Sentences with phrase «fictionalized versions»

These books contain fictionalized versions of documents I have created for actual clients.

Framed and interrupted by the ironic observations of two parodic «public television» commenta - tors, the dancers play fictionalized versions of themselves in a wry tale of contemporary romance, in which the dance literally and metaphorically advances the narrative.

The artist has stated that her precise, flat compositions represent «idealized or fictionalized versions of interiority.»

(2000), the breakthrough film in which Fontainhas residents (most notably Vanda Duarte) play fictionalized versions of themselves as documentary footage depicts the demolition of their neighborhood, Costa first immersed himself in the community, shooting over 150 hours of footage as a one - man crew.

But, as noted above, all the movie stars are playing themselves, albeit fictionalized versions of themselves.

My Dinner With Andre, directed by Louis Malle from a script by Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, who play fictionalized versions of themselves, became the surprise indie hit of 1981 and a cult film on the art house circuit.

It would be a remarkable film even without its backstory: Director Valérie Donzelli and her co-writer Jérémie Elkaïm also star, playing fictionalized versions of themselves from the moment they fall in love to the exhaustion of their years caring for their child.

Tuesday, July 12 «Difficult People» (Hulu) Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner play fictionalized versions of themselves once again in Season 2 of this comedy about two jaded New York comedians.

A new trailer has been released for Michael Winterbottom «s The Trip, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalized versions of themselves — similar to what they did in 2006's Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story.

Keep in mind that the following nominations don't include artists nominated for nominally playing fictionalized versions of themselves, including Aziz Ansari in «Master of None,» Issa Rae in «Insecure» or Pamela Adlon in «Better Things.»

She also enlisted the actor's own family and friends, playing barely fictionalized versions of themselves to add to the authenticity.

It was an example of the «characters» in a documentary, in this case the 1984 The Times of Harvey Milk, being more interesting than his fictionalized versions.

Doll & Em is an intimate and innovative half - hour HBO comedy series created, written and starring real - life best friends Emily Mortimer [The Newsroom] and Dolly Wells [Some Girls] as (slightly) fictionalized versions of themselves.

It was just Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing somewhat fictionalized versions of themselves and having a great deal of fun.

Rogen also stars alongside James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson, and they all play fictionalized versions of themselves as an apocalypse brings an end to the world as we know it.

We've had more than enough superhero movies set in New York or fictionalized versions of other American cities, more than enough action movies set in London or Los Angeles, more than enough fantasies that draw on European mythologies.

(The performers all play fictionalized versions of themselves, but with a different surname.)

Rather than hitting all the major plot points of Jobs» life, the film presents fictionalized versions of behind - the - scenes looks at three product releases from 1984 to 1998.

The show tells the soap - opera story of a fictionalized version of the British royal family.

Presented as a novel, the book is really a collection of short stories revolving around Margaret Sargent, a lightly fictionalized version of McCarthy.

GLOW, an acronym for «Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling» tells a heavily fictionalized version based on true events of what happens when down - on - his - luck Hollywood director Sam Sylvia (celebrity podcaster and comedian Mark Maron) attempts to cash in on the 1980s professional wrestling craze by creating a Saturday morning wrestling show with an all - female cast.

Wiley describes it as a «total joy» to play Detective Mathers, a no - nonsense LAPD homicide detective who is partnered with an actor (Veronica Mars» Ryan Hansen as a fictionalized version of himself) to solve crimes.

Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens is set in Tokyo during a fictionalized version of the Taishō period, with players taking the role of Ichiro Ogami and

Jandreau is a real - life Pine Ridge rodeo rider, playing a barely fictionalized version of himself, and director Chloe Zhao (Songs My Brothers Taught Me) brings a documentarian's eye to his story, augmented with some striking photography making the most of the movie's picturesque Badlands geography.

The first chapter in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona RPG series released for the PlayStation 4 features an episodic story about a group of high school students in a fictionalized version of Tokyo's Shibuya district who explore the Palace, an alternate world created by the hearts of other people.

«The Rider» is an unusual film in that it's a fictionalized version of what the performers actually lived through.

Warwick Davis, best known for his role in Willow, plays a fictionalized version of himself.

