Sentences with phrase «as adaptations of»

He developed one of the most widely used adult measures of personality, the Big Five Inventory, as well as adaptations of that instrument to more than 30 languages and cultures.

The course was initially created as an adaptation of Buddhist teachings on mindfulness, although Kabat - Zinn subsequently played down the connection to Buddhism, instead focusing on the scientifically proven benefits of mindfulness.

My vodka sauce actually started out years ago as an adaptation of the Rachael Ray sauce, but has since evolved into something different.

My question relates to the idea of «metabolic damage,» which some folks online explain as an adaptation of the body to reduce the rate of metabolism during periods of starvation, i.e. calorie restriction.

These are a fuss - free take on the Brazilian Pastel de Maçã com Doce de Leite, as well as an adaptation of the English Banoffee Pie although these are made with apples instead of bananas.

The Irene dress by Rejina Pyo is already a street style favourite, as an adaptation of her popular «Greta» dress.

As an adaptation of the anime, it does a good job of capturing the series» signature sense of action and as a game in general, it presents mechanics and ideas that are entirely unique.

He is attached to star in a remake of «The Thomas Crown Affair» for MGM, as well as the adaptation of «Just Mercy» which has «Short Term 12» helmer Destin Cretton directing.

Johnson also has another Fast and Furious movie on the cards, as well as an adaptation of the Rampage video game, action - comedy Central Intelligence, a Baywatch movie and the comic - book film Shazam!

Indeed, as an adaptation of Michael Lewis» non-fiction best seller of the same name, it's also literally about a winning formula, or more accurately, the various statistical formulas collectively known as sabermetrics, a system designed to maximize budgetary efficiency in assembling productive professional baseball franchises.

The Royal Tenenbaums has been described as an adaptation of a great novel that doesn't exist, and it is set in an upper Upper West Side that also doesn't exist.

With a now confirmed director in Sam Taylor - Johnson, casting rumours are beginning to rear their heads again as the adaptation of E.L. James» filthy...

While I wouldn't mind playing with some of these side characters and superfluous plotlines in a video game, as an adaptation of a beloved work that has enchanted many millions of readers, young and old, I'm left longing for a different kind of fan film — the inevitable one in which someone edits out all of the stuff not from the writings of Tolkien — and makes it the movie it always should have been from inception.

How is it as an adaptation of the final book?

Narrated by Alfre Woodard, John Henry is the longest short on the entire Blu - ray, clocking in at just under 11 minutes, but it's exceedingly colorful and snappily paced, even as the adaptation of this well - known folktale reaches its tragic conclusion.

Michael Clayton and Burn After Reading's Tilda Swinton and Adventures of Tin - Tin star Jamie Bell will reportedly join Chris Evans in the post-apocalyptic train movie Snow Piercer, directed by The Host's Park Chan - wook as an adaptation of the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige.

There will be few other movies this year as frustrating as this adaptation of Liz Tuccillo's book, a quasi - «girl power» picture that alternates between perceptive and puerile at such breakneck speed that some viewers might be tempted to sue for whiplash.

He's a hard director to put a finger on, and it's impossible to tell how he'll handle such a complicated, emotionally fraught story as this adaptation of Deborah E. Lipstadt's History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, although having David Hare («The Hours») as a screenwriter will certainly help.

As an adaptation of the 1997 novel by Philip Roth, it is lead - footed and inept.

In fact, despite the addition of «zombies» to the title, the film works better as an adaptation of «Pride and Prejudice» than the action comedy it strives to be.

works as both an adaptation of a familiar story and as its own entity.

Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis's Beatles project eyes more talent as an adaptation of «The Secret Garden,» the comedy series «Bad Move,» and the «Men in Black» spinoff prep for spring and summer shoots.

But beloved though the 1969 film may be, the Coens» 2010 «True Grit» is better in virtually every way, a massive improvement as entertainment and as an adaptation of a sadly underappreciated great novel.

Go to the original public domain source, as any adaptation of a public domain work may have a new copyright in it and may still be protected by copyright.

The Korean production will be done by the same people as the adaptation of Boys Over Flowers, so there's at least some experience with adapting manga.

