Sentences with phrase «big fan of the novels»

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It's an interesting choice to say the least, and while I'm usually not the biggest fan of the «shaky cam», it is a novel way to shoot a «get laid road trip» flick.

This is a big reason why the films (which are not so much adaptations of the novels as they are emanations of them) have become very personal affairs for their fans.

As a big fan of crime writer Elmore Leonard and, in particular, his novel «Rum Punch» (upon which this is an adaptation), I was admittedly left with feelings of disappointment when I first seen «Jackie Brown».

In deciding to adapt Ian McEwan's 1997 novel «Enduring Love» for the big screen, scriptwriter Joe Penhall risked forever being stalked by the book's legions of adoring fans, not least for the many changes in detail and emphasis he had made to the source material.

Fans of Suzanne Collins» novel, of course, know that that is exactly how this movie needed to be made; it's just surprising to see a studio show that kind of discipline when they normally are, shall we say, going all Tex Avery with the big dollar sign eyeballs.

Queen of the Damned starring Aaliya and Stuart Townsend also has its fans but the franchise stalled on the big screen while it continued in novel form.

Many were excited to see Spielberg work his magic to bring the virtual reality playground of the novel's OASIS to life on the big screen, maybe even mixing up the references and set pieces in order to surprise fans of the novel.

Many writers obsess over how faithful certain movies are to their source novels, and whether or not the fans will appreciate the big screen version of their beloved book.

Herein the film version has its work cut out for it, as fans of the novel already know the big reveal at the end of the line.

Director Gavin Hood has some making up to do after the disappointment of «X-Men Origins: Wolverine,» but despite some concerns from fans, this big screen adaptation of the beloved sci - fi novel (previously thought to be unfilmable) looks like it could be his ticket to redemption.

As fans familiar with J.K. Rowling's originalDeathly Hallows novels know all too well, the end - all battle at Hogwarts between the forces of good and the minions of darkness isn't the only big event that has yet to occur on - screen.

If your book club has already read it, or maybe you're just a big fan of Tropper, you'll be happy to learn that he's got another novel coming out on August 21: One Last Thing Before I Go.

I'm already a big fan of Jeff Noon and this novel has solidified it for me.

When I first started self - publishing, I was a big fan of Smashwords, but I'm not so much anymore, mainly because I've decided to go exclusively with Amazon's KDP Select program with my own novels.

Someone who's a big fan of YA fantasy novels probably isn't the best beta reader for your historical treatise on mid-century architecture.

I'm a big fan of Bernie Gunther (star of Philip Kerr's novels set in World War Two), Comissario Brunetti (Donna Leon's novels set in Venice) and Stephanie Plum (Janet Evanovich's hilarious detective series).

Having been a big fan of Erdrich's other novels, I assumed that this would again be a comparable success.However, it is a novel quite unlike anything she has written before.

Hollywood stars like Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon count themselves among her fans; filming for an HBO limited series of Moriarty's second U.S. bestseller, Big Little Lies, began this month.The only details available so far about her seventh novel come from Moriarty herself: In an interview she revealed that «it's about the consequences of something that happens at a neighbourhood backyard barbecue.»

We know a lot of you are Lisa See fans — this makes today a big day since her fourth novel, Dreams of Joy, is hitting bookstore shelves.

This is a big - hearted novel, and fans of its beloved author will savor every page.

It's been a couple of months since I released anything (and that was my sequel to Encrypted, a novel with some fans but one that never sold as well as my core series), and it's also been a couple of months since I had a big boost from running an ad on a popular site.

One of the key demographics that have felt the sting of not having simple access to indie digital publishing are the writers and fans of graphic novels, so any strides that are made in bringing high - quality, big name titles to the digital devices is a welcome move.

Pro: Less Competition One big thing to consider is that fewer writers are participating in this type of writing, which means that there's a higher chance of someone buying your story or novel (yes, you can write a novel sized fan - fiction if you want).

I am a big fan of documenting goals so that you have something to keep you accountable but until recently I didn't think having an end date set for the first draft of my novel was that important.

Without engaging people online, I would not have met some of my biggest fans or learned how to successfully convert my novels into eBook formats (thank you Guido Henkel).

However, one of the biggest thrills of the digital revolution — for comic fans, at least — is that we now have access to thousands upon thousands of comic book titles, from back issues and current releases to collected editions and original graphic novels.

Were you a big fan of Super Mario Adventures, the graphic novel series that originally ran in the now defunct Nintendo Power magazine?

I may not work at a big firm, but the concept of «hitting your billable hours» is well - known to law students, lawyers, and fans of John Grisham novels.