Sentences with phrase «books into thin air»

She served as creative director of Outside Magazine, where she was part of the editorial team that developed the stories behind the bestselling books Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm, as well as the 2002 movie Blue Crush.

Everest's story is of the 1996 events, made famous by Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air (already filmed as a TV movie with Christopher McDonald as Krakauer), in which three separate Everest expeditions ran into tragic difficulty in a sudden storm.

Kormakur, whose 2 Guns was a modest hit last year, is overseeing a story made famous by Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air.

The film adapts the story made famous by John Krakauer's book Into Thin Air, in which two separate expeditions ran into tragic difficulties with life - threatening consequences.

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If someone was born in Saudi Arabia, they would be Muslim and if they were born in the US, they would be Christian... It's up to them to figure out that religion is a crock before they waste their whole life worshiping a non-existent friend in the sky and believing in a book full of fairy tales... My favorite fairy tale is about the guy who was told not to look behind and was turned into a block of salt when he disobeyed the command and took a peak... lol... I was raised christian but I had too many doubts and questions especially after our scandalous pastor took the money that was raised to build a new church building and disappeared into thin air with the loot... lol... After I ditched religion, I had a peace of mind and I am still at peace...

Dr Greg Ellis is rather quick to assert that our work is «made up» and «constructed out of thin air» even though he acknowledges not having read our book, and is under the misimpression that we have «bought into the dangers of fat and cholesterol.»

I applaud Working Title for breaking new ground and not sticking to the «Into Thin Air» version of the 1996 Everest tragedy, which is maybe why this book is not in this film's Credits, something that has not gone unnoticed by some professional reviewers.

The 1996 Mount Everest disaster made for a harrowing book, Jon Krakauer's «Into Thin Air,» which took a cold and clinical look at one of the deadliest days in mountain - climbing history.

The movie is based on the 1996 Mount Everest disaster as outlined in Jon Krakauer's best - selling book «Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster.»

Per the film's publicity department, Everest is totally not based on Jon Krakauer's book, Into Thin Air, even though they use his version of events and basic characterizations of the people involved.

No single source is cited as inspiration for the screenplay by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy (who know a thing or two about wilderness survival stories, having co-written «Unbroken» and «127 Hours,» respectively), though the press materials mention books written by two American survivors of the climb: Jon Krakauer's bestseller «Into Thin Air» and Beck Weathers» «Left for Dead: My Journey Home From Everest.»

Telling the story of the 1996 expedition to Everest documented in Jon Krakauer's book «Into Thin Air», Everest is a cinematic version of that story - being presented in IMAX 3D in many locations worldwide.

Based on Jon Krakauer's book «Into Thin Air,» Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes and Jake Gyllenhaal star in the true story of two expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest blizzards ever encountered as their attempt to reach the summit turns into a struggle for their liInto Thin Air,» Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes and Jake Gyllenhaal star in the true story of two expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest blizzards ever encountered as their attempt to reach the summit turns into a struggle for their liinto a struggle for their lives.

A cinematic book trailer is a powerful tool, it can spark curiosity out of thin air, and in a minute and a half turn a complete stranger into a potential customer.