Modern medical practitioners developed medical acupuncture as an adaptation of Chinese acupuncture.

Out Run could therefore serve as a loving homage to the 70s and 80s era of car - based movies, as well as an adaptation of a much - loved coin - op.

Child Parent Relationship Therapy, also known as CPRT, was developed as an adaptation of the Gurney's Filial Model.

Not exact matches

«I found that the military instilled phenomenal skills of adaptation, ability to continue under pressure, and even use that pressure to perform better and use it as a strength,» Hall said.

Maybe viewers will finally get the adaptation they deserve as the Robbie Reyes version of the character takes center stage in season four of «Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.»

Each of Hopewell's five companies — that's Hopewell Residential, Development, Logistics (distribution and warehousing), Real Estate Services and Capital Corp. (the strategic hub of all the rest)-- operates according to a series of values (adaptation, leadership, relationships and teamwork) that all come together into one core concept management refers to as «Happy Money.»

But the new strategic direction of Amazon Studios, which comes as the company is launching several new shows, including a comedy with Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen and a Seth Rogen - produced comic book adaptation, underscores the financial constraints the division is under.

My dream, and I believe it is a rational possibility if not assured, is that as the ecology of our situation increases to exert pressure on us, that there will be a rapid emergent adaptation of behaviors effecting an «ecocultural» revolution in our socio - economic structures.

And actor Johnny Depp starred as Ichabod Crane in the 1999 film called Sleepy Hollow, an adaptation of Irving's story.

The studio does have a pair of big spring releases in Ghost in the Shell, the controversial adaptation of the popular manga comic that stars Scarlett Johansson, as well as the action - comedy adaptation of the 1990s lifeguard TV show Baywatch.

I will choose to see failure as a step in the refining process — an adaptation of sorts.

But the central thesis of «The Bomb,» and one Schlosser made strongly in «Command and Control» (which also premiered at Tribeca as a documentary film adaptation), is that mortifying accidents have happened, and will happen again: People are human and nuclear weapons are machines.

As Disney was wrapping up production on A Wrinkle in Time, the latest film from lauded director Ava DuVernay and an adaptation of the beloved children's book, out Friday, the production team reached out to Rodeo FX to add finishing touches on a selected scene.

But it's not until very recently that these adaptations have approached anything as inherently weird as some of the source material for «Avengers: Age of Ultron.»

This summer's box - office totals have also suffered from the expansion of blockbuster season as a handful of films likely to be among the year's biggest releases are slated to come out this fall, among them best - selling novel adaptation Gone Girl, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, and the latest Hunger Games installment.

It was later revealed that the two went for research purposes, as Gosling was tapped to star in del Toro's movie adaptation of the Disneyland ride The Haunted Mansion, which happens to be Gosling's favorite.

Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much in common as they are both film adaptations of bestselling young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games).

Similarly, many ventures are based around business methods and concepts that have been successful in developed countries, but with adaptations made to reflect local conditions, such as «Careem,» the Uber of Pakistan.

Research conducted by groups such as Ogilvy Renault LLP and SiG@MaRS have led to the the adaptation of the B Corp structure to the Canadian Social Business landscape.

Cities are projected to require at least USD 1.7 trillion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation above business as usual in order to align GHG levels with those that limit global warming to 2 °C and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

Issues of capacity, productivity, flexibility, adaptation to structural change and so on will once again come to centre stage, as they should.

Dr. Greg Graffin's PHD thesis found that the overwhelming majority of the world's eminent evolutionary biologists find no conflict between religion and science — so long as religion is recognized solely as a sociological adaptation.

Obedience is the hallmark of non-equals; obedience as an end unto itself facilitates adaptation to any type of authority — whether merited or demanded.»

After winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her wild - eyed turn as a mental patient in Girl, Interrupted, she attempted a few other serious acting roles but only seemed to find blockbuster success when she took on the lead role in the feature - film adaptation of the video game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

It isn't surprising that as the audiences who first became fans of characters like The Avengers, X-Men and Deadpool get older, that their modern movie adaptations will be marketed more toward adults.