Tag: Parasite
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Sight & Sound Crowns ‘The Souvenir’ as 2019’s Best Film
Sight & Sound has revealed its top 20 films of 2019, and the British Film Institute magazine’s eclectic list is led by Joanna Hogg’s intense and personal “The Souvenir.” That film stars breakout Honor Swinton Byrne as a burgeoning filmmaker whose life is torn to bits by the arrival of a charming, dissolute heroin addict.…
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Michael Apted’s ’63 Up’ Debuts; ‘The Two Popes’ Sets Limited Run – Specialty B.O. Preview
As indie darlings and awards season contenders like Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, The Lighthouse, Waves and Dark Waters continue to impress, the Thanksgiving weekend has a handful of offerings when it comes to the specialty box office.This week will see the premiere of Michael Apted’s 63 Up, the latest installment of his acclaimed Up Series. The…
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Sam Mendes’ ‘1917’ Plunges Into the Oscar Race
Sam Mendes’ “1917,” a gripping survival story that unfolds in the crucible of World War I, inserted itself into the awards race on Saturday with a series of well-received screenings in Los Angeles and New York.The movie, which is made with great craft and care, now faces the unenviable task of trying to elbow into…
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How ‘Parasite’ became the highest-grossing foreign-language Palme d’Or winner in the Us
Elissa Federoff, Neon’s head of distribution, on the Us release strategy for Bong Joon ho’s awards contender.After six weekends at the North American box office, Bong Joon ho’s Palme d’Or winner Parasite has reached $14.5m en route to what its Us distributor hopes could be a final gross of over $20m. If the genre-bender succeeds…
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‘Waves’ Makes Box Office Splash as Amazon and Netflix Stay Quiet
As Oscar contender “Ford v Ferrari” (20th Century Fox) opened well to adults around the country, A24 launched its own claim for awards consideration for specialty family drama “Waves,” starring Emmy-winner Sterling K. Brown. Of course, the point is to get audiences interested so the film can build.Amazon opened CIA drama “The Report,” starring Adam…
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‘Parasite’: Writer/Director Bong Joon-ho Breaks Down Some Key Scenes
Bong Joon-ho‘s Parasite has become the highest-grossing international film of the year in the United States, and for good reason: the film, which won the Palme d’Or (the top prize) at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, arrived with a level of hype that we haven’t seen in quite some time outside of blockbuster circles. And…
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Here’s How to Download the Jessica Jingle Ringtone From ‘Parasite’
Park So Dam steals the show in Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” as Jessica, who inveigles herself and her family into the lives of an affluent couple and their precocious children by impersonating an art-therapy teacher. The film’s distributor, Neon, has now made one of the film’s most memorable moments available to download as a ringtone.…
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‘Parasite’ to Become Year’s Highest-Grossing Foreign Film in the U.S.
Bong Joon-ho’s Korean-language black comedy “Parasite” is poised to polish its Oscar credentials this weekend when it is expected to pass the $10 million milestone at the North American box office.The scathing social critique, which won the Palme d’Or in Cannes in May, opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters on Oct. 11. It finished last…
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‘Parasite’ to Become Year’s Highest-Grossing Foreign Film in the U.S.
Bong Joon-ho’s Korean-language black comedy “Parasite” is poised to polish its Oscar credentials this weekend when it is expected to pass the $10 million milestone at the North American box office.The scathing social critique, which won the Palme d’Or in Cannes in May, opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters on Oct. 11. It finished last…
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Afm: Neon Buys Tilda Swinton’s ‘Memoria’ for North America
Neon has bought North American rights to Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Memoria,” starring Tilda Swinton, Jeanne Balibar, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Juan Pablo Urrego and Elkin Diaz.The drama is produced by Weerasethakul’s Kick the Machine, Burning and Illuminations Films. Weerasethakul previously won the Cannes Palme d’Or in 2010 for “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.”The deal…