Parasite

Friday, Apr 19, 2024 | Last Update : 10:14 PM IST

Oscar winner Bong Joon-Ho's next could be a musical

His films feature social themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts

18 Mar 2020 3:16 PM

Kim Da-hye, a 29-year-old South Korean, sits with her laptop computer in her semi-basement apartment in Seoul, South Korea. AP photo

Parasite gives a peek into South Korean basement dwellers

South Koreans are forced to settle for a “banjiha,” the Korean word for a cramped basement flat

16 Feb 2020 2:24 PM

This image released by Neon shows Sun-kyun Lee, left, and Yeo-jeong Jo in a scene from "Parasite." (Neon via AP)

Oscars 2020: What makes Parasite best choice for Best Picture Award

This dark, socially conscious film about the intertwining of two families is an intricately plotted, adult thriller

10 Feb 2020 1:39 PM

Scenic artist Dena D'Angelo spray paints an Oscar statue gold for the 92nd annual Oscars show set for February 10, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (AFP)

Parasite, 1917 tipped to vie for Oscar top prize

09 Feb 2020 1:52 PM

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, who directed the film Parasite, attends the Oscar Week: International Feature Film reception featuring the 2020 Oscar-nominated films in the Best International Feature Film category, formerly known as Foreign Language Film, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, on February 6, 2020. (AFP)

Oscar fun facts: Named after an uncle or a former husband?

Will we see the first non-English film win the best picture Oscar? Will Laura Dern make a breakthrough for her family?

09 Feb 2020 10:56 AM

Oscar 2020: 'Joker' leads nominations with 11 nods, 'Parasite' makes big mark

The film, which earned six nods, was also recognised in the international feature film, director and original screenplay categories.

14 Jan 2020 11:05 AM

Cannes, and losing it at the movies

It has now emerged that director Kechiche pressured the actors to engage in the explicit sex scenes.

30 May 2019 5:58 AM

The infection may blind the girl or even kill her (Photo: Pixabay)

Chronic fatigue and pain caused by parasite inside eye make life an ordeal for teenager

The parasite is found in tap water and is believed to have entered through a droplet of water between her eye and contact lens.

09 Aug 2018 5:32 PM

Malaria is a treatable disease if it is caught early, but current antimalarial drugs are failing in many areas due to increasing drug resistance. (Photo: Pixabay)

Discovery of malaria parasite survival genes offers new targets

Latest World Health Organization (WHO) data show that 216 million people were infected last year with the malaria parasite.

07 May 2018 8:21 AM

Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK and colleagues studied the malaria parasite at its most vulnerable stage - when invading human red blood cells. (Representational Image/ AFP)

Scientists discover five new malaria vaccine targets

Finding shows that future malaria vaccines may be most effective if they target multiple parasite factors.

25 Oct 2017 8:39 AM

Once the human is infected, proteins from the parasite can alter communication between brain cells (Photo: AFP)

Cat faeces may cause cancer, Parkinson's disease, says study

According to research, toxoplasma gondii, which is sheds in feline stools, may alter more than 1,000 genes associated with cancer.

16 Sep 2017 10:34 AM

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