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Arnold premiers ‘Wuthering Heights’

Sept 7, 2011

VENICE (AP) ― British director Andrea Arnold describes her experience creating a new film version of ‘Wuthering Heights,’ Emily Bronte’s only novel and 250-year-old literary phenomenon, as “a very difficult journey” but one which she couldn’t abandon.The result, in which the character of Heathcliff
McQueen launches sex-addict film ‘Shame’ in Venice

Sept 5, 2011

VENICE, Italy (AP) ― For British director Steve McQueen, there was no better place than Manhattan to film “Shame,” his new film that portrays the life of a 30-something sex addict, played by Michael Fassbender in often graphic detail.“Excess and access. New York is the place,” McQueen said Sunday ah
Box Office

Sept 2, 2011

Pain (Korea)Opening Sept. 7.Drama. Directed by Kwak Gyeong-taek. Nam-soon (Kwon Sang-woo), whose family members were killed by his mistake when he was young, has lost all his feeling ― including his palate ― from the trauma. This made him incapable of feeling any pain even when he gets hurt. He make
For Helen Mirren, ‘Debt’ becomes her

Sept 2, 2011

There’s really nothing more you can say about Helen Mirren.That she’s one of stage, screen and TV’s greatest actresses is a given. If nothing else, her Oscar-winning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in “The Queen” and her multiple Emmy Award-winning performance as tortured policewoman Jane Tennison in t
National Academy of Arts honors veteran actress Choi Eun-hee

Sept 1, 2011

Choi Eun-heeVeteran actress Choi Eun-hee has been selected as one of the three recipients of the 56th National Academy of Arts award this year, the institution announced Thursday.The 81-year-old started her film career in 1947 and led the Shin Film company together with her husband and the acclaimed
More dollars, fewer fans for Hollywood films

Sept 1, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The good news for Hollywood: Summer movie revenues are up worldwide as studios rebounded from a dismally slow start to the year.The bad news: Domestically, revenues rose only a fraction compared to the previous year’s, while actual movie attendance dropped for the fourth-straight
Clooney sees ‘cynicism’ in U.S. politics as Venice fest kicks off

Sept 1, 2011

VENICE (AFP) ― Hollywood star George Clooney spoke Wednesday of his disillusionment with the U.S. political scene ahead of the premiere of his dark political thriller “The Ides of March” in Venice.The director told reporters ahead of a star-studded opening of the world’s oldest film festival that th
Comedian-turned-director falls into trap of debts after film's flop

Sept 1, 2011

He was once called a great master of slapstick comedy with his trademark persona, a fool named "Young-gu." Shim Hyung-rae (Yonhap)After becoming a movie director, Shim Hyung-rae became the first to receive "Korea's new intellectual" medal from the liberal government led by President Kim Dae-jung in
Is Park Jin-young planning to make big screen debut?

Aug 30, 2011

Park Jin-young, South Korean music mogul, may take a leading role in a movie. JYP Entertainment, Park’s agency, said on Monday that he is in talks to star in the film “Five Million Dollar Man.” Park is a singer-song writer and producer, as well as founder and head of JYPE, one of the top three Korea
Local courtroom thriller coming soon

Aug 30, 2011

Three big-name stars ― Jang Hyuk, Park Hee-soon and Ha Jung-woo ― have worked together to create what’s reportedly the first courtroom thriller in Korea.“The Client,” which is anticipated to be released in late September, aims to combine both drama and suspense with its character-driven narrative su
Korean film content needs global perspective: visual effects expert

Aug 30, 2011

The Korean film industry’s production capabilities are extraordinary, but it is unfortunate that the content is still being made for Korean people, an American visual effects expert said at a forum Tuesday.Scott Ross, co-chairman of inDSP USA, a company specializing in converting 2-D motion pictures
Israel lures Hollywood to film in the Holy Land

Aug 29, 2011

JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel is tired of Hollywood filming Jesus’ crucifixion in Italy and the Crusader invasion of the Holy Land in Morocco.So Israeli officials are promising better tax breaks, terror attack insurance and handouts of up to $400,000 to lure international movie producers to the holy city
Hong weaves charming maze in black-and-white

Aug 28, 2011

A has-been filmmaker who now teaches cinema in Daegu visits Seoul. He meets up with his long-time buddy, visits his old girlfriend, drinks and dines, gets talking with some people he’s just met, and falls for an attractive bar owner who strikingly resembles with his ex.Hong Sang-soo’s 12th film, “Th
Director Sofia Coppola weds in southern Italy

Aug 28, 2011

ROME (AP) ― Filmmaker Sofia Coppola went back to her roots for her wedding, marrying rocker Thomas Mars in the remote, southern Italian town where her great-grandfather was born.Coppola’s famous filmmaker father, Francis Ford Coppola, escorted the 40-year-old Sofia down the aisle Saturday to a waiti
(MOVIES) BOX OFFICE

Aug 26, 2011

Hindsight (Blue Salt) (Korea)Opening Sept. 1.Drama. Action. Directed by Lee Hyun-seung. Doo-heon (Song Kang-ho), once a legendary figure in Busan’s organized crime scene, now wants to live a quiet life while hoping to run a restaurant of his own. One day, he meets Sebin (Shin Se-kyung), a daring and