korean films rises to seven-year high

As two Korean films, “Miracle in Cell No. 7” and “The Berlin File” swept the local box office, homegrown films grabbed their biggest bite of the growing movie market in seven years. According to the...

Updated : 2013.03.04 19:35

‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ draws 11 million viewers

Local film ‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ drew 11.09 million viewers in just 38 days after its release, official data showed Friday. This makes it the seventh highest grossing movie in Korean film history...

Updated : 2013.03.01 17:37

Box office

Django Unchained Opening March 21 Drama. Western. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Set in the South in 1858, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave with a brutal history with his former owners, finds himself w...

Updated : 2013.02.28 20:28