Tag: Snowpiercer
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‘Snowpiercer’: Daveed Diggs Wants to Be ‘Columbo’ for the 21st Century
It’s odd to talk to actor Daveed Diggs about his new series, “Snowpiercer,” in the midst of the global pandemic. The series, an adaptation of Bong Joon Ho’s 2013 film of the same name, sees a group of people separated by class living on a globe-spanning train as the outside world endures below-freezing temperatures. Distinguishing…
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‘Snowpiercer’ TV Adaptation Confuses Its Class Warfare Ideas With A Murder Mystery [Review]
Graeme Manson spilled his pulpy detective neo-noir into Bong Joon-ho, Jacques Lob, and Jean-Marc Rochette’s dystopian science fiction: After years in development and then a few more wading around in the aether, bouncing between networks like a shuttlecock between rackets, “Snowpiercer” finally comes to air on TNT, bringing to television Bong’s 2013 film adaptation of…
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‘Snowpiercer’ Review: TNT’s Goofy Series Is a Far Cry from Bong Joon Ho’s Vicious Film
As ridiculous as this may sound, try not to bring bring any baggage onboard “Snowpiercer.” TNT’s long-in-the-works science-fiction series about a post-apocalyptic train ride carrying the last remnants of humanity (and all their pretty stuff!) bills itself as an adaptation of Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette’s graphic novels and Bong Joon Ho’s 2013 film. But…
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‘Snowpiercer’ Moves Up Its Release Date — and Shifts Into Emmy Contention
“Snowpiercer” is on the move again. After switching from TNT to TBS and back again, the post-apocalyptic drama’s release date has now shifted forward two weeks. Instead of premiering May 31, the “Snowpiercer” series will hit TNT on May 17.“‘Snowpiercer’ is one of the most anticipated original series of 2020 and in this climate, viewers…
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2020 Ace Film Eddies: ‘Parasite’ and ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Grab Top Awards
Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed South Korean class-divide thriller “Parasite” and Taika Waititi’s Nazi satire “Jojo Rabbit,” both Editing and Best Picture Oscar nominees, were the surprise feature winners for drama and comedy at the 70th Ace Eddie Awards Friday at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. “Toy Story 4” and “Apollo 11,” meanwhile, took the…
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New ‘Snowpiercer’ Trailer: TNT Drama Arrives May 31
The TV series “Snowpiercer,” based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel series and the film from Golden Globe Award winner Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite“), didn’t look like it was going to happen, at first. In development at TNT for over three years, the series faced numerous production issues and delays that arose from creative differences…
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Tilda Swinton, Naomi Watts Laud Cinema at Marrakech Film Festival Opening
The Marrakech Film Festival kicked off Friday with a bevy of filmmaking talent on the red carpet and an inspiring speech by the jury president Tilda Swinton.Ever since its launch in 2001, the festival has used Morocco’s strategic and historic position as a crossroads between different world cultures, to bring together different filmmaking talents from…
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Tilda Swinton to Preside Over The Marrakech Film Festival
Tilda Swinton, the iconoclastic British actress and producer, is set to preside over the 18th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, succeeding to American director James Gray.Swinton, who won an Oscar and a BAFTA award for best supporting actress for “Michael Clayton,” has been leading an eclectic acting career. She has collaborated with prominent…
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Bong Joon Ho Duped Harvey Weinstein With a Hilarious Lie to Save ‘Snowpiercer’ Scene
As Bong Joon Ho sets out on the U.S. press tour for his Palme d’Or winner “Parasite,” he’s once again being asked to relive the battle with Harvey Weinstein over the final cut of his science-fiction action movie “Snowpiercer.” Bong and Weinstein’s clash is an infamous story for fans of the South Korean master. After…
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TNT’s ‘Snowpiercer’ Takes Equal Inspiration From Both the Graphic Novel And The Movie [New York Comic-Con 2019]
When sci-fi fans heard that a Snowpiercer TV series was being developed, the main reaction was confusion. How could a TV show improve upon Bong Joon-Ho’s riveting, close-ended 2013 movie? By setting the TV series a few years earlier for one — the TNT series, which stars Daveed Diggs and Jennifer Connelly, will take place…