Tag: Bong Joon Ho
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Where to Watch ‘Oldboy’: Showtimes and Streaming Status
Long before movies like Bong-Joon Ho’s Parasite and Lee Chang-dong’s Burning captured global attention, Korean cinema (or Asian cinema in general) had always stood in a league of its own. Home to some of the most affluent directors in the world, one name continues to ring a bell in modern cinema: Park Chan-wook. Although he…
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‘Joy Ride’: Everything We Know so Far About the Stephanie Hsu Comedy
The battle for greater Asian representation in modern Hollywood has been long fought, with only recent years finally starting to show the tide potentially turning. In 2018, Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians was released to great critical acclaim, which was quickly followed by the famous 2020 Best Picture win for Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite, at…
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Park Chan-wook-Produced ‘War and Revolt’ Set at Netflix
Park Chan-wook, the Korean filmmaker behind “Oldboy” and last year’s “Decision to Leave,” has joined as producer and co-writer of historical drama film “War and Revolt.” The film is Park’s first collaboration with Netflix, the global streaming platform that is market leader in Korea and which has been instrumental in the global success of Korean…