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Funeral held for late film icon Choi Eun-hee

The funeral for Choi Eun-hee, the late South Korean actress who was once kidnapped by North Korea to create propaganda films before escaping, was held on Thursday and attended by her family and close friends. Choi, a South Korean film icon of the '60s and '70s, died on Monday while receiving kidney dialysis treatment at a hospital in Seoul. She was 92.

Movies | 2018-04-19 11:50

Cast thrilled to be part of 'Avengers'

The cast of the upcoming movie “Avengers: Infinity War” said Thursday they were honored to be part of the box-office hit series and encouraged Korean fans to see it. During a press conference at Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, actress Pom Klementieff said it was incredible being cast in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”

Movies | 2018-04-12 16:40

Lee Chang-dong's 'Burning' to hit screens

Award-winning filmmaker Lee Chang-dong will come back with his latest film “Burning” in May, breaking his eight-year hiatus.

Movies | 2018-04-08 16:27

Lady Bird; What a Man Wants; Stand by Me; Ready Player One; Seven Years of Night

Movies | 2018-04-05 18:05

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Movies | 2018-04-05 16:39

Top-ranked 'Gonjiam' may renew Korean horror film record

The low-budget Korean horror film “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum” is poised to win big. The fake documentary horror film, casting rookie actors to tell the story of seven young people teaming up to visit an abandoned psychiatric hospital, became a surprise No.1 hit at the local box office this weekend, attracting nearly 1 million moviegoers. That is the quickest to reach the 1 mill...

Movies | 2018-04-02 20:29

Film industry divided over reducing working hour bill

The local film industry, infamous for long working hours of the production staff, low pay and poor working conditions, is divided ahead of the introduction of a revised bill to reduce standard weekly working hours. Under the revised Labor Standards Act, effective beginning in July, working hours per week will be reduced to 52 hours from 68 hours. As well, sectors exempted from the act will be reduced to five from the previous 26. Movie production and broadcasting, which had been on the exemption list previously, will have to limit working hours to 40 hours for the workweek and 12 hours of ov...

Movies | 2018-03-31 11:41

Queer film makes splash in Korea

An Italian “queer film,” “Call Me By Your Name,” is making a meaningful feat in local theaters. The coming-of-age film, directed by Luca Guadagnino, secured less than 200 screens across the country, but succeeded in attracting over 90,000 viewers in a week. The film, which tells the story of two young men falling in love, is playing at 155 screens. It has drawn 93,058 people since its March 22 release, becoming the sixth most-viewed film here as of Thursday.

Movies | 2018-03-31 11:40

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Movies | 2018-03-29 14:27

Ready Player One; Seven Years of Night; The Bachelors; Be With You; Pacific Rim Uprising

Movies | 2018-03-29 11:11

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