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«Black Mass» screenwriter Mark Mallouk unwinds another dramatic tale in graphic novel form with the launch of «Sunflower.»

Rockstar's next attempt at a more dramatic tale in a real - feeling world was the Western sandbox game Red Dead Redemption, and they clearly benefitted from this first effort.

Not exact matches

Average growth rates tell a more dramatic tale; here the best - financed companies at start - up pulled far ahead, expanding sales by 2,074 % in five years, nearly 60 % faster than the «less than $ 1,000» set and 82 % faster than the «$ 20,000 or less» group as a whole.

As is usual with the internet, a writer in the UK spun a dramatic tale that everyone picked up and became indignant about, without understanding what she actually said.

The whole vivid, romanticized, dramatic, and almost entirely fictitious moral tale was published in 1837 as the History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus.

A comparatively small number of these units of narrative can properly be described as «tales» about things that Jesus did, in which our authors spread themselves in picturesque or dramatic detail.

The metaphor is the primordial closer of rifts; its dramatic promise is that unexpected and significant connections will continue to be possible, and its implied threat is that when we can no longer believe in that promise we will have to use another metaphor to express our loss of faith: something like Macbeth's «tale told by an idiot.»

On the day that Liverpool unveiled # 75million signing Virgil van Dijk, the two centre - backs arguably most at risk of dropping down the pecking order following the Dutchman's arrival delivered a dramatic late twist in the tale at Turf Moor.

And here's how scientists came up with that dramatic tale, which they just published in Astrophysicial Journal Letters.

With its title tongue - in - cheekily evoking «I, Claudius,» another epic tale of madness and debauchery, the dramatic comedy «I, Tonya» revisits — with verve, intelligence, scathing humor and more than a touch of sadness — the bizarre 1994 attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan by goons associated with the camp of Kerrigan's athletic rival, Tonya Harding.

The lack of vitality and dramatic storyline renders this tale about faith in love underwhelming and artificial.

An upgrade also makes a dramatic difference with «Night Tide,» a slow - moving, richly atmospheric supernatural tale from 1961, closer in spirit to M. R. James than EC Comics, that was the first feature - length narrative directed by the avant - garde filmmaker Curtis Harrington.

(via LATimes) U.S. Dramatic Competition: «Beasts of the Southern Wild»: In this mythological tale inspired...

The sports - themed picture takes no dramatic license (right «down to the costumes») in bringing audiences the true - life tale of sports agent J.B. Bernstein's (played by Job Hamm)... [Read more...]

Even as it places dramatic obstacles in Ella's path, the movie never expects to be taken very seriously or scrutinized, unlike many other revisionist fairy tales.

Sharing honors from the Society Dramatic Authors and Composers, given annually to a French film in Fortnight, were two very different tales of romantic possibility in Paris: Philippe Garrel's black - and - white «Lover for a Day» («L'Amant d'un Jour»), about a 23 - year - old woman who learns that her father is dating a girl her age, and Claire Denis» «Let the Sunshine In» («Un Beau Soleil Intérieur»), starring Juliette Binoche as a divorced artist looking for love in many of the wrong placein Fortnight, were two very different tales of romantic possibility in Paris: Philippe Garrel's black - and - white «Lover for a Day» («L'Amant d'un Jour»), about a 23 - year - old woman who learns that her father is dating a girl her age, and Claire Denis» «Let the Sunshine In» («Un Beau Soleil Intérieur»), starring Juliette Binoche as a divorced artist looking for love in many of the wrong placein Paris: Philippe Garrel's black - and - white «Lover for a Day» («L'Amant d'un Jour»), about a 23 - year - old woman who learns that her father is dating a girl her age, and Claire Denis» «Let the Sunshine In» («Un Beau Soleil Intérieur»), starring Juliette Binoche as a divorced artist looking for love in many of the wrong placeIn» («Un Beau Soleil Intérieur»), starring Juliette Binoche as a divorced artist looking for love in many of the wrong placein many of the wrong places.

It won't be a dramatic shock to your system, then, to see that «Invincible,» the tale of an average Joe... or, in this case, an average Vince... who becomes an unlikely football hero, was produced by the same folks who were behind «The Rookie» (Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray).

