Daejeon What's On

Message From Editor

2008-10-18T21:50:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

It is with regret that I need to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances I will have to stop working on Daejeon What's On and Daejeon What's Where.

As many of you know, these two blogs grew out of an earlier project of mine KAIST What's On [which continues as a project of the KAIST Undergraduate Students Association]. The aim of the project was two-fold namely (1) to let people know in English what was happening in and around Daejeon and (2) to help in the economic growth of the city and its region by encouraging people to spend money here.

While work on the blogs has been surprisingly time consuming, I have always enjoyed doing it and hope it has been of some benefit to you.

For now, be good and happy,

best wishes,

Simon

p.s. For those of you who still want to keep up with what's happening in Daejeon, I would recommend to you the following websites:
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For movies:
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1. The Daejeon site for the Korean Language Movie site 'Cinecine.com'
http://www.cinecine.co.kr/playing_info.asp?state=4

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2. The site for the Daejeon Art Cinema:
http://www.cinei.org/
[once there scroll down to the 'cafe.naver.com/artcinema' link to see upcoming programs].
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For Concerts etc../
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1. The website for the Daejeon Cuture & Arts Center:
http://www.djac.or.kr/index.html
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2. The Daejeon site for the Interpark.com ticket purchasing website:
http://ticket.interpark.com/TiKi/Special/TPRegionReserve.asp?ImgYn=Y&Region=42061&RegionName=대전
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General Sites:
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In additon to these sites a number of other sites are worth keeping an eye on including:
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1. The ever present and reliable Socious in Daejeon site run by Kimberely Hogg:
http://www.socius.or.kr/
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2. the all Korean website Love Daejeon
http://lovedaejeon.kr/
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[Please keep an eye on this post over the couple of days as I will put up some links to some more resources as the week goes on]

Films in Daejeon:Adrift in Tokyo [Japan]

2008-10-16T07:56:00.000-07:00

Underachieving law student Takemura (Odagiri Joe) - on his eighth year and counting - has racked up quite a sizable debt in the name of higher education. The urgency of his financial situation announces itself in the form of hot-tempered debt collector Fukuhara (Miura Tomokazu), who comes bursting into his apartment one night demanding payment and threatening painful repercussions. Short of hitting it big on pachinko, Takemura has no idea how he can possibly pay back the sum. As the deadline closes in, Fukuhara makes Takemura an unexpected proposition: walk with him from Kichijoji (in western Tokyo) to Kasumigaseki (in central Tokyo), and he’ll pay the indebted student one million yen, enough to cover his debt. Bewildered but in no position to argue, Takemura hits the road with Fukuhara who, it turns out, just killed his wife and wants to turn himself in at a specific police station in Kasumigaseki. Getting there will take some time though, because many wacky people and surprise detours await them on the road in between.

Director: Satoshi Miki

Country: Japan

Runtime: 101 mins

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008

Trailer: Adrift In Tokyo

Films in Daejeon:Under the Same Moon [Mexico]

2008-10-16T07:16:00.000-07:00

Under the Same Moon tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again. [Fox Searchlight]

Director: Patricia Riggen

Country: Mexico
Runtime: 106 mins

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008
Trailer: Under the Same Moon

Films in Daejeon:Death Race 3000 [USA]

2008-10-16T07:06:00.000-07:00

Within four years from 2008 the economy of the United States has fallen into disaster, Unemployment and crime rises, and private corporations run most prisons across the nation for profit. The movie focuses on the Terminal Island Prison, which broadcast "Death Race" to the world via a popular paysite on internet. Death Race is not only a race to the finish line, but a battle pitting car against car.
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Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Country: USA

Runtime: 105 mins

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Opening: Thursday 16th

Trailer: Death Race 3000

Films in Daejeon:How to Lose Friends & Alienate People [U.K.]

2008-10-16T06:50:00.000-07:00

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Sidney Young is a disillusioned intellectual who both adores and despises the world of celebrity, fame and glamour. His alternative magazine, Post Modern Review, pokes fun at the media obsessed stars and bucks trends, and so when Young is offered a job at the diametrically opposed conservative New York based Sharps magazine its something of a shock! It seems Sharps editor Clayton Harding is amused by Young's disruption of a post-BAFTA party with a pig posing as Babe. Thus begins Sidney's descent into success - his gradual move from derided outsider to confidante of starlet Sophie Maes - and a love affair with colleague Alison Olsen, that will either make him or break him.
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Director: Robert B. Weide
Country: U.K.
Runtime: 110 mins
Cinemas: Mutliplexes
Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008
Trailer: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Films in Daejeon:The Duchess [U.K.]

2008-10-16T06:33:00.000-07:00

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A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who reviled for her extravagant political and personal lives. She is a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time. But she is trapped in an unhappy triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt into a scandal.
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Director: Saul Dibb
Country: U.K.
Runtime: 110 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008
Trailer: The Duchess

Films in Dajeon:Apple / Sa-Kwa [Korea]

2008-10-16T06:21:00.000-07:00

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Hyun-jung’s first love of seven years, Min-suk, has coldly left her. A man named Sang-hoon appears with a business card and a bouquet of flowers. Hyun-jung breaks down into tears and decides to marry Sang-hoon with the belief that no one in this world con love her as much. After their marriage, two conflicting views of love collide. During this division, Min-suk reappears unable to erase her memories and confesses his love for her. Hyun-jung is left a state of confusion.
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Director: Kang Yi-kwan (강이관)
Country: Korea
Runtime: 118 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008
Trailer: Apple

Films in Daejeon:Crush and Blush [Korea]

2008-10-16T05:58:00.000-07:00

Mi-suk is a wild-eyed character. When her high school classmates pose for a group picture on a field trip, she crouches at the back and jumps at the cameraman's shout of three.N o one noticed her at school and no one notices her 10 years later when she becomes a middle school English teacher. Her students ignore her because she is not cool. Her frumpy appearance - blushing red every time she speaks, overly chapped lips and curly, bouffant hair - makes her a figure of fun. Her blushing peaks when she expresses her unrequited love to Mr. Seo, who was once her homeroom teacher and is now married with a child. But Mi-suk, 29, played by Kong Hyo-jin, is not an innocent introvert. She's not the type who waits for her Prince Charming to ride by on a white steed and scoop her into his arms.

Director: Lee Kyoung-mi (이경미)

Country: Korea

Runtime: 101 mins

Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Trailer: Crush & Blush

2008-10-13T06:26:00.000-07:00

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Monday 13th to Monday 2oth October 2008
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Please fin below links to postings on some of the events that are taking place on stages around Daejeon this week. To find out what is happening on a given day, check the Calender in the right hand column.
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1. Piano Recital: Yoon Dae Woo [Sunday 19th October 2008, DCAC]
2. Orchestral: Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra [Friday 17th October 2008, DCAC]
3. Orchestral: Taejeon Broadcasting Orchestra [Thursday 16th Ocotber 2006, DCAC]
4. Piano Quartet: M.I.K. Ensemble [Tuesday 14th October 2008, DCAC]
5. Choral: Zurich Youth Choir [Tuesday 14th October 2008, DCAC]
6. Pop/New Age: Isao Sasaki / Yiruma [Tuesday 14th October 2008, DCAC]
7. Musical: The Musical Mine [Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2008, DCAC]
8. Musical: Cats Saturday [18th & Sunday 19th October 2008, DCAC]
9. Guitar Recital: Bae Jang-Heum & Jang Dae Geon [Monday 13th October 2008, DCAC]

On Stage in Daejeon:Piani Recital: Yoon Dae WooSunday 19th October 2008

2008-10-13T01:17:00.000-07:00

Mr. Yoon was awarded full scholarships (Young Chang Award) and honored as top student at Hanyang University in South Korea where he earned his bachelor’s degree and won the school’s concerto competition and played with Hanyang Orchestra. His debut performance in Korea was sponsored by the Chosun Journal in 1994. Mr. Yoon received Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 2005 under the tutelage of Dr. Arkady Aronov from Manhattan School of Music, where he also received his Master of Music degree and the Professional Studies. His other teachers have included Mee-Kyung Yoon, Jae-Hee Hyun, and Irina Morozova. From 2004 to 2006, Yoon appeared solo with the New York Sinfonietta, Vidian Philharmonic, Shim-Yang Orchestra, Ureuk Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic and Korean Symphony, and solo recitals in Europe including the Centre Culturel et Artisitque at Le Moulin d’ande and at the La Schola Cantorum in France.

Program: J.S.Bach (1685-1750) / Prelude and Fugue from WTC II in F major, BWV 880; L. v Beethoven (1770-1827) / Sonata No.4 in E flat major, Op.7; A. Scriabin (1872-1915) / Fantasy in B Minor, Op.28; M. Mussorgsky (1839-1881) / Pictures at an Exhibition.

Performer: Yoon Dae-Woo

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre

Date: Sunday 19th Ocotber 2008

Time: 19:30

Tickets: R: 20,000, S: 10,00

Information: DJCAC

Telephone: (042)610-2222

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On Stage in Daejeon:Orchestral: Daejeon Philharmonic OrchestraFriday 17th October 2008

2008-10-12T23:55:00.000-07:00

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The Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Choi Hoon will present a concert in honor of Pregnant Women's Day for couples celebrating the birth of new life[ 임산부의 날 기념 : "새생명 탄생축하 부부음악회"] (n.b. if you can think of a better translation, let me know!!]. Also performing will be soprano Min Jingi and violinist Son Gangji .
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Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Overture to Le Nozze Di Figaro K.492; Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759): Lascia Ch'io Pianga from Opera "Rinaldo" ; Pietro Mascagni (1863~1945): Interemezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana"; Edvard Grieg (1843~1907): Solveig's Song from ‘Peer Gynt’ Suite No.2 Op.55 : Meredith Willson (1902-1984): Seventy Six Trombones; Jules Massenet (1842~1912) : Meditation de Thais; Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) / Hungarian Dance No.5
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Performers: Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra / Choi Hoon
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Friday 17th October 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: by invitation
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:Orchestral Concert: Taejeon Broadcasting OrchestraThursday 16th Ocotber 2006

2008-10-12T23:23:00.000-07:00

The Taejeon Braodcasting [TJB] Orchestra will be performing a concert of Orchestral favourites at the Daejeon Culture & Arts Center on Thursday the 16th of October.

Program: Ludwig van Beethoven 'Leonore' Overture No.3 op.72; Ludwig van Beethoven 'Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37; Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.5 in C minor op.67.

