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Kim Ki-duk back with new film 'Pieta'

Jul 19, 2012

Kim Ki-duk, one of the best known Korean directors overseas, said on Thursday he has realized that filmmaking makes him happy, in his first appearance before local media in four years."It will be my first feature film to be shown in four years,"Kim said during a news conference in Seoul to promote his new film "Pieta." "I haven't worked on any movie for many reasons so far.This time, I surely felt
Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood’s first superstar, dies

Jul 19, 2012

NEW DELHI (AP) ― Rajesh Khanna, whose success as a romantic lead in scores of Indian movies made him Bollywood’s first superstar, died Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 69. His wife, actress Dimple Kapadia, and two daughters were at his bedside when he died at his home in Mumbai, said his son-in-law, actor Akshay Kumar. Khanna began his career in the mid-1960s in romantic films that were hugely popular. He played the lead role in some 120 of the 170 movies in which he appeared and won scor
‘Forget Manhattan! Try Jerusalem,’ Israel tells Woody Allen

Jul 18, 2012

JERUSALEM (AFP) ― He’s had “Manhattan,” “Midnight in Paris” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” and now Israeli officials are trying to convince legendary U.S. film-maker Woody Allen to set a movie in the Holy City of Jerusalem.Both President Shimon Peres and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat are part of the effort, their offices said, with Barkat even holding a pow-wow with Allen and his one-time muse Diane Keaton earlier this year.“President Peres always encourages producers and directors to come and mak
Shooting begins for joint Korea-Japan production

Jul 18, 2012

A Korea-Japan joint production film started shooting in Japan last month, according to its local producer and distributor Lotte Entertainment.Titled “Mumyeongin,” literally translated as a “nameless person,” the movie is a film adaptation of Japanese writer Tsukasaki Siro’s novel “Genome Hazard.” The mystery thriller tells the story of a Japanese man who one day realizes all of his memories aren’t his own but someone else’s; they were injected into his brain by some unknown forces. Hidetoshi Ni
U.S. actress Uma Thurman a mom again, at 42

Jul 17, 2012

NEW YORK (AFP) -- “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill” actress Uma Thurman is a mother again at 42, after giving birth to a baby girl, her publicist said Monday.The newborn is the third child for the star, and her first with financier partner Arpad Busson. “A baby girl! Mommy and baby are doing really well,” the star’s spokeswoman Gabrielle Kachman said, giving no further details.Thurman and Busson, 49, have had a stormy relationship. They planned to marry after starting dating in 2007, but broke off
Indie documentary ‘reconstructs’ 2009 Yongsan tragedy

Jul 17, 2012

“Two Doors” attracts 40,000 viewers just three weeks after its releaseOn Jan. 20, 2009, residents of a redevelopment area in Yongsan, Seoul, had been occupying the top floor of a four-story building named “Namildang” since the previous day to protest the city project. A police SWAT team was sent in to arrest the protesters. A fire erupted during the violent pre-dawn raid, killing five protesters and one policeman. The Seoul Central District Court held the leaders of the protest responsible for
Son of Sylvester Stallone dies in L.A.

Jul 16, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The 36-year-old son of Sylvester Stallone was found dead in his Los Angeles home, leaving the actor grief-stricken as authorities investigated the cause, a publicist and authorities said. Sage Stallone was found unresponsive by an employee and a relative on Friday. There were no signs of foul play or trauma, and no suicide note was found, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said. “Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son,” publicist Mic
Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm dies at 95

Jul 16, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm ― who was the original girl who couldn’t say no in the musical “Oklahoma!” ― has died aged 95, her family and reports said Sunday.Holm, who won the best supporting actress Academy Award in 1948 for “Gentlemen’s Agreement” and later appeared in “High Society” (1956), died at her home in New York.She was admitted to hospital a week ago, said her niece Amy Phillips, cited by CNN. “She passed peacefully in her home in her own bed with her husban
Movie industry signs pact on shared growth

Jul 16, 2012

A trilateral commission of the government, movie industry executives and associations of industry people on Monday signed an agreement calling for their best efforts to carry out “shared growth” within the industry.The parties agreed to launch a center for monitoring unfair acts by large conglomerates as part of efforts to lessen their monopoly on the market, according to the commission.The monitoring center will be set up under the Korean Film Council, a government agency for promoting homegrow
Five Avengers-related movies in 2 years

Jul 16, 2012

A movie poster for Producers discussed plans for five Avengers-related films to be released in the next two years at the "Iron Man 3" Comic-Con panel in San Diego.The panel included appearances by Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, producer Jon Favreau and director Shane Black, U-T San Diego reported Saturday.Favreau directed the first two Iron Man movies, but is acting as producer on t
Cause elusive in death of Stallone son in US home

Jul 16, 2012

There were no signs of foul play or trauma in the death of Sage Stallone, whose sudden passing at the age of 36 left his father Sylvester Stallone devastated, a publicist and investigators said.Sage Stallone was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home Friday by an employee and a relative, and police arrived and confirmed he was dead, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said.“Sylvester Stallone is
Oscar-winning producer Richard Zanuck dead at 77

Jul 15, 2012

LOS ANGELES ― Film producer Richard Zanuck, who won the best picture Oscar for “Driving Miss Daisy” and was involved in such blockbuster films as “Jaws” and “The Sting” after his father, Hollywood mogul Darryl F. Zanuck, fired him from 20th Century Fox, has died. He was 77. Zanuck’s publicist said he died Friday of a heart attack at his Beverly Hills home. Zanuck’s run of successes as an independent producer rivaled the achievements of his legendary father who reigned over 20th Century Fox from
Comic-Con crowd goes crazy for ‘Hobbit’ footage

Jul 15, 2012

SAN DIEGO ― If reaction to “The Hobbit’’ footage at Comic-Con is any indication, Peter Jackson has another couple of blockbusters on his hands.The crowd attending Jackson’s “Hobbit’’ preview at the fan convention Saturday went wild over a 12-minute reel the filmmaker and his colleagues screened.Broken into two films, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’’ and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,’’ the 3-D epic is Jackson’s prequel to his “Lord of the Rings’’ trilogy, whose finale won 11 Academy Awar
Bucheon to throw its annual genre-film bash

Jul 15, 2012

PiFan to also hold genre-fiction book fair, camping opportunities and movie-themed partiesFor horror, fantasy, mystery and animated film fans, Bucheon is the place to be this month.The annual Puchon (Bucheon) International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), which is considered the largest genre film fest in Asia, is opening this Thursday ― featuring a total of 230 films from 47 countries. This year’s edition opens with Korean horror film “Horror Stories,” a joint project by six local directors: Je
Box Office

Jul 13, 2012

A Millionaire on the Run (Korea)Opening July 19 Comedy. Directed by Kim Ik-Ro. A promising salary man and a lobbyist, Choi Young-in (Park Jin-young) is attacked by a stranger while on a delivery mission to carry $5 million. He realizes that his boss Han Sang-moo (Cho Sung-ha), whom Young-in considered as his own brother, has betrayed him and made a scheme to kill him and take the money. While running away, Young-in encounters Miri (Min Hyo-rin) who robbed Pil-soo (Oh Jung-se) and runs away with