Now Showing
Hansel and Gretel
Eun-su gets lost in the woods and discovers a lovely cottage where three innocent-looking children live alone. Despite their generosity, something is wrong with these kids and their mysterious smiles. 12 and over. 116 minutes.
Megabox Coex (1544-0600) connected to Samseong Station on subway line 2
CGV Apgujeong (1544-1122) near exit 3 Apgujeong Station on subway line 3
Seoul Cinema (02-2277-3014) near exit 14 of Jongno 3-ga Station on subway lines 1, 3, and 5
Primus Sillim (1544-5522) near exit 7 of Sillim Station on subway line 2
Merry Christmas
In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, is well under way. On Christmas Eve, however, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized truce. The front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully meet one another in ``no man's land'' to share a precious moment amongst the carnage. 115 minutes.
Cine Cube Gwanghwamun (1588-8831) near exit 6 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5
Callas Forever
The year is 1977, and opera legend Maria Callas (Fanny Ardant) is in virtual reclusion, haunted by the ghosts of her failed career. Longtime friend and music promoter Larry Kelly (Jeremy Irons) is in town for business. Kelly reveals his primary purpose for the visit: a new project for the aging diva.
Miro Space (02-3210-3370) near exit 7 of Gwanghwamun Station on subway line 5
American Gangster
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. 18 and over. 15 minutes.
Daehan Cinema (02-3393-3500) connected to Chungmuro Station on subway lines 3 and 4
Mask
Two men related to an assault case in the army 10 year earlier are brutally murdered. Police officer Jo Gyeong-yun (Kim Kang-woo) starts investigating the case and gets swept away into a world of surprising twists and turns. 18 and over. 99 minutes.
Los Borgia
A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned Pope Alexander VI, his son Cesare Borgia, who was the role model for Machiavelli's ``The Prince,'' and daughter Lucrezia Borgia, a legendary femme fatale. 18 and over. 120 minutes. In Spanish with Korean subtitles.
Film Forum(02-764-6236) near exit 5 of Jongno 3-ga station on lines 1, 3, and 5
Movies on Cable TV
Troy (2004)
OCN on Friday 15:10 p.m.
It is the year 1250 B.C. and two emerging nations begin to clash after the Trojan prince Paris seduces Helen, queen of Sparta, to leave her husband and sail back to Troy with him. Directed by Wolfgang Peterson. Starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana.
X-Men (2000)
Super Action on Saturday 14.20 p.m.
X-Men is about a band of unique power-possessing mutants who live in a world where their kind is hated and persecuted by humans. Under the guidance of their leader, Professor Charles Xavier, the X-men strive for a world where humans and mutants can peacefully co-exist. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry
Saw (2004)
Super Action on Sunday 22:00 p.m.
Two men wake up on opposite sides of a dirty, disused bathroom, chained by their ankles to pipes. Between them lies a dead man loosely clutching a hand-held tape player and a handgun. Each finds a tape for the player in their back pocket. They play the tapes. One is threatened, the other isn't. But they have a task: One must kill the other by 6:00, or his wife and daughter will die. Directed by James Wan. Starring Danny Glover and Leigh Whannall.