Sentences with phrase «other big screen adaptations»

Not exact matches

I wonder, Jessie and others: Did you watch the first couple seasons of 21 Jump Street before forming an opinion on the big - screen adaptation?

And during a period that saw a resurgence of interest in the spy genre, with several Le Carre (and other) adaptations making it to the big screen, the show, created by «Love and Other Drugs» «The Interpreter» and «The Life of David Gale» writer Charles Randolph and shepherded by big - name producers Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg along with, oddly, Malcolm Gladwell, might have seemed like a surefireother) adaptations making it to the big screen, the show, created by «Love and Other Drugs» «The Interpreter» and «The Life of David Gale» writer Charles Randolph and shepherded by big - name producers Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg along with, oddly, Malcolm Gladwell, might have seemed like a surefireOther Drugs» «The Interpreter» and «The Life of David Gale» writer Charles Randolph and shepherded by big - name producers Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg along with, oddly, Malcolm Gladwell, might have seemed like a surefire hit.

With adaptations of superhero comics to film, it seems that the only thing of interest to the film maker (s) is getting the shiniest and biggest effects on screen along with «kick - ass» action sequences and one - upping each other on the adrenaline level.

Streep excels in many areas of acting, but I feel when it comes to stage adaptations to the big screen, Streep doesn't live in the character as comfortably as she would in any other role.

I, like many others are claiming online currently, am a huge fan of the book, Ready Player One and was ecstatic upon hearing that it landed Steven Spielberg as it's director for the big screen adaptation.

The Pitch: Stewart O'Nan's acclaimed novel comes to the big screen in the form of David Gordon Green's adaptation of «Snow Angels,» in which a pair of stories — one about a couple confronting tragedy, the other about a young man struggling with deep - seated personal problems — intertwine.

Snow Angels (Warner Independent, March 21) Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Angarano, Griffin Dunne, Amy Sedaris, Olivia Thirlby Director: David Gordon Green Rating: R The Pitch: Stewart O'Nan's acclaimed novel comes to the big screen in the form of David Gordon Green's adaptation of «Snow Angels,» in which a pair of stories — one about a couple confronting tragedy, the other about a young man struggling with deep - seated personal problems — intertwine.

The big - screen adaptation welcomes songs from the stage musical, including «Children Will Listen,» «Giants in the Sky,» «On the Steps of the Palace,» «No One Is Alone» and «Agony,» among others.

The giant designs in the graphic novel and upcoming big - screen adaptation take inspiration from other giant monsters in pop culture, like the Ents from Lord Of The Rings, or the kaijū from Pacific Rim, but as the creators tell us, the designs Niimura originally came up with were a bit more phallic.

Real - life World War II hero Audie Murphy played himself in the film classic To Hell and Back in 1955 (Murphy also played several other roles in films throughout his career); and in relation to lighter subject matter, shock jock Howard Stern, as well as his sidekick, Robin Quivers, played themselves in the big - screen adaptation of Stern's book Private Parts in 1997.

The Other and Harvest Home were both compelling, creepy reads, and while I preferred Harvest Home on the written page, the big - screen adaptation of The Other trumped the 1978 TV - miniseries version of Harvest Home (starring Bette Davis).

Gone are The Lone Gunmen, Cigarette Smoking Man and other colourful characters of both the small - screen series and the first big - screen adaptation, Fight the Future, released in 1998.

One, because it should be towards the bottom of the list for potential big screen adaptations and second, there's honestly not much to adapt other than the idea of giant monsters smashing buildings, something that's already been done multiple times.

Unlike other big - screen conversions like Fantastic Mr. Fox, James and the Giant Peach and The B.F.G., Matilda (and to a lesser degree Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) was an adaptation that truly took advantage of the dark, drab atmospheres that Dahl so famously immersed his young readers in.

First Big Budget Film: «Where The Wild Things Are,» an ambitious adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's novel, which others (including Disney) had mooted bringing to the screen before.

After all, other kinds of media have been hits on the big screen for generations, with books and comics both receiving stunning film adaptations over the decades.

hor may be more popular than some of the other Marvel superheroes who've already made their way to the big screen (like Daredevil, The Punisher, and yes, even Iron Man), but there's a good reason why the God of Thunder has had to wait so long for his Hollywood debut: it's without a doubt the most challenging adaptation of the bunch.