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Trump’s Oscars rant? He just wants Hollywood to see he’s a star

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The US presidents tirade against Parasites best picture Oscar, preferring Sunset Boulevard and Gone With the Wind, masks his own frustration at being cold-shouldered by Tinseltown The only real surprise was what took him so long. Nearly two weeks after Parasite became the first foreign-language film to win the Oscar for best picture, hadnt actually seen Parasite: Was it good? I dont know. Clearly he is less concerned about the movies quality than its provenance. Here he is, trying to make America great again, and a foreign movie takes Hollywoods…

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Which Bong Joon-ho movie should you watch after seeing ‘Parasite’?

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Afters at the 2020 Oscarswinning best picture, best director, best original screenplay and best international filma lot of people are about to discover the wonders of Bong Joon-hos filmography. So, where do you start? South Korean writer/director Bong Joon-ho has directed seven movies to date: Barking Dogs Never Bite, Memories of Murder, The Host, Mother, Snowpiercer, Okja, and this years smash-hit Parasite. Most of these films are in Korean, with the exception ofSnowpiercer andOkja, which are predominantly in English and star an international cast. In many ways, Parasite is a…

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