Local director Kim Jin-man’s animated film “Noodle Fish” won the top prize at the Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF) on Tuesday.The film, which tells the story of a fish and its moving journey, won the Best Picture prize at the closing ceremony of ASIFF at Cinecube Gwanghwamun in central Seoul.Kim, who studied sculpture and visual design at Hongik University, majored in multimedia and film at ChungAng University’s graduate school. He currently works for an animation studio.Director

Hollywood film icon Harrison Ford would consider reprising his role of Han Solo in a new “Star Wars” film if asked, sources told EW.com. A new trilogy of “Star Wars” sequels was announced last week. The first film is expected to hit theaters in 2015. “Harrison is open to the idea of doing the movie and he‘s upbeat about it; all three of them are,” an insider told the entertainment industry news website, referring to original “Star Wars” veterans Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher.

Filmmaker talks about making of ‘Life of Pi’

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has broken up with his supermodel girlfriend Erin Heatherton. According to a British media, the conflicting schedules were the reason behind the break-up.“There’s no bad blood, they still care about each other. They just had crazy schedules,” a source said. The 37-year-old actor and the 23-year-old supermodel began dating in December 2011, just months after he split from “Gossip Girl” heroine Blake Lively.　From news report(khnews@heraldcorp.com) <한글 기사>디카프리오, 빅토

Jo Sung-hee talks about his first commercial film ‘A Werewolf Boy’

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Actor and outspoken liberal John Cusack is developing a movie about conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, Cusack’s production company said Friday.The working title is “Rush,” Cusack’s New Crime Productions confirmed, offering no other details.Hollywood director Betty Thomas, who’s set to work on the film, said the production company is putting finishing touches on a script that will star the actor. Production is set for next year, Thomas said.Limbaugh is in the front ranks of

"Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart is in talks to star opposite Ben Affleck in the con artist film "Focus," a Hollywood source said.The film features a young grifter -- potentially played by Stewart -- who joins Affleck, a more experienced vet."Focus" is written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who together helmed "Crazy, Stupid, Love," the magazine reported. Denise DiNovi will produce.Stewart next appears in "Breaking Dawn Part 2," which opens Nov. 16, and "On the Road" opening nex

A Werewolf Boy (Korea)Opened Oct. 31Fantasy. Romance. Directed by Jo Sung-hee. A girl (Park Bo-young) requiring special care for a lung condition moves to an isolated and peaceful town in the country. In the town, she discovers a boy (Song Joong-ki) who keeps himself in darkness and behaves like a wolf. His animal-like behavior keeps the townspeople away from him, but the girl is oddly moved by his nature and attempts to civilize him by teaching him how to wait patiently before a meal, wear clot

Disney Animation takes a page out of Pixar’s well-worn playbook for “Wreck-It Ralph,” a screwball farce with a novel setting and more edge than your average Disney ‘toon.Where “Toy Story” showed us the off-duty shenanigans of a kids’ toy collection and “Monsters, Inc.” took us behind the scenes of the bogeyman business, “Ralph” finds fun in the outside-the-arcade-game life of the characters trapped in those games, forced to play hero, pawn or villain forever. Or until the game falls out of favor

Korean filmmaker Kim Ji-woon, best known for his 2003 horror “A Tale of Two Sisters” and 2010 thriller “I Saw the Devil,” won a coveted prize from U.S. Filmmakers Alliance ― a group of cineastes working for and promoting independent movies ― according to local movie house and distributor CJ Entertainment.Kim was given the Vision Award at the annual VisionFest celebration hosted by the organization on Wednesday. The prize is given to an “established filmmaker whose artistic ambition and consisten

Gene Hackman slapped a homeless man the actor said had gotten aggressive toward him and his wife, police in Santa Fe, N.M., said.No one was arrested or injured in the Tuesday incident, which Hackman said began when the man approached him and his wife in a menacing manner, police told E! News.Hackman said the man called his wife, Betsy, a derogatory name so he responded by smacking him. Police Sgt. Andrea Dobyns said the blow was “more like a slap than a punch.”Police got involved when the allege

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Disney is to buy George Lucas’s renowned film studio including his “Star Wars” franchise, the entertainment giant said Tuesday, announcing plans for more films in the legendary sci-fi series."Star Wars 7” will be released in 2015," with more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga and grow the franchise well into the future, said the Walt Disney Co, announcing the deal worth over $4 billion for Lucasfilm.The deal “combines a world-class portfolio of content inc

Period drama starring Lee Byung-hun wins 15 prizes, director Kim leaves venue, raising speculation about why