Sentences with phrase «acclaimed film adaptations»

«The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part I,» which is the third installment in the acclaimed film adaptation series of the hit «Hunger Games» book trilogy, is set to open on November 21 in theaters nationwide.

By minutes spent on screen, Jacob Tremblay is the real star of Room, the acclaimed film adaptation of Emma Donoghue's novel.

Who: Amy Adams What: An 8 - episode series based on the creepy 2006 thriller by Gillian Flynn, who later had a breakout hit (and an acclaimed film adaptation) with her third novel Gone Girl When: Filming to begin in March; air date to be announced Where: HBO Why We're Excited: Adams, who's gotten five Oscar nominations, will bring sizzle to the role of a troubled newspaper reporter who returns to her hometown to investigate the grisly murders of two preteen girls.

Not exact matches

Martin Scorese's film adaptation of the acclaimed book tells the story of persecution, martyrdom and faith involving two Jesuit priests who serve as missionaries to Japan in the 1600s.

The Golden Globe - nominated director of Selma, Ava DuVernay is going to direct a film adaptation of the acclaimed fantasy novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Martin Scorsese's adaptation of the controversial and acclaimed novel Silence may be the most ambitious of his career: According to reports, it will run well over three hours, the longest film he's ever made.

Vivid, darkly humorous and often mystical, Barbet Schroeder's adaptation of Fernando Vallejo's acclaimed novel was largely filmed secretly under dangerous circumstances on the streets of Medellin.

He's penned two John Grisham adaptations, two Dan Brown adaptations, two adaptations of famed sci - fi novels, two reviled Batman films, two acclaimed biopics starring Russell Crowe, one adaptation of a 60s TV series, and numerous episodes of «Fringe».

The feature film adaptation of the acclaimed National Theatre production documents the events that shook Suffolk in 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women.

The Cannes Film Festival is in full - swing and acclaimed director Todd Haynes» (Carol, Far From Heaven) highly - anticipated adaptation of Brian Selznick's YA novel Wonderstruck was one of the first films screened at the fest — and it was met with reviews that ranged from raves to lukewarm.

THR is reporting that Diane Kruger has signed on to star alongside Steve Carell in Robert Zemeckis» upcoming feature film adaptation of Jeff Malmberg's acclaimed 2010 documentary Marwencol.

The critically acclaimed scream queen joins Ansel Elgort («Baby Driver») and Aneurin Barnard («Dunkirk») in the John Crowley («Brooklyn») film, which is an adaptation of Donna Tartt's Pulitzer - winning novel «The Goldfinch.»

Lionsgate has released a new trailer for A Hologram for the King, the upcoming film adaptation of Dave Eggers» acclaimed novel.

Even since before his first «serious» film, an adaptation of the acclaimed stage play «Six Degrees Of Separation,» he was clearly a gifted and versatile performer.

McGarvey has won IFTA Awards for Best Cinematography in 2005 for adventure film Sahara and most recently for the acclaimed adaptation of We Need to Talk About Kevin.

Director Walter Salles» film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's acclaimed novel, «On the Road,» is now available...

Though as early as 1996 she was reportedly at work on a film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price of Salt, later adapted by Todd Haynes into 2015's Carol, Macdonald has worked exclusively in television ever since, and has been back in view lately for directing the acclaimed new miniseries adaptation of Howards End, scripted by Kenneth Lonergan.

Having made a number of movies dealing with cultural identity, Mira Nair was an obvious choice to direct the screen adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's critically acclaimed novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist, even though she is Indian and the film is rooted in Pakistan.

Director Fernando Meirelles follows up his highly acclaimed film, City of God, with another impressive piece in The Constant Gardener, a loose but very well respected adaptation of John Le Carre's lengthy and complex novel of the same name.

The film is based on the acclaimed 2011 fantasy novel of the same name by Patrick Ness (who will also write the film adaptation).

Hammer marked its return to features in 2010 with the release of the critically acclaimed Let Me In, an adaptation of the highly praised Swedish film låt den rätte komma in.

Ejiofor was at the festival for another prestige - y film, the adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie «s acclaimed best - seller «Half Of A Yellow Sun» [D +].

Brad Pitt was initially attached to star in the adaptation of David Grann's acclaimed book, though he's now strictly producing the film through his Plan B banner along with Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Anthony Katagas.

This year alone she played Juliet in the latest adaptation of Romeo and Juliet opposite Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti; she played a major role in Gavin Hood's adaptation of Ender's Game; and she had two acclaimed films premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival — Hateship, Loveship alongside Kristen Wiig and Guy Pearce, and Can a Song Save Your Life?

Earlier this year, we reported that Screen Gems and Sam Raimi were set to produce a feature film adaptation of the acclaimed and best - selling game, The Last of Us.

He supervised the production of films including George Clooney's 2005 Best Picture nominee Good Night, and Good Luck; the critically acclaimed family film and 2006 NAACP Image Award nominee Akeelah and the Bee, starring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett; dark thriller Turistas, for which domestic rights were sold to Fox Atomic in a pre-emptive bid within hours of the film's first screening; James Gray's crime thriller We Own the Night, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall and Eva Mendes, which ranked as the largest - ever domestic sale at Cannes; and The Road, an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize - winning novel starring Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron and Robert Duvall, which pre-sold to The Weinstein Company in a multi-party bidding war.

And many self - published books have achieved great success in the form of sales, critical acclaim, and film adaptations.

When the movie adaptation premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in February, critics loved the caustic, complex performances of the film — the superb cast includes Richard Gere as Stan, a congressman running for governor; Rebecca Hall as his wife, Katelyn; Steve Coogan as his less successful brother, Paul; and acclaimed actress Laura Linney as Paul's wife, Claire.

Renowned for crafting emotionally engaging soundtracks for multimedia, Salta has received widespread industry acclaim for his world - class produced scores featured in films and video games such as HALO: The Fall of Reach (The Animated Series), HALO: Spartan Strike, HALO 2 Anniversary, HALO: Spartan Assault (G.A.N.G. Best Original Soundtrack Award), HALO: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, From Dust, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Red Steel (IGN Award for Best Original Score), Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter and H.A.W.X series, and original songs and adaptations for the world's # 1 dance game series, Just Dance.

It's been a long and arduous road for the film adaptation of BioShock, one of the most critically - acclaimed video games of all time.

The lineup spans multiple genres and includes adaptations of blockbuster film franchises, an original squad - based shooter from the creative mind of some of SEGA's most popular franchises, the first «M - rated» game on Kinect, AAA digital titles, an all - new title from critically acclaimed developer PlatinumGames, and many more!

The animated film adaptation of Persepolis (US release December 2007) has garnered huge international acclaim and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2008 it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film and won two Cesar Awards (the French version of the Oscars) for Best First Film and Best Aadaptation of Persepolis (US release December 2007) has garnered huge international acclaim and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2008 it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film and won two Cesar Awards (the French version of the Oscars) for Best First Film and Best AdaptationAdaptation.