Sentences with phrase «ambitious adaptation of»

Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska will make their directorial debuts, joining a total of fifteen other helmers — David Wenham, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page — in an ambitious adaptation of the novel by Tim Winton.

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.

Writer / directors Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer recently unveiled their ridiculously ambitious adaptation of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas with an awe - inspiring extended trailer, directors» commentary, and poster, and now we've got a closer look at some of the film's characters.

Directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski (The Matrix) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run), this ambitious adaptation of the David Mitchell novel features an all - star cast taking on...

Writer / directors Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer recently unveiled their ridiculously ambitious adaptation of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas with an awe - inspiring extended trailer, directors» commentary, and poster, and now we've got a closer look at some of the film's...

The Wachowski Siblings and Tom Twyker «s highly ambitious adaptation of Cloud Atlas now has a release date and a run - time.

The wildly ambitious adaptation of Cloud Atlas is a brilliant piece of filmmaking from writers / directors Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, but it's also a very hard sell for general audiences.

Jodorowsky's Dune is an intriguing and frequently fascinating documentary exploring cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky's efforts at mounting an ambitious adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune back in the 1970s, with the movie fleshing out what could've been through interviews, animated storyboards, and other assorted tools.

This ambitious adaptation of the Edna Ferber novel is often touched by greatness, yet it's ultimately too scattershot to satisfactorily maintain its bloated 200 - minute running time.

Leone's ambitious adaptation of Harry Grey's novel «The Hoods» stars Robert De Niro and James Woods as longtime friends who experience shifting fortunes in their criminal enterprises between the 1920s and the»60s.

Scott Hicks» ambitious adaptation of David Guterson's novel, a multi-faceted look at race relations in post-war America, was derided by many for collapsing under its own weight.

James Franco makes his directing debut with this ambitious adaptation of William Faulkner's notoriously downbeat novel.

Though hardly a great film, Bryan Singer's ambitious adaptation of Stephen King's same - named novella * is nonetheless challenging, a bleak picture destined to be misunderstood by the masses.

The director briefly addresses the setbacks to the ambitious adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy epic, and suggests Javier Bardem's involvement may not be the done deal that earlier reports indicated.

The enormously ambitious adaptation of Cloud Atlas by writers / directors Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer is getting a very big release when it hits theaters next month.

This past summer, Universal passed on Ron Howard «s ambitious adaptation of Stephen King «s The Dark Tower.

The Matrix creators The Wachowskis are teaming with Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer for an ambitious adaptation of David Mitchell's acclaimed 2004 novel Cloud Atlas, comprised of six separate yet vaguely connected narratives that take place in locales as varied as the Pacific Ocean in 1850 and a clone - inhabited, post-apocalyptic future.

That said, it's still an ambitious adaptation of some difficult subject matter that will likely please die - hard fans drawn at least a few skeptical newbies.

Albert Dupontel's ambitious adaptation of See You Up There is a conflicted production, an unconventional story told in quite a surprisingly ordinary manner.

Not exact matches

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.

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The television, film and comics writer will collaborate with Akiva Goldsman on the NBC TV series, part of an ambitious cross-platform adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy epic.

The Lone Ranger will join At the Mountains of Madness and The Dark Tower on the 2011 list of ambitious adaptations that were too risky for their studios.

Universal has passed on Imagine Entertainment's planned adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy epic, an ambitious and expensive project that calls for a movie trilogy and two television miniseries.

I first saw Matteo Garrone's ambitious and somewhat grueling screen adaptation of Robert Saviano's non-fiction study of the insidious infiltration of organized crime in all facets of life in Naples and Caserta, at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.

Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Gene Hackman star in this adaptation of John Grisham's novel about an ambitious young attorney who discovers that his firm is involved in a bunch of shady dealings.

After teasing a number of different ambitious projects in 2017 — including an adaptation of Fernando Morais» nonfiction book The Last Soldiers Of The Cold War: The Story Of the Cuban Five and a slightly re-cast version of Idol's Eye, his perpetually stalled Chicago mob thriller — Assayas ultimately went with a previously unannounced project about the French publishing industry as his next filof different ambitious projects in 2017 — including an adaptation of Fernando Morais» nonfiction book The Last Soldiers Of The Cold War: The Story Of the Cuban Five and a slightly re-cast version of Idol's Eye, his perpetually stalled Chicago mob thriller — Assayas ultimately went with a previously unannounced project about the French publishing industry as his next filof Fernando Morais» nonfiction book The Last Soldiers Of The Cold War: The Story Of the Cuban Five and a slightly re-cast version of Idol's Eye, his perpetually stalled Chicago mob thriller — Assayas ultimately went with a previously unannounced project about the French publishing industry as his next filOf The Cold War: The Story Of the Cuban Five and a slightly re-cast version of Idol's Eye, his perpetually stalled Chicago mob thriller — Assayas ultimately went with a previously unannounced project about the French publishing industry as his next filOf the Cuban Five and a slightly re-cast version of Idol's Eye, his perpetually stalled Chicago mob thriller — Assayas ultimately went with a previously unannounced project about the French publishing industry as his next filof Idol's Eye, his perpetually stalled Chicago mob thriller — Assayas ultimately went with a previously unannounced project about the French publishing industry as his next film.

