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Okja (2017) is the second film that costume designer Catherine George has worked on with director Bong Joon-ho. Their first together, Snowpiercer (2013), despite being lauded by critics (and featuring Chris Evans), only received a limited theatrcial run in the U.S. and no release at all in the UK. Unlike Okja, Snowpiercer is an out and out sci-fi fantasy set when most of the world’s population have been wiped out and those who remain live on perpetually moving train. Okja is still a fantasy, it revolves around a little girl Mija (An Seo Hyun) trying to save her giant ‘super pig’ from being harvested as Gm bacon, but is set within our recognisable reality. There are smart phones, cars we know, Instagram and Facebook. However the film has a deliberate otherworldly feel about it. Not quite in the future and not as locked as a parallel universe, but...
Okja (2017) is the second film that costume designer Catherine George has worked on with director Bong Joon-ho. Their first together, Snowpiercer (2013), despite being lauded by critics (and featuring Chris Evans), only received a limited theatrcial run in the U.S. and no release at all in the UK. Unlike Okja, Snowpiercer is an out and out sci-fi fantasy set when most of the world’s population have been wiped out and those who remain live on perpetually moving train. Okja is still a fantasy, it revolves around a little girl Mija (An Seo Hyun) trying to save her giant ‘super pig’ from being harvested as Gm bacon, but is set within our recognisable reality. There are smart phones, cars we know, Instagram and Facebook. However the film has a deliberate otherworldly feel about it. Not quite in the future and not as locked as a parallel universe, but...
- 7/14/2017
- by Lord Christopher Laverty
- Clothes on Film
Is it a movie? Or a Netflix streaming event? Why can't it be both? We're going to have to get used to the one-two punch in the new age of cinema, which now cedes the multiplex to blockbusters and often sends the creative minds of indie cinema scrambling to find a financing and a home. The Netflix logo stamped on Okja got booed at Cannes, not because it's a lousy movie (quite the opposite, in fact), but because the French are hating on Netflix for not opening South Korean filmmaker...
- 6/28/2017
- Rollingstone.com
A choppy mix of anti-corporate farce and Spielbergian fantasy, Bong Joon-Ho’s bilingual Okja veers wildly, but never stalls; if Bong, the South Korean writer-director behind The Host, Memories Of Murder, and Snowpiercer, never squares the film’s satirical means with its sentimental ends, he at least throws the weight of his considerable filmmaking talent behind both. At the center—sometimes literally, as she tends to squeeze everyone else out of the way—is Okja, a hippopotamic female “super-pig” raised from piglethood in the mountains of South Korea by little Mija (Ahn Seo-Hyun) and her grandpa Hee-Bong (Bong regular Byun Hee-Bong). They are among two dozen “traditional farmers” selected from around the world to raise super-pigs as part of a decade-long publicity stunt put together by the agri-business titan Mirando, culminating in a contest judged by campy TV animal expert Dr. Johnny (Jake Gyllenhaal) and a public unveiling at a...
- 6/27/2017
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
The worst of the Cannes slate is often characterized by self-importance mixed with complete wrong-headedness. That’s certainly true of Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Loveless and reportedly even truer of Kornél Mundruczó’s Jupiter’s Moon, both of which are competing for the Palme d’Or this year. But that goes a long way to explaining why unpretentious genre fare can be such a refreshing prospect amidst the arthouse torpor. That’s a slot that, in the competition slate at least, Bong Joon-ho’s Okja should have filled—and for a while, it looks like it may fulfill that promise. Opening ca. 2007 New York with a garish infomercial for the Miranda Corporation, headed by CEO Lucy Mirando (a blonde-wigged Tilda Swinton with bright silver braces), the sequence is a fluid mix of exposition and sprightly satire. World hunger is the problem and Lucy Miranda has the solution: a 10-year competition where...
- 5/22/2017
- MUBI
A dystopian story about a genetically engineered beast with overt anti-capitalist connotations, Bong Joon-ho’s Okja represents a synthesis and an upgrade – in scale as well as quality – of the director’s previous outings The Host and Snowpiercer, confirming him as one of the finest contemporary craftsmen of intelligent, ambitious blockbusters.
Okja is set in a parallel, not-very-different present, where the giant agrochemical corporation Mirando has covertly engineered a new breed of “super-pigs” — ostensibly to solve the world’s hunger problems, but really just to sell cheap meat and make a shit-ton of cash. Gmo foods carry a stigma, however, so Mirando lie about the provenance of the super-pigs, claiming they were discovered on a Chilean farm. To divert the public’s attention, the company’s grotesque CEO, Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton), launches a massive promotional campaign in which farmers across the world will compete in raising the largest super-pig...
