Sentences with phrase «miscavige on memoir»

A blockbuster film based on his memoir about his four tours in Iraq contributed to intense interest in the case.

Intellectual Memoirs, 1936 — 1938 by Mary McCarthy Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 114 pages, $ 15.95 The novelist and critic Mary McCarthy, who died in 1989, was up to the time of her death working on a memoir of her life in the late 1930s, in effect a sequel to her two previous autobiographical....

She's currently working on a memoir that chronicles her unconventional upbringing, her mother's descent into mental illness, and her attempts to make sense of it all when she discovers Jesus in her 20s.

And Tyson apparently hasn't gotten introspection out of his system: He says he's working on a memoir with veteran ghostwriter Larry Sloman.

Her background is in secondary education and consulting, and she's currently working on her memoir Twin to Twin which details her high - risk twin pregnancy.

At first it was more like a memoir discussing autism that she was going to share with other moms, but, she claims, publishers weren't keen on another memoir.

Nov. 7: Trace the relationship between Stephen Hawking and his first wife Jane Wilde with this rumored Oscar bait biopic based on her memoir, «The Theory of Everything.»

She is currently (and seemingly forever) working on a memoir about her chef apprenticeships abroad.

The movie is based on a memoir by Terry («Tuff») Ryan, one of two children who became authors.

Based on the memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert.

The film is based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen, by Jane Hawking, and is directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh («Man on Wire»).

«Molly's Game» was written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and is based on the memoir and true story of Molly Dubin Bloom, a Colorado native who invaded the New York and California gambling scene running the highest staked poker games either State ever encountered.

Cameron Crowe's first feature since 2005's Elizabethtown is based on a memoir by Benjamin Mee about a family who purchases a rundown zoo in the New England countryside.

The film unfolds entirely from the point of view of his ex-wife, actress and writer Anne Wiazemsky, based on her memoir Un An après (1968).

Based on a memoir, four children struggle to grow up in a rambling, poverty - stricken, wildly unconventional environment overseen by their dysfunctional yet uniquely loving parents.

Based on the memoir by Solomon Northup (as told to David Wilson) and adapted for the screen by John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave sees an affluent black American — a violinist and family man born free in New York state - pitched into a waking nightmare when he's kidnapped by slavers in 1841.

Based on a memoir by Carolyn Briggs, Higher Ground stars Farmiga as a woman struggling with her faith over the decades.

It's ostensibly based on a memoir by a genuine professional escort, sort of a «Happy Hooker» for the 21st century, a colorful distraction with a lot of sex, plenty of lingerie, a little flesh and a few minor complications that pass for drama.

THR reports Stronger will be based on the memoir by Jeff Bauman with help from Bret Witter.

Now she's taking a break from the director's chair and circling a new role, according to Variety, as the lead in «Shoot Like a Girl,» based on the memoir by Purple Heart veteran Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar.

During a visit with her father, a highly respected writer putting the finishing touches on a memoir, Devos discovers that he's had cancer long enough for it to metastasize, which causes her to fret for her young son's future.

Written by David Nicholls based on the memoir by Blake Morrison.

12 Years A Slave is based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man in the North, and a skilled carpenter and fiddler, who was lured to Washington, D.C. by a pair of circus promoters in 1841, then kidnapped and sold into slavery in New Orleans.

Directed by: Steve James Written by: N / A (though based on the memoir Life Itself by Roger Ebert) Main Cast: Talking Head type appearances by the likes of Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Steve James, Martin Scorsese, Werner Herzog, and many more... Past Oscar relations: Steve James was nominated for Best Film Editing for Hoop -LSB-...]

The drama is based on the memoir Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High - Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker by Molly Bloom and sees Jessica Chastain leading the cast as Bloom alongside Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Brian d'Arcy James, and Chris O'Dowd.

Based on the memoir by Benjamin Mee, the film follows a freshly widowed father (Matt Damon) who, in an unconventional attempt at self - therapy, moves himself and his two children Dylan and Rosie (Colin Ford and Maggie Elizabeth Jones) into a decrepit zoo.

