Articles by 문예빈
문예빈
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디카프리오, '타이타닉 출연은 "복권당첨" 같아'
“고통은 한 순간이지만 영화는 영원히 남습니다. 내가 가진 모든 것을 쏟아 부으면 언젠가 걸작을 만들 수도 있을 것이라고 생각하며 일해왔습니다.”할리우드 배우 레오나르도 디카프리오 (38)가 자신만의 영화 철학을 밝혔다.7일 서울의 한 호텔에서 쿠엔틴 타란티노의 서부극 “장고:분노의 추적자” 홍보차 첫 내한한 디카프리오의 기자회견이 열렸다. 90년대 말 제임스 카메론의 “타이타닉”으로 일약 스타덤에 오른 후 약 20년간 배우생활을 해온 그의 신념을 들을 수 있는 행사였다.그는 “신인시절 처음으로 잡게 된 기회는 로버트 드 니로와 출연한 ‘디스 보이즈 라이프’ (1991)란 영화였다” 며 “당시 16살 살이었다. 그 때 짧은 시간 내에 영화사를 공부하려고 1년간 엄청난 양의 영화를 봤다” 고 회상했다.이어 그는 “이후 내 철학은 언제나 같았다. 고통은 한 순간이지만 영화는 영원히 남는다고 생각하며 일해왔다. 내 모든 것을 쏟아 부으면 언젠가는 걸작을 만들 수도 있을 것이라고 믿고 있다
Podcast March 8, 2013
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S. Korea to hold senior security officials' meeting amid
South Korea will hold a meeting of senior security officials Friday to discuss rising tensions with North Korea amid war threats from the communist nation, a presidential official said.Senior presidential security secretary Ju Chul-ki will preside over the meeting that is also expected to draw deputy chiefs of the defense ministry, the foreign ministry, the unification ministry and the National Intelligence Service, the official said.The session will be the first of its kind since the inaugurati
Politics March 8, 2013
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BOK to boost market monitoring over U.N. resolution
South Korea's central bank said Friday that it plans to beef up its monitoring of the financial markets as the U.N. Security Council's adoption of new sanctions on the North for its nuke test may raise geopolitical risks.The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea in response to its nuclear test last month. The resolution calls for tighteningfinancial restrictions and cargo inspection on the North, and curbing its development of
North Korea March 8, 2013
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N. Korea says will sever hot-line with Seoul, nullify non-aggression pacts
North Korea will sever its hot-line with Seoul and nullify non-aggression agreements between the countries, the state-run news agency said Friday amid escalating tensions over the North's nuclear test last month."The DPRK abrogates all agreements on nonaggressions reached between the North and the South," the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, a propaganda organ against the South, said in a statement."The DPRK will close the Panmunjom liaison channel between the north and
North Korea March 8, 2013
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Price hike likely to accelerate drop in smoking rate
South Korea's smoking rate has steadily declined over the years, indicating that a large price increase currently sought by the government may help significantly cut the rate, government and market sources said Friday.According to the health ministry and the statistics service, the amount of money spent on tobacco by each household of more than two persons came to an average of 18,351 won (US$16.91) per month last year, or 0.75 percent of the average income of such households.The proportion drop
March 8, 2013
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SimCity rebuilt for modern life
A 10-year wait ends Tuesday with the arrival of 'SimCity,' a computer game that challenges players to build thriving cities in the face of conditions such as limited funds and climate change.The sequel to the city-building computer game that factors in real-world consequences of energy choices, urban plans, and policy decisions debuts in the US for $60 a copy.'SimCity' will be available in Britain three days later as part of a global rollout, according to game publisher Electronic Arts. The game
Technology March 5, 2013
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Alienated teenager kills uncle, injures seven other relatives
A jobless teenager went on a knife rampage at his grandfather's house in Gwangju on Sunday, killing his uncle and injuring seven others, including his grandparents, police said.The 19-year-old man, identified only by his surname Kim, surrendered to police after the spree and told investigators that he stabbed his relatives shortly after midnight Saturday for having ignored and insulted his "poor" parents at family gatherings, according to the Gwangsan Police Station.At the scene of knife rampage
Social Affairs March 3, 2013
