Sentences with phrase «numerous adaptations of»
Since Edgar Rice Burroughs created the iconic Tarzan, medications there have been numerous adaptations of this hero's story.
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Martin Scorsese's adaptation of the controversial 1955 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, which gives an alternative fate for Jesus Christ, was banned in numerous counties, and in the US cities that had successful bans during the film's release included: Savannah, Georgia; New Orleans; Oklahoma City; and Santa Ana, California.
Numerous reports are saying Marvel is in talks with Joaquin Phoenix to take the lead in their upcoming adaptation of Doctor Strange.
«The tightly organized social lives of honeybees, once such an amazing adaptation for success in the world, turns out to lack resilience against the numerous environmental degradations contributed by humans across the landscape,» said Dennis, who has a joint appointment in the UI College of Science and College of Natural Resources.
«Our finding, in a species so distantly related to humans and lacking symbolic language, raises numerous questions about the kinds of understanding of «folk physics» and causality available to nonhumans, the conditions for these abilities to evolve, and their associated neural adaptations,» the authors conclude.
As Darwin wrote, the advantages of «conquering other males in battle or courtship, and thus leaving a numerous progeny are in the long run greater than those derived from rather more perfect adaptation to the conditions of life.»
He has published in numerous social science and environmental science journals on topics of land and water management, biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, residential development, and urban resilience.
Aerobic adaptations are not only numerous, but many of them are also quite transient.
While it is true there are numerous adaptations that speed workouts develop (including, of course, improving overall swim speed), athletes with a background in strength focused lifting have a lesser need for speed work (and will experience more negative side effects in their upper body workouts).
Like most Wilde plays, it has been made into film and for television numerous times, although this version isn't a strict adaptation, causing the name to be changed, rightfully, to use a part of the play's secondary title, «A Play About a Good Woman».
He's penned two John Grisham adaptations, two Dan Brown adaptations, two adaptations of famed sci - fi novels, two reviled Batman films, two acclaimed biopics starring Russell Crowe, one adaptation of a 60s TV series, and numerous episodes of «Fringe».
So successful was the tale of a jungle - raised Brit that it spawned 25 sequels by Burroughs and numerous adaptations in the worlds of film, television, radio, comics and even stage.
Writer Jason Fuchs and director Joe Wright (Atonement, Hanna) have created a Peter Pan «origin» story that lacks any touch of whimsy or enchantment from the original books or the numerous film adaptations: the 1953 Disney animated classic, the 1991 Steven Spielberg / Robin Williams / Dustin Hoffman vehicle, the underrated 2003 live action version from director P.J. Hogan, or even last year's Live TV broadcast featuring Allison Williams as Peter.
Many of his bestselling works have inspired numerous film and television adaptations.
On top of everything else — the preposterous leaps in logic, the treacly score from Mychael Danna, the numerous scenes where unattended children get way too real in conversations with an elderly man — Remember's final minutes lay on its audience the kind of silly, overwrought twist that Charlie Kaufman's brother in Adaptation would devise.
Nine books were released in the original series, and there have been numerous TV and film adaptations in a number of languages.
This period adaptation of Sarah Waters» Fingersmith feels like a departure from Wook's previous work — part heist film, part erotic thriller — but aside from the setting there are numerous elements that are characteristic of the director's previous work.
The other spot may be more difficult to pin down, as the studio has numerous other adaptations in the early stages of development: Writers were long ago hired for movies starring Black Panther and Iron Fist, and «Runaways» was on the fast track until Marvel put on the brakes in late 2010 so it could focus on «The Avengers.»
Anthony Minghella, when describing his adaptation of The English Patient, said he read the book numerous times before he started his screenplay but then never looked at it again.
: For all of the body parts that Stephen King has torn asunder in his numerous books and film adaptations, it's ironic that two of the most beloved movies ever about male bonding come from his book «Different Seasons» — a «Body» that spawned the CSI Our Gang of «Stand By Me,» and the prison breakout that lay behind «Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,» Wisely shortened to the last three titles by writer - filmmaker Frank Darabont, this 1994 classic of an unbreakable man slowly chiseling his way out of a Maine hellhole over the course of decades stands as not only the most soulful film in an understandably macho prison break genre, but also as a film that many rightfully consider to be one of the best movies ever made.
Often included as the token comic book adaptation by and about women in numerous internet lists on the subject, it is one of the most remarkable feats of adaptation.
For its first 13 episodes, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's adaptation of Alfred Döblin's 1929 novel Berlin Alexanderplatz is most decidedly a masterpiece — this despite numerous nerve - trying flaws and longueurs that...
There have been numerous TV, film and stage adaptations of Charles Dickens» «A Christmas Carol» over the years.
In collaboration with both national and international colleagues, she has conducted numerous studies on the effects of cultural adaptations of the Strengthening Families program, as well as other evidence - based programs, which have significantly furthered our understanding of the importance of culturally grounded prevention.
The final part of the latter novel recounts the legend that a mysterious prisoner in an iron mask was actually Louis» twin brother and has spawned numerous film adaptations generally titled The Man in the Iron Mask.
Bandai has had an affiliation with Digimon videogame adaptations since they began in 1999 with an RPG titled Digimon World on PS1, while numerous RPG, 2.5 D fighting games in the style of Super Smash Bros and spin - offs based directly on the trading card gameplay have released on almost every platform throughout each console generation totalling to over 40 Digimon games.
First conceived way back in 2008, only one short year after the release of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune on PS3, a big - screen adaptation of Naughty Dog's iconic action - adventure series has been in the works for almost a decade now, and though stuck in development hell for much of that time, with constant fundamental changes delaying the project on numerous occasions, the film's survival has never really felt in doubt.
A sharp contrast to the gestalt experiences presented by Ragnar Kjartansson and Roberto Cuoghi on the surrounding floors, Henrot covered broad expanses of time and space in four videos, 46 flower - assemblages, a 135 - plate adaptation of a jewelry auction catalogue, numerous mixed media drawings, engravings, and two sculptures.
At the same time la chingada is a very dynamic term, which has been subject of numerous adaptations during the different eras of Mexican history.
Some of the numerous long - distance migrants will suffer from climate change, because either their migration strategy is unaffected by climate change, or the climate in breeding and wintering areas are changing at different speeds, preventing adequate adaptation.»
Farther south, New York City has taken numerous steps to implement PlaNYC, a far - reaching sustainability plan for the city, including amending the construction code and the zoning laws and the implementation of measures focused on developing adaptation strategies to protect the City's public and private infrastructure from the effects of climate change; 26 some major investments in protection have even been conceptualized.
• Enhanced the accuracy of visual diagnostic assessment process up till 97 % by implementing modern, computerized and research based evaluative protocols • Reduced annual procurement cost by $ 30K by recommending less costly, reliable replacements of conventional and expensive visual assessment equipment • Brought the hospital's optometric department in 100 % compliance with HIPPA guidelines • Conducted numerous educational workshops to spread awareness regarding safe and healthy measures and life style adaptations to prevent loss of vision among patients at risk
In addition to authoring numerous scientific articles, he is the author of Piaget with Feeling (Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1978), co-author of When partners become parents: The big life change for couples (Erlbaum, 2000), and co-editor of four books and monographs, including Family Transitions (Erlbaum, 1990) and The family context of parenting in the child's adaptation to school (Erlbaum, 2005).