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Believe In ‘Okja’ In New Trailer For Bong Joon-Ho’s Netflix Movie

June 15, 2017 4:15 pm

As Bong Joon-Ho's "Okja" gears up to hit Netflix, the debate around the company's impact on theatrical releases and cinema chains refusing to book their movies if they're going day-and-date on the streaming ser...

Tilda Swinton Clarifies: She Never Said Her ‘Okja’ Character Was Based On Ivanka Trump

Gregory Ellwood

June 9, 2017 4:59 pm

Awards Campaign, News

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In Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" Tilda Swinton plays Lucy Miranda, a first-time CEO who wants to bring her family's disgraced company into the 21st Century by solving the world's food shortage problems. She appears at ...

The 25 Best Films Of 2017 So Far

Oliver Lyttelton, Jessica Kiang and Rodrigo Perez

June 8, 2017 2:31 pm

Features, News

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We’re firmly into June now, and fast bearing down on the midpoint of 2017, a year that’s shaping up to be the longest goddamn year in history (fun fact: at the start of 2017, Barack Obama was President of the U...

Cinema Chains In South Korea May Block Theatrical Release Of Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Okja’

Kevin Jagernauth

June 5, 2017 10:20 am

News

While Netflix may have calculated how lucrative it is to fill the worldwide need for instant movie and TV gratification, the streaming service has yet to figure out how to get their movies into cinemas without ...

Netflix CEO Says Cannes Controversy Was “Fantastic For Us”

Charles Barfield

June 2, 2017 10:21 am

News

One of the biggest stories going into this year’s Cannes Film Festival was the controversy surrounding Netflix and the festival. With the inclusion of two Netflix original films, “Okja” and “The Meyerowitz Stor...

Get Drunk, Rebellious & Shabby With Awesome New ‘Okja’ Character Posters

Edward Davis

June 1, 2017 7:08 pm

News

South Korean filmmakers are where it’s at and they’ve been leading the wave of international cinema for quite some time, often doing a tonal balancing act of humor, drama, horror, weirdness and more. At the top...

11 Movies To See In June

Erik McClanahan

June 1, 2017 11:02 am

Features, News

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Just yesterday, our team at the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival put the finishing touches on their coverage. As per usual, it looked like an amazing time to be at the world's biggest annual celebration ...

Cannes 2017: Best & Worst Films, Trends And Tunes

Jessica Kiang, Nikola Grozdanovic, Gregory Ellwood and Bradley Warren

May 30, 2017 2:03 pm

Features, News

The Cannes Film Festival 2017 has wrapped, and the four-strong Playlist team have all returned to their respective corners of the planet. But just before we slip entirely back into the real world and catch up o...

Cannes: Netflix & Yorgos Lanthimos Lead The Buzz On The Croisette

Nikola Grozdanovic

May 24, 2017 1:00 pm

News

While “Twin Peaks” may be stealing some of the Cannes Film Festival’s spotlight since this weekend's premiere of the new season (the first two episodes of the series screen this week), there's still lots of tal...

Cannes Film Festival Apologizes For Bungling Screening Of Netflix’s ‘Okja’

Kevin Jagernauth

May 19, 2017 10:51 am

News

It was a snafu that was almost too perfect to be real. After a week or two of shots fired back and forth between the Cannes Film Festival and Netflix about cinema and streaming (the festival will bar any film w...

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