Five years after Bong Joon Ho’s Korean dramedy made Oscars history by becoming the first film not in English to win best picture, its makers, distributor, campaigners and translator dish on their strategy,
Mickey 17 should not be expected to follow in Parasite’s footsteps as a major Oscars contender, no matter how good Bong Joon Ho’s latest film is.
Oscars approach, it’s the perfect time to look back at how recent Best Picture winners performed at the box office. While some films became global sensations, raking in hundreds of millions, others found success in critical acclaim.
His Oscar wins for "Parasite" were historic. Now Bong Joon Ho is back with a strange, existential sci-fi story about a disposable worker who won't stay dead.
While international films used to be a rarity for Best Picture, the Oscars have been nominating at least one film ... winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes the year it was released (just like Parasite). Pierre Uytterhoeven won the Oscar for Best Original ...
With Anora and other recent winners in the rearview, independently made films aren't gaining ground on the awards playing field; they are the playing field.
Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17" stars Robert Pattinson in what SFGATE's Drew Magary calls a violent and hilarious satire.
Let's take a trip down memory lane to Choi Woo Shik's iconic 2020 Oscars award-flexing moment. The 97th Academy Awards, held on March 2 at California's Dolby Theatre, were a star-studded affair, including the attendance of top South Korean celebrities like BLACKPINK's Lisa and former SF9 member Rowoon.
"Anora" director Sean Baker made history at the 2025 Oscars Sunday night. Baker broke the record for most competitive wins for the same film by a nominee in one show at the 97th Academy Awards, taking home four trophies.
HBO's Parasite series has faced several delays and false rumors but Bong Joon-ho confirmed that it is under development but a long time away.
Remember last year, when the big-budget, major studio blockbuster “Oppenheimer” dominated the Academy Awards after a few years of the top Oscars going to indie films like “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “CODA,” “Nomadland” and “Parasite?”