Tag: Minari
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‘Minari’ Trailer: Lee Isaac Chung’s Sundance Winner Is A24’s Big Oscar Hopeful
When Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at Sundance earlier this year, it joined a prestigious list of fellow double winners that includes Ryan Coogler’s “Fruitvale Station,” Damian Chazelle’s “Whiplash,” and Lee Daniels’ “Precious.” These three films all turned their Sundance wins into Oscar buzz, with “Whiplash” and…
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First Trailer for A24’s ‘Minari’ Reveals One of the Year’s Best Films
A24 has released the first trailer for the sweeping drama Minari, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews. Written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the film follows a Korean-American family that moves to a small Arkansas farm in the hopes of building their own American Dream. But when their loving…
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‘Your Name’ Live-Action Remake Lands ‘Minari’ Director Lee Isaac Chung
Your Name has named a new director to take the helm of Paramount, Bad Robot, and Toho’s live-action remake of the 2016 anime hit. Minari filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung will take over as the Your Name remake director, taking the reigns from Marc Webb, who was originally tapped to direct the film last year. Chung…
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Paramount’s Live-Action ‘Your Name’ Movie Lands ‘Minari’ Director Lee Isaac Chung
While his Sundance sensation “Minari” is still on the hook for release from A24 Films, director Lee Isaac Chung has just landed a major new project with the live-action reimagining of the beloved 2016 Japanese animated fantasy, “Your Name.” Chung will write and direct the film, which will be produced by Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams…
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‘Minari’ & ‘Boys State’ Triumph With Sundance Film Festival’s Top Prizes
You can justifiably argue that it was a weaker than normal crop of films at this year’s 2020 Sundance Film Festival, but the two top jury prize winners were the exceptions. During a non-streamed for the first time in over a decade ceremony, Lee Isaac Chung’s critically acclaimed “Minari” took the Grand Jury Prize for…