The Alamo Drafthouse chain has renamed one of its Austin theaters the Bong Joon-ho Cinema. Here's why:
Bong Joon-ho didn't just win an Audience Award in Austin, Texas, at Sept. 26's Fantastic Fest — he was also gifted a whole theater.
On the heels of his Palme d’Or-winning film picking up yet another prize, officials at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar dedicated the entire location to the 50-year-old South Korean filmmaker by renaming it Bong Joon-ho Cinema. “In modern classics like, director Bong Joon-ho inspires and challenges us with a pitch-perfect blend of humanity, suspense, humor, and craft,” reads a gold plaque posted in his honor.ran into the filmmaker at his Oct. 2 L.A.
For those who can’t make it to Austin, the newly christened Alamo Drafthouse L.A. location is hosting a special tasting on Oct. 8 of “Bong Joon Hops,” a limited-edition beer inspired by described as a “flavorful, dry-hopped IPA with some haze and plenty of flavor. It is clean with notes of tasty peach flavors from the blend of Loral, Ekuanot and Cascade hops.”A version of this story first appeared in the Oct. 9 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
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