Sentences with phrase «fiction series with»

At the same time, you published a popular fiction series with a traditional press.

Dianne is the author of two romantic women's fiction series with more to come.

Not exact matches

A nearly indestructible disk carrying a digital copy of Isaac Asimov's science fiction book series, Foundation, is also on board, plus a plaque engraved with 6,000 SpaceX employees names.

Think of S. M. Stirling's series of science fiction books, which kicked off in 2008 with Dies the Fire, or the television series Revolution, which ran on NBC from 2012 - 14.

I like her Christmas series, starting with «The Christmas Shoes» (the series is fiction) and probably my favorite book is her «Sheltering Trees» (Hardcover with enclosed CD), which is not fiction.

Certain of her correspondence, particularly a series of letters to her friend Maryat Lee withheld from publication until 1994, exposes a disturbing facet of her identity as a mid-century white Southerner: a taste for racial jokes and a visceral distaste for the very blackness of black people which seems irreparably out of joint with her identity as a believing Roman Catholic and a writer of theology - driven fiction.

This year's books had something for everyone with mysteries, historical fiction and non-fiction, books in a series and books that have been made into films.

Star Trek is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry which aired from September 8, 1966 through June 3, 1969, with a total of 79 episodes aired and 80 episodes produced.

Mark Read intersperses historical fact with dramatic fiction in a series of 20 reinterpreted stories about key figures in the history of astronomy, from Aristotle to Newton.

Beyond searing social commentary, serial fantasy and science fiction fared exceptionally well, with The Lord of the Rings series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, the Harry Potter series, and the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) series all making it into the top ten.

Beyond searing social commentary, fantasy and science fiction fared exceptionally well, with The Lord of the Rings, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and the Harry Potter series all making it into the top ten.

Of course, not everyone embraces searing social commentary and indeed, the need to escape current events may be why fantasy and science fiction fared exceptionally well, with The Lord of the Rings, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, A Game of Thrones and the Harry Potter series all making it into the top ten.

Michael Apted, who turned the simple BBC documentary Seven Up into the most remarkable documentary series ever created, takes another stab at fiction with the British mathematician equivalent of a spy film, Enigma.

The Peabody Award - winning public radio series that combines journalism with opinion, fiction and biography becomes this highly anticipated six - episode series hosted by Ira Glass, from executive producer Christine Vachon («Boys Don't Cry,» «One Hour Photo»).

Though he appeared in several movies during his years with the Kids, including the science fiction yarn Millennium (1989) and the horror comedy Popcorn (1990), Thompson and his cohorts became TV stars when their series The Kids in the Hall began broadcasting in 1989.

In his latest directorial effort, Kevin Macdonald teams up again with The Last King of Scotland screenwriter Jeremy Brock to bring Rosemary Sutcliff's historical fiction series Eagle of the Ninth to the big screen.

Peppered with intertextuality drawn from both fact and fiction, American Horror Story is an anthology series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, the chaps responsible for the equally hellish, never - ending musical nightmare, Glee.

Anyone who already misses the clone - tastic science - fiction series «Orphan Black» may ease their suffering a bit with «What Happened to Monday,» a two - fisted futuristic thriller with Noomi Rapace playing seven lookalike siblings with differing personalities.

Fans of science fiction are in for a treat on cable channel TNT, as alongside a night of Ridley Scott programming, the network is moving ahead with its original series based on the 2013 film Snowpiercer.

The film noir put out inky tendrils in many existent genres, forever altering even the Western (Anthony Mann, perhaps the most gifted director associated with the new vision, the new mode, also began his remarkable series of James Stewart Westerns in this era: Winchester» 73, The Naked Spur, etc.); and certainly its temperamental affinities to the science - fiction film, a prime manifestation of the McCarthy era, are worth a nod.

«Suffragettes,» the premiere episode of Party Over Here, opens and closes with the fiction that it's a long - lived series.

Villeneuve sat down with me for an in - depth conversation in my new video series Behind the Lens, and we covered the waterfront with topics ranging from his lifelong interest in science fiction movies, why Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey may be the greatest ever, how he came to an agreement with Ridley Scott during the filming of Blade Runner 2049, the beauty of Roger Deakins, and the darkness that permeates many of the films he directs.

She's joined by Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon, Amour, Funny Games), who's teaming up with Deutschland 83 production company UFA Fiction on a series of his own.

