Tag: The Snowman
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Thursday’s Widows Is The Netflix Series People Can’t Stop Binge-Watching
While movie studios are busy figuring out how to navigate the streaming era, Netflix is chugging along serving up all manner of forgotten oddities and hidden gems. After a rocky 2022 that saw the company crack down on password sharing to boost subscriber numbers, the streaming giant is back to doing what it does best…
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The Snowman Tried to be an Oscar-Winning Movie and Failed
On July 18, 2017, cinema as we know it changed forever. This was the day Universal released the first poster for its then-upcoming crime thriller The Snowman. Oh, what a poster. This one-sheet consisted solely of a scribbled doodle of a snowman, who looks mildly annoyed, while above this drawing were the words “Mr. Police,…
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‘Ethel & Ernest’ director Roger Mainwood dies at 65
Producer Camilla Deakin remembers ”considerate, collaborative and respectful” animator.Roger Mainwood, the UK filmmaker and animator, has died after an illness at the age of 65.His credits included the feature animation Ethel & Ernest, which chronicles the lives of the parents of The Snowman illustrator Raymond Briggs. It was nominated for mutiple awards including best animated…
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Rebecca Ferguson In Talks For ‘Dune’ With Timothée Chalamet
Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson, known for “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” (2015), this year’s sequel “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” (2018), and Tomas Alfredson‘s crime thriller “The Snowman” (2017), is in talks to star in the upcoming remake of “Dune” for Legendary Pictures. French Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, who led “Blade Runner 2049” and “Prisoners,” is…
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Rebecca Ferguson Joins Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson in ‘Men in Black’ Spinoff
Rebecca Ferguson has been cast in Sony Pictures’ “Men in Black” spinoff, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.F. Gary Gray is directing from a script by “Iron Man” writers Matt Holloway and Art Marcum. Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson and Kumail Nanjiani are set to star.Walter F. Parkes and…
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/Answers: Our Favorite Espionage Movies
Every week in /Answers, we answer a new pop culture-related question. In this edition, we’re celebrating the release of Red Sparrow by asking “What is your favorite movie about espionage and undercover work?” Naturally, more action-oriented spy movies were disqualified. Chris Evanglista: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Before Tomas Alfredson helmed the truly terrible The Snowman,…