Performers: Taejeon Broadcasting Orchestra
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Thursday 16th Ocotber 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R: 7,,000
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:Piano Quartet: M.I.K. EnsembleTuesday 14th October 2008

2008-10-12T22:29:00.000-07:00

Four talented classical musicians reunite to perform as MIK as part of the Daejeon Culture & Art Center's regular monthly morning concert on Tuesday the 14th of October. Join pianist Kim Julius Jeong-won, violist Kim Sang-jin, violinist Kim Soo-vin and cellist Song Young-hoon and listen to their beautiful harmony.

Performers: M.I.K. Ensemble

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Tuesday 14th Ocotber 2008
Time: 11:00 am

Tickets: R: 8,000 won
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:Choral: Zurich Youth ChoirTuesday 14th October 2008

2008-10-12T20:43:00.000-07:00

The Zurich Youth Choir under the direction of Michael Gohl come to the Daejeon Culture & Arts Center on Tuesday the 14th of October. Michael Gohl studied music at the conservatories of Geneva and Zurich where he graduated in clarinet. While embarking on his career as a clarinettist, he also began to study choir and orchestra conducting at the Musikhochschule Zurich (with Andre Charlet) and later with great masters such as Helmuth Rilling and Antal Dorati. He conducts the Laudate Chor Zurich which is renowned in Switzerland for its performances of classical oratories on stage. The Zurich Youth Choir - otherwise known as the Jugendchor Zurich was formed at the Conservatory of Zurich in 2005 and has toured around the world.

Performers: Zurich Youth Choir / Michael Gohl

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre

Date: Tuesday 14th Ocotber 2008

Time: 19:30

Tickets: R: 30,000 won / S: 20,000 won / A: 10,000 won

Information: DJCAC

Telephone: (042)610-2222

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On Stage in Daejeon:Pop/New Age: Isao Sasaki / YirumaTuesday 14th October 2008

2008-10-12T13:24:00.000-07:00

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The Daejeon Culture & Arts Center is proud to host a performance by Japanese actor, pianist and vocalist, Isao Sasaki . A voice in many anime movies such as Legend of the Galactic Hero, Space Battleship Yamato, and Gatchaman, he has also performed the opening themes for anime such as Yamato, Star of the Giants, Getter Robo, Casshan, Grendizer, Gaiking and tokusatsu series such as Himitsu Sentai Goranger, J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, Choujinki Metalder, and most recently Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. He has also had an acting role in the tokusatsu film Kamen Rider ZO and in the series Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion. He will be suported at the concert by Yiruma who is a South Korean piano music composer. Married to a former Miss Korea Son Hye-im, Yiruma is well known throughout the world, and his albums are sold all over Asia. His most famous pieces include "Kiss the Rain", "Maybe" and "River Flows in You" (First Love).
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Performers: Isao Sasaki, / Yiruma
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Tuesday 14th Ocotber 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: TBA
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (02) 2658-3546
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p.s. double to check to see if this is still on

On Stage in Daejeon:Ballet: National Ballet of ChinaTuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 [DJCAC]

2008-10-11T02:09:00.000-07:00

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After winning international fame with his 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern", China's best known director, Zhang Yimou, reworked his masterpiece into a ballet. Combining elements of Western dance and classical Peking Opera, the ballet strives to achieve the film's visual intensity. Set in the warlord era of 1920's China, it tells the story of a beautiful but adulterous concubine caight in the household intrigues of a powerful mandarin. With its themes on women's rights, the role of the individual in an authoritarian system, and the heavy burdens of culture and tradition, "Raise the Red lantern" has long been probed by critics - and deemed suspect by government censors - for its potential relevance to modern China [www.piao.com.cn]. Raise the Red lantern as performed by the National Ballet of China comes to Daejeon at the Daejeon Culture & Arts Center on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd of October.

Performers: National Ballet of China

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre

Dates: Tursday 21st & Wednesday 22 of October

Time: 19:30

Tickets: R:100,000, S: 80,000, A:60,000, B: 40,000, C: 20,000

Information: DJAC

Telephone: (042) 610-2222

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On Stage in Daejeon:Musical: The Musical Mine Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2008

2008-10-10T18:08:00.000-07:00

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'Kang Ta' and 'Yang Dong-geun' will co-star in a musical which will be produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Korean military. The Army Headquarters said it is producing an original musical entitled ‘MINE’, to be staged starting in October in six major cities. So far, some 400 soldiers and officers have applied to take part in the audition. The three leading roles will go to Kang Ta (real name Ahn Chil-hyun) , Yang Dong-geun and musical actor Lee Byung-jun. All three actors are currently serving in the Army. The musical will be produced by Kim Deok-nam, who directed the Korean version of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ while composer Kim Tae-keun, the sound director of the opening ceremony of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, will be in charge of the music. The Musical ‘Mine’ is based on the true story of Colonel Lee Jong-myung at the demilitarized zone in 2000. IIt is the story of conflict and reconciliation between a father, who served in the military his whole life, and his younger-generation son, a contemporary dance major in college.

Performance: The Musical Mine
Place: Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center, Chungnam National University
Dates: Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2008

Time: Friday: 20:00; Saturday: 15:00, 19:00 Sunday: 15:00, 19:00
Tickets: R: 40,000, S: 30,000

Information: Interpark

Website: http://www.musicalmine.kr/
Telephone: 02-743-6487
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On Stage in Daejeon:Musical: Cats Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October 2008

2008-10-10T12:34:00.000-07:00

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A performance of the world famous musical Cats will be performed at the CMB Expo Art Hall on the Saturday and Sunday the 18th and 19th of October. Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The show has been performed around the world in numerous productions and has been translated into more than 20 languages.

Musical: Cats
Venue: CMB Expo Art Hall
Dates: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th Ocotber 2008
Time: 19:00 [?]
Tickets: R: 25,000 ; S: 20,000 ,
Information: Interpark
Phone: 080-080-1280
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On Stage in Daejeon:Guitar Recital: Bae Jang-Heum & Jang Dae GeonMonday 13th October 2008 [DJCAC]

2008-10-10T05:58:00.000-07:00

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Guitarists Bae Jang-Heum and Jang Dae Geon with performing a joint recital on Monday the 13th of October at the Daejeon Culture & Arts Center as part of the 2008 Daejeon Guitar Festival.

Program: Bae Jang-Heum: Chaconne [J.S. Bach]; Capricho Arabe [F. Tarrega]; Las dos hermanitas Remembranza [Anselmmo Kim]; El Polvo & Fantasie Hongroise [J.K. Mertz]
Jang Dae Geon: Six Preludes [Francisco Tarega]; Alborada (Capricho) / No. 5 Andaluza (Pleyera) [Enrique Granados]; No. 10 Danza Triste (Melancolica) (From 12 Danzas espanolas Op. 37) / Sonata for Guitar Op. 47 [Alberto Evaristo Ginastera ]

Performers: Bae Jang-Heum & Jang Dae Geon
Venue: Daejeon Culture & Arts Center
Date: Monday 13th October 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R: 20,000, S: 10,000
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: 1544-3751
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On Stage in Daejeon:Guitar Recital: Oh Seung KookSunday 12th Ocotber 2008 [DJCAC]

2008-10-10T04:18:00.000-07:00

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Prominant Korean guitarist Seung Kook Oh will be performing at the in Daejeon at the Daejeon Centre for Arts & Culture of Sunday the 12th of October 2008 as part of the 2008 Daejeon Guitar Festival. Oh, born in 1957, was introduced to the guitar at the age of eleven. He debuted at the Sejong Center in Korea in 1979, studying abroad in Spain in 1982. He mastered the classical guitar at the Real Conservatorio de Madrid (Royal Conservatory of Madrid) under Professor Eugenio Gonzalo. He also earned a diploma from the David Russell Guitar Course. After graduating first in his class from the Real Conservatorio de Madrid in 1986, he received the Gran Premio (grand prize) in the Spanish Guitar Contest. He also won a prize at the Segovia Contest. He went on a recital tour to South America including Chile and Peru and participated in an invitational recital at the Canada Guitar Festival. Since returning to Korea in 1989, he has given dozens of guitar recitals. His recording of the Violin Sonata E Minor by Paganini was used as the musical theme for the TV drama “The Hourglass.” He also played crossover music in various concerts. In 2001 he played Concierto De Aranjuez with the New Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra at the Seoul Art Center.

Program: 1. Secret Garden (arr: Oh Seung Kook); 2. Sonata in E minor (arr: Oh Seung Kook); 3. Recuerdos de la Alhambra (F. Tarrega; 4. El Marabino, Virgilio (A.Lauro); 5. Vals Peruano (J. Cardoso) 6. Tango en skai (Roland Dyens); 6. Gran Jota (F. Tarrega)

Performer: Oh Seing Kook
Venue: Daejeon Culture & Arts Center
Date: Sunday 12th Ocotber 2008
Tickets: R: 30,000 won / S: 20,000 won / A: 10,000 won
Information: DJCAC
Phone: 1544-3751
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Special Events in Daejeon:Daejeon International Balloon FestivalFriday 10th to Sunday 12th October 2008

2008-10-09T06:49:00.000-07:00

..Have you ever dreamt of flying high in the sky that to in a balloon? If the answer is yes then plan a trip to Daejeon- a wonderful city in South Korea with abundance of natural beauty and a cultural background to match perfectly. The Daejeon International Balloon Festival in Daejeon is a grand fiesta that can fulfill this dream of yours. The Balloon Festival of International fame features a number of hot air balloon rides and aeronautical programs. The venue for the Daejeon International Balloon Fiesta is at Yuseong- gu, Daejeon. The Fiesta is managed by the Daejeon City Council and is widely supported by The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The Ministry of Science and Technology, The Air Force Headquarters and The Ministry of Foreign Affair and Trade.

Date: Friday 10th ~ Sunday 12th October 2008
Location: Gab riverside in front of Expo Park
Program : Hot Air Balloon competition, Powered paragliding competition, Opening ceremony, Closing Ceremony, Science explore, Aviation explore, Model glider, Air rocket, Exhibition etc,
Promotor: Daejeon International Balloon Fiesta Organization

Website: http://www.djibf.org/

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Special Events in Daejeon:Festival: 2008 Daejeon Guitar Festival

2008-10-09T03:39:00.000-07:00

The 2008 Daejejon Guitar Festival will be held in the city from Friday the 10th to Monday the 13th of October at various venues across the city.

Further details will be provide soon. For now, check the link to the [Korean] web site below.

