More of the same in summer films

Here’s our summer movie issue. We’re going back to the future with “Matrix Reloaded,” “X2: X-Men United,” “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,” “2 Fast 2 Furious,” “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life” and “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.”
Lovers of art house films won’t have to chill out in the summer heat: “Millennium Mambo” by Hou Hsiao Hsien of China, “Bollywood Hollywood” by Deepa Mehta of Canada and “Better Than Sex” by Jonathan Teplitzky of Australia are all scheduled to play theaters soon.
Yuhki Kuramoto, the Yanni of Asia, is returning to Korea for his third concert tour. This phenomenally popular Japanese pianist will be playing his New Age melodies throughout the peninsula starting Sunday.
Did you know that spies were dispatched to copy Kim Young-hee’s recipes when Ms. Kim, the owner of Cafe de Flora and Seasons, opened Petit Seasons, her new restaurant specializing in classic Korean cuisine?
Our advice: Be a spy, but tell her we sent you.

by Ines Cho