Sentences with phrase «for screenplay adaptations»

She co-wrote the screenplay When The Cat's Away with Brad Anderson, and cut a deal with Miramax for a screenplay adaptation of one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works.

(Hanson and Brian Helgeland earned an Oscar for their screenplay adaptation of James Ellroy's novel.)

Tidyman was awarded an Academy Award for his screenplay adaptation of The French Connection.

Not exact matches

The adaptation of author E.L. James» erotic novel won worst screenplay, worst actor for Jamie Dornan and worst actress for Dakota Johnson during Saturday's 36th annual Golden Raspberry Awards, according to the Associated Press.

After all, he's a man who has published more than 50 novels including that evergreen high - school requirement Fahrenheit 451, and written hundreds of short stories and a host of screenplays, including the adaptation of Moby Dick for legendary director John Huston.

And now the movie adaptation comes out tomorrow, for which she also wrote the screenplay.

«A Good Woman,» a ham - fisted adaptation of Wilde's play «Lady Windermere's Fan,» suffers from a staggeringly bad miscasting of its central role and from a cut - and - paste screenplay that substitutes random insertions of Wilde epigrams for character.

Kudos to Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for their amusing screenplay adaptation of Greg Sestero's memoir and to producer / director James Franco for his decision to undertake this entertaining project.

As such, «Django Unchained» isn't much of an adaptation for the screen as it is a completely faithful distended adaptation of a screenplay that reads better as a book.

A majestic Mafia epic starring Brando as well as Al Pacino, James Caan, and Robert Duvall, The Godfather was declared an instant classic, and its stature only grew in the years following its initial appearance.Coppola's next move was to write the screenplay for the 1974 adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

Contributing to screenplays for the great Polish directors Andrzej Wajda (Danton) and Krzysztof Kieslowski (Three Colors), Holland has spent most of the past quarter - century making films in the West, including adaptations of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden and Henry James» Washington Square.

Niall Leonard, who wrote the screenplays for both the «Fifty Shades Darker» and «Fifty Shades Freed» adaptations, far too heavily treaded on the dominant - submissive relationship that drove the initial spark between the two protagonists in «Fifty Shades of Grey.»

And as for Jackson's novel being an allegorical criticism of society, I'll refer you to Nelson Gidding who wrote the screenplay adaptation for the original Robert Wise film.

First, an almost flawless first time original screenplay by Aaron Guzikowski, whose only other writing credit was for his adaptation of the Icelandic film that became the Mark Wahlberg hit «Contraband.»

Luckily, Howard was able to use his stage adaptation, with 14 different scenes, as the basis for the film's screenplay.

The first trailer for Dark Places, an adaptation for Gillian Flynn's second novel — she didn't write the screenplay for this one, though — was released yesterday and it looks much darker and more true crime - y than Gone Girl.

Charlie Kaufman's screenplay hits the right notes in its adaptation of Chuck Barris's indescribably bizarre autobiography, understanding that the life of an anti-television television show maker is timed perfectly for the film medium that finds itself at a crossroads where, increasingly, the pictures are approaching their television counterparts in self - reflexivity.

The lion's share of the credit should rightfully go to Tom Tykwer, who not only directs in gorgeous fashion, he co-wrote the very ambitious screenplay adaptation and contributed to the gorgeous score, as he has done for all of his films.

is mildly intriguing for how Laura Hillenbrand assesses her book's screenplay adaptation therein — and mildly amusing, perhaps unintentionally, for producer Frank Marshall's explanation that ten horses were on call to double for the title character, always guaranteeing «fresh Seabiscuits.»

For those who aren't aware of this one, Room is an adaptation of the beloved novel by Emma Donoghue, who also penned the screenplay.

Condon has a long history with musicals - he wrote and directed Dreamgirls, directed the upcoming Disney live - action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast and wrote the screenplays for Chicago and upcoming musical The Greatest Showman, which stars Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman.

While Beeswax was being made, Bujalski was also writing a screenplay adaptation of Benjamin Kunkel's novel Indecision for producer Scott Rudin and Paramount Pictures.

An atypical year for the writing categories: I could have rattled off at least a half - dozen more original screenplay choices («Graduation,» «The Big Sick,» «Dunkirk»), but found myself rather stumped for more adaptations.

Rob Marshall, the talented filmmaker behind the Academy Award ® - winning musical «Chicago» and Disney's «Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,» helms the film, which is based on the Tony ® - winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics — including an all - new song for the big - screen adaptation.

For a good indication of the Satellites» level of credibility, check out their bizarre nominees in the Best Original Screenplay category, which include not one, but two adaptations.

William Monahan wrote the screenplay adaptation based on Jon Roberts and Evan Wright's book about a New York gangster who smuggled guns and drugs for the CIA.

