Tag: Parasite

  • Bong Joon Ho Reveals Epic Plans for ‘Parasite’ Series as a Six-Hour Movie

    Bong Joon Ho Reveals Epic Plans for ‘Parasite’ Series as a Six-Hour Movie

    Bong Joon Ho’s arthouse sensation “Parasite” already made history at the Academy Awards, becoming the first South Korean film to earn not only a nomination for Best International Feature, but for the Best Picture Oscar as well. Recently, the Palme d’Or-winning thriller about a lower-middle-class family who inveigle themselves into the lives of a more…

  • ‘Parasite’ Returning to Select Theatres in New Black and White Version

    ‘Parasite’ Returning to Select Theatres in New Black and White Version

    Parasite is an excellent film, one that’s ferociously entertaining, eviscerating of class and capitalism disparities, and relentlessly rewatchable. How’d you like to rewatch it… in black and white? That’s right — Neon, the film’s Us distributor, just announced that director Bong Joon Ho has prepared a special black and white version of his masterpiece, and…

  • Best And Worst Of The 2020 SAG Awards: Brad Pitt, Eugene Levy & ‘Parasite’

    Best And Worst Of The 2020 SAG Awards: Brad Pitt, Eugene Levy & ‘Parasite’

    The 2020 SAG Awards had few surprises among the film nominations until the final award was announced, but the television nominations allowed for some unexpected and moving speeches. Phoebe Waller-Bridge remarked on how the “Fleabag” family’s adventure on the awards tour was coming to a close. Sam Rockwell was genuinely shocked to win for his…

  • 2020 Mpse Golden Reel Awards: ‘1917’ and ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Split Top Sound Editing Honors

    2020 Mpse Golden Reel Awards: ‘1917’ and ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Split Top Sound Editing Honors

    “1917” and “Ford v Ferrari” split the top sound editing prizes Sunday night at the 67th annual Mpse Golden Reel Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. “1917” took Dialogue/Adr and “Ford v Ferrari” scored for Effects/Foley. The Elton John musical fantasy, “Rocketman,” earned Musical honors and “Jojo Rabbit” topped Music Underscore.The other Feature awards went…

  • SAG Awards 2020: The Biggest Snubs and Surprises

    SAG Awards 2020: The Biggest Snubs and Surprises

    The Screen Actors Guild Awards are always the first peer group ceremony of the new year, giving those who make films and television series the chance to celebrate each other. Going into the 26th annual ceremony, which took place Jan. 19, the nominees were a mix of industry veterans and beloved favorite and some newer-comers,…

  • SAG Awards 2020: ‘Parasite’ Makes History; ‘The Crown,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Earn Top TV Honors

    SAG Awards 2020: ‘Parasite’ Makes History; ‘The Crown,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Earn Top TV Honors

    Neon’s “Parasite” won best motion picture cast at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, becoming the first foreign language film to pick up the top prize. Netflix’s “The Crown” was named best TV drama and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” earned the prize for best TV comedy in a strong showing for streaming…

  • SAG Awards 2020: ‘Parasite’ Makes History; ‘The Crown,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Earn Top TV Honors

    SAG Awards 2020: ‘Parasite’ Makes History; ‘The Crown,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Earn Top TV Honors

    Neon’s “Parasite” won best motion picture cast at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, becoming the first foreign language film to pick up the top prize. Netflix’s “The Crown” was named best TV drama and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” earned the prize for best TV comedy in a strong showing for streaming…

  • ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Soars; ‘Dolittle’ 4-Day Total Tops ‘Cats’ Entire Gross

    ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Soars; ‘Dolittle’ 4-Day Total Tops ‘Cats’ Entire Gross

    An improved 2020 continued this weekend, with the initial $160 million three-day estimate over $30 million (about 22%) above last year’s Martin Luther King Birthday Friday-to-Sunday totals.The difference comes from two new releases. “Bad Boys for Life” (Sony) opened at just over $59 million, $19 million better than “Glass,” which was the sole new wide…

  • How to Watch 2020 SAG Awards Online

    How to Watch 2020 SAG Awards Online

    The 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the top performers in film and television, is just a few hours away.Although the show is hostless, Joey King and Logan Browning are co-ambassadors of the ceremony, taking place on Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.The ceremony will be broadcast live on TNT and TBS…

  • Animated ‘Weathering With You’ Scores at Box Office — Without an Oscar Boost

    Animated ‘Weathering With You’ Scores at Box Office — Without an Oscar Boost

    This week’s Oscar nominations boosted contenders “1917” (Universal) and “Parasite” (Neon) to further box-office gains. Other nominees saw little impact, from “Bombshell” (Lionsgate) to the second week expansion of French Oscar entry “Les Miserables” (Amazon). While some Oscar also-rans fell short, crowdpleaser “Just Mercy” (Warner Bros.) managed just fine. Such is the uneven impact of…