PREVIOUSLY, January 26: HBO Films said today that it has acquired exclusive rights to The Tale, Jennifer Fox's timely drama that premiered last weekend in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

Here is the new teaser: PREVIOUSLY, January 26: HBO Films said today that it has acquired exclusive rights to The Tale, Jennifer Fox's timely drama that premiered last weekend in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

How the film's compelling star Jennifer Lawrence may feel about this sentiment is another matter, but this is a tale that, like any number of fanciful genre outings, both pulls you in with its intriguing central dramatic situation and pushes you out with some mightily far - fetched plot contrivances.

The former proved that she had chops far deeper than her famously «bubbly» image, and her abilities were then further tested a year later, again opposite Shahrukh Khan, in an even more intensely dramatic role in Yash Chopra's Indo - Pak «love legend» Veer - Zaara; and she has since continued to challenge herself — and triumph — in more ambitious projects such as Deepa Mehta's harrowing Canada - set domestic abuse tale Heaven on Earth (which should reach U.S. screens sometime this year).

Mary Stuart Masterson stars in this dramatic tale of young frontier woman who marries a farmer who goes through dramatic changes every full moon.

What's problematic in Luhrmann's version is that while his screenplay (co-written with frequent collaborator Craig Pearce) takes pains to parallel the book's tale of Jay Gatsby's star - crossed love for Daisy Buchanan, his filmmaking point of view suffocates beyond resuscitation any dramatic interest the story might have generated.

The Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Beasts of the Southern Wild, directed by Benh Zeitlin — Waters gonna rise up, wild animals gonna rerun from the grave, and everything south of the levee is goin» under, in this tale of a six year old named Hushpuppy, who lives with her dad at the edge of the world.

Though plenty dated and not very compatible with today's dramatic stylings, Cornbread, Earl and Me holds up as a reasonably compelling, agreeable, and still very relevant tale of fighting for social justice in the wake of tragedy.

A uniquely disturbing tale from the director of STAKE LAND, Jim Mickle brings a tense, heartbreaking and dramatic horror to life in this beautifully...

Alcon, one of the longest - running independent film finance and production companies in the world, has financed and produced, and / or co - financed / produced 33 films to date, including the recent critically acclaimed film Blade Runner 2049 from Academy Award - nominated director Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford; the Academy Award - nominated Best Picture The Blind Side, which earned Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar; The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank and directed by Chris Nolan; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; P.S. I Love You, starring Hilary Swank; the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller Prisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, Terrance Howard and Paul Dano; and the family hit Dolphin Tale starring Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson.

Levinson finds more success with the studious editing process, which finds scenes shifting between dramatic events in the present, Axler recounting the tale to his psychiatrist and Axler seemingly rehearsing moments to himself.

Over on TV, The Handmaid's Tale's Reed Morano (who recently had a mysterious meeting with Kathleen Kennedy) won for Dramatic Series, Jean - Marc Vallee won in the TV movie / miniseries category for Big Little Lies, and Beth McCarthy - Miller won Comedy Series for Veep.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series The Duffer Brothers — Stranger Things, «Chapter Nine: The Gate» Reed Morano — The Handmaid's Tale, «Offred» Jeremy Podeswa — Game of Thrones, «The Dragon and the Wolf» Matt Shakman — Game of Thrones, «The Spoils of War» Alan Taylor — Game of Thrones, «Beyond the Wall»

In this factual tale of human endurance, the two climbers return to the Siula Grande for the first time since 1985 to recount their dramatic ascent.

Blemish launches Kickstarter campaign to raise funding for their upcoming psychological visual novel which wraps players in a dramatic and realistic tale.

For those in the mood for this kind of tale, it's a well - acted and absorbing piece of dramatic fiction, which is the least you would expect from an Irving adaptation.

Regardless of dramatic embellishment, «The Social Network» told a fascinating, electrifying, merciless and nasty tale of how one man's idiosyncrasies and insecurities came to speak, in a way, for almost everyone who uses the Internet.

