[Oct. 5] Jeju publicity in Hollywood Reporter and UPI (Fwd)

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FROM HOLLYWOOD REPORTER:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oliver-stone-protesters-us-naval-643736

Busan: Oliver Stone Among Protesters Against U.S. Naval Base in Korea's Jeju Island

6:44 AM PDT 10/5/2013 by Clifford Coonan

Kurt Iswarienko

Visitors to the international festival were given leaflets about anti-militarism protests.

Visitors to the Busan International Film Festival were given leaflets protesting against plans to build a U.S. naval base on Jeju Island, with Oliver Stone prominent among those opposing the construction of the base.

The pamphlet showed the director carrying a rainbow banner saying "Peace" during a demonstration in Gangjeong village on the tropical island off the south coast of South Korea.

The Wall Street and Platoon director is opposed to American plans to establish its "Asian Pivot" in the region, which will see 60 percent of American naval assets moved to the Pacific by the end of the decade.

Many in Korea see it as a U.S. effort to dominate the region.

"Ever since the Second World War, the U.S. has been building military alliances and setting up military bases overseas," he told the Hankyoreh daily.

"A lot of those bases are in Japan and Korea. Jeju Island is less than 500 kilometers from Shanghai. It could end up on the front lines if a military conflict breaks out between the U.S. and China,” he said.

Coincidentally, the U.S. Navy was out in force in Busan at the weekend, as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington -- along with the guided missile cruiser USS Antietam and guided-missile destroyer USS Preble -- were docked in the town, leading to the sight of Shore Patrol officers rubbing shoulders with Korean film executives.

The ships are part of the George Washington Strike Group, which operates from Yokosuka, Japan.

AND FROM UPI:

http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2013/10/05/Oliver-Stone-protests-US-naval-base-on-South-Korean-island/UPI-46491381000561/?spt=hs&or=en

Oliver Stone protests U.S. naval base on South Korean island

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Published: Oct. 5, 2013 at 3:16 PM

BUSAN, South Korea, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Oliver Stone traveled to Jeju Island in South Korea to protest a planned naval base opponents say is part of a U.S. effort to dominate the region.

The U.S. military plans to build a base on the island as part of a so-called Asian pivot -- to move 60 percent of its naval assets to the Pacific by the end of the decade.

The "Wall Street" and "Platoon" director has been involved in protests against the move, The Hollywood Reporter said Saturday.

"Ever since the Second World War, the [United States] has been building military alliances and setting up military bases overseas," Stone told the Hankyoreh daily. "A lot of those bases are in Japan and Korea. Jeju Island is less than 310 miles from Shanghai. It could end up on the front lines if a military conflict breaks out between the [United States] and China."

Pamphlets protesting the plans were handed out at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korean. The pamphlets feature Stone carrying a sign that said "peace" during a demonstration in Gangjeong village on Jeju Island.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2013/10/05/Oliver-Stone-protests-US-naval-base-on-South-Korean-island/UPI-46491381000561/#ixzz2gyGhc58v

(Fwd by Koohan Paik)