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‘Beasts Clawing at Straws,’ awakens characters’ animal spirits

Jan 13, 2020

Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Woo-sung star together for first time in crime noir
'Parasite' picks up 2 titles at Critics' Choice Awards

Jan 13, 2020

Bong Joon-ho's black comedy thriller "Parasite" has clinched two titles at this year's Critics' Choice Awards, continuing its rally during the US awards season. At the ceremony held by the Broadcast...
[Newsmaker] Hacking of top celebrities prompts rumors, warnings

Jan 12, 2020

Several South Korean celebrities whose phones were recently hacked are struggling to prevent the spread of their photos and rumors on the internet and messenger apps. Some have issued warnings of leg...
Bong Joon-ho's interpreter wows US film industry amid award-winning rally of 'Parasite'

Jan 10, 2020

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho of "Parasite" might be the busiest man in the ongoing US winter awards season, hoisting numerous trophies and delivering acceptance speeches onstage. As the direct...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Jan 10, 2020

Dolittle (US) Opened Jan. 8 Adventure, Comedy, Family Directed by Stephen Gaghan Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.) lives in solitude behind the walls of his manor in 19th-century England. Hi...
HBO to produce 'Parasite' miniseries

Jan 10, 2020

NEW YORK (AFP) -- HBO has secured the rights to adapt South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's critical smash hit "Parasite" into a miniseries, the US cable channel said Thursday. Television companies ...
'Parasite' scores 4 nominations for British Academy awards

Jan 7, 2020

Bong Joon-ho's black comedy "Parasite" has been nominated in four categories for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, organizers said Tuesday. In the nominations for the 2...
[Newsmaker] Bong Joon-ho’s 20-year film director career

Jan 6, 2020

Born in Daegu in 1969, Bong Joon-ho is believed to have inherited artistic sensibilities from his family. His father was a pioneering graphic designer and his maternal grandfather the well-known nove...
'Parasite’ wins Korea’s first Golden Globe

Jan 6, 2020

With win for foreign language film, Bong Joon-ho gets Oscar boost
Hollywood stars shine on Globes red carpet

Jan 6, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Hollywood's brightest stars sparkled Sunday on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, the first showbiz awards gala of 2020. Under sunny skies, the best and brightest of film and ...
'Parasite' named best picture by US Nat'l Society of Film Critics

Jan 6, 2020

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's black comedy thriller "Parasite" has won the top honor from the US National Society of Film Critics. As the NSFC announced winners of its 54th annual voting meet...
Biopic to look back on late rock legend Shin Hae-chul

Jan 3, 2020

Rockstar Shin Hae-chul’s agency has teamed up with a local film company to make a biopic about the late singer. On Thursday, local film production and distribution company Acemaker Movie Works annou...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Jan 3, 2020

Ashfall (Korea) Opened Dec. 19 Drama, Action Directed by Lee Hae-jun, Kim Byeong-seo Paektusan, the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula and a dormant volcano, comes out of its slumber and u...
Ha Jung-woo to make horror debut with ‘The Closet’

Jan 2, 2020

While the last film of 2019 featuring Ha Jung-woo as the lead act, “Ashfall,” still tops box offices, the actor is making a swift return with the first horror movie of the year -- and also the first ...
Korean film scene goes experimental in 2020

Jan 1, 2020

Encouraged by the astounding achievements of 2019, the Korean film scene is set to go more adventurous this year, bringing zombies, clones and spacecraft to the big screen. Though such subjects have...