Bale and Lawrence are already slated to act together (alongside Bradley Cooper) in Russell's untitled Abscam drama written by Eric Singer, but whereas that tale of con artists and FBI agents seems more of the frenzied, lighthearted type, «Earth» appears a proper dramatic challenge for all three main parties involved.

A Mermaid Tale The tale of two mermaids who come ashore to work as nightclub performers, the ambitious first effort captured a World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Unique Vision and Design for director Agnieszka Smoczyńska to go along with the Best Debut Feature prize she won at her native Poland's Gdynia Film Festival when the film made its world premiere in SeptemTale The tale of two mermaids who come ashore to work as nightclub performers, the ambitious first effort captured a World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Unique Vision and Design for director Agnieszka Smoczyńska to go along with the Best Debut Feature prize she won at her native Poland's Gdynia Film Festival when the film made its world premiere in Septemtale of two mermaids who come ashore to work as nightclub performers, the ambitious first effort captured a World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Unique Vision and Design for director Agnieszka Smoczyńska to go along with the Best Debut Feature prize she won at her native Poland's Gdynia Film Festival when the film made its world premiere in September.

«127 Hours» is a great example of the dramatic film based on the well - known true tale where the success of the execution is not measured in depicting what happened — for we all know that — but, rather, in how,» writes MSN critic James Rocchi of Danny Boyle's film of what was considered an unfilmable true story.

These narrative films ``... would help to break ground in Hollywood in terms of funding women storytellers and women who were directing the films...» The 2018 Sundance Film Festival will premiere three Gamechanger films: The Tale, a story about sexual abuse written and directed by Jennifer Fox; Nancy, a dramatic story blurring the lines of fact and fiction written and directed by Christina Choe; and The Long Dumb Road, a road trip movie filled with detours and bumps along the way, written and directed by Hannah Fidell.

Reitman's new film, Men, Women & Children (read Matt's review here), is a dark, dramatic tale of human relationships in the internet age, and while the technology angle is the hook, the film isn't really about that at all.

Of this oeuvre, L.A. Story (along with Roxanne) may be Martins most approachable film, as it offers a mixture of silly Steve Martin, dramatic Steve Martin, and a fairy - tale dreaminess that is presumably meant to mirror some of the unrealistic things which happen in L.A.

While we love this in movies as it makes for a dramatic tale, it's not ideal in the real classroom.

The dramatic black and white pictures, combined with the fascinating and little - known tale of Sanders» involvement in school desegregation efforts, made this Chicago Reader piece something everyone who came across it wanted to read.

Hopkinson's lively writing turns this historical event into a dramatic tale, beginning with a young boy's first experience with injustice when he is nearly expelled from a Virginia school for hanging a portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the classroom...

But this dramatic and violent tale is no Wind in the Willows.

Countless times, I had heard the dramatic tales from my mother of how her father, Stepan Miskjian, had wandered in the desert of what is now Syria, how he had staggered across it for a week on nothing but two cups of water.

Classic mystery fans will rejoice in Homewood's superb reading of Wallace's brief but dramatic 1905 tale, which pits four wealthy European men (assigned distinctive accents and cadences) against those invoking political injustice in Great Britain.

Rick Riordan's writing space is not decorated with images of mythical creatures or epic battle scenes — what one might expect from a teller of fantastical, dramatic tales like The Kane Chronicles trilogy.The first book in the best - selling series, The Red Pyramid, debuted last year, and book two, The Throne of Fire, was released May 3...

Go for a stroll along the cliff top or follow winding beach trails at this beautiful wild and windy spot.At Loch Ard Gorge, hear how this dramatic landscape has a tragic side, as you listen to the tale of the British ship Loch Ard that ran aground near Muttonbird Island in 1878.

Pegged as «definitely the biggest and most dramatic chapter» in the series yet, the trilogy finale follows the Delta Squad on their final fights and is said to plunge players into «a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood».

So the creators of such whimsical fair as the Paper Mario series, WarioWare, and the cutest damn game ever Cubivore, were now in charge of a dramatic tale about the tragic, and often deadly realities of war.