Sentences with phrase «age tale from»

Also launching in the Spring of 2016 will be GOODNIGHT PUNPUN, a dark and edgy coming - of - age tale from the Eisner - and Harvey Award - nominated creator Inio Asano.

Coming June 2018: An outsider becomes a hero and a boy becomes a man in this classic coming - of - age tale from the heyday of the three - ring circus, by three - time Newbery Honor Book author Eloise Jarvis McGraw.

Movie review of «Closet Monster»: This quirky, homoerotic coming - of - age tale from Canada is surprisingly tense and entertaining.

The big headline here is that Danish director Lone Scherfig has at last achieved a worthy femme - forward follow - up to her sly coming - of - age tale from 2009, the Oscar - nominated «An Education,» with another portrait of a London - based young woman adapting to a period of social upheaval.

Indeed, Fox Studios has managed to raise this aged tale from the ashes once again.

Not exact matches

Wendy's love of travel was ignited at a very early age when her grandparents brought back trinkets and tales from India and Thailand.

Which brings me to my point: Why would any intelligent person take tales from the bronze age (or read out of a hat for that matter) for real?

It's time to move on from these Bronze Age beliefs and fairy tales.

I don't need some hypocrite to stand in front of me every Sunday morning spouting off his version of a fairy tale to feel good about myself and my place in the multiverse, while he steals from the collection plate, ignores the sick, aged and needy of his «flock», and sleeps with his secretary / molests his altar boys.

This article is just awful; just another voice from zealot nation about how its dangerous to not have moral code directly tied to imaginary fairy tale beliefs from the bronze age.

As long as a «righteous man», as Jesus supposedly called him, like Lot can offer an unruly crown his virgin daughters so that they can have their way with them there is no way that I would ever take advice from these moldy books or anyone that follows these Bronze Age fairy tales.

While the wine itself is awesome (I'll never turn down fine Fiorano from Lazio with age), it was more about the chance to hear Dalton — who tends to take on the host role at these dinners — tell the story behind the wine, a convoluted tale involving an eccentric prince and his mold - covered caves.

«This case is the age - old tale of abuse of political power,» Martins said in her opening remarks, adding that the senator would extract payments from companies with business before the state or they would «fear his wrath.»

In a famous experiment, she gave volunteers a booklet narrating three true stories of events from their own childhood along with an invented tale that described their getting lost in the mall at age 5.

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Aside from the information specific to characteristics older single women may present, some good old fashioned tell - tale signs are universal between all older single women, regardless of age boundaries.

Waititi does an excellent job of balancing the sweet and humorous moments with the more poignant bits (like Bella's heartbreaking death scene), but what separates the movie from the typical coming - of - age tale is the unique brand of humor that's become synonymous with the director.

Where the first two entries in the Shrek series mined big laughs from tales left over from the Middle Ages, Shrek the Third strains to get giggles from the onset of middle age.

This, along with Tales from the Borderlands, are an exquisite opening salvo from Telltale, ushering in the third age of interactive movies.

Led by a staggering breakthrough performance from Maria Mozdah, Haq's brutal «coming of age» tale reveals oppression at its bleakest.

This animated tale comes from the creators of Ice Age and Rio.

This drama tells the tale of one boy's life from age six to age eighteen from 2002 through 2014.

WHAT: A coming - of - age tale that follows a boy named Mason Evans Jr. (Ellar Coltrane) from grade school to his first day of college, examining his relationship with his divorced parents (Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette) as he matures into a young man.

Sharing honors from the Society Dramatic Authors and Composers, given annually to a French film in Fortnight, were two very different tales of romantic possibility in Paris: Philippe Garrel's black - and - white «Lover for a Day» («L'Amant d'un Jour»), about a 23 - year - old woman who learns that her father is dating a girl her age, and Claire Denis» «Let the Sunshine In» («Un Beau Soleil Intérieur»), starring Juliette Binoche as a divorced artist looking for love in many of the wrong places.

From the outside, this tale of two elementary - aged friends who convert their mean principle into an underwear - clad caped crusader in order to fight a villain known as Professor Poopypants seems like a mindless onslaught of potty humor.

The series, a slow - to - unfold but emotionally gripping tale, focuses on the life of Aminata Diallo (played by Shailyn Pierre - Dixon as a child and Aunjanue Ellis as an adult), who was ripped from her parents» arms at age 11 and sold into slavery.

Richard Linklater's 12 - year commitment to the coming - of - age tale «Boyhood» is paying off with his first nomination from the Directors Guild of America, the organization announced Tuesday.

It's absolutely one of the best films of the year; a sensual, moving summer romance coming - of - age tale that is impeccably acted, impeccably shot, and basically just impeccably crafted from head to toe.

