Article: SKorea's Rain to Star in Hollywood Film

Article: South Korean pop icon Rain to star in Hollywood ...
AP Worldstream;  February 14, 2008 ;     473 words ...South Korean pop star and actor Rain has been cast in his first leading role in a Hollywood film, set to begin shooting later this ... Rain played a leading role in the 2006 South Korean film I'm a Cyborg, But That's ...

Article: A South Korean Film Makes Art Successful
International Herald Tribune;  March 18, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... the great mystery of the South Korean film industry: how to make ... Swiri'' that, as far as South Korean viewers are concerned, has ... Swiri' and a Hong Kong or Hollywood film is that ours is close to ... There she hooks up with a South Korean intelligence agent, living ...

Article: South Korean comedian sues Hollywood distributor.
YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea;  November 4, 2005 ;     517 words ... ... SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean comedian has filed a lawsuit ... distributor, Kim Yong argued that the Hollywood film "40 Year-Old Virgin," which ... similar title. He became the first South Korean to file a suit demanding screenings ...

Article: Hollywood film fest nominates popular sequels.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 7, 2004 ;     620 words ... ... the Year award at the upcoming Hollywood Film Festival. DreamWorks CGI-animated ... Kar-Wai's "2046," the South Korean "3-Iron," Zhang Yimou ... Hollywood leadership award. The Hollywood Film Festival runs from Oct. 12 ...

Article: South Korean Film 'Silmido' Ranks Fourth in ...
YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea;  June 9, 2004 ;     538 words ... ... production "21 Grams" that opened on the same day and the Hollywood film "Big Fish" and French movie "The Crimson Rivers 2 ... movie fans' traditional preference of Hollywood films over South Korean ones. Moreover, the number of screens for the Silmido is ...

Article: Good breeding: South Korean conglomerates.
The Economist (US);  May 18, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... expense of dividends. The effect is to frighten smaller South Korean companies away from businesses where they might compete with ... paid $300m in 1995 for an 11% stake in DreamWorks, a new Hollywood film studio. Samsung is not the only chaebol bent on procreation ...

Article: Rain grabs leading role in Hollywood film.
YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea;  February 14, 2008 ;     567 words ... ... albums. He launched his acting career when he starred in the South Korean television drama "Full House" in 2004 and the movie "I ... That's Okay" in 2006. McTeigue co-directed the hit Hollywood film "V for Vendetta" with the Wachowski brothers, who also ...