Following on from Parasite’s history-making success at the Academy Awards, director Bong Joon Ho has revealed he “would love to make a musical” in the future but it would have to be “different.” “I would love to make a musical,” Bong told Empire. “Characters would begin singing, then think, ‘Oh my God, fuck this, this […]
Ten Essential Korean Films
Tom Jolliffe offers up some essential Korean films… If you’ve managed to catch Parasite by now, whether you got in ahead of the curve and pre-Oscars, or hit it up in the wake of its success, then you might feel yourself drawn to what other gems Korean cinema has to offer. The hope, following Bong […]
Parasite becomes the highest grossing foreign language film in UK box office history
Last month, Parasite made history at the Academy Awards by becoming the first foreign-language film to earn Best Picture while also taking home Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film. However, the Oscar-winning dark comedy-drama directed by Bong Joon Ho is continuing to break records as Parasite has now become the highest-grossing foreign-language film in UK […]
Mark Ruffalo confirms Parasite TV series rumours, “might be playing the father”
Last month, Parasite made history at the Academy Awards by being the first foreign-language film to earn Best Picture while also taking home Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film. And it didn’t take long for HBO to announce a limited series spin-off based upon the feature film with rumours of Mark Ruffalo in […]
Blu-ray Review – Parasite (2019)
Parasite, 2019. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun, Jang Hyae-jin. SYNOPSIS: A poor family, the Kims, con their way into becoming the servants of a rich family, the Parks. But their easy life gets complicated when their deception is threatened with exposure. Not […]
Parasite and Snowpiercer: Class divides with Bong Joon Ho
In the first of new series of features, Tom Jolliffe suggests a class-themed double bill of Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite and Snowpiercer… The beauty of cinema is how so many films can form a connective strand with others. Sometimes it can be a film-makers penchant for a similar message between a couple of films, or […]
Movie Review – Parasite (2019)
Parasite, 2019. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Chang Hyae-jin, Park So-dam, Cho Yeo-jeong, Lee Sun-kyun, Jung Ziso and Lee Jung-eun. SYNOPSIS: A poor family tricks their way into the home of a wealthier one by deceiving their relatives into various household jobs. It’s not often that a film outside of the […]
Movie Review – Parasite (2019)
Parasite, 2019. Starring Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Chang Hyae-jin, Park So-dam, Cho Yeo-jeong, Lee Sun-kyun, Jung Ziso and Lee Jung-eun. SYNOPSIS: When a penniless family stumble upon the opportunity to integrate themselves into the lives of a rich family, they’re not quite prepared for the kind of doors this new […]
Could dumbing down cinema threaten the legacy of timeless classics?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the current monopolisation of cinemas from Hollywood tentpoles, and whether timeless classics are at risk of being forgotten… The debate has raged throughout the last half year. Martin Scorsese was at the forefront. Cinemas are being overrun with Theme park rides. The cultural, dramatic and thematic impact with some of these are […]
Bong Joon-ho and Adam McKay set to bring Parasite to the small screen with HBO
The 2019 Palme d’Or winning, $130 million worldwide grossing, and absolutely superb Parasite is yet to amaze audiences in the UK, but it has emerged that HBO is in negotiations for a limited series based on one of the most unique movies of modern times. Deadline report that Bong Joon-ho will work with Adam McKay, […]