Korean actor Lee Byung-hun is set to attend the 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival for the screening of his upcoming Hollywood film “The Magnificent Seven,” according to his management company BH Entertainment on Tuesday.　Starring Lee and American actors Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke, the Western action film -- a remake of the 1960 movie of the same name -- follows seven mercenaries as they fight to protect a village from cold-blooded thieves.　Taking place from Sept

Chinese actress Tang Wei gave birth to a healthy and beautiful baby girl, the actress revealed on her Instagram on Saturday. 　Tang, wife of Korean filmmaker Kim Tae-yong, uploaded a photo of herself with the Chinese caption, “To everyone, today I gave birth to a 3.41kg baby girl. She is very healthy.” 　According to local media reports, Tang gave birth at a hospital in Hong Kong.　Tang and Kim married in 2014 on the remote Swedish island of Faro. The two first met while filming “Late Autumn” in 20

“Tunnel,” depicting a man’s struggle to survive in a collapsed tunnel, has topped the local box office chart for 18 days since its release, attracting more than 6 million cinemagoers, according to the Korea Film Council on Sunday. 　The film, which was released on Aug. 10, sold 6,026,910 tickets Sunday. It attracted 1 million viewers within the first three days of its release and 3 million within six days.  A scene from “Tunnel” (Showbox)　The film, directed by Kim Sung-hoon of the 2014 hit “Hard

When director Kim Jee-woon first started filming his newest historical thriller “The Age of Shadows,” he had set his mind on making a “cold” noir flick featuring a ruthless world of spies. 　But the film turned out to be much more “heated” than originally intended, he told reporters after a press screening of the film in Seoul on Tuesday.　His original references had been classics like the 1949 black-and-white thriller “The Third Man” and the 1965 Western espionage flick “The Spy Who Came In from

Truth(US)Opened Aug. 23Drama. Directed by James VanderbiltControversy begins to brew when anchor Dan Rather (Robert Redford) and producer Mary Mape (Cate Blanchett) broadcast a report about President W. George Bush and his military service.Florence Foster Jenkins(UK)Opened Aug. 23Drama. Directed by Stephen FrearsNew York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) dreams of becoming an opera singer. The problem is her limited talent: while others are not at all impressed with her voice, it

Neither a sterling remake nor the disastrous camp hoot some were anticipating, those punks, the new “Ben-Hur” arrives in theaters beaded with flop sweat. Its box office forecast calls for gray skies followed by red ink: It cost about $100 million to make and the tracking data puts the weekend haul at $14 million to $15 million, which is grim like the Charlton Heston jawline under pressure was grim.The movie arrives in the supplicant position, begging for unfavorable comparisons to the 1959 Willi

Actors Yeo Jin-goo and Lee Jung-jae have been cast for the upcoming movie “Opposition Forces” (tentative title), set to begin shooting on Sept. 5, Fox International Productions confirmed Thursday.The film, set for release next year, chronicles the 1592 Japanese invasion of Korea, during which Crown Prince Gwanghae, played by Yeo, struggled to defend Joseon while King Seonjo fled to the Ming dynasty in China.Lee will play the leader of the opposition forces, which served as soldiers in the place

Two films by renowned Korean directors, Park Chan-wook’s “Oldboy” and Kim Ki-duk’s “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring,” have been included in BBC’s top 100 films of the 21st century released Tuesday.Park’s neo-noir mystery thriller ranked 30th place, while Kim’s tale of a secluded Buddhist monastery came in at 66th place. Both films were released locally in 2003 and later distributed internationally.The list, created by the British public service broadcaster, surveyed 177 film critics

NEW YORK (AP) -- Harry Belafonte says it's unfair that Nate Parker’s shining moment with his film “The Birth of a Nation” is being overshadowed by a 17-year-old rape case. But the iconic performer and activist adds that he’s not clear about the facts and wants to look more into the story that’s been dominating entertainment headlines.Belafonte said in an interview with the Associated Press on Tuesday that he saw Parker’s upcoming Nat Turner slave rebellion drama and was wowed by the project. He

The documentary film “The Lovers and the Despot,” which provides a glimpse into the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il’s regime, is coming to Korea. 　Directed by British filmmakers Robert Cannan and Ross Adam, the documentary recounts the story of the high-profile kidnap of former top Korean actress Choi Eun-hee, and her ex-husband and late director Shin Sang-ok by North Korea in the late 1970s. It chronicles their personal and professional lives under Kim’s authoritative surveillance until

Director Kim Jong-hyeon’s latest film “Take Off 2” opened in theaters across the US, distribution company Megabox Plus M said Monday. 　Starring Soo Ae, Oh Yeon-seo and Oh Dal-su, the sports comedy is about a seemingly mismatched group of women from different walks of life who come together to form a national ice hockey team.　Inspired by director Kim Yong-hwa’s 2009 production “Take Off,” the film made its international debut in major cities across the US, including Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago,

BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) -- “It’s like, I guess you caught me! I’m a nerd!” Natalie Portman says, laughing. She is talking about frenzied internet responses to a recent interview that she did with author Jonathan Safran Foer. The New York Times Style Magazine asked Foer to interview Portman about her directorial debut, “A Tale of Love and Darkness.” They were not in the same city, and thus did the interview over email, which the magazine then coyly presented as actual emails between the tw