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Return to Seoul review – Park Ji-min lights up mesmerising tale of identity and alienation | Drama films

The Cambodian-French film-maker Davy Chou, a longtime champion of “lost” Cambodian cinema, made a splash in Cannes in 2016 with his dramatic feature debut, Diamond Island, a prize winner in the international critics’ week strand. For the lead role in his follow-up feature, Return to Seoul, about an adoptee who travels from France to Korea in search of her roots, he turned to Korean-born visual artist Park Ji-min, who had moved to France as a child but had no acting experience. An intense period of collaboration followed,…

Scream fan points out detail that gives away identity of killers early in 1996 horror film

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA Screamfan has highlighted a detail that gives away who the killers are in the first film.The 1996 slasher film, written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Wes Craven, launched one of the biggest horror franchises of all time.In February, the sixth film in the series was released, starring Jenna Ortega, and received generally positive reviews from fans.However, it’s the first movie,…

Persona and Index Ventures talk identity, and identifying a good deal

Identity management used to mean making sure you had your driver’s license when you left the house, but these days it’s not so easy: Identity fundamentally underpins how we engage with the digital world, and identity services can take on many forms (and, unfortunately, abuses). I’m excited to host a TechCrunch Live event with Persona co-founder and CEO Rick Song, one of the early movers in the space, about how his company identified ID management as an opportunity. This TechCrunch Live event takes place on Wednesday,…

BLP Kosher Interview: Viral Rise, Jewish Identity, Losing Jew Sheisty, More

BLP Kosher stands out wherever he goes.The South Florida rapper has an attention-grabbing hairstyle—two wicks stick straight out from the sides of his head—and he fills his songs with off-the-wall quotables, all while proudly representing his Jewish faith.The originality is paying off, and he’s catching fire on social media this year, going viral for songs like “Mazel Tron” and “Jew on the Canoe.” At first glance, you might be skeptical that his aesthetic is a gimmick, but if you spend any amount of time with Kosher,…

Scientists Uncover the Unexpected True Identity of “Tequila” Worms

A study published in PeerJ Life & Environment analyzed the species of larvae found in bottles of Mezcal, a distilled alcoholic beverage made from agave. Somewhat unexpectedly, the study found that all the larvae were of a single moth species, C. redtenbacheri, which is one of the most commonly consumed edible insects in Mexico.Mezcal is a distilled spirit produced from the cooked and fermented sap of agave plants. The majority of mezcal drinks, including all tequila varieties, are marketed as unadulterated…

Reddit is updating its gender identity and ads policies

Reddit will soon begin using self-disclosed gender identity to personalize ads on the platform. The goal of this change is to ensure that the content you see on Reddit – including advertising – is as relevant to the user as possible.  Implementing the new changes. The change will be implemented on April 24, 2023. Reddit wants to ensure its users are aware of the upcoming change and have ample time to adjust their account settings or remove their gender information if desired. Private messages will be sent to users who…

LinkedIn brings new ways to verify identity, work

Image Source : LINKEDIN LinkedIn brings new ways to verify identity, work LinkedIn, a professional networking platform has introduced a new way to verify your identity and where you work as part of verification on the platform, which will be free for all members. "Starting today, we're rolling out three additional ways to verify your identity and where you work. We…

Identity Game Interview With Mike Bithell

In new video game Tron: Identity, the story of Tron and Tron: Legacy continues in a whole new Grid of Kevin Flynn’s making. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning Heroesio9 interviewed Bithell Games creative director Mike Bithell and game producer Heidy Vargas at Walt Disney World’s recent media event for Tron: Lightcycle/Run at the Magic Kingdom. The game developers behind Subsurface Circular walked us through their new game, which is more of a visual narrative to unfold a new Tron…

LG announces new brand identity

LG introduced its new company logo which features a flatter look and a lighter shade of red dubbed LG Active Red. The signature Life’s Good brand slogan will be used more widely across branding and product packaging and features a new typeface. LG is going for a more “dynamic and youthful” look in hopes of reinventing its brand identity. New LG logo next to its predecessor Having a strong, consistent brand strategy enables us to better communicate our value proposition and unique identity,…