Event: 2008 Daejeon Guitar Festival

Period: Friday 10th to Monday 13th of October
Website: http://www.djguitar.org/

Phone: 1544-3751

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2008-10-09T02:18:00.000-07:00

9th - 15th October 2008.
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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.
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1. Eagle Eye [USA]
2. The Women [USA]
3. Blackout [USA]
4. Made of Honor [USA]
5. Dream [Korea]
6. Sleeping Beauty [Korea]
7. A Light Sleep
8. Two Eyed Ireland [Korea]
9. A Boy Who is Walking in the Sky [Korea]
10. Babylon A.D. [USA]
11. Go Go 70s [Korea]
12. Deception [USA]
13. Modern Boy [Korea]
14. Marriage Clinic: Love and War [Korea]
15. Truck [Korea]
16. My Dear Enemy [Korea]
17. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army [USA]
18. Rough Cut [Korea]
19. Mama Mia! [UK]
20. The Divine Weapon [Korea]
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To get an idea of screening times in Korean, click on the program links for the individual cinemas below. The Links for the Mainstream Cinemas are for Thursday the 2nd of October.
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Daejeon Art Cinema
Daejeon Art Cinema 10th to 15th October 2008
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Lotte Cinema
Lotte Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Lotte Cinema: Thursday 9th October 2008
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Time World
Time World: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Time World: Thursday 9th October 2008
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Rodeo Cinema
Rodeo Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Rodeo Cinema: Program Thursday 9th October 2008
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Cinewe Cinema
Cinewe Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Cinewe Cinema: Program Thursday 9th October 2008
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Primus Cinema
Primus Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Primus Cinema: Thursday 9th October
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GCV Cinema
GCV Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
GCV Cinema: Thursday 9th October 2008
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MCV Academy
MCV Academy: Daily Program Link
MCV Academy: Thursday 9th October 2008

Special Events in Daejeon:Festival: The 4th World Creativity Festival [KAIST]

2008-10-08T20:13:00.000-07:00

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WCF 2008 is a festival for both Korean and international students to compete and challenge their abilities and creative skills in problem solving. It has been a national event held since 1997, and took its second step into international arena in 2005. The world competition will be held in English and students will be evaluated in originality, elaboration, knowledge, inquiry ability, communication ability and so on. The main goal of WCF 2008 is to stimulate students’ interests on creativity in science and technology bynetworking talented students together from various countries and providing them with opportunities for scientific and cultural experiences.

Program: Friday, October 10: Welcome Ceremony, Registration; Saturday, October 11:Long-term thesis presentation & short-term problem solving; Sunday, October 12: Lunch & Tour Program

Event: The 4th World Creativity Festival
Date: October 10-12, 2008
Venue: KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology), Daejeon, Republic of Korea Host Organizations: KAIST, The Korean Society for the Gifted(KSG)
Supervising Organization: Daejeon Metropolitan City & the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education
Website: http://www.wcfestival.org/
email: jins@kinkuk.ac.kr
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Films in Daejeon:Da Capo / A Boy Who is Walking in the Sky [Korea]

2008-10-08T06:24:00.000-07:00

There’s one girl who drives motorcycle toughly on the street. She is working for a home-delivery service, she’s always thinking of her death. That’s why she chooses her dangerous job. One day, all of a sudden, she got a little strange phone call. A lady said “I want my boy dropped off to a wedding hall in 30 minute.” when she got there, the bridegroom in that wedding hall refused to take over the young boy. So here goes a long journey by their destiny. So the abandoned people are all in the same boat now and have to go together place where their invalid, exhausted and injured soul would be embraced by something else. What’s the answer going to be? Cast: In-jae Heo , San Kang , Woo-seon Seon

Director: Jin-su No
Country: Korea

Runtime: 93 Min.

Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema

Opening: 10th October 2008

Films in Daejeon:Two Eyed Ireland [Korea]

2008-10-08T06:12:00.000-07:00

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Two-Eyed Ireland is a 2008 Korea documentary set in Ireland.

Director: Im Jin-Pyeong
Country: South Korea
Runtime: 68 mins
Opening: 10th October 2008
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Trailer: Two Eyed Ireland

Films in Daejeon:A Light Sleep

2008-10-08T06:00:00.000-07:00

Cast: Ha-jin Choi, Chang Yun , Ah-reum Hong , Eun-jin Bang , In-gi Jeong ,Chae-hwan Song

Director: Seong-chan Lim
Country: Korea
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema

Opening: 9th October 2008

Films in Daejejon:Sleeping Beauty [Korea]

2008-10-08T05:47:00.001-07:00

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Do-yeon, a 6th grade elementary school student, meets her cousin Sang-jun at her grandmother's funeral. On the last day of the funeral Do-yeon and Sang-jun go into an empty classroom near the funeral. There they have their first sexual experience. Lee Rae, a single women in her 50's, lives with her father who suffers from Alzheimer's. She raises ducks, but recently got rid of them because of Avian Influenza. Her father's physical and mental health has also worsened. He even asks Lee Rae to touch him inappropriately.
17 year old Su-jin was smuggled into the country by professional brokers. She was adopted into a family that lives in a countryside farm. On her first day at the farm she was raped by her stepfather. They also share the same bedroom. Su-jin is continuously accosted by her stepfather. Su-jin sole source of comfort is the grandson, who sympathizes with Su-jin and her plight. He is a victim of physical abuse from the stepfather. Su-jin then becomes pregnant. One day, close to the day that Su-jin is expected to give birth, she and the grandson finds a bloody knife... Cast: Na-ri Lee ; Ah-yeong Lim ; Ja-yeong Kim

Director: Han-na Lee
Country: Korea
Runtime: 109 min.
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Openning: October 23, 2008

Films in Daejeon:Dream [Korea]

2008-10-08T01:27:00.000-07:00

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Jin wakes up from a nightmare of a traffic accident. It drives him to the very spot where a real accident took place. He follows the police to the suspect’s home and watches as Ran denies the hit-and-run accusation since she was asleep the entire night. Jin explains his dream to them and asks to be charged instead. The police dismiss him and arrest Ran. Jin is convinced that there’s an unexplainable connection between the two. They discover that when he dreams, she acts out his dream in her sleep. Stars: Joe Odagiri , Lee Na-young , Park Ji-ah, Kim Tae-hyeon

Director: Kim Ki-duk
Country: Korea
Runtime: 95 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: 9th October 2008
Trailer: Dream

Films in Daejeon:Made of Honor [USA]

2008-10-08T01:09:00.000-07:00

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Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her. Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd, Kadeem Hardison

Director: Paul Weiland
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: 9th October 2008
Trailer: Made of Honor

Films in Daejeon:Blackout [USA]

2008-10-08T00:33:00.000-07:00

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In the small town of Edison, California, everything is nice and routine. Everyone knows each other, and having a routine life is just fine. Until the day a teenager from the past pops in for a visit. Alex North comes home as if he had never left... 30 years earlier. Even his appearance is... the same. Shaken by old memories and a rumbly ground below the townsfolk of Edison re-live a tragedy buried for 30 years... or more. Blackout's and tremors churn up a murderous event 40 years in the past.
Stars: Ken Field, Laurie Curtis, Ryan Curtis, Mike Scherer

Director: Ryan Curtis
Country: USA
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: 9th October 2008
Trailer: Blackout

Films in Daejeon:The Women [USA]

2008-10-08T00:21:00.000-07:00

Clothing designer, Mary Haines, lives in a beautiful country home with her wealthy financier husband and their 11-year-old daughter. Her best friend Sylvie Fowler is the Editor of a prominent fashion magazine, a woman who dictates the latest in taste and style for New York City fashionistas. When Mary's husband becomes involved with Crystal Allen, a perfume salesgirl in Saks Fifth Avenue, her friendship with Sylvie is put to the test. Everyone in their close-knit circle of friends, including the ever-pregnant Edie Cohen and author Alex Fisher, begins to question their loyalty to each other and their romantic involvements.

Stars: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Debra Messing, Bette Midler, Candice Bergen, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman

Director: Diane English

Country: USA

Runtime: 114 mins

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Opening: 9th October 2008
Trailer: The Women

Special Events in Daejeon:Festival: 54th Baekje Culural Festival

2008-10-07T23:37:00.000-07:00

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It has been 1300 years since Baekje disappeared into history. For a long time, Baekje was a forgotten and dusty period of time in the corner of history. But now Baekje is reviving due to the effort and interest of many people. Since it forms a big stream of national culture and spirit, Baekje's true character has been revealed, and we now know that it played a central role of cultural exchange connecting the world as a strong marine country. Baekje Cultural Festival with a 50-year History is a festival that revives the history and culture of Baekje. Furthermore, it is a promising space that sublimates the new dream of the 700-year great Baekje into country development and world peace. Foundation establishment in addition to co-hosting with Buyeo Gun Gongju City last year led the civilian-initiated Baekje Cultural Festival to a new level of power.

Period: Friday 3rd to Sunday 12th October October
Place: Gongji-si & Buyeu-gun, Chungsheongnam-do
Theme: The World's Trading Kingdom for 700 years
Organizers: Baekje Cultural Festval Organizing Committee
Website: http://www.baekje.org/
E-Books: Baekje Cultural Festival
Phone: 041-857 6955
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Films in Daejeon:Eagle Eye [USA]

2008-10-07T20:25:00.000-07:00

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Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) returns home after the mysterious death of his successful twin brother. He and a single mother, Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan), find out that they have been framed as terrorists, and they are threatened into becoming members of a cell tasked to assassinate a politician.

