Hulu has gained the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar Best Picture winner Parasite. The film explores socioeconomic inequality in South Korea, following an impoverished, literally basement-dwelling family posing as qualified professionals to gain long-term employment by a wealthy family. Hulu’s deal with distributor Neon, Parasite will be available on Hulu beginning Wednesday, […]
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite is now scoring big box office rewards following its winning the Best Picture Oscar last week. The darkly comedic South Korean thriller collected $5.5 million over the weekend, an exceptional 234% increase in ticket sales and the biggest post-Oscar boost for a best picture winner in the past decade. In the week […]
After Winning the Best Picture Oscar, Parasite is getting a major re-release this weekend and the recently announced re-release of 2003’s Memories of Murder, distributor NEON and videophile label Criterion have exciting news for Bong Joon-ho fans. The pair have announced that both of those aforementioned films from the Korean auteur will be coming […]
Mark Ruffalo is reportedly rumored to be in consideration for the upcoming Parasite TV series in the works for HBO reports Collider. Previous reports suggest the show would actually be a continuation of the film, with director Bong Joon-ho making clear this will NOT be a remake. However, the new report suggests Ruffalo is wanted to […]
The 92nd Academy Awards was held tonight at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. Parasite topped the list with four and made history, becoming the first non-English film to take the honor of best picture. I Brad Pitt had arguably the best acceptance speech in an otherwise surprisingly serious ceremony. Below is […]
The National Society of Film Critics held its vote on the best of 2019’s film Saturday, with Parasite taking the top prize for best film as well as best screenplay for Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won. Portrait of a Lady on Fire DP Claire Mathon was lauded for her work, as well as […]
Taika Waititi’s WW2 imaginary friend Hitler dark comedy Jojo Rabbit took the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, nabbing the festival’s Audience Award. Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite claimed the runner-up prizes. In recent years a TIFF People’s Choice Award is pretty much a guaranteed Best Picture nomination […]
The full trailer has hit for director Bong Joon-ho’s (Snowpiercer, The Host) new dark comedy class satire thriller Parasite which opens in South Korea on June 15th. The film won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street […]
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