Mofac Animation Inc., South Korea’s most decorated visual effects studio, proudly announces its first-ever full-length animated movie: The King of Kings, an animated family film inspired by a little-known short story by Charles Dickens depicting the life and times of Jesus Christ. The faith-based movie is in its final stages of production at Mofac Animation,…
It feels a little fast for us, especially considering how well it performed at the box office,but here’s the formal details for home video release of Paramount Pictures’ World War Z. HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – August 2, 2013 – “The suspense is killer!” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) in the fast-paced, pulse-pounding epic WORLD WAR Z, debuting…
So you want a light bite, some coffee or tea or sake, healthy food, atmosphere cozy and unpretentious, but sophisticated, even romantic? Search no further than Hell’s Kitchen for the Japanese dessert bar Kyotofu (705 Ninth Ave. bet. W. 47th & W. 48th Sts.). Originally from Kyoto and other Japanese locations, you can also find…
Opening it’s robo-doors in 2012, in the always pleasant Cheongra District of Public Water Free Economic Zone, comes the worlds first theme park dedicated to celebration of all things Robot. That’s right kids, save your pennies for your ticket to adventure 2.0 when you and your family take a trip to Robot Land! Robot Land…
KBS TV, a South Korean network has reported that SSD has signed an agreement with Fox TV Studios to co-produce and distribute a live action TV series based on Tsukasa Hojo’s City Hunter manga. ICv2 reports the 13-episode first season of City Hunter will be written in English like a and translated for worldwide distribution. …
Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski will remake the Korean thriller The Host for Universal Studios. Verbinski will produce while commercials director Fredrik Bond will debut behind the camera. Mark Poirier (Smart People) will adapt the 2006 Bong Joon-ho-directed thriller according to Variety. The film did record breaking business when it open in South…
The international comics scene is always interesting to keep an eye on, with bizarre stories cropping up every now and again. In that vein comes the news that the U.S. State Department made a report criticizing a South Korean comic book for being anti-Semitic. According to the report, which was later presented to Congress, the…
When the ticket stubs were counted in 107 markets, Spider-Man 3 made $382 million this past week. This covers the cost of production, variously estimated to be between $250 million and $350 million. Marketing costs have been estimated to be as much as another $150 million. SM3 set records as the biggest opening weekend in…
It’s even more ridiculous, folks. Nikki Finke updates the running tally with the global numbers: Spider-Man 3 has produced the biggest worldwide opening ever with $375 million, upsetting the previous record of $254 mil by Star Wars Episode 3. The overseas estimates from 107 countries total $225 mil; pic was the biggest film debut ever in…
When it comes to robots, it’s fairly well acknowledged that Japan’s been kicking other countries’ butts since the days of Astroboy. Now, reports IESB, "the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has drafted a hugely complex set of proposals for keeping robots in check. The document, entitled Draft Guidelines to Secure the Safe Performance of…
Last month, blogger Tim Leong reported about South Korean comic author Rhie Won-bok, who wrote in Meon Nara, Yiwoot Nara (Far Countries, Near Countries), his so-called educational comic book series about different countries, that "The Jews are the invisible force that controls the U.S." At the time, Rhie stood by his words, adding, "I wrote…