Director: D.J. Caruso
Country: USA
Runtime: 118 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: 9th October 2008
Trailer: Eagle Eye

2008-10-07T19:20:00.000-07:00

Monday 6th to Monday 13th October 2008

1. Piano Recital: Kim Jung-Ja Friday 9th October 2008 [KAIST]
2. Choral Concert: Daejeon Philaharmonic Choir Thursday 9th October 2008 [DJCAC]
3. Piano Recital: Kang Choon-Mo Friday 10th October 2008 [DJCAC]
4. Contemporary Music Concert: Ensemble TIMF Thursday 9th Ocotber 2008 [DJCAC]
5. String Quartet: Hagen Quartet Monday 6th October 2008 [DJCAC]
6. Orchestral Concert: Daejeon City Symphony Orchestra Saturday 11th October 2008 [DJCAC]
7. Violin Concert: Hillary Hahn / Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Friday 10th October 2008 [DJCAC]

On Stage in Daejeon:Piano Recital: Kim Jung-JaFriday 9th October 2008 [KAIST]

2008-10-06T23:23:00.000-07:00

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The Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology [KAIST] is pleased to present as part of its Fall Culture Festival for 2008 a performance by Korean Pianist Kim Jung-Ja. Kim Jung-Ja has won critical acclaim for her pianistic brilliance and insight, earning praise from publications like the Boston Globe for her "virtuosity of imagination," "strong, generous personality"and "pianistic precision of a rare order." Her recent engagements have included appearances at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall and Boston’s Jordan Hall; a recital and chamber music concert in Dijon, France; duo concerts with cellist Myung-Wha Chung in Korea; and a single-evening performance of the complete Beethoven Sonatas with cellist Rhonda Rider. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Ms. Kim made her debut at Carnegie Recital Hall as a winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions a recital described by the New York Times as "brilliant playing, a vibrant, compelling performance."

Program: E. Elgar Salut d'Amour; A. Rubinstein Melody in F Major Op.3; R. Strauss II Annen Polka; A. Peterburshky Hommage A. Piazolla; E. Morricone Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso; A. L. Webber Orchestral Sketches on 'Phantom of the Opera'; G. A. Rossini Overture from 'The Barber of Seville.

Performer: Kim Jung-Ja
Place: KAIST Auditorium [E15], KAIST
Time: 19:00
Information: KAIST PR Center
Telephone: 0042-869 2904

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Special Events in Daejeon:12th Plen'y Sess: Ltd Nuclear Weapons Free Zone for NE Asia6th - 8th October 2008

2008-10-06T20:34:00.000-07:00

SolBridge International School of Business hosts the 12th Plenary Session of the Limited Nuclear Weapons Free Zone for North East Asia. On October 6, 2008, SolBridge International School of Business will host the 12th Plenary Session of the Limited Nuclear Weapons Free Zone for North East Asia. This event will bring together scholars, ambassadors and generals from around the world for a frank discussion of a concrete and practical proposal to limit nuclear weapons in East Asia. As the review conference of the Nonproliferation Treaty is coming up in 2010, it is expected that this event will help in the process of defining the discourse on non-proliferation in East Asia.

Event: 12th Plenary Session of the Limited Nuclear Weapons Free Zone for North East Asia

Place: SolBridge International School of Business

Date: Monday 6th - Wednesday 8th of October 2008

Location: map

Program: program

Contact: 042 - 630 8841

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Special Events in Daejeon:6th World Technopolis Association Gen. Assembly9th to 11th October 2008

2008-10-06T06:45:00.000-07:00

The 6th World Technopolis Association General Assembly will be held in Daejeon Metropolitan City, from 9th to 11th October 2008 along with the commemoration ceremony for celebrating the 10th anniversary of WTA. It plans to be a platform for local governments, universities and industry to define their respective roles in shaping the creative city through various programs including the WTA International Conference, Mayor’s Forum and University Presidents Forum. Also held in connection with the General Assembly is the 2008 UNESCO-WTA International Training Workshop co-hosted by UNECO and WTA to promote and support technological development in developing nations. It aims to give participants a global opportunity to network with a group of leaders from local governments, international organizations and industry from all over the world.

Event: 6th World Technopolis Association General Assembly

Date: 9th to 11th October 2008

Place: Daejeon Convention Center

Program: Program pdf

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On Stage in Daejeon:Choral Concert: Daejeon Philaharmonic Choir Thursday 9th October 2008

2008-10-06T06:20:00.000-07:00

The Daejeon Philaharmonic Choir and the Daedeok Innopolis Singers will be performing the World Technopolis Association's 1oth Aniversary Concert at thw Daejeon Arts & Culture Center on Thursday the 9th of October.

Performers: Daejeon Philaharmonic Choir & the Daedeok Innopolis Singers

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre

Date: Thursday 9th of October
Time: 19:30

Tickets: by invitation

Information: DJAC

Telephone: (042) 610-2222

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On Stage in Daejeon:Piano Recital: Kang Choon-MoFriday 10th October 2008 [DJCAC]

2008-10-05T19:59:00.000-07:00

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As part of its Grand Festival: 2008 the Daejeon Arts & Culture Centre is happy to present the Korean Pianist Kang Choong-Mo. A graduate of Seoul National University, Kang received his master's degree from the San Francisco Conservatory, and his Artist's Diploma from Peabody Conservatory. While pursuing his DMA degree at Peabody Conservatory, he was appointed as a member of the Peabody piano faculty. He is the winner of Dong-A Competition in Korea, the Pacific International Piano Competition, the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition, the Louise D. McMahan International Music Competition. Choong-Mo Kang has appeared throughout the USA. Japan and Korea as a soloist and recitalist. He has won plaudits from critics around the world for his acclaimed performances with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Korea's leading orchestras.

Program: F. J. Haydn Sonata in E-flat Major, h.XVI/49; L. v. Beethoven Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111; C. Debussy 3 Preludes; 'La serenade interrompue', 'Minstrels', & 'Feux D'Artifice; F. Chopin Sonata No.3 in B Minor, Op. 58

Performers: Kang Choon-Mo
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Friday 10th of October
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R seats 30,000 won / S seat 20,000 won / A 10,000 won
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:Contemporary Music Concert: Ensemle TIMFThursday 9th Ocotber 2008 [DJCAC]

2008-10-05T01:09:00.000-07:00

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As part of its Grand Festival: 2008, the Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre is pleased to host a performance by Ensemble TIMF, Founded in 2001 as the ambassador for the Tongyeoung International Music Festival, which is currently a fundamental event in the Asian contemporary music scene, Ensemble TIMF’s wide repertory covers classical music to contemporary Korean music, and it has made a major contribution to the increase in contemporary music fans and enthusiasts.

Program: D. Milhaud La cheminée du Roi René Suite for woodwind quintet (1939); Milhaud Suite for woodwind quintet (1939) Chae Gyeong Hwa 2nd Quintet for Oboe and Cello (A TIMF appointed premiere); Olivier Messiaen Quartour pour la fin du temps

Performers: Ensemble TIMF
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Tursday 9th of October
Time: 19:00
Tickets: R: 30,000, S:10,000, A: 10,000
Information: DJAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in DaejeonViolin Concert: Hillary Hahn / Vancouver Symphony OrchestraFriday 10th October 2008

2008-10-05T00:58:00.000-07:00

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As part of its Grand Festival: 2008, the Daejeon Cutlre & Arts Centre is very pleased to host a performance by the Grammy award winning violinist Hilary Hahn with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Born on November 27, 1979 in Lexington, Virginia according to Wikipedia, Hahn began playing the violin one month before her fourth birthday in the Suzuki Program of Baltimore's Peabody Conservatory. Between 1984 and 1989 Hahn studied in Baltimore under the direction of Klara Berkovich and in 1990, at, the age of ten, Hahn was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where she became a student of Jascha Brodsky. In 2001, Time Magazine named Hahn as "America's Best" young classical musician. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is a Canadian orchestra performing in Vancouver, British Columbia . Over 240,000 people attend its live performances each year. It was founded in 1919 and plays in 12 venues. Its home is the Orpheum theatre. With an annual operating budget of $9.5 million, it is the third largest symphony orchestra in Canada. It performs 140 concerts per season.

Program: Jeffrey Ryan The Linearity of LightI; Peter Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D, Op 35 (Violin: Hilary Hahn); Hector Symphony Fantastique, Op 14

Performers: Hillary Hahn & the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Friday 10th of October 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R: 100,000 won / S: 80,000 won / A: 60,000 won / B :40,000 / C: 20,000
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:String Quartet: Hagen QuartetMonday 6th October 2008 [DJCAC]

2008-10-05T00:44:00.000-07:00

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As part of its Grand Festival: 2008 the Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre is proud to host a performance by Austrian troupe the Hagen Quartet. The Hagen Quartet was founded in 1981 by four siblings (Lukas, Angelika, Veronika and Clemens) in Salzburg, Austria. With current members Lukas Hagen, violin, Rainer Schmidt, violin, Veronika Hagen, viola & Clemens Hagen, cello have appeared across the globe, touring throughout Europe, the USA, South America, Asia and Australia. In 2002 they were special guests in the New Year's Day concert of the Vienna Philharmonic, broadcast to 800 million people worldwide.

Program: J. Haydn String Quartet No.61 in d minor, op.76-2 "Fifths" ; C. Debussy String Quartet in g minor, op.10; L.v.Beethoven String Quartet No.16 in F Major op.135

Performers: Hagen Quartet
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Monday 6th of October
Time: 19:30
Tickets: Price: R seats 40,000 won / S seat 20,000 won
Information: DJAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:Orchestral Concert: Daejeon City Symphony OrchestraSaturday 11th October 2008

2008-10-04T20:33:00.000-07:00

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As part of its Grand Festival: 2008 the Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre is proud to host a performance by the Daejeon City Symmphony Orchestra under the baton of Edmon Colomer of the great 20th century French composer Olivier Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony. A large-scale piece of orchestral music by Olivier Messiaen written from 1946 to 1948, on a commission by Serge Koussevitzky for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, its premiere was given by that orchestra on December 2, 1949, conducted by Leonard Bernstein in Boston. It is considered a 20th century masterpiece and a typical performance runs around 80 minutes in length.

Performers: Daejeon City Symmphony Orchestra / Edmon Colomer
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Saturday 11th of October
Time: 19:00
Tickets: Price: R seats 50,000 won / S seat 30,000 won / A seat 20,000 won / B 10,000 won
Information: DJAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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2nd - 9th October 2008.

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. Babylon A.D. [USA]
2. Go Go 70s [Korea]
3. Deception [USA]

4. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day [UK]
5. Modern Boy [Korea]
6. Marriage Clinic: Love and War [Korea]
7. Donkey Xote [Spain/Italy]
8. Truck [Korea]
9. My Dear Enemy [Korea]
10. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army [USA]
11. Lineage of the Voice [Korea]

12. Rough Cut [Korea]

13. Mama Mia! [UK]

14. The Divine Weapon [Korea]

15. Action Boys [Korea]

To get an idea of screening times in Korean, click on the program links for the individual cinemas below. The Links for the Mainstream Cinemas are for Thursday the 2nd of October.

