Veteran South Korean actor Song Kang-ho carries himself with a quietly measured poise that stands in sharp contrast to the brusque and hapless working class types he’s often played throughout his illustrious career. On this unseasonably balmy mid-October morning, he’s sporting a sharp black turtleneck under an even sharper dark blue blazer—his jet-black hair perfectly gelled and coiffed to the side in the dapper likeness of a Brooks Brothers model-meets-vintage-Hollywood leading man. Sitting across from him, one immediately takes stock of Song’s distinguished presence and gracious demeanor, to say nothing of his casually intellectual manner of speaking, in which he thoughtfully and deliberately articulates himself with a conversational lyricism that’s inviting, if not a little intimidating.
Yet Song also grounds his affable regality with a humbling and generous dose of self-deprecating humor; harmonizing his unpretentiously dignified comportment with an earthly humanism that radiates through warm glints of eye contact,...
Yet Song also grounds his affable regality with a humbling and generous dose of self-deprecating humor; harmonizing his unpretentiously dignified comportment with an earthly humanism that radiates through warm glints of eye contact,...
- 10/31/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Bong Joon-Ho’s dark comedy “Parasite,” which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, has launched with a spectacular $376,264 at three U.S. theaters.
Neon opened “Parasite” at The Landmark and Arclight Hollywood in Los Angeles and at the IFC Center in New York, where it broke the opening record set by 2014’s “Boyhood.” Its per-screen average of $125,421 is the highest since the opening of “La La Land” in 2016, and it’s also the largest per screen average for any foreign language film.
“Parasite” is a return to Korean-language film for Joon-Ho following “Okja” and “Snowpiercer.” It is also his fourth collaboration with Song Kang-Ho, who stars in the film. The film also stars Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik and Park So-dam. Jessica Kiang called the film “brilliant” in her review for Variety out of Cannes.
The story centers on the interactions between two families — one...
Neon opened “Parasite” at The Landmark and Arclight Hollywood in Los Angeles and at the IFC Center in New York, where it broke the opening record set by 2014’s “Boyhood.” Its per-screen average of $125,421 is the highest since the opening of “La La Land” in 2016, and it’s also the largest per screen average for any foreign language film.
“Parasite” is a return to Korean-language film for Joon-Ho following “Okja” and “Snowpiercer.” It is also his fourth collaboration with Song Kang-Ho, who stars in the film. The film also stars Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik and Park So-dam. Jessica Kiang called the film “brilliant” in her review for Variety out of Cannes.
The story centers on the interactions between two families — one...
- 10/13/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Parasite (Gisaengchung) Neon Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Bong Joon-ho Screenwriter: Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won Cast: Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Chang Hyae-jin, Park So-dam, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Jung Ziso, Lee Jung-em, Jung Hyeon-jun Screened at: Dolby, NYC, 10/8/19 Opens: October 11, 2019 Some say that the […]
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- 10/11/2019
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
We’ve got a thrilling new trailer to share with you for director Bong Joon-ho‘s new film Parasite. The film is described as a “pitch-black modern fairytale,” and it’s become one of the best-reviewed movies of the year.
Joon-ho is the director of films such as Memories of Murder, The Host, Mother, Snowpiercer, and Okja, and judging from the reviews, this is one of his greatest achievements. As you’ll see in the trailer, lots of critics hail the film as a masterpiece.
Here’s the synopsis:
Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families.
Joon-ho is the director of films such as Memories of Murder, The Host, Mother, Snowpiercer, and Okja, and judging from the reviews, this is one of his greatest achievements. As you’ll see in the trailer, lots of critics hail the film as a masterpiece.
Here’s the synopsis:
Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families.
- 10/2/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Bong Joon-ho's Parasite is a masterwork that builds on the allegorical bite of Snowpiercer and Okja to become the best film of 2019.
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If you ever want to see the severe extremes of a class system, just look around any major city. Bong Joon-ho is aware of this, which is why he takes perverse pleasure in how he’s staged Parasite, a masterful passion play about the immense gap between those with money—lots and lots of money—and those without. While one family, the Kims, are introduced literally occupying space below sea level in a scuzzy apartment they insist is a “semi-basement,” another lives on a hill. Scratch that, the Park family lives above the hill, complete with a landscaped and walled off garden that acts like a mini-Eden above the unseen, urban riffraff.
Such are the incongruous realities of living in the same Seoul. Within this juxtaposition Joon-ho presents Parasite,...
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If you ever want to see the severe extremes of a class system, just look around any major city. Bong Joon-ho is aware of this, which is why he takes perverse pleasure in how he’s staged Parasite, a masterful passion play about the immense gap between those with money—lots and lots of money—and those without. While one family, the Kims, are introduced literally occupying space below sea level in a scuzzy apartment they insist is a “semi-basement,” another lives on a hill. Scratch that, the Park family lives above the hill, complete with a landscaped and walled off garden that acts like a mini-Eden above the unseen, urban riffraff.