The lion's share of the credit should rightfully go to Tom Tykwer, who not only directs in gorgeous fashion, he co-wrote the very ambitious screenplay adaptation and contributed to the gorgeous score, as he has done for all of his films.

McConaughey next served as executive producer and co-star of «Sahara,» an ambitious action / comedy / romance adaptation of Clive Cussler's best - selling novel.

Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.

Room was always destined to be an ambitious and tricky adaptation - the book tells the story of a young mother who was abducted, Fritzl - style, and imprisoned in a basement, along with her young son, who was born there.

It was back in 2016 that the ambitious sci - fi series adaptation of Michael Crichton «s original 1973 film premiered with some very contemporary changes and crowd - pleasing twists and turns.

The writing / directing duo of Alex Garland and Danny Boyle is an ambitious team, and that's clear with only two collaborative efforts under their belt (unless you count Boyle's unfortunate adaptation of Garland's novel The Beach, but let's not).

You have to admire the producers of The Hobbit for doubling down on the single biggest complaint about their ambitious adaptation: its running time.

An ambitious historical adaptation that examines a largely untold story in the East of Ukrainian genocide, which explains why it's presented in English.

The beloved studio behind Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro makes its most ambitious play for American audiences yet with this gentle, well - made adaptation of The Borrowers.

Joe and Anthony Russo's directing of the on screen adaptation of a story as ambitious as Civil War is a small miracle.

It's unfortunate that, with the possible exception of The Godfather Part III, he's never been able to be both as ambitious and personal again, his subsequent movies either being adaptations of well - known works or those little «student films» that no one much seems to notice.

by Walter Chaw Mouldering in a can for over a year (the film would smell pretty stale regardless past 1980), Impostor is the umpteenth adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story (whether directly or indirectly), a fable of identity that pales in comparison to an acknowledged classic like Blade Runner, an ambitious blockbuster like Total Recall, and an under - seen sleeper like Screamers.

We shine a light on the highly controversial, deeply ambitious Harlan Ellison video game adaptation that was decades ahead of its...

Opening this week at a few screens around town (the Uptown, the Seven Gables, along with the Grand in Tacoma) is the latest high - profile adaptation of a Shakespeare play, with Michael Fassbender as the Scottish usurper and Marion Cotillard as his ambitious wife.

Aside from an animated adaptation in 1989, Hollywood has stayed away from what would be one of Dahl's more visually ambitious stories: The BFG.

Macbeth (Unrated) Michael Fassbender assumes the title role in the latest adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy about an ambitious general with designs on the throne of the King of Scotland (David Thewlis).

Declare that, irrespective of the effectiveness of mitigation actions, significant adverse changes in the global climate are now inevitable and are already taking place, and thus parties to the U.N.F.C.C.C. must also include, in the COP15 outcome document, an ambitious agreement on adaptation finance which should prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable countries, especially in the near term,

Delivering on the goals of Paris will depend on an «engine of ambition» in which ambitious but feasible emissions and adaptation goals are set, achieved, communicated, and ratcheted up over time, supported by appropriate finance and institutional structures.

The transportation sector has shown early signals of adaptation too, as automakers keep establishing ambitious plans for electrification of their future fleets and ten states so far have Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) programmes to encourage the deployment of electric vehicles.

If nations fail to base their climate change policies on what equity, ethics, and justice require of them on mitigation of their greenhouse gas emissions and funding for adaptation, losses, and damages, then the global response to climate change will not likely be ambitious enough to avoid catastrophic climate impacts while deepening existing injustices in the world.

On the issue of finance, it was decided that developed countries parties will provide and mobilise enhanced financial support to developing country parties for ambitious mitigation and adaptation action.

It also highlights several of the building blocks already understood to be needed for an ambitious post-2012 climate change framework — the type of international framework that can bring about emission reductions whilst generating essential and significant funding for adaptation.

The document suggests that in order to foster policy coherence and help ensure that climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts are adequate, sufficiently ambitious, non-discriminatory and otherwise compliant with human rights obligations, the following considerations should be reflected in all climate action, including agreements to be negotiated at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.