Daejeon Art Cinema

Daejeon Art Cinema 1st to 3rd October 2008

Lotte Cinema

Lotte Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]

Lotte Cinema: Thursday 2nd October 2008

Time World

Time World: Daily Program Link [Korean]

Time World: Thursday 2nd October

Rodeo Cinema

Rodeo Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]

Rodeo Cinema: Program Thursday 2nd October 2008

Cinewe Cinema

Cinewe Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]

Cinewe Cinema: Program Thursday 2nd October

Primus Cinema

Primus Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]

Primus Cinema: Thursday 2nd October

GCV Cinema

GCV Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]

GCV Cinema: Thursday 2nd October

MCV Academy

MCV Academy: Daily Program Link

MCV Academy: Thursday 2nd October 2008

Films in Daejeon:Babylon A.D. [USA]

2008-10-01T23:55:00.000-07:00

In the near future, Toorop (Vin Diesel) is a mercenary who takes the job of escorting a woman named Aurora from Central Asia to New York. While he thinks this is just an ordinary mission, he gradually finds out that his guest is carrying twins that have the potential to become the next Messiahs - and everybody wants to get their hands on them.

Director: Mathieu Kassovitz

Country: USA

Runtime: 90 mins

Opening: 2nd October 2008

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Trailer: Bablyon A.D.

Films in Daejeon:Go Go 70s [Korea]

2008-10-01T23:42:00.000-07:00

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The 1970s of Korea was the dark ages of military autocratic regime as well as an era of revolutionary upheaval of pop culture lead by energetic youth. After wandering the shabby clubs of a U.S. military campside town, singer Sang-kyu and a guitarist Man-sik forms a rock group ‘Devils’ with four other members. They enter a rock band contest and make a strong impression with their shocking yet amusing performance. Devils achieve stardom playing at a club called ‘Nirvana’. Mimi, a groupie who followed Devils from the town, also becomes an icon with her dance moves and fashion. However, their heydays don’t last long as they lose one of the members to a fire at the club. To make matters worse, clubs are faced to be shut down due to oppressive rule of military dictatorship, which will fundamentally take away their chances to sing. Despite all the despair, Sang-kyu plans another passionate concert for the Devils. [ http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/]

Director: Choi Ho (최호)

Country: Korea

Runtime: 118 mins

Opening: 03 October 2008

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Trailer: Go Go 70s

Films in Daejeon:Deception [USA]

2008-10-01T08:34:00.000-07:00

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An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex-dating club known as The List by his lawyer friend. He becomes enthralled in this new lifestyle but he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman s disappearance and a multimillion-dollar heist.

Director: Marcel Langenegger

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 mins

Opening: 2nd October 2007

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Trailer: Deception

Films in Daejeon:Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day [UK]

2008-10-01T08:21:00.000-07:00

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War threatens London as Miss Pettigrew, a destitute governess, filches a client's card from her agency and presents herself at the door. A singer named Delysia Lafosse wants a social secretary as she seeks a West End role by sleeping with a feckless producer in the bed of Nick, a smarmy nightclub owner with whom she also dallies. She ignores Michael, her piano player, who loves her and has tickets for New York on the Queen Mary. Miss Pettigrew's job is to make sure Delysia gets the part. Over 24 hours, Miss Pettigrew is also called upon to help an ambitious and unfaithful fashion editor patch things up with her older fiancé, a lingerie designer. Has Miss Pettigrew found her calling? Written:mailto:%7Bjhailey@hotmail.com%7D

Director: Bharat Nalluri
Country: U.K.
Opening: 2nd Ocotber 2008
Runtime: 92 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Trailer: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Films in Daejeon:Modern Boy [Korea]

2008-10-01T08:07:00.000-07:00

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Lee Hae-myung is proud to be the most modern boy in Seoul, living in the 1930’s at the height of its early development. With his Japanese friend Shinsuke, he enjoys the high life, seducing modern girls in dance halls and cafes. One day, in a basement dance hall, he discovers CHO Nan-shil, a startlingly beautiful chanteuse who calls herself “Laura,” and is transfixed at first sight. They start to go out together. However, Nan-shil takes Hae-myung’s assets and disappears without a trace, while he believes that she also falls in love with him. Hae-myung’s unstoppable love and dreams for Nan-shil can be ultimately attained.Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/

Director: Jeong Ji-woo (정지우)
Country: Korea
Run Time: 121 mins
Opening: 2nd October 2008.
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Trailer: Modern Boy

Special Events in Daejeon:Festival: Grand Festival 2008

2008-10-01T02:24:00.000-07:00

The Daejeon Arts & Culture Centre is proud to announce the launching of its Grand Festival for 2008. Held every year, the festival aims to bring to Daejejon over a period of 10 days some of the best artists in the world. Amon the artists that will be performing as part of the festval this year will be:

- the Arco Diablo Chamber Orchestra

- Quartet 21

- the Hagen Quartet

- Ensemble TIMF

- Hilary Hahn

- the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

- Kang Choong-Mo

- the Daejeon Phiharmonic Orchestra

It will also feature a performance of Puccini's opera Tosca under the baton of the conductor of the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra and with the participation of the internationally renowned singers:

- Ines Salazar

- Viktor Afanasenko

- Michele Kalmandi

Event: Grand Festival 2008

Location: Daejeon Culture & Arts Center

When: 1st - 11 Ocotober 2008

Website: http://www.djac.or.kr/

Telephone: 042+610-2222

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Monday 29th September to Monday 6th October 2008

1. Chamber Orchestra: The Diable Arco Orchestra Wednesday 1st October 2008
2. Muscial: Power Rangers: Wild Spirits Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2008
3. Opera: Tosca Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th October 2008
4. Concert: Quartet 21 Saturday 4th October 2008
5. Folk: Song Chang-sik, Choe Baek Ho & Yui Kjong Fri 3rd & Sat 4th October 2008
6. Chamber Music: Invitation Concert Friday 3rd October 2008 [DJAC]
7. Magic: Mindfreak Magic Concert Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd of October 2008
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Monday 29th September 2008
Tuesday 3oth September
Wednesday 1st October
Thursday 2nd October 2008
Friday 3rd October 2008
Saturday 4th October 2008
Sunday 5th October
Monday 6th October

On Stage in Daejeon:Chamber Music: Invitation ConcertFriday 3rd October 2008 [DJAC]

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Daejeon Arts and Culture Center will be hosting a group of musicans who will play a concert of Trios as part of its Grand Festival 2008. Among the people playing are: Violin / 조인상, Violin / 이동형, Viola / 심재영, Cello / 김재헌, Cello / 허기선 & Piano / 한기정

Program: A. Copland Vibtesk Trio (Study on a Jewish Theme, Piano Trio); F. Schubert Strin Trio for Violin, Viola & Cello in Bb Major D.581; B. Smetana Piano Trio in g minor Op.15

Performer: various
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Friday 3rd of October
Time: 19:00
Tickets: R seats 20,000 won / S seat 10,000 won
Information: DJAC
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On Stage in Daejeon:Folk Concert: Song Chang-sik, Choe Baek Ho & Yui KjongFri 3rd & Sat 4th October 2008

2008-09-29T20:39:00.000-07:00

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A concert by the legendary Korean folk singers Song Chang-sik, Choe Baek Ho, and Yui Kjong will be held at Chungnam University's Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center on the the 3rd and 4th of October 2008. The three artisitis were associated with the so called t'ong guitar movement' which was a form of Korean music developed in the early 1970s. It was heavily influenced by American pop music, and artists in the genre were considered Korean versions of American folk singers, such as Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. The musical form originally started as a solo singer-songwriter performing with an acoustic guitar. It was allied with student movements of the 1970s in song clubs such as "Maeari" at Seoul National University and in Norae Undong ("Song Movement"), caused the embracing of popular genres by Korean intellectuals. Serious academic inquiries in Korean popular music started in 1984, and continue today [wikipedia]

Artists: Song Chang-sik, Choe Baek Ho, and Yui Kjong
Place: Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center, Chungnam National University
Dates: 3rd & 4th of October 2008
Tickets: R: 77,000, S: 66,000 A: 55,000
Informtaion: Interpark
Phone: 1588-2532
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On Stage in Daejeon:Concert: Quartet 21Saturday 4th October 2008 [DJAC]

2008-09-29T16:27:00.000-07:00

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The Daejeon Center foir Arts and Culture is happy to host a performance by Quartet 21 as part of its Grand Festival for 2008. Formed in 1991, the quartet was awarded the first YeEum prize(for the category of Chamber Music) and won a prize at Osaka Competition in Japan. It has recorded CDs of Quartet 21's famous music series and Beethoven String Quartet Complete Series.

Program: F. Schubert String Quartet "Quartettsatz" Op. Posth. D. 703 in C minor; B. Bartók String Quartet No. 3; L. v. Beethoven String Quartet in C#minor, Op. 131

Performers: Quartet 21
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Saturday 5th of October
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R seats 30,000 won / S seat 20,000 won / A 10,000 won seats
Information: DJAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejejon:Magic: Mindfreak Magic ConcertWednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd of October 2008

2008-09-29T04:53:00.000-07:00

The KAIST student Magic Club Mindfreak is happy to annouce that they will be performing their first 'Close-Up Magic Concert' under the title "The Secret" on Wednesday and Thursday the 1st and 2nd of October in KAIST's Mirae Hall. Come and enjoy the show.

Performers: Mindfreak

Place: Mirae Hall, KAIST

Dates: Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd of October 2008

Times: 9 pm & 10:30 p.m.

Phone: 010 9679 1031

Email: ssrlhy@hanmail.net

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Special Events in Daejeon:Daejeon International Bartender CHAMPFriday 3rd & Saturday 4th October 2008

2008-09-29T01:33:00.000-07:00

The Daejeon International Bartender Championship will be held at the Daejeon Convention Center on Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th October 2008. The event is held to show to the public the advanced skills of bartending in both Korea and abroad. The organizers look forward to seeing you!!

Event: Daejeon International Bartender Championship
Place: Daejeon Convention Center
Dates: Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th October 2008
Times: 3rd: 12 a.m. to 7 p.m. / 4th: 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tickets: 5,000 won & 3000 won
Website: http://dibc.co.kr/kor/
Phone: 042-531-5600
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On Stage in DaejeonOpera: ToscaThursday 2nd - Sunday 5th October 2008 [DJAC]

2008-09-28T23:50:00.000-07:00

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The Deajeon Center for Arts and Culture is proud to present as part of its Grand Festival for 2008 a performance of Puccini's Opera Tosca in celebration of the composers 150 birth anniversary. As the Australia's ABA has noted, "Tosca is grand opera, done grandly. Puccini's famous drama packs an enormous emotional punch in three acts, and is a classic of the stage for good reason. Tosca is nail-biting thriller, tragic love story, and legendary betrayal all rolled into one, requiring vocal and acting talents in equal measure."