Alex Garland, the director of Ex Machina and the forthcoming Annihilation, is working on a new science fiction TV series with FX.

Chuck Hayward's (Netflix's series Dear White People) irreverent script is all about embracing your inner loser as the ultimate winner, making Emmy - nominated Jennifer Arnold's (A Small Act) fiction feature directorial debut a willfully offensive adult comedy with no manners and tons of heart.

There are numerous troubles with mounting a good science fiction series; there are plenty of excellent ones already out there, from Black Mirror to Humans to Westworld, and many movies and TV series spanning decades, so retreading ideas and falling short in the process is a very real risk — but perhaps the most insurmountable issue is the sci - fi connoisseur.

With its fusion of Matrix - like science - fiction and painstaking attention to historic detail, the Assassin's Creed franchise is one of the most popular game series in some time.

Since his first cinematic composition, a collaboration with then - newcomer Richard Band on the low - budget science fiction thriller, LASERBLAST (1978), Joel scored a number of feature and television films throughout the 1980s and «90s, including the sci - fi series SUPER FORCE (1990), Roland Emmerich's early sci - fi thriller MOON 44 (1990), and Jim Wynorski's gentle family comedy, LITTLE MISS MILLIONS (1993).

The mixture of peril and humor (usually generated from Schwarzenegger's deadpan delivery), combined with a relevant science fiction plot explains the enormous appeal of this series.

Based on a popular graphic novel by Marasume Shirow and directed by Rupert Sanders («Snow White and the Huntsman»), Ghost in the Shell is a visually stunning experience with a fine core performance by Scarlett Johansson («Captain America: Civil War»), but it borrows so much of other, mostly better science fiction films and TV series, that charges of grand larceny should be levied against writers William Wheeler («Queen of Katwe»), Ehren Kruger («Transformers: Age of Extinction») and Jamie Moss («Street Kings»).

Along with these were the equally significant audience awards for fiction feature, documentary, short film, and web series.

Rickman's Hogwarts odyssey was singular in one major way: Early on, years before the ending of the book series, «Potter» author J.K. Rowling took him aside and revealed the secret back story of Snape, trusting Rickman and Rickman alone with one of the biggest twists in contemporary popular fiction.

The «Legend of Zelda» series has been tying the fiction of traditional story telling with the reality of classic video games since 1987.

STARCRASH represents an early foray for the composer into the realm of science fiction and he would soon return again when he worked in 1979 on THE BLACK HOLE, Disney's attempt to compete with rival studios in the wake of STAR WARS and MOONRAKER, that year's entry in the James Bond series, which featured many science fiction elements.

Director R.J. Cutler, who comes out of documentaries, reality TV («Flip That House») and series television («Nashville»), has succeeded with «If I Stay» where several recent movies taken from teen - aimed fiction have come up a little short.

Netflix is in talks with Paramount to buy «God Particle,» the J.J. Abrams science - fiction thriller that's the next installment of the loosely connected «Cloverfield» film series, according to sources.

Watching Like a Writer is a movie review series that looks at films from the perspective of a fiction writer, complete with one writing takeaway, and an exercise that will help better your fiction!

A common science - fiction trope (seen, for instance, in the X-Men series) depicts Western - style imperialism being inflicted upon white, Western peoples — i.e., a dystopian allegory of racism and colonialism with little - to - no representation of its real victims.

