Sentences with phrase «by the true story of»

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery.

Loosely inspired by the true story of the heavy metal band Judas Priest, this music industry fable from director Stephen Herek is based on a script by actor - turned - writer / director John Stockwell.

Comic actor Bob Saget served as producer and director of this made - for - TV film, inspired by the true story of Saget's sister Gay, who died in 1994 at the age of 47.

Allegedly inspired by the true story of a Mexican man named Gojo Cardinas who killed dozens of women under the apparent influence of his mother before being incarcerated and rehabilitated, Santa Sangre is in many ways a novel retelling of Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), with that film's psychosexual subtext here put on full display with overt symbolism (e.g. Concha, the castrating mother's name, is slang for «vagina») and mixed with elements of The Hands of Orlac (Robert Wiene, 1924), The Invisible Man and George Romero's zombie films.

The true irony of A Bronx Tale is surrounded by the true story of Lillo Brancato, the boy who plays Calogero.

Loosely inspired by the true story of the Niland brothers, and using a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to the mother of three brothers he had erroneously believed to have died in battle (only two actually died), Saving Private Ryan uses the theatre of war to explore the emotional impact of extreme military violence and danger on the often unprepared individuals called upon to serve their country.

*** (out of four) At some point in «Saving Mr. Banks,» which is inspired by the true story of Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) convincing author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) to license the film version of «Mary Poppins,» you may want to shout, «They said one...

Here, she talks about her new movie, October Baby, a faith - based morality play inspired by the true story of a troubled teenager who discovered she survived an attempted abortion as a 24 week - old fetus.

This is not based on any particular real person, but it is inspired by true stories of impersonation.

THE GENERAL is perhaps Buster Keaton's best - known films, is inspired by a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War, as adapted from the memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger.

Radio Cuba Gooding Jr. stars in this film inspired by the true story of the relationship between a mentally challenged man and a high school football coach (Ed Harris).

Synopsis: BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha - Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode).

It's loosely inspired by the true story of Helga Schneider, whose mother Traudi abandoned her family in 1941 to work as a guard in Auschwitz.

Directed by: Tom Hooper Written by: Lucinda Coxon Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard and more Synopsis: Inspired by the true story of Danish artists Lili Elbe and her wife Gerda, this tender portrait of a marriage asks: What do you do when someone you love wants to change?

Based on Margaret Atwood's novel, the six - hour miniseries is inspired by the true story of convicted murderer Grace Marks.

Just head of its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, Netflix has released a new trailer for Alias Grace, its six - part limited series inspired by the true story of convicted murderer Grace Marks.

Indeed, the drama inspired by the true story of Chris McCandless» quest is much more about the Into than it is the Wild.

Inspired by the true story of New York siblings Stewart and Cyril Marcus, who were found dead in the bachelor pad they shared on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, it's serious like a cancer diagnosis, but it's also quite funny, rich in wry detail, and brimming with the outrageousness of its premise.

Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point of view of Ivan himself.

The film and book are inspired by the true story of Sean Paul Lockhart, a.k.a. Brent Corrigan, a young man from San Diego who was discovered by an influential porn producer and eventually became a star.

Lee Daniels» film The Butler is inspired by the true story of Eugene Allen, an African American who from 1952 served as a butler in the White House for seven different presidents for thirty - four years.

The action thriller is inspired by the true story of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster that claimed the lives of several climbers.

The Fighter is inspired by the true story of these two brothers who came together to train for a historic title bout that will unite their fractured family and redeem their pasts.

Inspired by the true story of Joy Mangano, inventor of the Miracle Mop and other successful household items, the film starts with Joy (Lawrence) bearing the burden of her needy family.

«Belle» is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha - Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode).

During its opening moments, director David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook) notes that the film is «inspired by true stories of powerful women and one in particular.»

Les Misérables was inspired in part by the true story of Eugène - François Vidocq, who turned a criminal career into an anti-crime industry.

Jennine Capó Crucet's sharp, authentic debut is the coming - of - age tale of Cuban - American Lizet, who leaves her family in Miami for a prestigious Northeastern university, only to return home to an immigration battle inspired by the true story of Elián González.

This picture book is inspired by the true story of Razia Jan, an Afghani American woman whose life's work has been to advance educational opportunities for girls in Afghanistan.

Inspired by the true story of his own great - aunt, he explores the life of Miss Jane Chisolm, born in rural, early - twentieth - century Mississippi with a genital birth defect that would stand in the way of the central «uses» for a woman in that time and place - namely, sex and marriage.

Inspired by the true story of Amelia, who wrote America's first cookbook, Hopkinson's biography features illustrations by the inimitable Giselle Potter.

Inspired by the true story of Jessie Hickman, a notorious Australian outlaw, The Untold is set in the 1921 Outback, where Jessie is attempting to escape her past and atone for her crimes, all amid the terrible beauty of the landscape.

He becomes almost morbidly fascinated by the true story of Lazarus Averbach, a Jewish man who escaped the pogroms of Eastern Europe only to be shot dead by the Chief of Police, mistaken for an anarchist a mere seven months into his pursuit of the American dream.

O'Dell's tale of the young girl Karana was inspired by the true story of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas who was left on the Island in 1835 when a boat took the remaining Nicoleño people to the mainland.

The World War II stealth - action game puts you in the role of a lady named Violette Summer (inspired by the true story of British Agent Violette Szabo), and you'll be going deep behind enemy lines to Nazi occupied Europe to kick some Third Reich ass.

This movie was largely inspired by the true story of Frank Abignale, a real - life gifted liar who took on the roles of doctor and airline pilot along with faking his way into practicing law.

Not exact matches

Long story short, there are a lot of Microsoft products that can be enhanced and improved by integrating LinkedIn's treasure - trove of both individual user and company data directly into them, along with the reverse being true with LinkedIn's growing platform of apps and software tools.

Varied points of view energize the juiciness of storytelling by challenging assumptions, opening up a world of possibilities to move toward a more honest representation of you... and your true story.

«As the most unpalatable part of the deal, three true stories — about Hulk Hogan, the claim by Shiva Ayyadurai that he invented email and the feud between the founders of Tinder — are being removed from the web.»

But now all of a sudden, if a story comes out, and it's not on Breitbart or endorsed by Drudge, it can't be true.

Several hours later, it updated the tweet to say that there was no evidence of this being true, but by then many argued that it was too late — they had already given credence to the story.

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The string of questions was collected from both true and false stories circulating online in Kenya and Nigeria by the digital research company Nendo.

What sounds like a gambling tragedy is the perplexing, yet true, story of the buyout of Caesars Entertainment by TPG and Apollo.

Well it is true that some people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...

I have one question: If the Bible story of Adam and Eve is true, I suppose European were simply explained by saying that early man migrated to Europe.

What was true before Pinterest will be true long after Pinterest gets destroyed by a tsunami cease and desist orders: The myth of the perfect wedding day is just one more story we tell ourselves to maintain the illusion of control.

In a lecture on «The Renewal of the Inner City Church,» Jim Wallis told a group of pastors true stories of declining inner - city churches that had, by the grace of God, rediscovered their mission and begun to thrive.

Those who defend these stories as historical realities representative of God's true desires and actions in the world typically respond to challenges to that interpretation by declaring: «God is God, and if God orders ethnic cleansing, we have no business questioning it.»

In this companion article to God's Way of Acting by N. T. wright, the author thinks the birth stories of Jesus are metaphorically true, though not historically factual.