Such are the incongruous realities of living in the same Seoul. Within this juxtaposition Joon-ho presents Parasite,...
- 10/2/2019
- Den of Geek
"You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan at all." Neon has released one final official Us trailer for Bong Joon-ho's masterpiece Parasite, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival this summer. The film is opening in Us theaters starting on October 11th later this month, after playing at Tiff and Nyff as well. An unemployed, impoverished Korean family works their way into the home of the wealthy and glamorous Parks, until they get entangled in an unexpected incident. The film stars Song Kang-ho with Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, plus Park Seo-joon. I Love this film, it's unquestionably one of the best of the decade - not even hyperbole. I wrote a glowing review of this from Cannes, calling it, "an intelligent, amusing, devious, uniquely-Korean script that is a total knockout." Do not miss this in theaters. Here's the...
- 10/2/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Judging by the taste of A-list film festivals juries, Asian cinema is taking the lead on the world scale. Last year at Cannes, two of the most lauded films were Palme d’Or winner “Shoplifters” by Hirokazu Koreeda and “Burning” by Lee Chang-dong. Interestingly, both were examining class conflict in a divided society with deep rifts between the haves and have-nots. There are obvious parallels to be drawn between this year’s Palme laureate, Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” and both of the aforementioned films so we could debate on a trend of sorts, where the approach of art-house drama or more genre-oriented is just a matter of taste. We were lucky enough to finally catch the “Parasite” at Sarajevo’s impressive and impressively full open-air stage.
Like in “Shoplifters,” here we also have a family (only this time biological) of four living on the fringes of society in a basement...
Like in “Shoplifters,” here we also have a family (only this time biological) of four living on the fringes of society in a basement...
- 8/24/2019
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
Bong Joon-ho, the director of films such as Memories of Murder, The Host, Mother, Snowpiercer, and Okja, has made a new movie called Parasite, and it looks like a freakin’ great movie! The first trailer has been released, and I want to watch this movie now!
The film is described as being a “pitch-black modern fairytale,” and some of the reviews for it are saying it’s one of the best movies of the year. Here’s the synopsis:
Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury...
The film is described as being a “pitch-black modern fairytale,” and some of the reviews for it are saying it’s one of the best movies of the year. Here’s the synopsis:
Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury...
- 8/14/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"Rich people are really gullible." Neon has debuted the first full Us trailer for Bong Joon-ho's masterpiece Parasite, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this summer. This is hands-down one of the best films of the year, and it's getting a theatrical release starting in October after playing at Tiff and Nyff. An unemployed, impoverished Korean family works their way into the home of the wealthy and glamorous Parks, until they get entangled in an unexpected incident. The film stars Song Kang-ho with Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, plus Park Seo-joon. I Love this film, so so so much. I wrote a glowing review of this from Cannes, calling it, "an intelligent, amusing, devious, uniquely-Korean script that is a total knockout." I've seen it twice already and it's still one of my favorite films of the year. Don't miss it.
- 8/14/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Let the #BongHive expand. After his globe-trotting, multi-lingual adventure Okja, Bong Joon-ho returned solely to South Korea for his follow-up, the smaller-scale Parasite, which packed a great deal of mysterious ahead of its Cannes premiere. It turned out to exceed even our highest of expectations, earning the Palme d’Or and near-unanimous praise. Neon smartly picked up prior to its premiere and now have released the first trailer ahead of an October release.
Starring Song Kang-Ho, Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-Shik, and Park So-Dam, the story follows two families from different classes in an examination of the social stratification in the director’s native South Korea. Giovanni Marchini Camia said in our Cannes review, “With the terrific Parasite, Bong has crafted an angry, genre-inflected social allegory that in many ways functions as a Korean analog to Jordan Peele’s Us. A far superior craftsman than Peele, Bong is perhaps the contemporary master of entertaining,...
Starring Song Kang-Ho, Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-Shik, and Park So-Dam, the story follows two families from different classes in an examination of the social stratification in the director’s native South Korea. Giovanni Marchini Camia said in our Cannes review, “With the terrific Parasite, Bong has crafted an angry, genre-inflected social allegory that in many ways functions as a Korean analog to Jordan Peele’s Us. A far superior craftsman than Peele, Bong is perhaps the contemporary master of entertaining,...
- 8/14/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Originally slated to close China’s First Film Festival on July 28, South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” has just been removed from the fest’s slate for “technical reasons.” The film, which won the Palme d’Or unanimously at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, is the fifth festival film to rankle Chinese censors this year, according to Variety.