An Education is a period drama, one based on a memoir by British journalist Lynn Barber.

Based on a memoir by Benjamin Mee, the drama stars Matt Damon as a single dad who moves his family to a run - down zoo.

Set in the world of high - stakes poker, the film is based on the memoir by Molly Bloom that Sorkin adapted himself.

This CD was released in 2004 by Varese Sarabande, featuring a small amount of music not on the original (very rare) CD release on Memoir Records, and absolutely stunning sound - it's easily the best - sounding film score from the period I've heard.

Based on a memoir by Benjamin Mee, We Bought a Zoo stars Matt Damon as a single dad who moves his family to a dilapidated zoo.

The dramedy, based on the memoir of the real - life cartoonist, is directed by Gus Van Sant and also stars Rooney Mara.

Based on the memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort, «Wolf» was written by Terence Winter who made a name for himself on «The Sopranos,» and since created the Scorsese - shepherded «Boardwalk Empire» for HBO.

Finally, The Theory of Everything held up well enough for releasing company Focus Features, bringing in an estimated $ 2.5 million at the box office over the weekend, enough to gain a marginal profit against a $ 15 million budget... and still ahead of the critically acclaimed Wild, the Reese Witherspoon - starring film based on the memoir of Cheryl Strayed, which picked up a few theaters and some revenue in the form of an estimated $ 1.6 million.

A new trailer has arrived online for Miracles From Heaven, which is based on the memoir of the same name by Christy Beam and tells the story of her 12 year old daughter's near death experience.

Based on a memoir by the same name, it tells the incredible true story of an African - American detective who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan and becomes the head of its local chapter.

Based on the memoir of the same name, Gus Van Sant's new biographical film Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot tells...

Actor Richard Roxburgh's directorial debut, Romulus is a quintessentially Australian tale based on the memoir by Raimond Gaita.

Based on the memoir of the same name by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent, the film stars Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, Renée Zellweger and Jon Voight.

«True Story,» April 10 Based on the memoir by former top journalist Michael Finkel, «True Story» follows Finkel (Jonah Hill) and murderer Christian Longo (James Franco)-- who lived for years outside the U.S. using Finkel's name — as the journalist dives into the psyche of one of the FBI's most wanted killers and tries to clear his name.

Last July, we reported that Paul Rudd would star in Errol Morris «non-documentary feature based on the memoir We Froze the First Man and a This American Life story about Bob Nelson, a California TV repairman who was obsessed with...

Reese Witherspoon gives a beautifully stripped - back performance in this epic journey based on the memoir by Cheryl Strayed.

The drama is based on the memoir Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High - Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker by Molly Bloom and sees Jessica Chastain leading

Based on the memoir of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American military history with 160 confirmed kills (largely undertaken during four tours of the Iraq War).

My Week With Marilyn Based on the memoir of a young man who worked as an assistant to Laurence Olivier during the making of «The Prince and the Showgirl,» this film delivers in all the ways one might expect - as an insider story and as an evocation of the period.

Based on the memoir of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American military history with 160 confirmed kills (largely undertaken during four...

Based on the memoir by Joseph Joffo and Claude Klotz.

«Eating Animals» [CAA] Natalie Portman produces this well - received doc about the horrors of meat consumption based on a memoir by Jonathan Safran Foer.

Written by Jon Ronson (The Men Who Stare At Goats) and Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Men Who Stare At Goats), Frank is a fictional story based on the memoir by Jon Ronson and loosely inspired by Frank Sidebottom (the persona of cult musician and comedy legend Chris Sievey), as well as outsider musicians like Daniel Johnston, Captain Beefheart and Harry Partch.

The education of An Education (Sony), based on the memoir by Lynn Barber, comes to a smart and mature sixteen - year - old girl who, eager to escape her petite bourgeois life in early 1960s London, is swept off her feet by a confident, charming and worldly man with a lot of secrets.