Okja is set in a parallel, not-very-different present, where the giant agrochemical corporation Mirando has covertly engineered a new breed of “super-pigs” — ostensibly to solve the world’s hunger problems, but really just to sell cheap meat and make a shit-ton of cash. Gmo foods carry a stigma, however, so Mirando lie about the provenance of the super-pigs, claiming they were discovered on a Chilean farm. To divert the public’s attention, the company’s grotesque CEO, Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton), launches a massive promotional campaign in which farmers across the world will compete in raising the largest super-pig...
- 5/21/2017
- by Giovanni Marchini Camia
- The Film Stage
Author: Jo-Ann Titmarsh
Bong Joon Ho’s previous film Snowpiercer dealt with the dire consequences of a climate change experiment. His latest outing, Okja, also takes on issues of a global scale and another experiment. But whereas the first envisaged a post-apocalyptic ice age, this one shows a world still full of bucolic loveliness, at least on the surface.
Tilda Swinton was in Snowpiercer and she reappears here as Lucy Mirando, the new CEO of a huge corporation, having taken over the helm from her evil identical twin. Lucy the loser wants to come out from her sister’s shadow and distance herself from her, even wearing a brace in order to change her appearance. Poor Tilda really does get given some awful mouth-ware in Bong Joon Ho’s films. Lucy is all brightness – from her peroxide bob to her gleaming smile and shiny patent shoes. She wants this polish...
Bong Joon Ho’s previous film Snowpiercer dealt with the dire consequences of a climate change experiment. His latest outing, Okja, also takes on issues of a global scale and another experiment. But whereas the first envisaged a post-apocalyptic ice age, this one shows a world still full of bucolic loveliness, at least on the surface.
Tilda Swinton was in Snowpiercer and she reappears here as Lucy Mirando, the new CEO of a huge corporation, having taken over the helm from her evil identical twin. Lucy the loser wants to come out from her sister’s shadow and distance herself from her, even wearing a brace in order to change her appearance. Poor Tilda really does get given some awful mouth-ware in Bong Joon Ho’s films. Lucy is all brightness – from her peroxide bob to her gleaming smile and shiny patent shoes. She wants this polish...
- 5/19/2017
- by Jo-Ann Titmarsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We’re still a few months away from Bong Joon-ho‘s new monster movie Okja, but the Snowpiercer director has already revealed his next project. The feature will be titled Parasite, and although not a great deal is known yet, it will “revolve around a family going through a disturbance,” according to Asian Wiki. Led by his previous collaborator Song Kang-ho (The Host, Memories of Murder), production will kick off in January for what sounds to be a more horror-focused outing perhaps, judging from the title. It is expected to be released in 2018.
Segueing to Okja, Netflix has released a trio of new images, which feature Mija (An Seo Hyun), who has cared for the titular creature in the film, as well as Tilda Swinton‘s CEO character of Lucy Mirando, and then there’s Jake Gyllenhaal as zoologist and TV personality Dr. Johnny Wilcox. While we’re still not sure what to expect,...
Segueing to Okja, Netflix has released a trio of new images, which feature Mija (An Seo Hyun), who has cared for the titular creature in the film, as well as Tilda Swinton‘s CEO character of Lucy Mirando, and then there’s Jake Gyllenhaal as zoologist and TV personality Dr. Johnny Wilcox. While we’re still not sure what to expect,...
- 4/3/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Ahead of its premiere on Netflix on June 28th, Okja, the latest film from Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho, is teased in a set of new images featuring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tilda Swinton, and An Seo Hyun.
Press Release: Netflix has unveiled a new set of images from Director Bong Joon Ho’s Okja. The Netflix original film stars Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Giancarlo Esposito, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins and newcomer An Seo Hyun.
Continuing her adventure to reclaim her best friend, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) simultaneously takes on big business and the big city - both for the first time - in the Netflix original film Okja, from genre-defying writer/director Bong Joon Ho.
Zoologist, TV personality and face of the Mirando Corporation, Dr. Johnny Wilcox (Jake Gyllenhaal) in the Netflix original film Okja, from genre-defying writer/director Bong Joon Ho.
Enthusiastic CEO Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) unveils...
Press Release: Netflix has unveiled a new set of images from Director Bong Joon Ho’s Okja. The Netflix original film stars Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Giancarlo Esposito, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins and newcomer An Seo Hyun.
Continuing her adventure to reclaim her best friend, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) simultaneously takes on big business and the big city - both for the first time - in the Netflix original film Okja, from genre-defying writer/director Bong Joon Ho.
Zoologist, TV personality and face of the Mirando Corporation, Dr. Johnny Wilcox (Jake Gyllenhaal) in the Netflix original film Okja, from genre-defying writer/director Bong Joon Ho.
Enthusiastic CEO Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) unveils...
