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- PARASITE Scores Record Debut on Hulu
- The phenomenal theatrical, festival and awards run of BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE (2019) may have finally come to an end, yet the global success story is still finding new ways to break records after posting a scorching debut on US steaming platform Hulu. The film debuted on Hulu on April 8 in North Ame...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 28, 2020
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- PARASITE Sweeps Hollywood Industry Guild Awards
- As the awards season reaches its climax, BONG Joon-ho’s acclaimed Palme d’Or winner Parasite has been stacking win after win at Hollywood’s major industry guild award ceremonies. The Korean smash hit earned the Best Ensemble Award from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Best Original Screenplay from the...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 04, 2020
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- Barack Obama Lists PARASITE among His Favorite Films of 2019
- In a break from the stream of acclaim and accolades it has been receiving from critics and awards groups around the world, BONG Joon-ho’s smash hit Parasite has also been singled out for praise by a popular former head of state. Barack OBAMA, the two-term 44th President of the United States, selecte...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 14, 2020
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- PARASITE Cast Scores Rare Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Nomination
- Hot on the heels of its historic three nominations at the Golden Globes, BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE has landed a prestigious nomination for Best Ensemble at the forthcoming 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, as well as a nod in the Best Film Editing - Drama category of the 70th ACE (American...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 17, 2019
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- KIM Sung-kyun Suits Up for JOSEON FIREFIGHTER
- Character actor KIM Sung-kyun has confirmed his appearance in the upcoming period comedy-drama Joseon Firefighter (translated title). Star KIM Nam-gil is also reported to be considering an offer to appear in the latest film from director MOON Hyun-sung, known for As One (2012) and The King’s Case No...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 28, 2019
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- BONG Joon-ho to Give BAFTA Lecture
- Director BONG Joon-ho has been invited to take part in the 10th annual Screenwriters’ Lecture Series put on by British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). The Korean filmmaker will join other celebrated world cinema cineastes such as Pedro ALMÓDOVAR, Noah BAUMBACH, Robert EGGERS and Céline ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 22, 2019
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- PARASITE Selected as South Korea’s Entry to Academy Awards
- BONG Joon-ho’s latest film PARASITE has been announced as South Korea’s official entry to the Best International Film category of next year’s Academy Awards. The section was previously known as the Best Foreign Language Film category. To date, a Korean film has never been nominated at the AMPAs Acad...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 29, 2019
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- BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE Adds Karlovy Vary and Locarno to Festival Calendar
- PARASITE, the award-winning box office smash that marks director BONG Joon-ho’s return to Korean filmmaking after a decade away, has added a pair of prestigious events to its festival lineup. The acclaimed film is set to screen this summer at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in t...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 26, 2019
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- BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE Takes Grand Prize in Sydney
- Just as it begins to wrap up its successful box office run at home, BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE has added another trophy to its chest after coming away from the 66th Sydney International Film Festival with the top prize. Featuring SONG Kang-ho and LEE Sun-kyun as the patriarchs of families on opposite e...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2019
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- Filmfest München to Stage Complete BONG Joon-ho Retrospective
- Filmfest München is set to stage a retrospective on the films of director BONG Joon-ho, which will span his whole career, from his 2000 debut Barking Dogs Never Bite, all the way to his Palme d’Or-winning PARASITE this year. BONG’s latest, which debuted just last month at the Cannes Film Festival an...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 13, 2019
