The latest film from Jeon Kyu-hwan is difficult but leaves a strong impression

　Minority Opinion (Korea)　Opened June 24　Drama. Directed by Kim Sung-je　　A clash between riot police and protesters over a redevelopment project leaves a boy and a young policeman dead. Witness accounts tell different stories about how the tragedies unfolded. Sensing that the government is trying to cover something up about the incident, two lawyers (Yoon Kye-sang, Yoo Hae-jin) and a journalist (Kim Ok-bin) attempt to uncover the truth and find justice.　　　Northern Limit Line (Korea)　Opened June

 　Somewhere between “euphoria and melancholia”: That’s the music favored by the fictional young Parisian deejay in cowriter/director Mia Hansen-Love’s “Eden,” a fragrantly atmospheric portrait of a time, a place and a restless state of romantic yearning.　Hansen-Love’s fourth feature also serves as a reminder. Few of us in this life monetize our passions on a grand scale. Mostly there are those who glide along, doing their thing, doing what they can to support their thing, becoming neither legend

NEW YORK ― If a wine connoisseur is an oenophile, what, exactly, do you call someone with expertise in freshly pressed juices? Colin Farrell is that, personified. “Cheers, love,” he says, clinking plastic containers of a leaf-colored beverage. “Here I am having green juice with you, in New York City. How times have changed.” He pauses, sips. “It’s not bad. A little tart.” Farrell, 39, quit drinking in 2006, and now expounds on the joys of hot yoga. He juices. And he’s all about reveling in his o

Sistar’s “Shake It” mini albumK-pop girl group Sistar’s latest track “Shake It” continued to top local music charts Wednesday, two days after its release Monday. The quartet ― consisting of Hyolyn, Bora, Soyou and Dasom ― dropped the EP “Shake It” at noon Monday. Immediately after the release, the title track grabbed the No.1 spot on all the major music charts, including Melon, Genie and Olleh, beating out fellow girl group AOA, which released its single “Heart Attack” on the same day. “Shake It

Matsuoka Joji’s film rendition of the comic book series features simple, filling dishes, unravels gently

The year is 1933. A female sniper, a gun expert and a bomb expert are pulled into an unlikely ragtag team by a political mastermind to assassinate two key figures in the Japanese regime governing Korea. Their plan is slipped to a ruthless paid assassin, who begins to hunt them down.The plot of the upcoming film “Assassination” is thrilling enough in and of itself to be a box office success, but according to director Choi Dong-hoon, the aim of the movie is to tell the story of those who fought fo

James Taylor solid, at times sublimeJames Taylor “Before This World”(Concord Records)Taylor’s new album, “Before This World,” arrives 13 years after his last studio album of original songs. And it does nothing to threaten his legacy.The 67-year-old has retained his abilities to craft and deliver a song. His simple, elegant acoustic fretwork and supple tenor sound much as they did in his 1970s hit-making heyday. The new collection sounds familiar without being a retread.“Montana” evokes “Sweet Ba

Thriller from director Lee Hae-young fails to excite, but leading ladies impress

‘I was interested in cinema, even when I was doing (his student film) ‘THX-1138.’ I only ended up spending the money to help build better special effects so we could all make better movies.’

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