Organizers of the 10-day festival in Xining, Qinghai province, released a social media statement, issuing “sincere apologies for the inconvenience,” but with no further details. The festival’s shuttering of Bong’s dark, class-conflict comedy likely stems from the currently tense diplomatic relationship between China and South Korea, which operates an American-owned anti-missile system, in conflict with China’s own military policies. All Korean films and TV series are also banned from being imported in China for theatrical exhibition and streaming, with no Korean films seeing a release in China in the last two years.
Organizers of the 10-day festival in Xining, Qinghai province, released a social media statement, issuing “sincere apologies for the inconvenience,” but with no further details. The festival’s shuttering of Bong’s dark, class-conflict comedy likely stems from the currently tense diplomatic relationship between China and South Korea, which operates an American-owned anti-missile system, in conflict with China’s own military policies. All Korean films and TV series are also banned from being imported in China for theatrical exhibition and streaming, with no Korean films seeing a release in China in the last two years.
- 7/29/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Stars: Philip Hersh, So-nee Jeon, Sun-kyun Lee, Young-yu Lee, Hae-Joon Park | Written and Directed by Jeong-beom Lee
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage, directed by Lee Jeong-beom, stars Lee Sun-kyun as the titular character. A washed-up double-crossing crooked detective who on his latest illegal exploit is uncovered in a larger underground criminal conspiracy scheme that splits his personal life and career in half.
Think a Korean spin on Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver meets Abel Ferrera’s Bad Lieutenant. The story itself, written by Lee Jeong-beom and Im Beom, isn’t all that dissimilar from your usual anti-hero detective thriller born out of conventional genre tropes and flood the South Korean market. However, Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage offers a decent escapade for its audience, with a balance of tone that works perfectly in a less than the harsh approach to the material that could easily be overly muddled and dark.
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage, directed by Lee Jeong-beom, stars Lee Sun-kyun as the titular character. A washed-up double-crossing crooked detective who on his latest illegal exploit is uncovered in a larger underground criminal conspiracy scheme that splits his personal life and career in half.
Think a Korean spin on Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver meets Abel Ferrera’s Bad Lieutenant. The story itself, written by Lee Jeong-beom and Im Beom, isn’t all that dissimilar from your usual anti-hero detective thriller born out of conventional genre tropes and flood the South Korean market. However, Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage offers a decent escapade for its audience, with a balance of tone that works perfectly in a less than the harsh approach to the material that could easily be overly muddled and dark.
- 7/16/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
“Parasite,” the Palme d’Or-winning film from South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, has enjoyed a winning start at its home box office. It earned $3.93 million on Thursday, according to data from Kobiz, the tracking service of the Korean Film Council.
That put it far ahead of holdover title “Aladdin,” which came in second place, and the fourth-place start for “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” which opened a day earlier, on Wednesday, and earned only $212,000 on Thursday for a two-day cumulative of $768,000.
Since “Parasite’s” victory in Cannes last Saturday and Bong’s return home Monday, the film has enjoyed nonstop enthusiastic coverage in the South Korean media. It was screened for Korean media on Tuesday.
Plaudits were also heaped on actor Song Kang-ho, who has appeared in four of Bong’s films and who plays the father of a poor but resourceful family that works its way into the good graces of a richer family.
That put it far ahead of holdover title “Aladdin,” which came in second place, and the fourth-place start for “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” which opened a day earlier, on Wednesday, and earned only $212,000 on Thursday for a two-day cumulative of $768,000.
Since “Parasite’s” victory in Cannes last Saturday and Bong’s return home Monday, the film has enjoyed nonstop enthusiastic coverage in the South Korean media. It was screened for Korean media on Tuesday.
Plaudits were also heaped on actor Song Kang-ho, who has appeared in four of Bong’s films and who plays the father of a poor but resourceful family that works its way into the good graces of a richer family.
- 5/31/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Bong Joon-Ho’s dark comedy “Parasite,” which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, has been scheduled by Neon for an awards season release of Oct. 11 in Los Angeles and New York.
Neon made the announcement Thursday, asserting that it has positioned the title as a prime awards season contender in the international film category and beyond. “Parasite” will receive a traditional arthouse platform release with a gradual expansion.
“Parasite” is a return to Korean-language film for Joon-Ho following “Okja” and “Snowpiercer.” It is also his fourth collaboration with Song Kang-Ho, who stars in the film, as well as his fifth collaboration with Neon CEO Tom Quinn.
The film also stars Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik and Park So-dam. Jessica Kiang called the film “brilliant” in her review for Variety out of Cannes.
The story centers on the interactions between two families — one being the picture...
