Sentences with phrase «of novels of the same name»

«The Haunting» is a remake of the 1963 adaptation of the novel of the same name.

The screenplay is written by T.S. Nowlin; adapted from James Dashner's series of novels of the same name.

The script, loosely based off of a novel of the same name, centers around rugged former UN employee, Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt, «Killing them Softly»), as he attempts to mingle back into civilian life.

With great performances from Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley, who melts my heart each time I see the film, this adaptation of the novel of the same name by Tim Tharp is a new classic - Joshua

Tom Hooper's adaptation of the novel of the same name stars Eddie Redmayne as Lili and Alicia Vikander as Gerda, and is a major contender in the Oscar race.

An adaptation of the novel of same name brought to the screen by veteran novelist / screenwriter Nick Hornby, it is carried by the radiance of Saoirse Ronan in a rapturously star - making performance.

Somerset House announces a collaboration with Nobel Prize - winning author Orhan Pamuk which will see a unique new version of his collection The Museum of Innocence, the physical manifestation of his novel of the same name, travels to Somerset House in January 2016.

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Emily Blunt plays a recently divorced woman who becomes obsessed with a missing - persons case in this adaptation of the best - selling novel of the same name.

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 movie, which is based on Uzodinma Iweala's 2005 novel of the same name, stars Golden Globe - winning actor Idris Elba and was written and directed by Cary Fukunaga, who won an Emmy Award for directing HBO television show True Detective.

Director Ava DuVernay «s adaptation of the popular young - adult novel of the same name has been highly - anticipated since Disney made her the first - ever black woman to direct a movie with a budget over $ 100 million.

This 2010 western is the second adaptation of a 1968 novel by the same name and was previously filmed by John Wayne in 1969.

In The Philosopher's Pupil (1983) a man's life is changed by his vision of a flying saucer; a key episode in The Good Apprentice turns on what appears to be the effects of a love potion; a young girl in The Green Knight exerts an involuntary telekinesis over the stones that she has collected in her room; in the same novel the goodness of a man named Peter Mir (Mir meaning, in Russian, both «world» and «peace,» as several characters note) seems to be contagious, bringing sweet dreams and love to those with whom he comes in contact.

Early episodes of The Handmaid's Tale waste no time in establishing the alternate reality of its own world, first conceived by Margaret Atwood in her 1985 novel of the same name.

Based on a novel of the same name by William P. Young, The Shack tells the story of desperate father Mack Phillip who has an encounter with God after his youngster child, Missy, disappears.

«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.

His masterpiece, A Clockwork Orange (1971), was based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name.

Written by Josh Brewer, July 21st, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. Tweet to: @theJWBrewer Title: Stephen King's The Stand Director: Mick Garris Writer: Stephen King, based on his novel of the same name Release Date: May 8th through May 12th, 1994 Cast: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Rob Lowe, Laura San Giacomo, Miguel Ferrer, Bill Fagerbakke, Shawnee Smith,

Director: Mick Garris Writer: Stephen King, based on his novel of the same name Release Date: May 8th through May 12th, 1994 Cast: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Rob Lowe, Laura San Giacomo, Miguel Ferrer, Bill Fagerbakke, Shawnee Smith, Ray Walston, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee,

The game is based on the novel of the same name by award - winning author, Christopher Brookmyre, and sees the player take on the role of protagonist Heather Quinn as she negotiates a variety of levels, all of which reference classic games and genres of years gone by.

Adapted all too freely from Max Brooks» book of the same name, it attempts to coalesce the diverse oral histories that make up the novel into a simple narrative and fails.

Based on the classic novel of the same name, the international thriller is set at the height of the Cold War years of the mid-20th Century.

A spaceship crew awaken from stasis with no memory of their mission or their identities, but once they reach their destination, a mining colony, they begin to look for answers while working together to survive in this adaptation of the graphic novel series of the same name.

An adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel of the same name (which itself received mixed reviews), David Cronenberg's film traces a day in the life of a billionaire as he travels throughout Manhattan in a limousine.

Based on the mythos of the graphic novels and TV show of the same name, The Walking Dead: Part I - A New Day centers on new protagonist, Lee Everett.

It's a shame, though, that «Freedomland» — which Richard Price adapted from his novel of the same name — isn't better than it is.

This is an adaptation of a 1938 novel of the same name, and once again, Hollywood mucked it up.

The movie, which is set to be released in theaters tomorrow by Universal Pictures, is based on E.L. James» popular 2012 novel of the same name.

This movie is also based on a Novel of the same name.

All of this made me read the film less through the lens of its story (adapted from a 2013 novel of the same name) or its direction (by Francis Lawrence, who directed Jennifer Lawrence through several Hunger Games films), and more through the lens of its star.

Adapted from the 2000 children's novel of the same name by Deborah Ellis, it tells the story of 11 - year - old Parvana and her beleaguered family in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city.

Based on the novel of the same name written by Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation stars Academy Award - winner Natalie Portman as Lena, a military veteran and biology professor who is mourning the loss of her soldier husband, Kane (Oscar Isaac).

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.

Based on Kathryn Stockett's best selling novel of the same name, «The Help» tells the story of a young white woman, Eugenia «Skeeter» Phelan (played by Emma Stone), and her decision to write a controversial book from the point of view of the help (the maids).

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.

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Adapted from the 2013 novel of the same name by former CIA operative Jason Matthews, Sparrow casts Lawrence as Dominika Egorova, an accomplished Russian ballet dancer who suffers a painful, career - derailing injury in her introductory scene.

Based on Willy Vlautin's novel of the same name, «Lean on Pete» is the story of said horse and of the boy who saves him from the glue factory, or from being sent down to Mexico to be slaughtered.

New Line Cinema's horror thriller «IT,» directed by Andy Muschietti («Mama»), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades.

Based on the best - selling novel of the same name by Mordechai Richler, the film was directed by Richard J. Lewis and co-starred Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, and Minnie Driver.

Originally aired on the BBC in Dec 2015, the adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel of the same name, begins with eight people invited to a small island off the coast of Devon.

In 2005, Schreiber made his feature directorial debut with EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED, which he also adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer's best - selling novel of the same name.

Smothering the screen with good intentions, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (adapted from Annie Barrow's best - selling comfort novel of the same name) is British security - blanket film - making at its finest.

Based off of Rona Jaffe's novel, by the same name, the concept of the story involves the topic of a game taking over a person's life.

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects stars Amy Adams as reporter Camille Preaker, who returns to her small hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls.

One would be hard - pressed to disagree with this notion after seeing Persepolis, a film based on Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel memoirs of the same name and adapted for the screen by Satrapi and fellow comics artist Vincent Paronnaud.

In 1996, Huston made her directorial debut with Bastard out of Carolina, a praised adaptation of Dorothy Allison's novel of the same name, and followed that up with another behind - the - camera effort, Agnes Browne, in 1999.

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Mordecai Richler.

Three years after «The Sudden Departure,» where two percent of the world's population disappeared suddenly, the townspeople of Mapleton struggle with life including Police Chief Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux), who has to deal with mysterious happenings in town, his two rebelling teenaged children, as well as a cult called the Guilty Remnant that includes Laurie (Amy Brenneman), a self - proclaimed prophet named «Holy Wayne» (Paterson Joseph), Rev. Matt Jamison (Christopher Eccleston), and Mayor Lucy Warburton (Amanda Warren) in this drama series based on Tom Perrotta's novel of the same name.

Taut, tightly plotted and mesmerisingly shot, BBC's espionage drama adapted from John le Carré's novel of the same name thrills throughout.