Sentences with phrase «novel of the same name about»

The blog is administered by cartoonist Chad Essley, who is creating a graphic novel of the same name about his «unusual friendship» with McAfee.

The Garden of Eden (R for profanity, nudity and graphic sexuality) Screen adaptation of the posthumously - published Hemingway novel of the same name about an American couple (Jack Huston and Mena Suvari) honeymooning on the French Riviera whose relationship becomes strained when they both fall in love with a naughty, Italian nymphet (Caterina Murino).

(In Spanish with subtitles) Tomorrow, When the War Began (R for violence) Screen adaptation of John Marsden's novel of the same name about seven Australian teenagers who band together to survive when they return from a weeklong camping trip in the bush to find the country invaded by a hostile nation.

Syrup (R for profanity, sexual references and brief drug use) Screen adaptation of Max Barry's dark novel of the same name about a slacker (Shiloh Fernandez) who has to trust a cutthroat marketing executive (Amber Heard) if his million - dollar idea is to have any hope of succeeding.

Dear John In 2010, Tatum tapped back into his romantic side with Dear John, an adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel of same name about a young couple who exchange love letters after the title character, John, is sent off to war.

The Spectacular Now (R for profanity, sexuality and underage alcohol abuse) Screen adaptation of Tim Tharp's novel of the same name about a just - dumped, party animal (Miles Teller) with no plans for college who turns over a new leaf after making the acquaintance of a straight - laced classmate (Shailene Woodley) with no social life.

Before I Fall (PG - 13 for mature themes, bullying, sexuality, violent images, profanity and underage drinking) Adaptation of Lauren Oliver's young adult novel of the same name about a recently - deceased teen (Zoey Deutch) who is afforded an opportunity to relive her last day on Earth over and over until she untangles the circumstances surrounding her death in a tragic car accident.

How I Live Now (R for violence, profanity, sexuality and disturbing images) Adaptation of the Meg Rosoff novel of the same name about an American teenager (Saoirse Ronan) spending the summer vacation with relatives in the English countryside where she falls in love with a cousin (George MacKay) against the backdrop of the outbreak of World War III.

Crooked House (PG - 13 for sexuality and mature themes) Adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic crime novel of the same name about a private eye (Max Irons) hired by an ex-lover (Stefanie Martini) to investigate the mysterious murder of her wealthy grandfather (Gino Picciano).

With the trailer set to arrive tomorrow, Martin Scorsese's next film Silence has received a first poster along with three new images from the upcoming film, which is based on Shusaku Endo's 1966 novel of the same name about two young Portuguese Jesuit Priests in 17th Century Japan facing violence and persecution as they attempt to find their -LSB-...]

Sheila Roberts: Susan Johnson's directorial debut, Carrie Pilby, is an upbeat coming - of - age romantic dramedy adapted by Kara Holden from Caren Lissner's YA novel of the same name about a smart but emotionally stunted 19 - year - old prodigy struggling to get her life in order.

Not exact matches

«One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest» by Dale Wasserman based on the novel of the same name by Ken Kesey, is a play about a group of men struggling to be free.

There is something special about Garland's script, based on the novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer, especially as it relates to self - reflection, disdain and even romance.

Deep cover FBI agent Martin Odum (Sean Bean) is just returning from an assignment when a stranger plants doubts about who he actually is, in this adaptation of Robert Littell's novel of the same name.

DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Assistant DA Admits to Killing in Self - Defense in Unoriginal Whodunit Based on the debut novel of the same name by Euro - Filipina Sabina Murray, Slow Burn is an intriguing whodunit about a big city Assistant DA, Nora Timmer (Jolene Blalock), who admits that she's just confessed to killing a man (Mekhi Phifer) she claims raped her.

The Nanny Diaries (PG - 13 for profanity) Sacrlett Johansson handles the title role in this romantic comedy, based on the best - selling novel of the same name, about a college grad nanny for a wealthy Manhattan family who finds herself having to put up with the parents» (Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti) dysfunction and the demands of their precocious son (Nicholas Art) until hope arrives in a relationship with a well - heeled, handsome Harvard alumnus (Chris Evans) from Park Avenue.

The World Made Straight (R for violence, drug use, sexual references and profanity) Adaptation of the Ron Rash novel of the same name, set in the Seventies, about a troubled young man (Jeremy Irvine) eager to escape a rural Appalachian community stained by the legacy of a Civil War massacre.

by Walter Chaw There's the seed of an interesting idea in Neil LaBute's Possession — something traceable to A.S. Byatt's melodramatic novel of the same name: the film's one clumsily extended trope that it is about keepsakes and the desire for memento mori and memento amor as it manifests amongst intellectuals.

Indeed, Ivory will win because he's due, and deservedly so, both for his astutely configured adaptation of André Aciman's acclaimed novel of the same name — about the love affair between two men that plays out against the background of a dreamy Mediterranean summer — and as a tribute to his 44 - year working partnership (and romantic relationship) with Ismail Merchant.

