Tag: The Fortress
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Sakamoto Ryuichi to be Posthumously Honored at Jecheon Music Festival – Global Bulletin
Choirs Of AngelsSakamoto Ryuichi, the Japanese film composer and music supervisor who died in March, has been posthumously named as the recipient of the Jecheon Film Music Award at the 19th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (Aug. 10-15). Sakamoto won Academy Awards and Golden Globes for his score for “The Last Emperor” and has…
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‘Squid Game’ Unveils Season 2 Cast with Table Read Sneak Peek
There are a new crop of contenders for “Squid Game” Season 2.The official cast list for the much-anticipated second season has been announced by Netflix. Jo Yu-ri, a member of South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One, is among the new cast members, including Netflix stars Park Gyu-young and Kang Ae-sim (“Move to Heaven”).The cast also includes…
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Don’t Underestimate ‘Joker,’ Which Reaffirms Its Place in the Awards Conversation After Camerimage Win
Despite persistent backlash dating up to and throughout its release, Todd Phillips’ “Joker” isn’t going away anytime soon. It’s almost redundant at this point to rehash the numerous takedowns levied upon the movie. It’s a celebration of violence! It will incite incels! Horrid acts of cruelty are committed against women and other innocent people! No…
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Camerimage: ‘The Fortress’ Wins the Golden Frog at the Cinematography Festival
Camerimage, the weeklong celebration of cinematography in Bydgoszcz, Poland, comes to a close today by handing out its prestigious Frog prizes. The big winner was South Korean drama “The Fortress,” which won the top prize, the Golden Frog, in the Main Competition. The film directed by Dong-Hyuk Hwang and lensed by Ji Yong Kim was…
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Ji Yong Kim Wins at EnergaCamerimage With ‘The Fortress’
South Korean cinematographer Ji Yong Kim won the EnergaCamerimage fest top prize, the Golden Frog, on Saturday for the sweeping imagery of his Renaissance-era war story “The Fortress” by director Dong-Hyuk Hwang. Juror David Gropman, a production designer, praised the film’s “staggering beauty and epic scale.”Poland’s own rising-star Dp Lukasz Zal won the Silver Frog…