After returning from a wedding reception, a couple [Scott Speedman & Liv Tyler] staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.Director: Bryan Bertino
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Trailer: The Strangers
In a rural town in Texas, go-go dancer Cherry Darling (with a leg/machine gun) [Rose McGowan], decides to quit her low-paying job and find another use for her numerous 'useless' talents. Cherry's ex-boyfriend, El Wray, at the Bone Shack, a restaurant owned by J.T. Hague, a group of military officials, led by the demented Lt. Muldoon, are making a business transaction with a scientist named Abby for a deadly biochemical agent known as DC2 codename "Project Terror", but when Muldoon learns Abby has an extra supply on hand, he attempts to take Abby hostage and Abby intentionally releases the gas into the air. As gun-legged Cherry Darling and one man wrecking crew El Wray try to save the world from a horde of flesh-eating zombies. Written by Anthony Pereyra \
A hard-living superhero [Will Smith] who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife [Charlize Theron] of the public relations professional [Jason Bateman] who's trying to repair his image.
Expat flyers is the only Korean Aero club to be run by an expat. Their flight instructor was a FAA commercial Pilot before coming to Korea and is well aware of the requirements needed for students to be able to transfer their pilots licences when returning to their own countries. Expat flyers aero club has members from all over the globe including Canada, the United States and Korea. They also specialise in flight experience tours and Pilot supplies. Theclub has two aircraft available and operate most flyable days and hold regular meetings and events. Check them out.
German animators Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe co-helm the CG animated family film Impy's Island. In the picture, four talking animals - a lizard, a penguin, an East African shoebill and the shoebill's adopted son - all belong to a "school" of island animals run by one Professor Tiberton. The story begins when the animals spot an egg floating by on an iceberg. It hatches, and out pops a baby dinosaur called Impy. The animals are delighted, but must soon protect their little friend from being kidnapped by a king who wants to collect Impy as a trophy. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide.
A concert inspired by Bizet's opera Carmen will be performend by the Risorgente Music Ensemble at the Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre on the 8th of July 2008 at 19:30. The story is set in Seville, Spain, circa 1830, and concerns the eponymous Carmen, a beautiful Gypsy with a fiery temper. Free with her love, she woos the corporal Don José, an inexperienced soldier. Their relationship leads to his rejection of his former love, mutiny against his superior, turn to a criminal life, and ultimately, out of jealousy, murder of Carmen. Although he is briefly happy with Carmen, he falls into madness when she turns from him to the bullfighter Escamillo.
The Daejeon Art Cinema will be hosting a week of new independent Korean short films from the 27th ofJune. To see details of the filmsshowing clickon the poster to left. To see the Program see below.
Yong-soo [Cha In-pyo] lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife [Seo Young-hwa] and young son [Sin Myeong-cheol]. Although living in extreme poverty, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then one day, Yong-soo’s pregnant wife becomes critically ill. Let alone medicine, Yong-soo can’t even find food for her in North Korea. So he secretly crosses the borders of China hoping to find the medicine for his wife. After many life threatening moments in China, Yong-soo is forced into South Korea, becoming an unwanted refugee prohibited to return to his family. Meanwhile, his wife passes away leaving their young son alone in desperation. With no one to turn to, his young son sets out to find his father not knowing where or how to find him. [Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr]
Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is offered the opportunity to seek revenge for the murder of his father, who was an assasin. Gibson is invited by his father's partner, Sloan (Morgan Freeman), to follow in his father's footsteps. Sloan's second-in-command, Fox (Angelina Jolie), mentors Gibson, who follows death orders issued by The Fates, weavers who read individuals' destinies in fabrics produced by mystical looms.
Kang So-hwi, a beautiful martial arts prodigy, is about to embark on a journey into adulthood. But her journey is like no other. Her super-human strength and martial arts prowess scares away her fellow undergrads and even the boy she has fallen for. Devastated, So-hwi decides to give up martial arts and takes a different path. Her father, a martial artist himself, is afraid of losing an heiress to the family’s martial artistry, and missions So-hwi’s old buddy Ilyoung to persuade her to stay in the field. Meanwhile, the evil Heuk-bong provokes a war to conquer the martial arts world with the legendary Fine Blade he stole in the past, killing every swordsman one after another. So-hwi’s father comes to a showdown with Heuk-bong, but the battle leaves him fatally injured. On the brink of her father’s death, So-hwi picks up a sword again with a burning desire for revenge. 
