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‘American Hustle’ tops SAG Awards

Jan 19, 2014

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” won the Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding cast, setting up the con-artist comedy as the film to beat at the Academy Awards. “American Hustle” won the 20th annual SAG Awards’ top honor over the much-acclaimed historical drama “12 Years a Slave” on Saturday night at Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. Because actors make up the largest branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the SAG Awards are considered one of the most
‘Hustle,’ ‘Gravity’ lead Oscars with 10 nods each

Jan 17, 2014

The con-artist comedy “American Hustle” and the 3-D space odyssey “Gravity” lead the Academy Awards with 10 nominations each, with the historical epic “12 Years a Slave” trailing closely with nine nominations. The nominations announced Thursday set up a race between three very different films, all of which were nominated for best picture. The 86th annual Academy Awards will take place March 2. Mexican-born “Gravity” director Alfonso Cuaron and British-born “12 Years a Slave” director Steve McQue
KOFA discovers film from 1960s about Korean pop music

Jan 16, 2014

Institute also announces its top 101 Korean films of all time
India woos foreign filmmakers with faster approvals

Jan 16, 2014

NEW DELHI (AFP) ― India has simplified rules for foreign moviemakers wanting to film in the country and is promising speedy approval of projects, after frustrating redtape and delays were blamed for crews shooting elsewhere.The ministry of information and broadcasting said it was “inviting” foreign filmmakers to make their movies in India ― “a country with locations of untold beauty.”“We have simplified the procedure for shooting of films by foreigners in India,” the ministry of information and
When a gangster falls in love

Jan 15, 2014

Hwang Jung-min’s latest tearjerker offers another conventional, tragic romance
Winners at 71st Golden Globes

Jan 13, 2014

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Here is a list of the winners in key categories at the 71st annual Golden Globes, announced on Sunday in Beverly Hills:Film ● Best Film, Drama: “12 Years a Slave”● Best Film, Musical or Vomedy: “American Hustle”● Best Actor, Drama: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”● Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street”● Best Actress, Drama: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”● Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, “American Hustle”● Best Support
Hollywood sets up Herculean box-office clash

Jan 13, 2014

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Hollywood is powering up for a clash of the titans this year, with two films about legendary demigod Hercules ― one starring teen heartthrob Kellan Lutz, and a more mature version later in the year.The superhero standoff ― Tinseltown seems prone to doing movies in pairs, after two adaptations of the Snow White tale last year ― comes 16 years after the last Hercules movie by Disney in 1997.The first new one to do battle opens Friday in North America, with Lutz in his first maj
‘Hustle’ leads Golden Globes, ‘12 Years’ takes Best Drama

Jan 13, 2014

BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) ― Amy Poehler made out with Bono, Tina Fey mocked George Clooney’s taste in women and Matt Damon emerged, bizarrely, as the night’s theme. But at the end of a madcap Golden Globes (Fey toasted it as “the beautiful mess we hoped it would be”), the major honors soberly ended up with the favorites. David O. Russell’s con-artist caper “American Hustle” led with three awards, including Best Film Comedy. And despite missing out in the other six categories it was nominate
‘Attorney’ set to break 10m viewer mark

Jan 13, 2014

“The Attorney,” a local film inspired by the early years of late President Roh Moo-hyun, drew more than 9 million viewers in the 25 days after its release, its distributor NEW announced. It has topped the local box office chart for four consecutive weeks, and is expected to break the 10 million viewer mark this weekend. According to the Korean Film Council, the directorial debut by webtoon artist Yang Woo-seok was watched by 9.26 million people as of Sunday, far outnumbering “The Suspect” and “T
Film on ex-President Roh set to top 10 mln viewers mark

Jan 13, 2014

A Korean film inspired by the early years of the late President Roh Moo-hyun is expected to surpass 10 million viewers by this weekend, becoming the first film to reach the milestone this year."The Attorney" had drawn 9.2 million moviegoers as of Sunday, according to box-office data compiled by the Korean Film Council. The movie has topped the local box office for a fourth week in a row, despite recently being released illegally online.Starring actor Song Kang-ho, the star of director Bong Joon-
Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’ gets Korean release this week

Jan 12, 2014

American remake of Park Chan-wook’s iconic film arrives after suffering boxoffice slide in the U.S.
Box office: Miss Granny, Blue is the Warmest Color, Finding Mr. Right

Jan 10, 2014

Miss Granny (Korea)Opening Jan. 22Comedy. Drama. Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk. Oh Mal-soon (Na Moon-hee), a 70-something grandmother, lives with her son and his family. She is controlling and shameless, and has a difficult relationship with her depressed daughter-in-law. She is proud of her son, who is a university professor, and that she managed to raise him by herself against all odds. One day, Mal-soon’s daughter-in-law gets hospitalized after suddenly collapsing, and doctors strongly advise
Leo is charismatically loathsome as ‘Wolf of Wall Street’

Jan 10, 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio’s most charismatic performance ever anchors Martin Scorsese’s robust and raunchy low lifes-of-high-finance comedy “The Wolf of Wall Street.” This is their greatest teaming, a veritable “Citizen Kane” of the post-“greed is good” era ― three hours of cocaine and orgies and high-living by the sorts of gauche gamblers who brought that age, and the world economy, to its knees.It is Scorsese’s “La Dolce Vita,” a manic, coke-fueled stock market “Goodfellas” following the rise and epic
Cineastes share their picks

Jan 9, 2014

Cinematheque Friends Film Festival screens films selected by celebrated filmmakers, critics
China box office revenue hits $3.6b in 2013

Jan 9, 2014

BEIJING (AFP) ― China’s box office takings leaped to $3.6 billion last year, up 27.5 percent on 2012, as nearly 14 screens were added every day to the world’s second-largest film market, state media reported Wednesday.Chinese cinemas raked in 21.77 billion yuan in 2013, the China Daily said, citing the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.The year’s highest-grossing film was “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons,” an action fantasy adaptation of a Chinese