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Interview: Dai Sil Kim-Gibson At KAFFNY Talks Korean Film & Social Issues

  • By Christopher Bell
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  • March 23, 2011 12:37 PM
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From March 17-20, the Korean American Film Festival in New York hosted a retrospective of Korean documentarian Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, whose body of work focuses on various political and social issues including the minority conflicts surrounding the 1992 LA riots and the "comfort women" that Japanese World War 2 soldiers took and forced into sexual servitude. She's not a household name by any account, but she makes that rare, amazing kind of documentary that refuses to boil everything down to good guys vs. bad guys, often portraying situations in the most realistic and complex way possible. Those interested can visit her website for more information on obtaining her movies.
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More: Foreign Directors, Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, KAFFNY

Watch: New Trailer For 'Captain America: The First Avenger' Will Easily Find Recruits

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 23, 2011 11:46 AM
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After various sneak peeks and quick glimpses the first full length trailer for "Captain America: The First Avenger" has dropped and it looks like "X-Men: First Class" has some competition in terms of the best looking comic pic this summer.
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More: Films, Super Hero Films, Captain America: The First Avenger

'King's Speech' Oscar-Winner David Seidler To Pen WWII Pic 'Games Of 1940'

  • By Catherine Scott
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  • March 23, 2011 11:39 AM
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After waiting to write the "The King's Speech" for almost 28 years, David Seidler was 73 years old when he won his statuette for the original screenplay. He granted the Queen Mother, the widow of King George VI, her wish that he not write the film while she was alive, as it would be too painful for her to see. Many thought Francis Ford Coppola's "Tucker" would be his last credit, but patience is a virtue and he emerged on the other side with the biggest highlight of his career. And with an Oscar now under his belt, Seidler has lined up his next gig.
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More: Films, Games Of 1940, David Seidler

Francis Lawrence May Conjure Up Some Magic With A Harry Houdini Pic

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 23, 2011 11:10 AM
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Vampires, zombies, fairy tales....Harry Houdini? Yep, it appears that the famed magician is the latest Hollywood obsession. With Summit pairing up with writer Noah Oppenheim to adapt "The Secret Life Of Houdini" and DreamWorks acquiring the spec script from “Changeling” writer J. Michael Straczynski entitled “Voices From The Dead,” it seems the execs see big potential in the illusionist and showman. And now Sony is throwing their hat in the ring.
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'Rock Of Ages' & 'Jack The Giant Killer' Claim Two June 2012 Dates

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 23, 2011 10:24 AM
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With the spring/summer movie season barely started this year, studios are already making their claim on dates in 2012 and Warner Bros. has just thrown their weight around, planting two major films with big, June bows next blockbuster season.
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More: Films, Film Studios, Rock Of Ages, Jack The Giant Slayer, Warner Bros

Ivan Reitman Might Be 'Big In China'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 23, 2011 10:06 AM
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Well "Ghostbusters 3" is still up in the air since everyone is waiting on Bill Murray to stop crashing karaoke parties and getting into fights at football games and read the script already, but Ivan Reitman perhaps sees the writing on the wall and has another project he might direct.
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Watch: Trailer For Mark Ruffalo's 'Sympathy For Delicious' Needlessly Quotes The Rolling Stones

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 23, 2011 9:06 AM
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After premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010 to mostly pretty savage reviews, it's been a long road for Mark Ruffalo's directorial debut, but with the star power involved it's a no-brainer that somebody picked it up, though we're not too surprised that it was the relatively downgrade shingle Maya Entertainment.
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More: Films, Sympathy For Delicious

First Look At Old Timey Shia LaBeouf In John Hillcoat's 'The Wettest County'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 23, 2011 8:39 AM
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At this point, we shouldn't have to explain to you why John Hillcoat's "The Wettest County" is already one of our most anticipated films of next year. We're just glad it's happening at all especially after it fell apart early last year just as lensing was about to begin. And now courtesy of fansite Shiantology (via /Film) we have concrete proof that yes, sweet Jesus, this thing is really happening.
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More: Actors, Films, John Hillcoat, The Wettest County, Shia LaBeouf

Emily Browning Says Steamy Scene With Jon Hamm Cut From 'Sucker Punch' To Ensure PG-13 Rating

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 23, 2011 7:56 AM
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  • 14 Comments
The jury is still out on Zack Snyder's "Sucker Punch," the robots and dragons and girls with guns and swords fantasy pic that opens this Friday. And while it certainly looks unlike anything to hit the big screen -- for better or worse -- Emily Browning reveals that she's pissed one sequence in particular got cut to please the MPAA and help secure a PG-13 rating for the film.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Zack Snyder, Sucker Punch, Jon Hamm, Emily Browning

SNL Star Kenan Thompson One Of The 'Party Starters'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 23, 2011 7:33 AM
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The track record of "Saturday Night Live" member vanity projects is littered with failure. "It's Pat," "The Coneheads," "The Ladies Man," "Hot Rod," and even last year's "MacGruber" (which was actually good) have shown that moviegoers aren't interested in seeing sketch comedy actors try their hand at features (at least not until they're off the show). It seems that making that jump to the big screen while still attempting to create yuks on the late night show is a recipe for disaster. But that won't stop Kenan Thompson.
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More: Films, Actors, Party Starters, Kenan Thompson

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