The US president´s tirade against Parasite´s best picture Oscar, preferring Sunset Boulevard and Gone With the Wind, masks his own frustration at being cold-shouldered by TinseltownThe only real surprise was what took him so long. Nearly two weeks after Parasite became the first foreign-language film to win the Oscar for best picture, Donald Trump lashed out at a rally in Colorado on Thursday night. `How bad were the Academy Awards this year?` He asked, a propos of nothing. `The winner is a movie from South Korea, what the hell was that all about?`Trump admitted he hadn´t actually seen Parasite: `Was it good? I don´t know.` Clearly he is less concerned about the movie´s quality than its provenance. Here he is, trying to make America great again, and a foreign movie takes Hollywood´s top prize, on his watch. `We got enough problems with South Korea with trade and on top of it, they give them the best movie of the year,` he complained. Let´s hope he doesn´t find out about any other foreigners winning Oscars. In the past decade, best director has been won by directors from Britain, France, Taiwan and, on five occasions, Mexico. Continue reading...
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