Staff:
Artistic Director: Edmon Colomer (
Costume Design: Pasquale Grossi
Chorus: Daejeon City Choir & Goyang City Choir

Cast:
Tosca: Inés Salazar
Cavaradossi: Viktor
Scarpia: Michele Kalmandi

Performer: Diablo Arco Chamber Orchestra
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th October 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R: 100,000원 / S: 80,000원 / A: 50,000원 / B: 30,000원 / A: 20,000
Information: DJAC
Telephone: 610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:Power Rangers: Wild SpiritsSaturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2008 [CMB]

2008-09-28T23:37:00.000-07:00

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A musical based on the cartoon show Power Rangers under the title Wild Spirits will be presented at the CMB Expo Art Hall on the Saturday and Sunday the 4th and 5th of October. For thise not in the know, notes that "A Power Ranger is a fictional individual who "Morphs" from an unpowered form into a powerful superhero usually wearing a brightly colored battle suit usually made of spandex featuring a helmet with an opaque visor. In many cases, the helmet serves to protect his or her secret identit. (In some cases, more powerful Rangers may have extra shielding on their suit to protect them from strong blows.)" [wikipedia]

Performance: Power Rangers: The Musical "Wild Spirits
Place: CMB Expo Art Hall
Date: Friday and Saturday the 4th & 5th of October 2008
Time: Saturday, October 4: 11:00, 14:00, 16:00; Sunday, October 5: 11:00, 14:00, 16:00
Tickets: R: 30,000 S: 25,000
Information: Interpark
Telephone: (1566-7754
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On Stage in Daejeon:Chamber Orchestra: The Diable Arco OrchestraWednesday 1st October 2008 [DJAC]

2008-09-28T20:31:00.000-07:00

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The Diablo Arco Chamber Orchestra present a concert of the music of the 20th century British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Born of the 12 of October 1972 and dieing on the 26th of Ausgust 1958, Williams was an English composer of symphonies chamber music, opera, chora music and film score. Also a collector of English folk music and song he had an editorial approach to the English Hymnal, which began in 1904 and many folk song arrangements were set as hymn tunes, in addition to several original compositions [wikipedia]

Program: Fantasia on Greensleeves ; Charterhouse Suite for String Orchestra; The Lark Ascending for Violin & Orchestra; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis for String Orchestra

Performer: Diablo Arco Chamber Orchestra

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre

Date: Wednesday 1st of October

Time: 19:30

Tickets: R seats 30,000 won / S seat 20,000 won / A 10,000 won seats

Information: DJAC

Telephone: (042)488-3751 <081001>

2008-09-24T16:01:00.000-07:00

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25th September - 1st October 2008
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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. Marriage Clinic: Love and War [Korea]
2. Donkey Xote [Spain/Italy]
3. Truck [Korea]
4. My Dear Enemy [Korea]
5. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army [USA]
6. In Bloom [USA]
7. Ride Away [Korea]
8.. Lineage of the Voice [Korea]
9. Loner [Korea]
10. The Children of Huang Shi [USA]
11. Mirrors [USA]
12. Rough Cut [Korea]
13. ET at My School [Korea]
14. Earth [UK]
15. Mama Mia! [UK]
16. The Divine Weapon [Korea]
17. Action Boys [Korea]

To get an idea of screening times in Korean, click on the program links for the individual cinemas below. The Links for the Mainstream Cinemas are for Friday the 26th of September.

Daejeon Art Cinema
Daejeon Art Cinema 23rd to 30th September 2008

Lotte Cinema
Lotte Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Lotte Cinema: Friday 26th September 2008

Time World
Time World: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Time World: Friday 26th September 2008

Rodeo Cinema
Rodeo Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Rodeo Cinema: Friday 26th September 2008

Cinewe Cinema
Cinewe Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Cinewe Cinema: Program Friday 26th September

Primus Cinema
Primus Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Primus Cinema: Friday 26th September

GCV Cinema
GCV Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
GCV Cinema: Friday 19th September 2008

MCV Academy
MCV Academy: Daily Program Link
MCV Academy: Friday 26th September 2008

Films in Daejeon:Marriage Clinic: Love and War [Korea]

2008-09-24T07:11:00.000-07:00

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"Marriage Clinic: Love and War - Movie" is the film version of "Couple Clinic : Love and War" TV series. This movie is about a housewife who becomes rebellious of her previous homely lifestyle and decides to have many love scandals.

Director: Kwak Gi-won (곽기원)
Country: Korea
Runtime: 97 mins
Openning: 25th September 2008
Cinema: Multiplexes
Trailer: Marriage Clinic: Love and War

Films in Daejeon:Donkey Xote [Spain/Italy]

2008-09-24T06:57:00.000-07:00

The donkey, Rucio, tells the true story of Don Quixote and defends the idea that he wasnt mad, but in reality, Quixote was a very intelligent, passionate and enthusiastic fellow. We then follow Don Quixote, his squire, Sancho Panza (Quixotes best friend and the wealthiest man in town), Sanchos donkey, Rucio (who wants to be a horse) and a real horse, Quixotes faithful steed, Rocinante (who hates leaving his stable) on their adventure to duel the Knight of the Moon where, if Quixote wins the duel the true identity of Dulcinea will be revealed. [imdb]

Director: Jose Pozo

Country: Spain / Italy
Runtime: 90 mins

Cinemas: Multiplesex

Trailer: Donkey Xote

Films in Daejeon:Truck / 트럭 [Korea]

2008-09-24T02:21:00.000-07:00

"Truck" about a trucker in a mysterious case where he delivers corpses. Jin Goo is Kim Young-ho, the serial killer who makes Cheol-min, the truck driver's live complicating by riding his truck while Cheol-min tries to find a way to destroy the corpses in order to survive.

Director: Kwon Hyeong-jin (권형진)

Country: Korea

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Opening: 25th September 2008

Trailer: Truck

Films in Daejeon:My Dear Enemy / 멋진 하루 [Korea]

2008-09-24T02:01:00.000-07:00

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Do-yeon Jeon [the actress who won the best actress award at Cannes Film Festival] plays unhappy Hee-su, a women over 30 years old, still single, jobless and broke. One day Hee-su sets out to collect the money she loaned to her ex-boyfriend a year ago. Her ex-boyfriend is Byeong-woon a guy that’s also jobless & penniless, but still able to enjoy life by leeching off of other women. The couple then spends an entire day together while Byeong-woon borrows money from other girls. They enjoy themselves more than they expected.

Driector: Lee Yoon-ki (이윤기)

Country: Korea

Opening: 25th September 2005

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Trailer: My Dear Enemy

Films in Daejeon:Hellboy 2: The Golden Army [USA]

2008-09-24T01:48:00.000-07:00

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The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so as Hellboy and his team returns they must save the world from the rebellious creatures. Now, as the creatures who inhabit the spiritual realm gear-up for an all out attack on the human plane, the only one capable of saving the Earth is a tough-talking hellspawn rejected by both worlds. Written by Anthony Pereyra

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: USA
Runtime: 120 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: 25th September 2008
Trailer: Hell Boy 2

Films In Daejeon:In Bloom [USA]

2008-09-24T01:35:00.000-07:00

Diana, a suburban wife and mother, begins to question her seemingly perfect life--and perhaps her sanity--on the 15th anniversary of a tragic high school shooting that took the life of her best friend. In flashbacks, Diana is a vibrant high schooler who, with her shy best friend Maureen, plot typical teenage strategies--cutting class, fantasizing about boys--and vow to leave their sleepy suburb at the first opportunity. The older Diana, however, is haunted by the increasingly strained relationship she had with Maureen as day of the school shooting approached. These memories disrupt the idyllic life she's now leading with her professor husband Paul and their young daughter Emma. As older Diana's life begins to unravel and younger Diana gets closer and closer to the fatal day, a deeper mystery slowly unravels. Written by Marisa_Gabriella

Director: Vadim Perelman

AKA: The Life Before Her Eyes

Country: USA

Runtime: 90 mins

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Trailer: In Bloom / The Life Before Her Eyes

Films in Daejeon:Ride Away /달려라 자전거 [Korea]

2008-09-24T01:19:00.000-07:00

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Ha-jung Han Hyo-joo (한효주) , a college freshman, is interested in a boy who works at a secondhand book store near her school. Although the clerk [Lee Yeong-hoon (이영훈)] is excited by her, he cannot forget his old girlfriend who has been unconscious since a car accident three years earlier. The growing pains mature the awkward and immature twenty-year-old. [http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr]

Director: Lim Seong-woon (임성운)
Country: Korea
Runtime: 88 mins
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Opening: 23rd September
Trailer: Ride Away

ON STAGE IN DAEJEON:22nd - 30th September 2008

2008-09-21T23:50:00.000-07:00

Among the performances that can be seen on stage around Daejeon this week are:

1. Theatre Sae-byuk:Fusion Musical "Yogikyung" 26 September 2008
2. Musical: The Harmonium in My Memory 25-27 September 2008
3. Play: Death of a Salesman 26-28 September 2008
4. Piano Recital: Choe Mi Ran 29 September 2008
5. Piano Recital: Han Gi Jeong 30th September 2008

On Stage in Daejeon:Theatre Sae-byuk:Fusion Musical "Yogikyung"Friday 26th September 2008

2008-09-21T23:30:00.000-07:00

The theatre Sae-byuk will present a fusion musical Yogikyung under the title "Madangnori Kaleidescope" at the KAIST Auditorium at 7:30 on Friday the 2th of September 2008.

Performance: Fusion Musical "Yogikyung"

Venue: KAIST Auditorium

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: Free

Details: KAIST PR Centre

Contact: 042-8692904

On Stage in Daejeon:Musical: The Harmonium in My Memory:Thursday 25th - Saturday 27th September 2008

2008-09-21T02:13:00.000-07:00

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A musical based on the 1999 Korean Film The Harmonium in My Memory will be presented at the Daejeon Center for Arts and Culture from from Thursday the 25th to Saturday the 27th of September.

