Tag: Squid Game
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Watch Park Chan-wook’s New iPhone-Shot Film Project, ‘Life is But a Dream’
South Korean cinema has been having a moment lately, fueled by the success of films like “Parasite” and blockbuster television shows such as “Squid Game.” But in the midst of all the attention, one legendary Korean filmmaker has been relatively absent from pop culture lately: Park Chan-wook. The “Oldboy” director has not made a film…
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South Korean Film Biz Faces Big Challenges in 2022
Almost two years since “Parasite” won a handful of Oscars, the impact of Covid has meant that the Korean theatrical sector has been largely unable to capitalize on the trickle-down effect of those wins.Its current malaise stands in contrast to the pandemic windfalls enjoyed by other parts of the Korean entertainment biz — think BTS,…
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All Of Us Are Dead Is The New Squid Game, Hitting The #1 Spot On U.S. Netflix
“All of Us Are Dead” is not just part of a bizarre conspiracy theory about the world ending in 2012; it’s also the title of one of the most watched shows on Netflix in the US. Following the success of “Squid Game,” the zombie drama has become the second Korean series to dominate Netflix’s U.S.…
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The Film Independent Spirit Awards Need to Stop Treating TV Like Movies
Tuesday morning saw the announcement of the second-ever batch of TV nominees for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, and while the accolades represent a truly unique set of honorees, the mechanism for deciding those nominees remains painfully flawed.But first, the nominations.Film Independent didn’t appear to have any favorites with regard to TV this year, spreading…
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AFI’s Top Films and TV of 2021 Include ‘Dune,’ ‘Power of the Dog, and ‘Succession’
The American Film Institute’s annual lists showcasing the top 10 movies and TV shows of the year always include multiple awards frontrunners, and this year is no exception. The two juries — which are a mix of critics, academics, and film professionals — always celebrate the best of American cinema and television. The jury awarded…
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Netflix Top 10: ‘Money Heist’ Holds Global Viewers Hostage; ‘Power of the Dog’ Leads in Film
For nearly 190 million total viewing hours last week, Netflix audiences were screaming the rallying cry “Bella Ciao” after the fifth and final installment of the Spanish drama series “La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”) dropped Dec. 3 on the streamer.Within two days, “Money Heist” stole the thunder of Netflix’s English language shows, rising to…
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Movies By Hellbound Director Yeon Sang-Ho You Can Stream Today
With the success of shows like “Squid Game” and “Hellbound,” 2021 has been a huge year for South Korean horror on Netflix. Based on “The Hell,” a digital comic written by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Kyu-seok, “Hellbound” is about a nation learning to cope with a new phenomenon of unearthly beings showing up and dishing…
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Geneva speakers on how streaming boom has “shifted control to the audience”
Geneva Digital Market speakers forecast how producers should adapt to the future of streaming.The future of streaming and how producers should adapt to a fast-changing landscape led the discussion at the Geneva Digital Market this week.An international audience at the Swiss industry event reflected on a recent study by the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu), which…
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Apex Predator review – chipper Bruce Willis is getting hunted for kicks
Cheap and cheerless sci-fi action thriller pits cunning prisoner Willis against wealthy hunters in dreary genre retreadA mutant mashup of Squid Game, The Hunger Games and Suicide Squad, this cheap and cheerless sci-fi action film posits a future wherein wealthy hunters come to a remote island to pursue and kill human targets foolishly hoping for…
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‘Squid Game’ Goes Glam for a Whole New Kind of Competition: Awards Season
If TV’s winter awards season is a game, then Netflix’s breakout hit “Squid Game” is here to play. That was the takeaway of Monday night’s all-guild event for the series in Los Angeles, featuring a screening of arguably the best episode of the show’s first season, “Gganbu.” That was followed by a Q&a featuring creator,…