The popular musical “Parade, Waikiki Brothers” is back with a new name, “The New Parade, Waikiki Brothers!” The musical is based on the Korean film “Waikiki Brothers” (2001). The story is about people living on hope, despite the harsh realities of the 1970s and 1980s. According to Seoul Musical Company, not only has the name of the musical changed, but the characters’ names have been changed to distinguish the musical from the original movie. To broaden the musical’s appeal, popular songs such as Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” and Jaurim’s “HaHaHa Song” have been added. Rounding out the bill are musical stars Moon Hye-young, from “Aida;” Lim Chul-hyeong, from “The Full Monty;” and Cho Byong-gon, from the 2006 version of “Parade, Waikiki Brothers..
The Daejeon Philharmonic Choir under conductor Winfried Toll will be performing Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 J. Brahms on Tuesday the 24th of June 2008. According to the All Music Guide: First performed in a six-movement version in 1868, the work had its emotional roots in the death of the composer's mother three years earlier. The maternal spirit of much of the text, with its words of consolation that speak more of memory of the dead than return of the dead is a direct allusion his mother's death in 1865, and a reflection of Brahms' disillusionment with dogmatic religion. As a counter to this, there is a more paternal element in the second, third, and sixth movements, which invoke the inevitability of death and its eventual defeat. In spite of its evolving over a period of 11 years, there is a unity of style, mood, and form that is surprising in a work not planned as a unit from the beginning. There are some disparities in balance and scoring, however, the breadth, power, and sheer beauty of the work surely rank it among the great masterpieces of choral-orchestral music.
Performer: Daejeon Philharmonic Choir
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Tuesday 24th June 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R: 20,000, S: 10:000, A:5,000
Information: DJAC
Contact: 042-610-2292
The Chamber music group Ensemble Bellarco will be performing at the Daejeon Center for Arts and Culture on Sunday the 22nd of June 2008 at 18:00 
The Korean Tenor 김영석 will be performing with 강수영 on piano] at the Daejeon Center for Arts and Culture on Saturday the 21st of June.
A festival of new and experimental films will be shown at the Daejeon Art House Cinema. The films, manty of which have been shown at Inerntional Festivals around the world include full length Documentary and Fiction works in addition to animated and live action short films.
A lethal virus spreads throughout the British isles,infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat, acting authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decades later, the Reaper virus violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists, including Eden Sinclair, is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare. Written by Nicolettea
Set in 1934 Thailand / Siam the story involves a young pregnant woman named Nualjin who's searching for her missing husband. She comes to stay in the spooky rural mansion of a widow, Runjuan. The overgrown property is managed by the stern caretaker Somchit and inhabited by a number of other people, including another young woman, Choy, who becomes Nualjin's friend, as well as an old woman, a little girl and a man who is seen at the back of the property, digging a hole.
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Kang Chul-jung [Seol Kyeong-gu ] has been a detective fighting crime for 15 years, but he leads a financially insecure life. Meanwhile, the men he’s put behind bars in the past are now doing much better for themselves, which drives Chul-jung to regret choosing to be a cop. On the other side of the spectrum is Jae-young [Jeong Jae-yeong], the wealthy honcho of a large network of businesses including finance, butchery, construction, and entertainment, as well as a number of clubs. He trains young boys to work for him while at critical times forcing them to take the fall on his behalf by falsely confessing to the crimes he committed. Kang Chul-jung feels an incredible anger towards Jae-young, who is quick to turn young boys into criminals for his own selfish gains. Chul-jung vows to get him.Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/
40-Year-Old Virgin star Steve Carell steps into the telephonic shoes of television's most beloved bumbling detective in this big-screen adaptation of the hit 1960s-era comedy series created by Mel Brooks. The evil geniuses at KAOS have hatched a diabolical plot to dominate every living man, woman, and child on the planet, and their plot gets under way as they attack the headquarters of the U.S. spy agency Control. As a result of the attack, the identity of every agent working for Control has been compromised. Realizing that the only way to thwart KAOS' evil plan is to promote eager but inexperienced Control analyst Maxwell Smart (Carell) to the rank of special agent, the Chief (Alan Arkin) reluctantly teams Smart with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) — a veteran super-spy whose beauty is only surpassed by her lethality. With no real field experience to speak of and nothing but sheer enthusiasm and a handful of fancy spy gadgets to help him accomplish his deadly mission, Maxwell Smart his new partner, Agent 99, will be forced to faces malevolent KAOS head Siegfried (Terence Stamp) and his loyal army of minions in a decisive fight that will determine the fate of the free world. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, David Koechner, Terry Crews, and Ken Davitian co-star.