Musical: The Harmonium in My Memory
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, Saturday, the 27th
Time: 25th, 26th (20:00) / 27th (15:00, 19:00)
Tickets: VIP: 17,000 won, R seats -16,000 won, S -5 seats 15,000 won, A 14,000 won seats -4
Information: DJAC
Telephone: 281-1132/1599-9210

On Stage in DaejeonPlay: Death of a SalesmanFriday 26th to Sunday 28th September 2008

2008-09-21T01:37:00.000-07:00

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As part of the Masterpiece Theater Series, Arthurs Millers play "Death of a Salesman" will be performed at the Daejeon Center for Arts and Culture Friday the 26th to Sundday the 28th of September. Considered by many to be both the playwright’s masterpiece and a cornerstone of contemporary American drama, the play was subtitled "Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem". The play was first produced in 1949 and struck an immediate, emotional chord with audiences. The work garnered numerous honors and awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and enjoyed a lengthy run (742 performances) on Broadway.

Play: Death of a Salesman
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, Saturday, the 27th
Time: 25th, 26th (20:00) / 27th (15:00, 19:00)
Tickets: R: 10,000 won, S: won seats -1
Information: DJAC
Telephone: 610-2222

On Stage in Daejeon:Piano Recital: Choe Mi RanMonday 29th September 2008

2008-09-20T16:34:00.000-07:00

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Cho Mi Ran returns to the Daejeon Center for Arts and Culture for a Piano recital on Monday the 29th of September.

Program: J.S. Bach: Concerto (d'après A.Macello) d-moll BWV974; S. Prokofiew Sonata No.2 d-moll Op.14; M P. Mussorgskij "Bilder einer Ausstellung”

Performer: Cho Mi Ran
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Monday 29th of September
Time: 19:30
Tickets: All seats Won 10,000
Information: DJAC
Telephone: (042)488-3751
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On Stage in Daejeon:Piano Recital: Han Gi JeongTuesday 30th September 2008 [DJAC]

2008-09-18T22:50:00.001-07:00

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As part of the Musicians of Our Time Series pianist Han Gi Jeong will perform a recital at the Daejeon Center for Arts and Culture recital on Tuesday the 30th of September.

Program: L. v. Beethoven Sonata No. 14 in c-sharp minor "Moonlight"; G. Gershwin Three preludes; M. Ravel La Valse; M. P. Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

Performer: Han Gi Jeong
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: 30th September 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R: 20,000 won / S:10,000
Information: DJAC
Telephone: 610-2222

Films in Daejeon:17th - 23rd September 2008

2008-09-17T05:43:00.000-07:00

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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. Lineage of the Voice [Korea]
2. Loner [Korea]
3. The Children of Huang Shi [USA]
4. Mirrors [USA]
5. Nazarin [Mexico]
6. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz [Mexico]
7. Illusion Travels By Streercar [Mexico]
8. This Strange Passion [Mexico]
9. Mexican Bus Ride [Mexico]
10. The Young and The Damned [Mexico]
11. Bangkok Danergerous [US]
12. Rough Cut [Korea]
13. ET at My School [Korea]
14. 2oth Century Boys [Japan]
15. Boys Over Flowers [Korea]
16. Earth [UK]
17. Mama Mia! [UK]
18. The Divine Weapon [Korea]
19. The U.S. VS. John Lennon [USA]
20. The Dark Knight: Batman Begins 2
21. WALL-E [USA]

To get an idea of screening times in Korean, click on the program links for the individual cinemas below. The Links for the Mainstream Cinemas are for Wednesday the 3rd of September.
Daejeon Art Cinema
Daejeon Art Cinema 16th to 21 September

Lotte Cinema
Lotte Cinema: Daily Program Link
Lotte Cinema: Friday 19th September 2008

Time World
Time World: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Time World: Friday 19th September 2008

Rodeo Cinema
Rodeo Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Rodeo Cinema: Program Friday September 2008

Cinewe Cinema
Cinewe Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Cinewe Cinema: Program Friday 19th September

Primus Cinema
Primus Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Primus Cinema: Program Friday 19th September

GCV Cinema
GCV Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
GCV Cinema: Program Friday 19th September

MCV Academy
MCV Academy: Daily Program Link
MCV Academy: Program Friday 19th September

Films in Daejeon:Lineage of the Voice [Korea]

2008-09-17T04:52:00.000-07:00

The documentary "Lineage Of The Voice" follows two boys from very different backgrounds as they develop their talent for the traditional singing practice called pansori.

Director: Yeon-ah Paik (백연아)
Country: Korea
Runtime: 100 mons
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema:
Opening: 20th September 2008
Trailer: Linegae for the Voice

Films in Daejeon:Loner [외톨이] [Korea]

2008-09-17T02:58:00.000-07:00

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A normal students whose life is destroyed by the suicide of a schoolmate. After withdrawing socially, the blood starts spilling.

Director: Park Jae-sik (박재식)
Country: Korea
Runtime: 117 mins
Opening: Thursday 18th September
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Trailer: Loner [외톨이]

Films in Daejeon:The Children of Huang Shi [USA]

2008-09-17T02:40:00.000-07:00

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As China is ravaged by war in the late 1930s, a young Englishman named George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) leads sixty orphans over the Liu Pan Shan mountains and into the safety of the Mongolian desert in this drama scripted by Jane Hawksley and directed by Roger Spotiswoode. Based on actual events, this Chinese/Australian/German co-production also stars Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh, and Radha Mitchell. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Countries: Chinese/Australian/German

Runtime: 114 mins

Opening: Thursday 18th September

Cinema: Multiplexes

Trailer: The Children of Huang Shi

Films in Daejeon:Mirrors [USA]

2008-09-17T02:26:00.001-07:00

A man is head of security at a department store plagued by unexplained deaths. The store is also the target of demonstrators wanting compensation for an earlier staff fire tragedy. The man becomes intrigued by a disturbed woman. She claims her sister, who died in the fire, is exacting revenge, using mirrors as a gateway back into the living world. Mirrors is a remake of "Into the Mirror" (South Korea/2003) directed by Kim Seong-ho and starring Yu Ji-tae.

Director: Alexandre Aja

Country: USA
Runtime: 110 mins
Opening: Thursday 18th September

Trailer: Mirrors

Films in Daejeon:Nazarin [Nazarin]

2008-09-16T05:33:00.000-07:00

The protagonist, Nazarin, is a priest who tries to live a life that is as faithful as it can be to the one prescribed by Christ. The question many would ask is whether such endeavor would be possible, without incurring in the hostility, incomprehension and mockery of your fellow human beings. As it happens, he suffers a lot of indignities, yet he remains stubborn (until the controversial final shot) to this objective.

Director: Luis Buñuel
Country: Mexico
Year: 1958
Runtime: 94 mins
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Opening: 16th September 2008

Films in Daejeon:The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

2008-09-16T05:21:00.000-07:00

Archibaldo De la Cruz (Ernesto Alonso) tells in the police station the story about the murder of a woman, which he insists to be the author. He's a talented potter, with refined manners but mentally unstable. One night, he says, he went to spent the night in a casino, where he met a beautiful woman (Rita Macedo). After having a fight with her lover, the woman crashes her car and De la Cruz offers to ride her home, place where he thinks he committed the murder. Archibaldo's engaged with a pretty and very catholic girl (Ariadna Welter), but before that, he gets fascinated with a nice and beautiful woman, Lavinia (Miroslava Stern). One afternoon, he invites her to his workshop, moment when she seizes the opportunity to make a joke to the nervous Archibaldo. Are these events the product of a compulsive and unstable mind, sexually frustrated? Written by Alejandro Frias

Director: Luis Buñuel
Country: Mexico
Year: 1955
Runtime: 90 mins
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Opening: 16th September 2008

Films in Daejeon:Illusion Travels By Streercar [La Ilusion Viaja En Tranvia]

2008-09-16T04:55:00.000-07:00

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A series of hallucinatory images, experienced by two senior citizens while taking their last ride on the Mexico City public transit system.

Director: Luis Buñuel
Country: Mexico
Year: 1953
Runtime: 90 mins
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Opening: 16th September 2008

Films in Daejeon:This Strange Passion [El]

2008-09-16T04:41:00.000-07:00

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A wealthy, middle-aged man marries a young woman and then develops a paranoid obsession with her supposed infidelity.

Director: Luis Buñuel
Country: Mexico
Year: 1952
Runtime: 92 mins
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Opening: 16th September 2008

Films in Daejeon:Mexican Bus Ride [Subida Al Cielo]

2008-09-16T03:46:00.000-07:00

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A young man and woman's honeymoon is cut short when the man learns that his mother has fallen ill back at home. The newlywed couple rush there to discover the other sons neglecting their mom in order to plot their squandering of the inheritance. The newlywed son takes quite an adventurous bus-ride to a distant city to get his mother's will notarized to the contrary, and is faced with multiple temptations along the way. Written by Mark Toscano

Director: Louis Bunuel
Country: Mexico
Year: 1952
Runtime: 85 mins
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Opening: 16 September 2008
Exerpt: Mexican Bus Ride

Films in Daejeon:The Young and The Damned [Los Olvidados]

2008-09-16T03:37:00.000-07:00

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, and the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

Director: Luis Buñuel

Country: Mexico

Year: 1950

Runtime: 88 mins

Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema

Opening: 16th September 2008

Exerpt: Young and the Damned

Films in Daejeon:Mexican Film Festival: Louis Bunuel

2008-09-16T03:20:00.000-07:00

The Daejeon Art Cinema will be a hosting a retrospective of some of the films made by the great 20th century Director Luis Bunuel (22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) Born in Spain, Bunuel was a naturalized Mexican who while working mainly in Mexico and France, also worked in his native Spain and the United States. He is considered one of Mexico's finest directors, and one of the most important directors in the history of cinema. The retrospective focuses on some of the films he made while in Mexico.

The Young and The Damned (Los Olvidados, 1950)
Mexican Bus Ride (Subida Al Cielo, 1952)
This Strange Passion (El, 1952)
Illusion Travels By Streercar (La Ilusion Viaja En Tranvia, 1953)
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Ensayo De Un Crimen, 1955)
Nazarin (Nazarin, 1958)

Event: Mexican Film Festival: Louis Bunuel

Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema

Dates: 16 - 21st September 2008

Films in Daejeon:10th - 16th September 2008

2008-09-10T05:59:00.000-07:00

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. Bangkok Danergerous [US]
2. Rough Cut [Korea]
3. ET at My School [Korea]
4. 2oth Century Boys [Japan]
5. Boys Over Flowers [Korea]
6. Star Wars: The Clone Wars [USA]
7. Earth [UK]
8. Mama Mia! [UK]
9. The Divine Weapon [Korea]
6. Spare [Korea]
7. A Gentle Breeze in the Village [Japan]
8. Broken English [USA]
9. The U.S. VS. John Lennon [USA]
10. The Midnight Meat Train [USA]
11. Death Bell [Korea]
12. The Dark Knight: Batman Begins 2
13. WALL-E [USA]
14. Eye For An Eye [Korea
15. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [USA]
23. The Good, the Bad, the Weird [Korea].