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NY Times to rebrand Herald Tribune in its own image
For a decade the International Herald Tribune has been the global edition of the New York Times in all but name. On Monday, the parent company made it official.In a statement, the New York Times Company said the 125-year-old offshoot of the defunct New York Herald Tribune will be rechristened sometime this fall as the International New York Times."The digital revolution has turned the New York Times from being a great American newspaper to becoming one of the world's best-known news providers,"
World Business Feb. 26, 2013
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First female S. Korean president faces N. Korea crisis
Park Geun-hye became South Korea’s first female president Monday, returning to the presidential mansion where she grew up with her dictator father.Park’s last stint in the Blue House was bookended by tragedy: At 22, she cut short her studies in Paris to return to Seoul and act as President Park Chung-hee’s first lady after an assassin targeting her father instead killed her mother; she left five years later after her father was shot and killed by his spy chief during a drinking party.As presiden
Politics Feb. 25, 2013
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‘Bionic man’ goes on show at British musuem
A “bionic man” costing one million dollars went on display on Tuesday at Britain’s Science Museum, complete with artificial organs, synthetic blood and robot limbs.Named Rex, which is short for “Robotic Exoskeleton,” the six foot six inch (two metre) humanoid with its uncannily life-like face was assembled by leading roboticists for a television programme.Although cheaper than the “Six Million Dollar Man” made famous by the cult 1970s television series starring Lee Majors, the technology is far
Technology Feb. 6, 2013
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In video message, Malala says she’s ‘getting better’
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, said she was “getting better day by day” in her first public statement released Monday.The 15-year-old said she had been given a “second life” to campaign for girls to have the right to go to school, in a video statement recorded before she underwent surgery to repair her skull at a hospital in Britain on Saturday.“Today you can see that I am alive. I can speak, I can see you, I can s
World News Feb. 5, 2013
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쌍용자동차, 끊이지 않는 정치적 논란
새누리당과 민주통합당은 쌍용자동차 문제와 관련하여 여야 협의체를 구성하기로 합의를 보았다. 여야 간의 잠정적인 합의로 논란은 일단락되었지만 쌍용자동차 관련 문제는 정계를 갈라놓을 것으로 예상된다. 지난 목요일 민주통합당과 새누리당은 5월 말까지 한시적으로 활동하는 여야 협의체를 구성하는데 합의했다. 이번 여야 협의체는 “2+3 다인 협상단”으로 민주통합당이 줄기차게 주장했던 국정조사는 아니지만 이전에 제시한 쌍용자동차 대표단이 포함된 협의단체다. 민주통합당은 여야 합의체 구성이 국정조사를 포기한다는 것은 아니라는 당의 공식적 입장을 밝혔지만 소수당은 이번 결정을 비난했다. “작년 대선기간 중 민주당과 새누리당이 노동자표를 구애하며 거듭 약속했던 쌍용자동차 국정조사 실시는 사실상 물거품이 됐다” 고 진보정의당 심상정 위원장은 말했다. 이어 심 위원장은 “사람 목숨을 가벼이 여기고 사회적 약자들과의 약속을 헌신짝처럼 버린 새누리당은 반드시 그 책임을 지게 될 것” 이며 "마치 약속을 지
한국어판 Feb. 3, 2013
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Kim Jong-un makes 'important' decision on protecting sovereignty: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made an "important" decision regarding the communist state's security and sovereignty at a military meeting, a news report said Sunday.The report of the military meeting comes on the heels of speculation that North Korea is poised to conduct its third nuclear test. The North has threatened to detonate a nuclear device in retaliation for the U.N. Security Council's resolution condemning its Dec. 12 long-range rocket launch.On Friday, in the latest sign that the com
North Korea Feb. 3, 2013
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Top NCO retires
Business Jan. 31, 2013
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S. Korea's space rocket lifts off from Naro Space Center
South Korea's space rocket blasted off Wednesday from the Naro Space Center on the country's southern coast.The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), also known as Naro, lifted off at 4 p.m. No apparent problems have been observed since its takeoff from the launch site, located 480 kilometers south of Seoul.The 170-ton thrust space rocket is designed to reach its target orbit in 9 minutes following its takeoff. Whether the launch was successful will initially be determined approximately 140 min
Technology Jan. 30, 2013