The famous classical music ensemble ‘Ditto’ is coming to Daejeon on June 15 and will be playing at 7pm in the Grand Hall at the Daegu Cultural Center for Students. The group consists of a collection of some of the very best Korean-American classical musicians, who will be captivating audiences with the works of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. They play all over the world and their tour through these parts was a sell-out, last year, and is sure to be a big hit once again.
Among the films currently showing in Daejeon at the moment are below. Click on the films title to read more about the film and view a trailer.1. Flash Point / Dao huo xian [Hong Kong]
3. Beyond All Magic / Heung-si-mo-nyeo [Korea]
3. Girlscout / Geol-seu-ka-woo-teu [Korea]
4. 810. Vitus [Switzerland]
12. Hallem Foe [USA]
13. 88 mins [USA]
14. What Happens In Vegas [USA]
16. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [USA}
17. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian [
To get an idea of screening times, click on the Program link for individual cinemas below. The program link for the
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Ma Jun [Donnie Yen], a cop known for dispensing justice during arrests, teams with Hua Sheng, who's undercover, to try to bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before the mainland's takeover of Hong Kong. The eldest, Xian Wei Cha (called Zah), is arrested in an operation that exposes Sheng and almost gets him killed. His girlfriend, Qiu Di, who's been unaware of Sheng's profession, wants to see him quit. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. Zah's trial approaches, witnesses are in danger, and a showdown is inevitable. Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com} 
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Nam-hee [Shim Hye-jin (심혜진) ] struggles to make a living selling fruit as she lives with her mom [Kim Soo-mi (김수미)] who thinks she is still a young girl (ill with Alzheimer’s) and her senseless daughter [Lee Da-hee (이다희)] who only dreams of becoming an anchorwoman. One day, Joon [Lee Sang-woo (이상우) ], a mysterious guy appears before three eccentric women. Having more time together, Nam-hee who got tired of living feels at peace and her heart flutters for the first time through Joon. When Na-rae senses it, she is confused and gets jealous of mother’s love, but finally realizes that mom is also a woman. Thanks to Joon, a love messenger, they become slowly aware of true meaning of family...Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr
A cure is in reach for the world's most primal force of fury: The Incrediable Hulk. We find scientist Bruce Banner, living in shadows, scouring the planet for an antidote. But the warmongers who dream of abusing his powers won't leave him alone, nor will his need to be with the only woman he has ever loved, Betty Ross. Upon returning to civilization, our brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by The Abomination -- a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression whose powers match The Hulk's own. A fight of comic-book proportions ensues as Banner must call upon the hero within to rescue New York City from total destruction. One scientist must make an agonizing final choice -- accept a peaceful life as Bruce Banner or the creature he could permanently become: The Incrediable Hulk.
The Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Edmon Colomer will perform The Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi on Friday the 13th of June 2008. The Requiem is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral Mass (called the Requiem from the first word of the text, which begins Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, meaning, "Grant them eternal rest, O Lord"—see the entry at "Dies Irae"). It was completed to mark the first anniversary of the death of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi. The piece is also sometimes referred to as the Manzoni Requiem. A typical performance takes around 85-90 minutes.