Three years ago, it was revealed that Edgerton and filmmaker David Michôd (who have previously collaborated on the screenplay for «Animal Kingdom «-RRB- had written a Shakespeare adaptation for Warner Bros. called «King» (via MichodsKingdom).

She went on to win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for her adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, directed by Ang Lee.

Before the Oscar nominations were announced it was pretty clear to pundits that Gillian Flynn's adaptation of her novel «Gone Girl» was the front - runner for Best Adapted Screenplay, but something funny happened on the way to the Dolby Theater.

The River — Jean Renoir's beautiful adaptation of a Rumer Godden (Black Narcissus) novel (she wrote the screenplay as well) about a British colonial family in India is lushly romantic while managing to, for the most part, avoid the pitfalls of imperialism that drag down The Darjeeling Limited.

Inherent Vice (Warner, Blu - ray, DVD, Digital HD), Paul Thomas Anderson's loopy take on Thomas Pynchon's dope - infused private eye novel, earned Anderson an Oscar nomination for his ingenious screenplay adaptation and critical raves for the rich pageant of eccentrics and oddballs bouncing through 1970 Los Angeles with a post-sixties hangover.

You probably know that William F. «Bill» Phillips wrote the screenplay for John Carpenter's adaptation of Christine.

The film was set up at Universal Studios, Scorsese picked Robert De Niro to play Rocco, the lead, and Richard Price (who wrote the riveting screenplay for Scorsese's «The Color of Money») wrote the adaptation from his bestselling...

Winner of nine Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Oscars for director Bernardo Bertolucci, the screenplay adaptation, and Vittorio Storaro's cinematography).

Rosamund Pike's lead turn in David Fincher's Gone Girl earned her a Best Actress win, while Gillian Flynn's self - authored adaptation of her own best - selling novel landed a win for Best Adapted Screenplay.

The Damned United (R for profanity) Two - time Oscar - nominee Peter Morgan (for The Queen and Frost / Nixon) wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of David Peace's best seller recounting Brian Clough's (Michael Sheen) catastrophic, 44 - day reign in 1974 as coach of the legendary Leeds United soccer team.

You may recall that Brian Kinsley offered a thorough examination of Joe Penhall's «The Road» screenplay for this column back in September last year, which already addressed many of the challenges inherent in this particular adaptation.

2012 was a pivotal bloom year for the adaptation, with Heller landing all encompassing support from the Sundance Institute folks with a quartet of workshoppy goodness: Creative Producing Summit, June Screenwriters Lab, Directors Lab and Screenplay Reading Series.

In 1995, Thompson scripted and starred in Sense and Sensibility, a film adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Christopher Hampton won an Oscar for the screenplay for Dangerous Liasons and was nominated for his adaptation of Atonement.

«Josh wrote an excellent screenplay adaptation of the book, a screenplay which I desperately loved, but there was no enthusiasm for that kind of movie at Paramount»

Ellis is really starting to dive into Hollywood, with an adaptation of his batshit semi-autobiographical Lunar Park due in 2009, along with The Frog King, another writer - obsessed flick starring Joseph Gordon - Levitt that he wrote an original screenplay for.

And Huston wrote the screenplay for High Sierra (1941) starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino - another adaptation of a Burnett novel.]

Directed by Mike Barker from a screenplay by Nigel Williams — the two previously collaborated on a 2008 adaptation of Jack London's «The Sea Wolf,» also for the Halmis — the film aims for a dry authenticity that only fractionally reflects the big, wild volume on which it's based, cutting away nearly all of its poetry and most of its madness.

Awkward timing most likely is responsible for the dueling releases starring the young pair, but both movies are well worth seeing, On Chesil Beach, based on the book by Ian McEwan (who also did the screenplay adaptation), is a highly unusual drama... Read

Awkward timing most likely is responsible for the dueling releases starring the young pair, but both movies are well worth seeing, On Chesil Beach, based on the book by Ian McEwan (who also did the screenplay adaptation), is a highly unusual drama set in 1962 and dealing with the delicate nature of love, sex, young marrieds and the pressures and difficulties of physical intimacy for those who aren't quite ready.

Nothing for its picturesque cinematography, its challenging screenplay adaptation, nor its direction by Jean - Marc Vallée, whose Dallas Buyers Club scored six Oscar nods last year, including a win in Best Actor for Matthew McConaughey.

Christopher Hampton (Academy Award winner for â $ œDangerous Liaisonsâ $) has written the screenplay adaptation of Ian McEwanâ $ ™ s best - selling 2002 novel Atonement.

GOD OF WAR: Screenwriters Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton («Saw IV») wrote the screenplay for this video game adaptation Universal Pictures is developing.

Because I'm assured that this happened, presented for your approval is (snicker) Saving Mr. Banks, directed by (haha) John Lee Hancock from a screenplay by a team one half of which (bwahaha) is currently writing the Fifty Shades of Grey adaptation.