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The cast of "Parasite," winners of the best picture Oscar, backstage at the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Why ‘Parasite’ winning best picture is game-changing

Stephen Lambros, Staff Writer February 12, 2020

On Feb. 9, 2019, a fairly unassuming Sunday evening, the South Korean dramatic film "Parasite" was awarded best picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Bong Joon-ho, the prolific...

The Kim family (From left: Choi Woo-shik Choi, Song Kang-ho, Jang Hye-jin and Park So-dam) in "Parasite." Neon/CJ Entertainment.

“Parasite” and the rise of South Korean cinema

Stephen Lambros, Contributing Writer November 15, 2019

We are currently experiencing a golden age of South Korean cinema. A slew of international hits have poured out of the country over the course of the decade: "Train to Busan," "The Wailing," "The Handmaiden"...

2018 Winter Olympics in exciting full blast

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor February 16, 2018

Editor’s Note: Veronica Wernicke is a freshman at UNCW majoring in Communication Studies and is the Assistant Opinion Editor for The Seahawk. The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of...

Weekly Update: News from the World Outside Wilmington

Tyler Newman, Assistant News Editor February 1, 2018

Paris inundated by flooding In Paris, the Seine River’s water level reached 19.1 feet early on Monday after weeks of rainfall that created an ongoing water rise in France’s rivers. Throughout...

Go to Hell, North Korea

Sean W. Cooper, Assistant Opinion Editor August 29, 2017

There are two countries that I am tired of hearing about in the news. One is Russia, whose interference in the 2016 elections we are still hearing about, nine months later. By the time we’ve finally...

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