Complete List of NAACP Image Award Winners Film Categories Best Picture - «The Secret Life of Bees» Best Director - Gina Prince - Bythewood, «The Secret Life of Bees» Best Actor - Will Smith, «Seven Pounds» Best Actress - Rosario Dawson, «Seven Pounds Supporting Actor - Columbus Short, «Cadillac Records» Supporting Actress - Taraji P. Henson, «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button» Independent Film - «Slumdog Millionaire» Documentary - «The Black List» Foreign Film - «The Class» Best Screenplay - Jenny Lumet, «Rachel Getting Married» Television Categories Best Comedy Series - «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Actor in a Comedy Series - LaVan Davis, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Tracee Ellis Ross, «Girlfriends» Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Lance Gross, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Keshia Knight Pulliam, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Dramatic Series - «Grey's Anatomy» Best Actor in a Dramatic Series - Hill Harper, «CSI: NY» Best Actress in a Dramatic Series - Chandra Wilson, «Grey's Anatomy» Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series - Taye Diggs, «Private Practice» Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series - Angela Bassett, «ER» Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - «A Raisin in The Sun» Best Actor in a Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - Sean Combs, «A Raisin in the Sun» Best Actress in a Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - Phylicia Rashad, «A Raisin in the Sun» Best Actor in a Sopa Opera - Bryton McClure, «The Young and the Restless» Best Actress in a Sopa Opera - Debbi Morgan, «All My Children» Best Director in a Dramatic Series - Ernest Dickerson, «Lincoln Heights - The Day Before Tomorrow» Best Director in a Comedy Series - Kevin Sullivan, «30 Rock - MILF Island» Best Screenplay for a Dramatic Series - Shonda Rhimes, «Grey's Anatomy: Freedom Part 1 & 2» Best Screenplay for a Comedy Series - Erica D. Montolfo, «The Game: White Coats and White Lies» News / Information Series or Special - «In Conversation: Michelle Obama Interview» Talk Series - «The View» Reality Series - «American Idol 7» Variety Series or Special - «An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson» Children's Program - «Dora The Explorer» Best Performance in a Children's Series or Special - Keke Palmer, «True Jackson» Music Categories Best Male Artist - Jamie Foxx Best Female Artist - Beyonce» Best New Artist - Jennifer Hudson Best Duo, Group or Collaboration - Jennifer Hudson, featuring Fantasia - «I'm His Only Woman» Best Jazz Artist - Natalie Cole - «Still Unforgettable» Best Gospel Artist - Mary Mary Best World Music Album - Cheryl Keyes - «Let Me Take You There» Best Music Video - «Yes We Can» - Will.i.am Best Song - «Yes We Can» - Will.i.am Best Album - Jennifer Hudson - «Jennifer Hudson» Literary Categories Fiction - «In the Night of the Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel,» Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes Nonfiction - «Letter to My Daughter,» Maya Angelou Debut Author - «Barack, Race, and the Media: Drawing My Own Conclusion,» David Glenn Brown Biography / Autobiography - «The Legs are the Last to Go,» Diahann Carroll Instructional - «32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business,» Earvin «Magic» Johnson Poetry - «Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of «Poetry With a Beat»» Nikki Giovanni Children - «Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope,» Nikki Grimes (illustrator - Bryan Collier) Youth / Teens - «Letters to a Young Sister: Define Your Destiny,» Hill Harper

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Worksheets and activities for use with the Franklin Watts series FAST LANE, including a wealth of exercises and opportunities for further study using the fiction text as a starting point.

The following examples provide fiction samples paired with companion nonfiction texts and offer a series of text - dependent questions, vocabulary activities, writing assignments, and opportunities for research.

My friend Janice Hardy came up with the perfect solution: joining the Indie Author Series at Fiction University, where I'm writing a series digging into some of our options for indie publiSeries at Fiction University, where I'm writing a series digging into some of our options for indie publiseries digging into some of our options for indie publishing.

The book, with the decidedly un-PG title «Cum For Bigfoot,» is just the first of 16 fiction ebooks that Wade (a pen name) has written about the legendary beast sometimes known as Sasquatch, each detailing a series of graphic and often violent sexual encounters between the apelike creature and his female human lovers.

With the frenetic speed of a start - up, Amazon Publishing had in a few years launched a series of imprints devoted to different niches: mystery, romance, historical fiction, science fiction, and more.

And since both fans and Kris wanted to see more Retrieval Artist books, Kris sold the out - of - print Retrieval Artist books to WMG Publishing Inc. and the books all came out with new covers that branded them to science fiction and as a series.

We're going to Canada for Christmas, then back to Taiwan, where I'll work on fiction first — I'll publish 5 books that are «part one» of independent series, do a massive launch, and experiment with all the book marketing hacks I learned this year.

GUADALAJARA: Flash fiction and nonfiction, a genre that brought brevity to our bookshelves by way of literary magazines, has come of age, with Random House Mondarori's (RHM) launch of its Spanish - language Flash series, a collection of short fiction by renowned authors available only as e-books.

She published two women's fiction novels with St. Martin's Press and edited multiple compilations for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series before writing her debut psychological thriller, All is Not Forgotten.

South African author Sally Andrew makes her fiction debut with the first in a new crime series.