In the fictionalized version of his life (written by the non-Yiddish-speaking Weinstein with help from Alex Lipschultz and Musa Syeed), he finds himself fighting for custody of his son Rieven (Ruben Niborski), who lives part time with Menashe's brother - in - law Eizik (Yoel Weisshaus).

As you can see, the play Mortimer and Wells are working on follows a fictionalized version of the show's fictionalized version of the actresses, so things are getting very meta in the show.

Husband and wife Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon relay a fictionalized version of their lives in «The Big Sick.»

Dern stars as a loosely fictionalized version of documentary filmmaker Jennifer Fox, who must come to terms with the fact that she was abused at age 13 by her beloved track coach and horse - riding instructor — a relationship she had convinced herself for decades was consensual and romantic.

Best Hollywood Inside Joke: Isla Fisher Playing a Fictionalized Version of Amy Adams, Nocturnal Animals Worst Hollywood Inside Joke: «Jack Ryan and Jack Reacher — tonight's going to be a total jack - off!»

This evocative and quietly powerful glimpse into masculinity and Western heritage takes a docudrama approach to the story of Brady Jandreau, a young South Dakota rodeo cowboy playing a lightly fictionalized version of himself.

It's definitely a more sci - fi tinged account than the fictionalized version, with clandestine visits from the «Men in Black» and mysterious, conveniently - timed deaths, though the piece is undone by two - cent re-enactments that are impossible to take seriously.

Warner Bros has debuted the first official trailer for Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris, telling a fictionalized version of the story of three men who thwarted a potential terrorist attack on a train in France in 2015.

Once again, Phillips plays a fictionalized version of himself: a musical comedian who mostly plays to small, unpredictable audiences in dumpy venues in unremarkable locales.

The most recent fictionalized version of the Kennedys was a well - made, decently - acted, but sudsy TV melodrama starring Katie Holmes as Jacqueline Bouvier.

Both shows were critical hits, and Shandling's meta approach — he frequently broke the fourth wall on It's Garry Shandling's Show, and his talk - show host character «Larry Sanders» was a fictionalized version of Shandling himself — has proven highly influential in the decades since.

GM: I play a fictionalized version of myself, but everything I say on stage is something that has actually happened, even if the timeline of my life doesn't exactly match up with my stage persona.

Charlie Kaufman has written some of the most original movies of the last decade, but «Adaptation» is probably his best thanks to an incredible (and surprisingly reserved) performance from Nicolas Cage, who plays a fictionalized version of the screenwriter as he struggles to finish the script for the very film that the audience is watching.

In this fictionalized version the part of Sánchez is taken by Joaquim de Almeida as Castillo, a man who had been president fifteen years back but is now trailing well behind Victor Rivera (Louis Arcella).

Red Dead Redemption 2 essentially takes place a century before the GTA timeline, but in the same fictionalized version of the USA.

Cummings stars as Julia Brizendine, a buttoned - down, closed - off neurologist and a fictionalized version of Louann Brizendine, whose 2007 non-fiction best seller of the same name inspired «The Female Brain.»

The idea is for the filmmaker to make a fictionalized version of his or her own teenage years set in the appropriate period (different in each film) and to include at least one party scene in which pop songs of that era are used.

Steve Carell signed on to star in Robert Zemeckis» fictionalized version of the documentary Marwencol way back in 2015, and now Deadline is reporting that he's finally getting some company in the form of Leslie Mann and Janelle Monáe.

In this fictionalized version, Williams feels that he needs Tarzan to help publicize his findings.

In real life, Eddie Mannix was the vice president of MGM, where he performed the same function as a fixer, but the movie is a fictionalized version of Mannix, and has nothing to do with his real exploits at MGM.

Gooding Jr. will play a fictionalized version of himself, Madsen will play a private detective whom the boys» parents hire to track their criminal activity, and David will play a federal agent investigating cartel activity in the area.

Brady is played by 20 - year - old Brady Jandreau, an utterly magnetic screen presence who turns out to be starring in a loosely fictionalized version of his own story.

I really enjoyed the piece, even though it was sort of surreal to watch a fictionalized version of the dynamic shared by stars Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett (the director and writer team responsible for You're Next, parts of V / H / S and V / H / S2 and the upcoming The Guest).