Sentences with phrase «novel wonderstruck»

«There's a lot of formalist complexity in this conceit, the style, the double narratives, [and] the editorial body of the movie,» Haynes reflected, adding, «It's all in Brian's book» — meaning Brian Selznick's 2011 illustrated young - adult novel Wonderstruck.

A new trailer and poster arrive for Carol and Velvet Goldmine director Todd Haynes» adaptation of the Brian Selznick novel Wonderstruck.

The Cannes Film Festival is in full - swing and acclaimed director Todd Haynes» (Carol, Far From Heaven) highly - anticipated adaptation of Brian Selznick's YA novel Wonderstruck was one of the first films screened at the fest — and it was met with reviews that ranged from raves to lukewarm.

Not exact matches

The first clip and poster for Wonderstruck, based on Brian Selznick's critically - acclaimed novel of the same name, have been officially released today, and it's shaping up to be one of this year's most promising awards contenders.

Wonderstruck (Todd Haynes, director) This film, based on Brian Selznick's illustrated novel, has a magical, almost fairy - tale quality.

The idea of him taking on a fantasy novel like Wonderstruck from author Brian Selznick (The Invention of Hugo Cabret) and making a movie for younger moviegoers certainly sounds promising on paper.

Turning The Invention of Hugo Cabret into Hugo was a near disaster for Scorsese, and now comes Todd Haynes's stifling adaptation of Selznick's novel, Wonderstruck.

Wonderstruck is based on the novel written by Brian Selznick and it follows the journey of two individuals from two separate time periods.

Like Scorsese's Hugo, a faithful adaptation of a splendid young adult novel by Brian Selznick — who both writes his stories and illustrates them with evocative, black - and - white pencil and graphite drawings — Wonderstruck follows two parallel narrative tracks.

His last film was Wonderstruck, an adaptation of the Brian Selznick novel, which was relatively well - received but wasn't a sensation the way Carol was.

And Amazon, which had multiple selections at Cannes last year, returns with films such as «Wonderstruck» and «You Were Never Really Here,» Lynne Ramsay's movie based on the Jonathan Ames novel that stars Joaquin Phoenix.

Adapted from a young - adult novel by Hugo author Brian Selznick, Wonderstruck is an all - ages enchantment, entirely true to director Todd Haynes's sensibility: an intelligent, deeply personal, and lovingly intricate tribute to the power of obsession.

Adapted from a young - adult novel by TheInvention of Hugo Cabret author Brian Selznick, Wonderstruck is an all - ages enchantment, entirely true to director Todd Haynes's sensibility: an intelligent, deeply personal, and lovingly intricate tribute to the power of obsession.

San Francisco Examiner critics Jeff Anderson and Anita Katz's varied top 10 lists both include «Detroit,» director Kathryn Bigelow's account of the siege of the Algiers Motel during 1967 riots in that city; «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» writer - director Martin McDonagh's dark comedy about maternal revenge; and «Wonderstruck,» director Todd Haynes» film (based on a young adult novel) about parallel tales of fearless, curious 12 - year - olds — in 1977 and 1927.

The Ben in «Wonderstruck,» which is based on Brian Selznick's novel which he adapted for the screen, is a 12 - year - old (Oakes Fegley) in the role of just Ben.

Based on Brian Selznick's children's novel, just like Martin Scorsese's Hugo, Wonderstruck suffers from the same problem as Scorsese's film: mainly, that it's based on a kid's book that's mostly pictures and therefore plotted around a central twist neither surprising nor instructive.

An exquisitely crafted adaptation of an illustrated novel by Hugo author Brian Selznick, Wonderstruck lands somewhere in the middle.

Haynes, working with a script by author Brian Selznick based on his 2011 novel, has imbued Wonderstruck with an abundance of graceful style and detail.

Brian Selznick is an acclaimed New York Times bestselling author whose books include The Invention of Hugo Cabret, winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal, Wonderstruck, winner of the 2012 Schneider Family Award, and The Mavels, a stunning new novel in words and pictures released September 15, 2015.

His follow - up illustrated novel, Wonderstruck, debuted at # 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

I had the pleasure in early September of talking via phone with author / illustrator Brian Selznick about his latest title, Wonderstruck (Scholastic, September 2011), as well as a bit about the 2008 Caldecott winner The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Scholastic, 2007); his hybrid style, if you will, of picture book, novel, and graphic novel; and the upcoming film adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret, titled simply Hugo, by Martin Scorsese.