Neon made the announcement Thursday, asserting that it has positioned the title as a prime awards season contender in the international film category and beyond. “Parasite” will receive a traditional arthouse platform release with a gradual expansion.
“Parasite” is a return to Korean-language film for Joon-Ho following “Okja” and “Snowpiercer.” It is also his fourth collaboration with Song Kang-Ho, who stars in the film, as well as his fifth collaboration with Neon CEO Tom Quinn.
The film also stars Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik and Park So-dam. Jessica Kiang called the film “brilliant” in her review for Variety out of Cannes.
The story centers on the interactions between two families — one being the picture...
- 5/30/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Fresh off the heels of a major victory at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Bong Joon-ho’s acclaimed dramatic thriller “Parasite” will open in select theaters October 11. Indie and foreign film distributor Neon picked up U.S. rights to the movie before Cannes but have now slated the film to debut in theaters in the height of Oscar season. The company says it will be releasing “Parasite” as a “prime awards season contender.” The movie will have a traditional arthouse platform release.
Neon’s official synopsis for the movie reads: “Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families.
Neon’s official synopsis for the movie reads: “Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families.
- 5/30/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Bong Joon-ho has made groundbreaking history at the Cannes Film Festival by becoming the first Korean director in the festival’s 72-year history to win the Palme d’Or. The writer-director won the Palme for his dramatic thriller “Parasite,” which earned rave reviews in competition and was named by IndieWire as one of the 10 best films of the festival.
Bong Joon-ho competed for his first Palme d’Or at Cannes 2017 with his Netflix-backed “Okja,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tilda Swinton. The film lost the Palme d’Or prize that year to Ruben Östlund’s “The Square.” Bong has a long history with the Cannes Film Festival, having premiered his breakout monster movie “The Host” at Directors’ Fortnight and his acclaimed “Mother” in the Un Certain Regard sidebar.
“Parasite” centers around a struggling family that invades the lives of the wealthy Park family and gets in over their heads when...
Bong Joon-ho competed for his first Palme d’Or at Cannes 2017 with his Netflix-backed “Okja,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tilda Swinton. The film lost the Palme d’Or prize that year to Ruben Östlund’s “The Square.” Bong has a long history with the Cannes Film Festival, having premiered his breakout monster movie “The Host” at Directors’ Fortnight and his acclaimed “Mother” in the Un Certain Regard sidebar.
“Parasite” centers around a struggling family that invades the lives of the wealthy Park family and gets in over their heads when...
- 5/25/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
‘Oh Mercy!’ scores mid-range; ‘Matthias And Maxime’ flounders.
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite has taken the number one spot on Screen’s Cannes jury grid, with an average of 3.4 from our ten critics.
The black comedy received four scores of four (excellent) – a joint-high on this year’s grid, with Céline Sciamma’s Portrait Of A Lady On Fire and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood. The La Times’ Justin Chang, The Paper’s Wang Muyan, Positif’s Michel Ciment, Meduza’s Anton Dolin and Screen’s own critic all awarded it top marks, with its lowest...
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite has taken the number one spot on Screen’s Cannes jury grid, with an average of 3.4 from our ten critics.
The black comedy received four scores of four (excellent) – a joint-high on this year’s grid, with Céline Sciamma’s Portrait Of A Lady On Fire and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood. The La Times’ Justin Chang, The Paper’s Wang Muyan, Positif’s Michel Ciment, Meduza’s Anton Dolin and Screen’s own critic all awarded it top marks, with its lowest...
- 5/23/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
He made his first trip to Cannes in 2006 with the Directors’ Fortnight selected The Host, and after being selected for the Un Certain Regard for Tokyo! (2008) and Mother (2009), Bong Joon-ho finally got some love after 2013’s Snowpiercer with a comp spot for 2017’s Okja and now, Parasite. South Korean genre-bender stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik and Park So-dam. The film revolves around Ki-taek and his unemployed family as they take a peculiar interest in the wealthy Park family, which leads them to get entangled in an unexpected incident.
With several perfect and near perfect scores, Parasite blows the rest of the comp titles away with grades hovering around the 4 mark.…...
With several perfect and near perfect scores, Parasite blows the rest of the comp titles away with grades hovering around the 4 mark.…...
- 5/22/2019
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
A laugh turns into a snarl which gets stuck in the throat like a sob — or an arrow through the neck — in Bong Joon-ho’s latest wild, wild ride, “Parasite.” On paper, that might not sound so very different from the experience of watching Bong’s “Snowpiercer,” “Memories of Murder” “The Host” or “Okja.” The Korean trickster god is above all known for his uncategorizable movie melées which tumble bloodily down the genre stairs hitting every step — comedy, horror, drama, social commentary, slasher, creature feature, murder mystery, manifesto for vegetarianism — on the way. But while “Parasite” certainly cycles through more than half that list, the laugh is darker, the snarl more vicious and the sob more despairing than we’ve ever had from him before. Bong is back and on brilliant form, but he is unmistakably, roaringly furious, and it registers because the target is so deserving, so enormous, so...
- 5/21/2019
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Bong Joon-ho’s bizarre black comedy about a rich Korean family and a poor one in a modern-day Downton Abbey situation gets its tendrils in you
Bong Joon-ho has returned to Cannes with a luxuriously watchable and satirical suspense drama. It runs as purringly smooth as the Mercedes driven by the lead character, played by Korean star Song Kang-ho. Parasite is a bizarre black comedy about social status, aspiration, materialism and the patriarchal family unit, and people who accept the idea of having (or leasing) a servant class.
Parasite is about a wealthy Korean family in a modern-day Downton Abbey upstairs-downstairs situation, one far more unstable than the patrician caste realises. The film could perhaps be a bit more lean and mean, and deliver its jeopardy and payoff with more despatch. But it is an enjoyable, elegant, scabrous movie about a mix of servitude and trickery that is an interesting theme in Korean cinema.
Bong Joon-ho has returned to Cannes with a luxuriously watchable and satirical suspense drama. It runs as purringly smooth as the Mercedes driven by the lead character, played by Korean star Song Kang-ho. Parasite is a bizarre black comedy about social status, aspiration, materialism and the patriarchal family unit, and people who accept the idea of having (or leasing) a servant class.
Parasite is about a wealthy Korean family in a modern-day Downton Abbey upstairs-downstairs situation, one far more unstable than the patrician caste realises. The film could perhaps be a bit more lean and mean, and deliver its jeopardy and payoff with more despatch. But it is an enjoyable, elegant, scabrous movie about a mix of servitude and trickery that is an interesting theme in Korean cinema.
- 5/21/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
This year, the Cannes Film Festival is set to welcome four films from Korea, from the most anticipated new film from a Korean director this year, down to a promising student short. Bong Joon-ho is back in competition with his latest film “Parasite”, the ‘Midnight Screenings’ welcome a new Korean genre film in “The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil”, student short “Reonghee” (Alien) is invited to Cinéfondation and Jeong Da-hee returns to Directors’ Fortnight with her short animation “Movements”.
Two years after getting his first invitation to the Cannes competition section with his Netlfix-backed “Okja”, director Bong is back on the Croisette with “Parasite”, his first fully Korean-language project since “Mother”, which screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes in 2009. Bong’s new work features Song Kang-ho as the head of a struggling family that finds itself entangled with a rich family following an unexpected incident. The film also stars Lee Sun-kyun,...
Two years after getting his first invitation to the Cannes competition section with his Netlfix-backed “Okja”, director Bong is back on the Croisette with “Parasite”, his first fully Korean-language project since “Mother”, which screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes in 2009. Bong’s new work features Song Kang-ho as the head of a struggling family that finds itself entangled with a rich family following an unexpected incident. The film also stars Lee Sun-kyun,...
- 5/9/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Having been partially responsible for the Netflix fall out with the Cannes Film Festival, “Okja” and “Snowpiercer” director Bong Joon-ho returns to Cannes competition this year with conventionally- financed “Parasite.” But the Korean-language film is a tragicomedy that Bong says may be too nuanced for the festival.
“Cannes always makes me feel excited, fresh, and nervous. I am very happy to premiere my film, which took so much work, at the hottest, most passionate place,” Bong said at an event held in Seoul on Monday. “But I doubt whether the film could be 100% understood (by foreign audiences). ‘Parasite’ is full of details and nuances that are specific to Koreans. I think the film’s Korean premiere after Cannes will be the most exciting moment for me.”
The themes that Bong has explored in his previous films, such as social class and family dynamics, will again feature. ” “Parasite’ is a story...
“Cannes always makes me feel excited, fresh, and nervous. I am very happy to premiere my film, which took so much work, at the hottest, most passionate place,” Bong said at an event held in Seoul on Monday. “But I doubt whether the film could be 100% understood (by foreign audiences). ‘Parasite’ is full of details and nuances that are specific to Koreans. I think the film’s Korean premiere after Cannes will be the most exciting moment for me.”
The themes that Bong has explored in his previous films, such as social class and family dynamics, will again feature. ” “Parasite’ is a story...
- 4/22/2019
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
The official selection of films for the 72nd Cannes Film Festival was announced earlier today, along with all the Asian films that will be participating at the Festival this year. While there are not many Asian films that feature this year, there are some big names and some interesting titles that have been selected.
Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite”
Going head to head are the latest films by Bong Joon-ho and Chinese director Diao Yinan. Bong Joon-ho’s latest family drama “Parasite”, starring Song Kang-ho and Lee Sun-kyun in leading roles, will screen In Competiton, where his last film “Okja” also participated. Five years after his Berlin Film Festival conquering thriller “Black Coal, Thin Ice”, director Diao Yinan will also be competing with his latest film “The Wild Goose Lake”, which sees him reteam with his Silver Bear winning actor Liao Fan. Palestinian director Elia Suleiman’s travelogue film “It Must...
Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite”
Going head to head are the latest films by Bong Joon-ho and Chinese director Diao Yinan. Bong Joon-ho’s latest family drama “Parasite”, starring Song Kang-ho and Lee Sun-kyun in leading roles, will screen In Competiton, where his last film “Okja” also participated. Five years after his Berlin Film Festival conquering thriller “Black Coal, Thin Ice”, director Diao Yinan will also be competing with his latest film “The Wild Goose Lake”, which sees him reteam with his Silver Bear winning actor Liao Fan. Palestinian director Elia Suleiman’s travelogue film “It Must...
- 4/19/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Get ready for the next Bong Joon-ho film! Cj Entertainment has debuted an official Korean trailer for Bong Joon-ho's next, a family drama titled Parasite. Don't be deceived, however, as there's definitely still some murder and mystery in this - it's not just a simple drama about a family. All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident. This stars Song Kang-ho with Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, plus Park Seo-joon. We don't usually post international trailers without subtitles, but this is the new Bong Joon-ho film! Can't help it. He's one of my favorite filmmakers, and rumors are this will premiere in Cannes. Definitely worth a look. Here's the first official Korean trailer (+ poster) for Bong Joon-ho's Parasite, direct from YouTube: Revolves around Ki-taek (Song Kang-ho) and his unemployed family as...
- 4/8/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
After his globe-trotting, multi-lingual adventure Okja, Bong Joon-ho returned solely to South Korea for his follow-up, a smaller-scale, mysterious drama titled Parasite. Set to be released in his country in May, it’ll likely premiere at Cannes, and now the first international trailer and poster have arrived.
Starring Song Kang-Ho, Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-Shik, and Park So-Dam, the story follows two families from different classes who have peculiar characteristics. While there’s no English subtitles yet, one can clearly see strange things are afoot and thankfully us in the United States won’t have to wait long for a release as Neon plans a 2019 bow.
Check out the trailer and poster below for one of our most-anticipated films of the year.
Parasite opens in May in South Korea and will be released by Neon in the United States later this year.
Starring Song Kang-Ho, Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-Shik, and Park So-Dam, the story follows two families from different classes who have peculiar characteristics. While there’s no English subtitles yet, one can clearly see strange things are afoot and thankfully us in the United States won’t have to wait long for a release as Neon plans a 2019 bow.
Check out the trailer and poster below for one of our most-anticipated films of the year.
Parasite opens in May in South Korea and will be released by Neon in the United States later this year.
- 4/8/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Quite possibly the Event of the Year for South Korean cinema, “Parasite”, the new film by internationally acclaimed director Bong Joon-ho is eagerly anticipated by cinephiles across the world for a number of reasons. Not only does it see Bong return to his home country for the first time since 2009’s “Mother”, after two successive international productions in “Snowpiercer” and “Okja”, it also sees him reunite with his favourite leading man Song Kang-ho. Well, today we have our first official look at the film with the film’s poster and trailer being released.
Synopsis
While no official synopsis is out yet, the trailer seems to allude to the film commenting on the vast difference between the upper and lower class of South Korean society through the story of two families, one with Song Kang-ho as the father and his children portrayed by Choi Woo-sik and Park So-dam, while the other...
Synopsis
While no official synopsis is out yet, the trailer seems to allude to the film commenting on the vast difference between the upper and lower class of South Korean society through the story of two families, one with Song Kang-ho as the father and his children portrayed by Choi Woo-sik and Park So-dam, while the other...
- 4/8/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
2018 was, by most accounts, a mixed bag of a year for South Korean cinema. Where critics darling Lee Chang-dong returned to the scene after an eight-year hiatus to much fanfare and applause with “Burning”, small films like “Little Forest” and “Intimate Strangers” ended up being more well received than tentpole blockbusters like Kim Jee-woon’s “Illang: The Wolf Brigade”, for example. 2019 has begun very strongly, with “Extreme Job” going on to become the 2nd highest grossing South Korean film of all time on the domestic box-office. Here’s a list of some films we can look forward to with much anticipation in the remainder of the year.
Bad Police (Lee Jeong-beom)
It’s Lee Sun-kyun vs the world in “Bad Police”
Six years after the action packed “No Tears for the Dead”, the director of the iconic “The Man from Nowhere” is back with “Bad Police”. Telling the story of...
Bad Police (Lee Jeong-beom)
It’s Lee Sun-kyun vs the world in “Bad Police”
Six years after the action packed “No Tears for the Dead”, the director of the iconic “The Man from Nowhere” is back with “Bad Police”. Telling the story of...
- 2/25/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The last time Lee Sun-kyun played a cop was in 2014’s hit “A Hard Day”, where he played a corrupt cop trying to cover up a road accident death. In 2019, we will see him play a corrupt police office once again in “Bad Police” by director Lee Jeong-beom.
Synopsis
Most of the plot is still under wraps, but “Bad Police” follows a bad cop as he stands up to an even worse society.
The latest film from Lee Jeong-beom, whose films include “The Man from Nowhere” and “No Tears for the Dead”, “Bad Police” also co-stars Jeon So-nee (“After My Death”) and Park Hae-joon. It is set to release in South Korea on March 21st, 2019.
Synopsis
Most of the plot is still under wraps, but “Bad Police” follows a bad cop as he stands up to an even worse society.
The latest film from Lee Jeong-beom, whose films include “The Man from Nowhere” and “No Tears for the Dead”, “Bad Police” also co-stars Jeon So-nee (“After My Death”) and Park Hae-joon. It is set to release in South Korea on March 21st, 2019.
- 2/21/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Parasite
Bong Joon-ho returns to South Korea for his seventh feature Parasite, which is his fourth collaboration with actor Song Kang-ho in what seems to be a genre informed family drama (though perhaps not in the same vein of his 2006 The Host). Supporting cast members include Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-Shik and Park So-Dam. Produced through Barunson E&A, Cj Entertainment is the South Korean distributor while Us distribution rights have already been pre-purchased by Neon. Joon-ho became one of South Korea’s most prominent directors in the 2000s thanks to the success of his sophomore film Memories of Murder (2003) and the eventual cult following of The Host, which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes.…...
Bong Joon-ho returns to South Korea for his seventh feature Parasite, which is his fourth collaboration with actor Song Kang-ho in what seems to be a genre informed family drama (though perhaps not in the same vein of his 2006 The Host). Supporting cast members include Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-Shik and Park So-Dam. Produced through Barunson E&A, Cj Entertainment is the South Korean distributor while Us distribution rights have already been pre-purchased by Neon. Joon-ho became one of South Korea’s most prominent directors in the 2000s thanks to the success of his sophomore film Memories of Murder (2003) and the eventual cult following of The Host, which premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes.…...
- 1/8/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
"War means business." Cj Entertainment has debuted a new Us teaser to go along with the full Korean trailer for Take Point, a military action thriller from Korean filmmaker Kim Byung-woo. The original title for this film was simply Pmc, meaning Private Military Company, a reference to the group of elite mercenaries hired for a secret CIA mission to abduct North Korea's Armed Forces Minister in an underground bunker below the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The film is actually set in the future, on the day of the Us presidential election in 2024, and is about the fear of starting World War III. Ha Jung-woo (from The Chaser) stars, with Kevin Durand, Jennifer Ehle, Spencer Daniels, Lee Sun-kyun, Robert Curtis Brown, and Malik Yoba. That robot sentry in this looks brutal! Lock & load. Here's the international trailer / Us teaser (+ posters) for Kim Byung-woo's Take Point, from YouTube: On the day of the U.
- 12/10/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ha Jung-woo, one of South Korea’s most bankable superstars, has had a good run in the past few years. While the two “Along With the Gods” films were among the most successful Korean films of all time, his performances in “1987: When the Day Comes”, “The Tunnel” and “The Handmaiden” were universally praised. It’s been a while since he has been in action mode though, but that changes with his next film “Take Point” (called “Pmc” domestically) by director Kim Byung-woo.
Synopsis
Under the tense situation between South Korea and North Korea, hired Pmc (Private Military Company) attempt a daring rescue within an underground bunker.
While the synopsis may seem meagre, the trailers are interesting for their use of mostly English dialogue as well as for their gritty-looking action set-pieces. Director Kim Byung-woo reteams with Ha Jung-woo for his first film since 2013’s “The Terror Live”. “Take Point...
Synopsis
Under the tense situation between South Korea and North Korea, hired Pmc (Private Military Company) attempt a daring rescue within an underground bunker.
While the synopsis may seem meagre, the trailers are interesting for their use of mostly English dialogue as well as for their gritty-looking action set-pieces. Director Kim Byung-woo reteams with Ha Jung-woo for his first film since 2013’s “The Terror Live”. “Take Point...
- 11/3/2018
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSLouis Cha, 1924 - 2018Louis Cha, widely regarded as the most influential Chinese martial arts novelist of the 20th century, has died at the age of 94. Notably, several of Cha's best-selling wuxia novels—written under the pen name Jin Yong—have been adapted into films, including King Hu's The Swordsman and Wong Kar-wai's Ashes of Time. Parasite, Bong Joon-ho's follow-up to Okja, has finished shooting ahead of its 2019 release. Bong has stated that "despite the title, the film does not include either parasites or alien creatures," though these stills certainly point to creeping tensions.Here is a first look at Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik & Park So-dam that wrapped last month!! #기생충 pic.twitter.com/C9jjkjoWhK— Jason Bechervaise (@Jasebechervaise) October 23, 2018 We're naturally saddened to hear...
- 10/31/2018
- MUBI
Neon has acquired the North American rights to Bong Joon-Ho’s family drama “Parasite” from Cj Entertainment.
The drama marks Bong’s comeback to Korean-language film following “Okja” and “Snowpiercer.” It’s also his fourth collaboration with Song Kang-Ho, who starred in “Snowpiercer,” “The Host,” and “Memories of Murder.”
“Parasite” also marks Bong’s fifth collaboration with Neon CEO Tom Quinn, who released “Snowpiercer” while at the helm of Radius. “Snowpiercer” grossed $86.8 million at the worldwide box office in 2013.
Bong directed “Parasite” from his own script. The film followed two families who were worlds apart yet somewhat alike, portraying a striking reality of the world we live in. The movie, which just wrapped production, also stars Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-Shik, and Park So-Dam.
“We’re very excited to partner with Tom Quinn and the team at Neon,” Bong said. “It’s like reuniting a great team of old friends.
The drama marks Bong’s comeback to Korean-language film following “Okja” and “Snowpiercer.” It’s also his fourth collaboration with Song Kang-Ho, who starred in “Snowpiercer,” “The Host,” and “Memories of Murder.”
“Parasite” also marks Bong’s fifth collaboration with Neon CEO Tom Quinn, who released “Snowpiercer” while at the helm of Radius. “Snowpiercer” grossed $86.8 million at the worldwide box office in 2013.
Bong directed “Parasite” from his own script. The film followed two families who were worlds apart yet somewhat alike, portraying a striking reality of the world we live in. The movie, which just wrapped production, also stars Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-Shik, and Park So-Dam.
“We’re very excited to partner with Tom Quinn and the team at Neon,” Bong said. “It’s like reuniting a great team of old friends.
- 10/31/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Neon has acquired North American rights to Parasite, the new film from Bong Joon-Ho. The drama marks his return to Korean-language movies after Netflix’s Okja last year and 2013’s Snowpiercer. The latter pic was released by Radius, which at the time was run by now-Neon principal Tom Quinn. The deal with Cj Entertainment, which is handling international sales and is distributing in Korea, was unveiled Wednesday at the American Film Market. A 2019 U.S. release is planned.
Song Kang-Ho once again toplines a Bong movie, this one centering on two families who are worlds apart yet somewhat alike, portraying a striking reality of the world we live in. Production just wrapped on the pic which also stars Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Okja’s Choi Woo-Shik, Park So-Dam and Chang Hyae-Jin.
Barunson E&A Corp’s Kwak Sin Ae and Jang Young Hwan are producing. The deal was negotiated by...
Song Kang-Ho once again toplines a Bong movie, this one centering on two families who are worlds apart yet somewhat alike, portraying a striking reality of the world we live in. Production just wrapped on the pic which also stars Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Okja’s Choi Woo-Shik, Park So-Dam and Chang Hyae-Jin.
Barunson E&A Corp’s Kwak Sin Ae and Jang Young Hwan are producing. The deal was negotiated by...
- 10/31/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Cj sells North America rights to Neon; the Korean company has also boarded The Garden Of Evening Mists for international sales.
South Korea’s Cj Entertainment has locked multiple pre-sales deals on Okja director Bong Joon Ho’s latest project Parasite and has picked up international sales rights on Starry Starry Night director Tom Lin’s The Garden Of Evening Mists, adapted from the Man Booker Prize-nominated novel of the same title.
Parasite is Bong’s return to Korean-language filmmaking after Okja and Snowpiercer, and stars Song Kang Ho in his fourth collaboration with the director. The film has sold...
South Korea’s Cj Entertainment has locked multiple pre-sales deals on Okja director Bong Joon Ho’s latest project Parasite and has picked up international sales rights on Starry Starry Night director Tom Lin’s The Garden Of Evening Mists, adapted from the Man Booker Prize-nominated novel of the same title.
Parasite is Bong’s return to Korean-language filmmaking after Okja and Snowpiercer, and stars Song Kang Ho in his fourth collaboration with the director. The film has sold...
- 10/31/2018
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
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