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Twisters is a 2024 American disaster film directed by Lee Isaac Chung from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith, based on a story by Joseph Kosinski. Serving as a standalone sequel to Twister (1996), it stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, and Sasha Lane.
Feb 26, 2021 · Chung had already taken a position teaching screenwriting at the University of Utah’s South Korean campus in Incheon, but he felt he had one last screenplay in him. “I tried to put everything I...
Jul 15, 2024 · The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker behind that bittersweet and semiautobiographical portrait of South Korean immigrant life in rural Arkansas is now the director of “Twisters” — not a reboot,...
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Feb 10, 2021 · Lee Isaac Chung told himself he had one last chance to reignite his filmmaking career before a teaching post in South Korea would swallow up his dream. It was February 2018 and Minari was yet...
- The Seeds of ‘Minari’
- A Budding Director
- ‘Minari’ Comes to Life
Hanson has reviewed a number of grad school applications over the years, but 20 years later, Chung’s still stands out in his mind. He was so struck by the unusual journey from biology to film — Chung had been exposed to world cinema during his senior year at Yale — and the authentic way Chung wrote about his love of film, that he reached out person...
A few years after graduating from the U. in 2004, Chung traveled to Rwanda with his wife, Valerie, an art therapist who had previously worked as a volunteer in the country, according to The New York Times. It was there Chung created the film that would launch his film career. In a matter of two weeks, Chung shot “Munyurangabo,” which tells the stor...
At the start of “Minari,” a Korean-American family makes a dramatic move to rural Arkansas. Out in the rugged Ozarks, the father dreams of transforming uncultivated land into his own farm. It’s a new start, and he wants his kids to see him succeed. “This is the best dirt in America,” he proclaims. “Daddy’s gonna make a big garden!” As they pull up ...
Mar 5, 2021 · Lee Isaac Chung's Minari is an American film that tells the story of a Korean American family as they uproot to a small Arkansas town.
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Jul 17, 2024 · The film proceeded to hit theaters in December 2020, before landing six Oscar nominations including two for Chung’s direction and original screenplay.