The screenplay by Emma Donoghue is based on her novel of the same name, about a five - year - old boy held captive in a single room for years with his mother.

The series is based on the novel of the same name by Jay Asher and follows Dylan Minnette's Clay in the wake of his classmate — and crush — Hannah's suicide as he listens to her recordings about why she decided to take -LSB-...]

The film is an adaptation of Ian McEwan's same - named novel, about a British judge asked to intervene when a minor refuses a blood transfusion over his religious beliefs.

We just mentioned The Girl on the Train earlier today when talking about the Liam Neeson movie The Commuter — Girl is based on the novel of the same name by Paula Hawkins, and follows a woman whose problems haunt her after she is pulled into a mystery involving a couple that she imagines to enjoy the perfect marriage.

7: L.A. Rex By Will Beall (based on his novel of the same name) What it's about: Rookie LAPD officer Ben Halloran gets partnered with scarred and tobacco - spitting Officer Marquez, and the unlikely team hit the streets of L.A. on the brink of a gang - rivalry explosion.

The film, adapted from Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name, Dark Places follows Libby as she learns about the «supposed massacre of her family by brother Ben, which she testified in court decades beforehand, might not be what was assumed.

The Losers, which is based on a graphic novel of the same name, was an all out action movie about a special - forces unit consisting of Clay (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), Jensen (Chris Evans), Roque (Idris Elba), Pooch (Columbus Short), and Cougar (Oscar Jaenada) who reluctantly join forces with a mysterious woman named Aisha (Zoe Saldana) to stop a rogue CIA agent named Max (Jason Patric) who burned Clay's team during a covert military operation in Bolivia.

THE WORLD MADE STRAIGHT, based on the novel of the same name by Ron Rash, is a poetic, savage film about the presence of the past asserting itself in the present as events in 1970s North Carolina are tinged with the repercussions of the Civil War battles fought there a century before.

«Pride and Prejudice and Zombies» (Feb. 5): Director Burr Steers («Pulp Fiction») retells Jane Austen and Seth Grahame - Smith's novel with the same name about relationships forming between lovers of different social statuses.

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Joe Hill (a.k.a Stephen King's son), «Horns» is a unique horror flick about the devil inside us all, and the film, adapted by one of the genre's true prankster geniuses (Alexandre Aja of «Piranha 3D» infamy), carries forth the same nutzo spirit of the book, which is equal parts love story, murder mystery, and supernatural, metaphysical nightmare.

See an exclusive clip from the film above with De Palma talking about the origins of his 1976 film «Carrie,» based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.

«Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk» Cast: Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Vin Diesel, Garrett Hedlund Director: Ang Lee Release Date: Nov. 11 What it's about: Based on a novel of the same name, the film follows an Iraq war hero whose victory tour back in the U.S. is interrupted by jarring flashbacks.

Film adaptation of the acclaimed 2002 novel of the same name by Alice Sebold about a murdered and raped young girl who watches over her friends, family, and her killer from the afterlife.

Movies about people falling in love when one of them is dying is a particular sub-genre of romantic drama, and the latest entry into the field is Me Before You, a tearjerker adapted by Jojo Moyes from her novel of the same name, and directed by Thea Sharrock, a stage director making her feature film debut.

Based on the Philip Roth novel of the same name, the film begins in 1951 as Marcus Messner (Lerman), a precocious young Jewish boy, is about to enter college life and, by extension, avoid being drafted for the Korean War.

Based on Kōbō Abe's novel of the same name, Woman in the Dunes is in one way the best, most insightful and evocative adaptation of T.S. Eliot's «The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock» there ever was, from Eliot's winsome protagonist looking to escape regret into experience to, literally, these lines about entomology as a metaphor for being seen clearly and judged wanting:

We interview I Kill Giants screenwriter Joe Kelly about adapting his graphic novel of the same name to live - action for the big screen.

We went on to talk about his long term relationship with Danny Boyle, who directed SUNSHINE from Garland's script, and THE BEACH, from Garland's novel of the same name, though it was not Garland who wrote the screenplay for that film, and I asked him why that was.

«Mood Music» is a new play by Joe Penhall about songwriters, directed by Roger Mitchell and «A Monster Calls is a devised piece based on the novel and film of the same name by Patrick Ness, co-produced by Bristol Old Vic.

War Brothers is quite a different tale: it's a graphic novel adaptation of Sharon McKay's novel of the same name, about a young boy in Uganda who is kidnapped from his boarding school and forced to join a rebel army.

Directed by Steven Spielberg and adapted from Ernest Cline's 2011 novel of the same name, «Ready Player One» cast two relative unknowns — Tye Sheridan and Olivia Cooke — in a tale about a treasure hunt in a dystopian virtual world.