Program: Giuseppe Verdi(1813~1901) Messa da Requiem: 1. Requiem & Kyrie; 2. Dies Irae; 3. Domine Jesu; 4. Sanctus; 5. Agnus Dei; 6. Lux Aeterna; 7. Libera Me
Performer: Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Friday 13th June 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R:30,000, S:20,000, A:10,000, B:5,000
Information: web
Contact: 042-610-2266
Girl Student Guerrillas & Spouting Prayer A Fifteen-Year-Old Prostitute are two films directed by Masao Adachi (Adachi Masao, born May 13, 1939 in Fukuoka Prefecture). A Japanese screenwriter and director in the 1960s and 1970s Adachi is best known for his writing collaborations with directors Koji Wakamatsu and Nagisa Oshima, he also directed a number of his own films, usually dealing with left-wing political themes. He stopped making films in the early 1970s and joined the Japanese Red Army, a armed militant organization. After residing in Lebanon for 28 years, he was arrested for passport violations. He was found guilty of passport violations in September 2001 and received a four-year sentence, suspended to 18 months. After his release he was deported to Japan via Jordan, where he was re-arrested on other passport violations. After being held for a year and a half he was convicted and released based on the time he had already served. Since his release, he has resumed making films after a 30 year absence.
We’re introduced to a man (nameless, IMDB lists him as “Man”) who witnesses a woman being rape. He eventually responds to the situation and rescues her and she tries to befriend him. This is a nice addition to his completely boring career as a ticket stamper. His home life is just as overwhelming; His wife never shuts up and he feels so distant from his kids. He buys chloroform and stalks a waitress on her way home. Gassing her room and then having sex with her when she is knocked out. He continues to do this nightly and adds cleaning her house and preparing breakfast to the rituals. She has fallen in for him, even though she doesn’t know exactly who he is. One night he forgets to put on his gas mask and is caught the subsequent morning. The lovers are finally united, but the man is jailed.
A band of military radicals passes its time by hanging out at a club, engaging in sweaty lovemaking, and plotting the infiltration of foreign military bases to obtain weapons. Known only by their code names lifted from days of the week, they become increasingly paranoid when their latest scheme is thwarted by an explosion, leaving them fighting a rival group and ripping each other apart. In the most extended and unpleasantly memorable sequence, a villainous man in sunglasses leading the rival group attempts to learn the whereabouts of a secret arsenal by impaling a woman's thigh with a pencil while her boyfriend is pummeled in the background... and it only goes downhill from there.
Two psychologically battered teenagers meet on a desolate urban rooftop and bare their psychic scars to each other. The boy (Michio Akiyama) feels a mixture of arousal and anguish when he sees the unclothed girl (Mimi Kozakura) following a gang rape on the rooftop, in which he was a partial participant, but their relationship becomes far more devastating and perverse than a forced sexual encounter. He relates how his parents forced him to watch and participate in group sex, a trauma he eventually curtailed with the aid of a butcher knife. Eventually the boy takes a surprising action against his peers, leading to the inevitable tragic finale.
Sydney [Jessica Alba], a young, blind violinist is given the chance to see for the first time since childhood through a miraculous corneal transplant. As Sydney adjusts to a dizzying new world of colors and shapes, she is haunted by frightening visions of death itself capturing the doomed and dragging them away from the world of the living. Terrorized and on the brink of insanity, Sydney must discover whose eyes she has inherited, and what secret visions they have held. Written by Davi Silva
Mi-kyung [Kim Seon-ah (김선아)] drives a van for a private tutor institute. Yi-man [Nah Moon-hee (나문희)] works part time at a local supermarket. Bong-sun [Lee Kyeong-sil (이경실)] lives with her sick children, and Eun-ji [Ko Joon-hee (고준희)] is being chased down because of her father’s debt. Nothing can get any worse for these women and they only dream to live a simple life in the future, but one day, they get themselves into a big mess when Hyae-ran runs off with their money. Mi-kyung gathers up others to catch her and get their money back, and this is how the “Bongchon 3-dong Girl Scout” was organized. As they fall deep into a cruel underground world, the situation turns for the worse. Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr
