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Praise Pours In For ‘Parasite’s Historic Oscar Wins; South Korean President Hails Movie’s Social Messages
10.02.2020 - 18:46 / deadline.com
By Nancy Tartaglione
International Box Office Editor/Senior Contributor
Newly minted four-time Oscar winner Bong Joon-Ho is being hailed in his native South Korea and elsewhere today for Parasite’s barrier-breaking, history-making achievement in becoming the first foreign-language film to win the Best Picture Academy Award. From social media salutes to an official message from President Moon Jae-in, the Bonghive is abuzz.
Moon congratulated Parasite and Bong for “instilling pride
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flipboard.com
22.02.2020 / 00:16
Bette Midler slams Trump over Oscar remarks: 'I'm more upset that a parasite won the White House'
Bette Midler fired back at President Trump on Friday over his criticism of best picture winner "Parasite" at this year's Academy Awards. During a campaign rally in Colorado on Thursday, Trump asked supporters, "How bad were the Academy Awards this year?" before slamming the South Korean film.
flipboard.com
22.02.2020 / 00:06
Bette Midler slams Trump over Oscar remarks: 'I'm more upset that a parasite won the White House'
Bette Midler fired back at President Trump on Friday over his criticism of best picture winner "Parasite" at this year's Academy Awards. During a campaign rally in Colorado on Thursday, Trump asked supporters, "How bad were the Academy Awards this year?" before slamming the South Korean film.
etonline.com
21.02.2020 / 21:41
'Parasite' Studio Hits Back at President Donald Trump After He Criticizes Oscar Win
The movie studio behind — the South Korean film that made history earlier this month as the first-ever international movie to win the Best Picture Oscar — has responded to President Donald Trump's digs during a campaign rally in Colorado.
flipboard.com
21.02.2020 / 12:51
Donald Trump jabs at Parasite's Oscar win because film is 'from South Korea'
Donald Trump has taken a jab at the Oscars for awarding this year’s best picture honor to Parasite, because the film is South Korean. “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” Trump asked a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
flipboard.com
21.02.2020 / 10:16
Trump Complains South Korea’s ‘Parasite’ Won Best Picture Oscar: ‘Was It Good?’
"I thought it was best foreign film," the president said of the film that won the Academy's top honor.
flipboard.com
21.02.2020 / 10:16
Trump jabs at Parasite's Oscar win because film is 'from South Korea'
Donald Trump has taken a jab at the Oscars for awarding this year’s best picture honor to Parasite, because the film is South Korean. “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” Trump asked a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
flipboard.com
21.02.2020 / 07:46
Trump jabs at Parasite's Oscar win because film is 'from South Korea'
Donald Trump has taken a jab at the Oscars for awarding this year’s best picture honor to Parasite, because the film is South Korean. “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” Trump asked a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
flipboard.com
21.02.2020 / 07:26
Trump jabs at Parasite's Oscar win because film is 'from South Korea'
Donald Trump has taken a jab at the Oscars for awarding this year’s best picture honor to Parasite, because the film is South Korean. “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” Trump asked a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
torontosun.com
21.02.2020 / 06:01
'WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ABOUT?' Trump blasts Oscar for 'Parasite'
COLORADO SPRINGS — President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the historic best-picture Oscar win for South Korean film “Parasite,” telling a campaign rally he wished for the return of Hollywood classics like 1939’s “Gone with the Wind.”
flipboard.com
21.02.2020 / 05:36
Trump Complains South Korea’s ‘Parasite’ Won Best Picture Oscar: ‘Was It Good?’
"I thought it was best foreign film," the president said of the film that won the Academy's top honor.
flipboard.com
19.02.2020 / 12:51
Director of Oscar-winning 'Parasite' did not want to sugarcoat inequality
SEOUL (Reuters) - The stark inequality between two South Korean families portrayed in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” might make viewers uncomfortable but it was the “only path” to revealing cold reality, the film’s director, Bong Joon-ho, said on Wednesday.
abcnews.go.com
18.02.2020 / 20:16
'Parasite' shines light on South Korean basement dwellers
SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Da-hye, a 29-year-old South Korean, said that moving into a semi-basement apartment was her least-preferred option when she was looking for a new place to live.
variety.com
16.02.2020 / 21:36
‘Parasite’ Sees Record Box Office Boost After Oscar Wins – Variety
Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” is reaping box office riches after its groundbreaking Oscar best picture win.
mtv.com
12.02.2020 / 21:21
Here’s How Bong Joon-Ho And The Parasite Cast Celebrated Their Historic Oscars Sweep
After South Korean thriller Parasite bagged Best Picture and three additional Oscars at the 92nd Academy Awards, director Bong Joon-ho was ready for a night of drinking and merriment, as he expressed several times during his acceptance speeches. After all, he had just made history alongside the film's talented cast. Bong and company packed up after the event dissipated and headed out into LA's Koreatown for a late-night celebration at the restaurant Soban.
pinkvilla.com
11.02.2020 / 11:51
Shang Chi star Simu Liu's family's reaction to Parasite's historic Oscars 2020 win is every desi parent ever
It was Bong Joon-ho's night as his masterpiece Parasite dominated at the Oscars 2020 and picked up not one or two, but four Academy Awards. Parasite won the Oscar for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Directing for Bong, International Feature Film and Original Screenplay for Bong and Kwak Sin-ae. The reason why the Best Picture win, in particular, is so monumental is that it's the first South Korean and more significantly non-English language film to be honoured with the prestigious award.
variety.com
11.02.2020 / 04:16
‘Parasite’ Doubles North American Release After Historic Oscar Wins
Neon is doubling the North American run of best picture Oscar winner “Parasite” to as many as 2,000 locations.