Sentences with phrase «classic short story»

There are many classic short story collections out there at great prices.

He also just closed a deal with a production company to shop a six - hour TV miniseries to major networks, in which six famous directors will each select and bring to life a favorite Bradbury classic short story.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - December 25 ben Stiller directs and stars in this adaptation of James Thurber's classic short story about a dull man who spices up his life by imagining himself on fantastical journeys around the world.

Ben Stiller directs, produces and stars in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a new adaptation of James Thurber's classic short story with a script from Steve Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness).

Extend the celebration of Bloomsday with a week of tales from Dubliners, Joyce's classic short story collection.

Each app offers a classic short story related to the SDGs, for example, «Frritt - Flacc» by Jules Verne.

James Thurber's classic short story was previously adapted into a 1947 feature film starring Danny Kaye; Stiller's version features Kristen Wiig, Sean Penn, Adam Scott, Patton Oswalt, Kathryn Hahn, and Shirley MacLaine.

Already an established filmmaker by the 1976 release of THE MARQUISE OF O, an adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist's classic short story, the film stands as Eric Rohmer's «dazzling testament to the civilizing effects of several different arts, witty, joyous and so beautiful to look at» (The New York Times).

The A.V. Club, for one, is intrigued; Anderson's last feature, Stonehearst Asylum, was an inspired but under - seen take - off of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story «The System Of Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether.»

Directed with stylish flair by William Dieterle, The Devil and Daniel Webster brings the classic short story by Stephen Vincent Benét to life with inspired visuals, an unforgettable Oscar - winning score by Bernard Herrmann, and a truly diabolical performance from Walter Huston.

Sporting a plot similar to the classic short story, The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs, the plot places a wish - granting object (in this case an Asian box) in the hands of an unhappy character (an angsty teen played by Joey King), who uses the magical power for selfish purposes.

Anton Chekhov's novella «The Duel» is among his most extended pieces of fiction, and yet it has the gracefully digressive shape of one of his classic short stories.

Links to an online newspaper template as well as to a classic short story site are included.

Included: Links to an online newspaper template as well as to a classic short story site are included.

Pilot Theatre and York Theatre Royal present a world premiere production EM Forster's classic short story The Machine Stops, touring nationally from May 2016.

Like Poe's classic short story, Blake's novel positively drips with Gothic horror — but it also features biology study sessions, talk of crushes (both ghostly and human) and pop culture references to everything from Harry Potter to «Buffy the Vampire Slayer.»

I'm proud that we're giving readers easy access to Gloria Steinem's iconic essays and Kurt Vonnegut's classic short stories.

Punctuated by explicit references to classic short stories, implicit literary references, self - deprecating swipes at literary snobs (Is a twist less satisfying if you know it's coming?

«Read a classic short story by a different author every week in your genre and beyond your genre.

I bought some Roald Dahl and a couple books blog readers had recommended, and a classic short story collection.

Anya Gallaccio Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York By Ana Finel Honigman Juxtaposing fragile organic material against the power of art's permanence, Anya Gallaccio's sculptural installations can be seen as visual counterparts to O. Henry's classic short story, The Last Leaf.