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Public Enemy Returns
In this sequel to ``Public Enemy 2,'' diehard detective Kang Cheol-jung (Sul Kyoung-gu) is back. He tries to quit but his resignation is postponed due to a high school murder case. Promises of a retirement allowance lure Cheol-jung back into the game. Clues lead to the Geoseong Group, which seems to be fostering an adolescent crime gang. But hard evidence is impossible to find, and the cat-and-mouse game between Cheol-jung and Geoseong CEO Won-seol begins. 15 and over. 125 minutes. No English subtitles.
Megabox Coex (1544-0600) connected to Samseong Station on subway line 2
Lotte Cinema Konkuk Univ. (1644-8855) near exit 5 of Konkuk University Station on subway lines 2 and 7
Artreon Sinchon (1644-2208) near exit 4 of Sinchon Station on subway line 2
Karma
While searching for her missing husband, Nualjin, pregnant and penniless, gets permission to stay in the mansion of a wealthy widow. Despite warnings not to enter the main premises, curious Nualjin looks around the garden and meets Ran, the attractive widow. When a servant tells her about the mansion's frightening mysteries, Nualjin decides to leave. But then a haunting violin melody lures her to the garden. 15 and over. 97 minutes. In Thai with Korean subtitles.
CINUS Central (1544-0070) connected to Express Bus Terminal Station on subway line 3 and 7
 Get Smart
Spy agent Smart (Steve Carrell) is assigned on a mission to stop crime syndicate KAOS' evil schemes to take over the world. Smart is partnered with an agent whose identity has not been compromised: the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). They discover that the key KAOS operative and his sidekick are scheming to cash in with their network of terror. With little field experience and even less time, Smart and Agent 99 must defeat them. 12 and over. 110 minutes.
Megabox Coex (1544-0600) connected to Samseong Station on subway line 2
Artreon Sinchon (1644-2208) near exit 4 of Sinchon Station on subway line 2
 21
A brilliant M.I.T. student Ben, who needs to raise money for his tuition, joins a blackjack team. With their math professor Micky, the students learn how to decipher the codes of the card game, count cards and employ an intricate system of signals. They make a fortune by beating the house at the casinos. But the casino owners attempt their own crackdown on the card counting. 15 and over. 122 minutes.
CGV Gangbyeon (1544-1122) connected to Gangbyeon Station on subway line 2
 Doomsday
As a pandemic threatens to wipe out the human race, the British government decides to isolate ``hot zones'' to contain the virus. Decades later, the Reaper virus resurfaces in London. Domestic Security chief Nelson reveals satellite photos of Reaper survivors in the hot zone. Convinced that survivors must mean there's a cure, Nelson assembles a team of specialists to venture into the forsaken land. 18 and over. 105 minutes.
Artreon Sinchon (1644-2208) near exit 4 of Sinchon Station on subway line 2
 Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
Hana Makhmalbaf, 18, the youngest of her master filmmaker family, brings a story about children living in war-torn Afghanistan. A little girl Baktay wants to go to school, but first she must overcome several obstacles, starting with her family's poverty and her mother's indifference. Baktay manages to buy a notebook by selling eggs, but she has to use her mother's lipstick instead of a pencil. On the way to school, mischievous boys playing war games capture Baktay. Will she ever make it to class? 12 and over. 84 minutes. In Farsi with Korean subtitles.
Cine Cube (1588-8831) near exit 6 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5
IndieAniBox: Thelma's Protein Coffee
This omnibus animation brings together three award-winning shorts. One day, it starts raining cats and dogs in a peaceful village following the arrival of a mysterious old man. When three friends orders fried chicken, the restaurant owner runs in and cries that the chicken is his son. Yeong-yeong is reincarnated as a coffee vending machine and falls in love with a girl. 12 and over. 75 minutes. No English subtitles.
Joongang Cinema (776-8866) near exit 5 of Euljiro 1-ga on subway line 2
Movies on CableTV
 King Arthur (2004)
StoryOn on Friday 06:50 p.m.
A reluctant leader, Arthur wishes only to leave Britain and return to the peace and stability of Rome. Before Arthur can head for Rome, one final mission leads him and his ``Knights of the Round Table'' to a final battle. Arthur will have to find the strength within himself to change the course of history. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Clive Owen, Mads Edgerton, and Joel Edgerton.
 The Princess Diaries 2 (2004)
ChannelCGV on Saturday 02:30 p.m.
Mia has matured and is ready to assume her role as princess of Genovia. But the stakes for Mia's rule have never been higher with Genovian law stating that princesses must be married before being crowned. Directed by Garry Marshall. Starring Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, and Hector Elizondo.
 Flightplan (2005)
StoryOn on Sunday 10:00 p.m.
Kyle's daughter Julia vanishes without a trace in an airplane, mid-flight. No one on the plane believes Julia was ever onboard. Desperate and alone, Kyle can only count on her own wits to unravel the mystery and save her daughter. Directed by Robert Schwentke. Starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, and Sean Bean. |
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