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Tue, March 26, 2019 | 21:47

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3 actors of 'Avengers: Endgame' to visit Korea

Three main cast members of Marvel's "Avengers: Endgame" will visit South Korea next month to promote the movie ahead of its release in the country, the movie's local distributor said Tuesday. The three actors - Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner and Brie Larson - and directors Anthony and Joe Russo will be in South Korea on April 14-15 to attend an Asian press junket in Seoul, ...

Movies | 2019-03-26 15:00

Park Chan-wook gets out of comfort zone

Award-winning filmmaker Park Chan-wook, one of the most celebrated Korean directors who has put Korean cinema on the global map through a series of works including “Old Boy”(2003), “Thirst” (2009) and “The Handmaiden” (2016), has made his first small screen debut in the U.K.The British miniseries “The Little Drummer Girl,” an adaptation of John le Carre's 1983 best-selling no...

Movies | 2019-03-25 17:42

'Money,' easy to follow yet unconvincing

The crime film “Money” topped the nation's box office, grossing over 1.5 million ticket admissions, since its release on Wednesday. During the past weekend, the movie attracted nearly 900,000, followed by “Captain Marvel” with about 330,000 admissions.

Movies | 2019-03-25 17:05

Filmmaking icon Tim Burton soars to new heights with 'Dumbo'

He has never liked the Big Top, mainly due to the caged animals and freaky clowns, but for legendary director Tim Burton there is no denying the romance of running away to join the circus. And even more so if the adventure involves a flying elephant, says the 61-year-old Californian, who is hitting red carpets with his 26th feature, a remake of the 1941 Disney classic "Dumbo."

Movies | 2019-03-24 15:56

Hong Sang-soo returns with self-reflective opus

Hong Sang-soo, the prolific auteur who has been avoiding exposure to local media after he made public his extramarital affair with actress Kim Min-hee in 2017, returns to the local cinema with his latest film “Hotel by the River.”The sixth joint project between the director and actress, like their previous works “On the Beach at Night Alone” and “Claire's Camera,” is self-ref...

Movies | 2019-03-22 17:26

'Burning' director honored at Asian Film Awards

The auteur won the best director award at the film festival for his movie "Burning," which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in May last year and won the best foreign film award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association in December and the Toronto Film Critics Association and the Best Foreign Language Film Award from the French Union of Film Critics in January.

Movies | 2019-03-18 11:27

'Captain Marvel' sells 4.6 million tickets in Korean box office

From Friday to Sunday, the Marvel superhero flick added 1,012,115 admissions to its 12-day cumulative total of about 4.6 million, data from the Korean Film Council showed Monday.

Movies | 2019-03-18 11:20

Yum Jung-ah returns with family fiasco movie

Yum Jung-ah, star of JTBC's hit drama “SKY Castle,” who impressed viewers with her strong mother character, returns to the big screen to play another mother role. In the film with “Under Age” (working title) directed by actor-turned-director Kim Yun-seok, the 46-year-old actress plays the role of Young-ju, whose happy normal life is suddenly turned upside down.

Movies | 2019-03-13 18:23

Park Bo-gum returns to movies as human clone

A-list actor Park Bo-gum will return to the big screen as a human clone. Park's agency, Blossom Entertainment, confirmed he would star in a film tentatively titled “Seobok” alongside Gong Yoo.

Movies | 2019-03-05 14:18

Lotte-funded movie 'Hai Phuong' makes a big hit in Vietnam

"Hai Phuong," which was released on Feb. 22, had drawn 1.73 million moviegoers as of Sunday, the 10th day of its release, topping the break-even point of 1.02 million, according to the cinema arm of the retail giant Lotte Group.

Movies | 2019-03-04 12:50

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