To get an idea of screening times in Korean, click on the program links for the individual cinemas below. The Links for the Mainstream Cinemas are for Wednesday the 3rd of September.

Daejeon Art Cinema
Daejeon Art Cinema: 8th-15th September

Lotte Cinema
Lotte Cinema: Daily Program Link
Lotte Cinema: Program Wednesday 10 September

Time World
Time World: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Time World: Program Wednesday 10th September

Rodeo Cinema
Rodeo Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Rodeo Cinema: Program Wednesday 10th September

Cinewe Cinema
Cinewe Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Cinewe Cinema: Program Wednesday 1oth September

Primus Cinema
Primus Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Primus Cinema: Program Wednesday 10th September

GCV Cinema
GCV Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
GCV Cinema: Program Wednesday 10th September

MCV Academy
MCV Academy: Daily Program Link
MCV Academy: Program Wednesday 10th September

Films in Daejeon:Boys Over Flowers [Korea]

2008-09-10T05:42:00.000-07:00

A Korean drama version of the popular manga "Boys Over Flowers" (Hana Yori Dango).

Country: Korea

Films in Daejeon:2oth Century Boys [Japan]

2008-09-10T05:32:00.000-07:00

The movie is the first in a 6-billion-yen (US$55-million) trilogy adaptation of Urasawa's suspense manga. In the story, Karasawa's character Kenji learns that mysterious deaths and calamities around the world are connected to idle plans he and his childhood friends made decades ago.

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Country: Japan

Trailer: 20th Century Boys

Films in Daejeon:ET at My School [Korea]

2008-09-10T05:14:00.000-07:00

A guy who became a PE teacher but had to become and English teacher due to difficult circumstances carries around random English notes and goes through many ordeals with his reckless students.

Director:

Country: Korea

Trailer: ET at My School

Films in Daejeon:Rough Cut [Korea]

2008-09-09T22:13:00.000-07:00

"Rough Cut" interweaves two plots in the film. One is the story evolving through a film shooting scene; the other is a gangster element that blurs the line between reality and fiction similar to that of "A Dirty Carnival" by director Yoo Ha.Gangpae (So Ji-sub) is offered a part in a movie when action movie star Suta (Kang Ji-hwan) beats up his co-star while shooting the movie. Gangpae, who once wanted to do movies, accepts on the condition that their fighting scenes are real.

Director: Jang Hoon (장훈)
Country: Korea
Runtime: 99 mins
Trailer: Rough Cut

Films in Daejeon:Bangkok Danergerous [US]

2008-09-09T21:01:00.000-07:00

The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), a street punk and pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of covering his tracks by killing him at the end of the assignment. Strangely, Joe, the ultimate lone wolf, instead finds himself mentoring the young man while simultaneously being drawn into a tentative romance with a local shop girl. As he falls further under the sway of Bangkok’s intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to question his isolated existence and let down his guard …just as Surat decides it’s time to clean house.

Director: Oxide Pang Chun & Danny Pang

Country: USA

Runtime: 99 mins

Trailer: Bangkok Dangerous

Films in Daejeon:3rd - 9th September 2008 [Updated]

2008-09-05T22:46:00.000-07:00

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. My Darling FBI [Korea]
2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars [USA]
3. Earth [UK]
4. Mama Mia! [UK]
5. The Divine Weapon [Korea]
6. Spare [Korea]
7. A Gentle Breeze in the Village [Japan]
8. Broken English [USA]
9. The U.S. VS. John Lennon [USA]
10. Action Boys [Korea]
11. Nowhere to Turn [Korea]
12. Solstice [USA]
13. The Midnight Meat Train [USA]
14. Superhero Movie [USA]
15. CJ7 [Hong Kong]
16. Dachimawa Lee [Korea]
17. Baby and I [Korea]
18. Death Bell [Korea]
19. The Dark Knight: Batman Begins 2
20. WALL-E [USA]
21. Eye For An Eye [Korea
22. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [USA]
23. The Good, the Bad, the Weird [Korea].

To get an idea of screening times in Korean, click on the program links for the individual cinemas below. The Links for the Mainstream Cinemas are for Wednesday the 3rd of September.

Daejeon Art Cinema
Daejeon Art Cinema: 1st - 7th September

Lotte Cinema
Lotte Cinema: Daily Program Link
Lotte Cinema: Program Wednesday 3rd September

Time World
Time World: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Time World: Program Wednesday 3rd September

Rodeo Cinema
Rodeo Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Rodeo Cinema: Program Wednesday 3rd September

Cinewe Cinema
Cinewe Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Cinewe Cinema: Program Wednesday 3rd September

Primus Cinema
Primus Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Primus Cinema: Program Wednesday 3rd September

GCV Cinema
GCV Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
GCV Cinema: Program Wednesday 3rd September

MCV Academy
MCV Academy: Daily Program Link
MCV Academy: Program Wednesday 3rd September

Films in Daejeon:My Darling FBI [Korea]

2008-09-04T21:32:00.000-07:00

Mimi falls in love with Albert while working for the Korean embassy in the United States. But Albert disappears on the day he is supposed to propose to her. In fact, he is an FBI agent and has to conceal that fact. Mimi returns to her hometown when her visa expires. Albert follows her to Korea but Mimi and her neighbors are not happy with his belated apology. [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/]

Director: Lee In-soo (이인수)
Country: Korea
Runtime: 90 mins
Trailer: My Darling FBI

Films in Daejeon:Star Wars: The Clone Wars [USA]

2008-09-04T20:00:00.000-07:00

As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face with crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and his sinister agents, including the nefarious Asajj Ventress, will stop at nothing to ensure that Anakin and Ahsoka fail at their quest. Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side ... Written by Warner Bros. Pictures

Director: Dave Filoni
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 mins
Trailer: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Films in Daejeon:Earth [UK]

2008-09-04T19:47:00.000-07:00

Over the course of a calendar year, Earth takes the viewer on a journey from the North Pole to the South, revealing how plants and animals respond to the power of the sun and the changing seasons. The film focuses on three particular species, the polar bear, African elephant and humpback whale. An award-winning natural history film from the BBC Natural History Unit, it is narrated by Patrick Stewart.

Director: Alastair Fothergill & Mark Linfield

Country: UK

Runtime: 95 mins

Trailer: Earth

Films in Daejeon:Smart People [USA]

2008-09-01T17:17:00.000-07:00

Lawrence Wetherhold is miserable and a misanthrope: he's a widower, a pompous professor at Carnegie Mellow, an indifferent father to a college student and a high-school senior, and the reluctant brother of a ne'er-do-well who's come to town. A seizure and a fall send Lawrence to the emergency room where the physician, a former student of his, ends up going on a date with him. His daughter, Vanessa, lonely and friendless, whose been bonding with his brother, tries to sabotage dad and the doctor's relationship, but Lawrence is good at that without help. Is there any way these smart people can get a life? Can happiness be pursued beneath layers of irony? Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}
Director: Noam Murro
Country: USA
Runtime: 95 min
Trailer: Smart People

p.s this film is currently showing at selected cinemas including Primus

Films in Dajeon:27th August - 2nd September 2008

2008-08-29T21:23:00.000-07:00

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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.
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1. Mama Mia! [UK]

2. The Divine Weapon [Korea]
3. Spare [Korea]

4. A Gentle Breeze in the Village [Japan]

5. Broken English [USA]

6. The U.S. VS. John Lennon [USA]

7. Action Boys [Korea]
8. Nowhere to Turn [Korea]

10. Solstice [USA]

11. The Midnight Meat Train [USA]

12. Superhero Movie [USA]

13. CJ7 [Hong Kong]

14. The Counterfeiters [Austria]

15. The Edge of Heaven [Germany / Turkey]

16. Just About Love?

17. Import / Export [Austria]

18. You, the Living [Sweden]

19. Romance of Astrea and Celadon [France]
20. Dachimawa Lee [Korea]

21. The X-Files : I Want to Believe [USA]

22. Baby and I [Korea]

23. Death Bell [Korea]

24. Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel de arimasu! [Japan]

25. The Dark Knight: Batman Begins 2

26. WALL-E [USA]

27. Eye For An Eye [Korea

28. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [USA]

29. The Good, the Bad, the Weird [Korea]

To get an idea of screening times, click on the program links for individual cinemas below. The Links for thre Mainstream Cinemas are for Friday the 29th of August.

Primus :.
Program Primus

Cinewe :
Program Cinewe

CGV Daejeon:
Program Link GCV

Rodeo Town:
Program Rodeo Town

Lotte Cinema:

Lotte Program Link

MCV Academy

MCV Academy Porgram Link

Daejeon Art Cinema:
Program Daejeoon Art Cinema

Films in Daejeoon:Mama Mia! [UK]

2008-08-29T19:10:00.000-07:00

20 year old Sophie (Seyfried) is preparing to marry her boyfriend Sky (Cooper) at her mother's hotel on an island in Greece. She seemingly has it all -- a carefree life, a loving fiance, and happy friends -- but one thing has been missing all her life: a father.Her only wish now is to be given away by her dad at her wedding. By reading her mother's diary she discovers that she has three possible fathers. Sophie then secretly invites all three men to the wedding in a desperate bid to discover which of them is her father before the wedding bells start to chime!But not all goes according to plan: old loves are re-kindled, new loves are formed, and Sophie risks everything to discover the true identity of her father.

Director: Phyllida Lloyd

Country: UK

Runtime: 108 mins

Trailer: Mama Mia!

[p.s. as far as I know for the first week Mamma Mia is only showing in MCV Academy. Check the timetables for other cinemas to see if it pops up on their time tables during the week]

Films in Daejeon:The Divine Weapon [Korea]

2008-08-29T19:00:00.000-07:00

The Joseon Dynasty ( 15th Century Korea ) secretly plans a development of the world’s first explosive arrow launcher to hold off the Ming Dynasty’s territorial expansion plan. Ming spies discover the plan and attempt to disrupt development. They set off a chain reaction of violence between the two states.

Director: Yu-jin Kim

Country: Korea

Trailer: The Divine Weapon