«Almost Famous» (2000) Crowe's been consistently unafraid to draw from his own experiences, but his epic «Almost Famous» is certainly his most autobiographical work, telling the tale of how, as an underage high - schooler, he ended up working at Rolling Stone magazine (in this case, covering fictional band Stillwater), falling in love, and coming of age.

Morris From America is a wonderful and heartfelt cross-cultural coming - of - age tale about an African - American boy trying to adapt in Germany.

The classic tale gets a big Hollywood update with Ferdinand, an animated tale from director Carlos Saldanha, the co-director Ice Age.

Nightjohn is a PG - 13 Disney movie, but it's also a full - blooded Charles Burnett film: family - friendly fare that doesn't shrink from showing slavery's horrors, an adolescent's coming - of - age tale told with an adult's sense of historical reality and moral complexity.

From filmmaker David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express), Good Vibes tells the coming - of - age tale of best buds Mondo (Book of Mormon's Josh Gad) and Woodie (Brody), two awkward dudes adapting to life in a California beach community by attempting to surf, party and chase girls.

Other highlights are ADAMA a deeply moving animation about the life of a young boy in West Africa in 1914; Mamoru Hosoda's THE BOY AND THE BEAST, an exquisitely animated fable about a boy who has run away from home and is alone in the human world following the passing of his mother; Jury Feting's CELESTIAL CAMEL, a fascinating and thrilling tale about a 12 year old herder whose father has sold a young colt who may be the fabled «celestial camel»; Academy Award ® winner Gabriele Salvatores» THE INVISIBLE BOY, a charming coming of age tale about a shy boy, picked on by his peers, who gets his wish to hide from the world when he discovers a Halloween outfit that makes him invisible; Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon's hugely enjoyable CGI animated adventure MUNE, about a faun who lives in a faraway world; Studio Ghibli's beautiful drama WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi; and the World Premiere of Tim Clague and Danny Stark's WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG?

«Son Of Rambow» (2007) Arguably the best film on this section of the list, «Son Of Rambow,» the impossibly charming coming - of - age tale that marked the second film from music video veteran Garth Jennings, who made his debut with studio picture «The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy,» was the big buy at Sundance 2007, selling to Paramount Vantage for $ 7.5 million.

With his initial output, from moody drama Shotgun Stories to coming - of - age tale Mud, director Jeff Nichols didn't initially appear like he belonged in this category.

Baseball has been at the foreground of a diverse group of great films, from the classic drama Pride of the Yankees to the screwball comedy Major League, from coming - of - age tale The Sandlot to Disney's own spiritual family dramedy Angels in the Outfield.

SUBMARINE, a delightful surprise from Wales, takes the familiar coming - of - age tale and gives it an approach so original as to make the familiar seem fresh.

Timothee Chalamet, the young star of the tender coming - of - age tale «Call Me By Your Name,» took best actor from the New York critics.

A tale drawn in no small part from Potter's own life, the movie follows two young girls through a coming - of - age story set against the early»60s backdrop of nuclear disarmament protests and the Cuban missile crisis.

Morris From America is a cute coming of age tale that encompasses puberty and loneliness but doesn't completely take advantage of those themes.

He then moves the tale on from that fateful wedding night, offering a whistle - stop tour into old age.

And that's rather unfortunate because the 8 to 13 aged crowd, that may feel they are too old for a kid's movie, would really benefit from the messages embedded in the tale.

The story of a young man bucking the class system is a sure bet for gaining empathy and support from all (not just middle) ages, and A Knight's Tale also provides good examples of facing your challenges, having the resolve to admit your mistakes, and the positive influence of a father on a son.

The support cast also acquits itself quite admirably, the upshot amounting to a poignant coming - of - age tale which resonates as realistic from its heartbreaking beginning clear through to a satisfying resolution.

DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age tells a captivating tale of a hunted hero and is the long - awaited role - playing game from series creator Yuji Horii, character designer Akira Toriyama, and series composer Koichi Sugiyama.

Rather, it's an absurdist, melancholy coming - of - age tale that jumps from odd comedy to striking violence to stirring reflection.

But this tale of an ordinary Joe being blackmailed to get somebody killed on his daily commute from NYC to Tarrytown, NY is an action picture whose aging hero we care about and root for, a thriller with tension and style, a B - movie Hitchcock would have been happy to call his own.

For his follow up, Vallée hasn't strayed far from the tree and has chosen another coming of age tale, this one a tale of a young woman in 19th century Britain.

Richard Linklater's 12 - year project, chronicling the filmed - in - real - time tale of young Mason (Ellar Contrane) as he grows up from the age of six to the age of eighteen, has seemingly received just as much praise as it has derision, particularly by critics who were lukewarm on it amongst everyone else's ebullient praise, perhaps out of irritation.