Legendary Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook and his co-creator on the HBO Max series The Sympathizer have been expelled from the Hollywood writers’ union after allegedly working during the strike. The director of Oldboy, Snowpiercer and The Handmaiden was booted from the Writers Guild of America alongside Don McKellar after working on the 2024 series during the work stoppage, the union …
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The thing about trolling is that it’s a fundamentally self-powering cycle: You piss someone off, they react; you make fun of them for reacting, it pisses them off some more. Its textbook stuff that most of us picked up on the playground (if not the early internet), literally decades ago. But dang if it isn’t still interesting to see the …
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The Writers Guild Of America announced late on Friday night that it was expelling two of its high-profile members, Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, over their conduct during the 2023 strikes, Variety reports. The Oldboy writer/director and Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould writer were both found to have broken strike rules by writing on their 2024 Robert Downey Jr. project The Sympathizer during the union-mandated …
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The Robert Downey Jr. produced and starring The Sympathizer came and went last year with a lot less fanfare than many expected due to the talent involved and the fact the miniseries was based on Viet Thanh Nguyen‘s Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name. However, some unexpected fallout from the Emmy-nominated Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar created and written …
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Topline Nearly twice as many viewers tuned in to the latest “South Park” episode on Comedy Central this week compared to the season premiere in July, as the satirical cartoon continues to skewer the Trump administration, provoking the White House’s rage. “South Park” writer-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have skewered the Trump administration in recent episodes. (Photo by Jon …
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The Writers Guild of America announced Friday that it has expelled two members, Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, for writing on their HBO miniseries “The Sympathizer” during the 2023 strike. Park and McKellar co-created the seven-episode series, which starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey, Jr. and was based on the 2015 novel of the same name by writer Viet Thanh …
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Topline Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said on Thursday night her portrayal on this week’s episode of “South Park,” which has garnered criticism from Washington for ripping President Donald Trump and his administration, is “petty” and “lazy,” but admitted she didn’t watch the episode. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called her portrayal in “South Park” “lazy” and “petty.” (Photo …
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South Park has seemingly reacted to Kristi Noem‘s criticism of the animated series after the Comedy Central show spoofed her. On the most recent episode of South Park, Noem is portrayed as someone heavily invested in her looks, with a whole glam team prepping her hair and makeup. The animated series pokes fun at this melting off her made-up face …
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has fired back at South Park after the Comedy Central series rather brutally mocked her looks during its most recent episode. The second episode of the animated series’ 27th season portrayed Noem — who has been dubbed “ICE Barbie” by detractors — as a puppy-shooting villain hellbent on rounding up Hispanics along with a team …
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The remains of three more World Trade Center victims have been identified nearly 24 years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack, including a man from Long Island, city officials said Thursday. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City chief medical examiner Jason Graham said continuing advanced DNA testing identified the remains of Ryan Fitzgerald, of Floral Park, and …
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