- 3/27/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
When the credits rolled on the fantastic Snowpiercer, my first thought was how visionary director Bong Joon Ho was going to follow that up. well, now we have the answer with the first trailer for Netflix original Okja, the story of the young Mija (An Seo Hyun) and her best friend, the massive, mysterious creature known as Okja. Living in idyllic isolation in the mountains of South Korea, their peace is shattered when the outside world, in the form of ruthless CEO Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) and zoologist/t.v. personality Dr. Johnny Wilcox (Jake Gyllenhaal), rips Okja from his home, forcing Mija on a desperate mission to save her friend. Our first look at Okja doesn’t give much away, but there’s no denying this looks absolutely beautiful, poignant, and heart breaking. For me, this movie can’t come quick enough. Okja is released on Netflix worldwide on June 28th.
- 3/27/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
A lot more people became Bong Joon-ho fans after “Snowpiercer” proved massively popular on VOD, but even more are about to discover him thanks to Netflix, which is set to debut the monster movie “Okja” this June.
The streaming giant has been quite secretive about the film over the last few months, debuting one first look photo and a brief teaser trailer, but today comes an official in-depth synopsis and a formal introduction to Jake Gyllenhaal’s character.
Read More: ‘Okja’ Teaser Trailer: Tilda Swinton Battles a Beast in Bong Joon-Ho’s Netflix Monster Movie
The new official synopsis from Netflix reads: “For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja—a massive animal and an even bigger friend—at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when the family-owned multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York,...
The streaming giant has been quite secretive about the film over the last few months, debuting one first look photo and a brief teaser trailer, but today comes an official in-depth synopsis and a formal introduction to Jake Gyllenhaal’s character.
Read More: ‘Okja’ Teaser Trailer: Tilda Swinton Battles a Beast in Bong Joon-Ho’s Netflix Monster Movie
The new official synopsis from Netflix reads: “For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja—a massive animal and an even bigger friend—at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when the family-owned multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York,...
- 3/27/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Skrillex dropped the twelfth episode of his bi-weekly Owsla radio show this week, delivering an epic two hour mix brimming with expertly selected dance music. The new mix was put together for a party for clothing line Pink Dolphin, and features 91 tracks packed into a cohesive listening experience.
The new Owsla mix plays like a who’s who of dance music, featuring an eclectic blend of artists and styles. The Chainsmokers, Mija, Autoerotique, Getter and more appear throughout, while a number of Skrillex remixes grace the tracklist as well.
The produced debuted his Owsla radio show back in January, using it as a platform to expand on his Skrillex Selects SoundCloud series that saw the famed DJ curating his favorite songs of the moment. You can check out the staggering tracklist for latest episode below, and as always, feel free to leave a comment letting us know what you think.
The new Owsla mix plays like a who’s who of dance music, featuring an eclectic blend of artists and styles. The Chainsmokers, Mija, Autoerotique, Getter and more appear throughout, while a number of Skrillex remixes grace the tracklist as well.
The produced debuted his Owsla radio show back in January, using it as a platform to expand on his Skrillex Selects SoundCloud series that saw the famed DJ curating his favorite songs of the moment. You can check out the staggering tracklist for latest episode below, and as always, feel free to leave a comment letting us know what you think.
- 7/4/2016
- by Connor Jones
- We Got This Covered
Everyone loves a nice, large diverse festival lineup, right?
Chicago’s Spring Awakening Music Festival will be returning this year for its fourth outing, taking place at Soldier Field on June 12th-14th, and today, the official lineup has been revealed. Boasting a number of exciting acts spanning several different genres, there’s certainly a little something here for everyone.
Headliners include heavy hitters like Zedd, Diplo, Eric Prydz, Martin Garrix and Afrojack, among others, but there’s also a whole slew of other artists that make up this very eclectic, stacked and varied lineup. Plus, there’s still an unannounced “surprise headliner,” so things are only going to get more exciting from here.
As it stands, however, the lineup is a strong mix of mainstream and underground artists, with representatives from almost every sub-genre of Edm. It really is an impressive list of performers and we highly recommend checking...
Chicago’s Spring Awakening Music Festival will be returning this year for its fourth outing, taking place at Soldier Field on June 12th-14th, and today, the official lineup has been revealed. Boasting a number of exciting acts spanning several different genres, there’s certainly a little something here for everyone.
Headliners include heavy hitters like Zedd, Diplo, Eric Prydz, Martin Garrix and Afrojack, among others, but there’s also a whole slew of other artists that make up this very eclectic, stacked and varied lineup. Plus, there’s still an unannounced “surprise headliner,” so things are only going to get more exciting from here.
As it stands, however, the lineup is a strong mix of mainstream and underground artists, with representatives from almost every sub-genre of Edm. It really is an impressive list of performers and we highly recommend checking...
- 2/5/2015
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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