Sentences with phrase «of the acclaimed novel»

In the Season 1 premiere, Hank is dismayed when he sees the film version of his acclaimed novel, agrees to a blind date arranged by his agent that goes horribly awry, and learns that his ex-girlfriend Karen is engaged to another man.

«Bosch,» Amazon Prime's series starring Titus Welliver as the no - nonsense investigator featured in a series of acclaimed novels by Michael Connelly, has received a green light for a second season, barely a month after its premiere.

Michael Ondaatje (On - DAH - Chay), author of the acclaimed novel «The English Patient,» is once again writing about World War II.

Darin Strauss, author of the acclaimed novels Chang & Eng (a 2000 Discover pick), The Real McCoy, and More Than It Hurts You, and the award - winning memoir Half a Life.

From a National Book Award finalist — for her memoir American Chica — and the author of the acclaimed novel Cellophane comes this spare, powerful story of sexual obsession and its consequences.

USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith returns to the world of his acclaimed novel Dust and Kisses with a story set a few years ahead.

Not exact matches

Acclaimed Scientists and Physicians Join the Scientific Advisory Board of SiteOne Therapeutics to Help Guide the Advancement of Novel Non-Opioid Pain Therapeutics

He set many works in the rural north of his native Michigan, including the detective novels «The Great Leader» and «The Big Seven,» and used Nebraska as the backdrop for one of his most acclaimed works, «Dalva.»

Summary: «This five - part limited series based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn tracks Patrick from a privileged but deeply traumatic childhood in the South of France through severe substance abuse in his twenties in New York and, ultimately, toward recovery back home in Britain.»

Thompson grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home and his acclaimed 2003 autobiographical graphic novel Blankets tells not only the story of his first love but also his coming - to - terms with the Christian tradition of his family, culminating in a crisis of faith.

By now, everyone who reads contemporary fiction will have heard of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel's acclaimed historical novels about Thomas Cromwell, the powerful advisor to Henry VIII who all but single - handedly disestablished the Catholic Church in England.

Today's guest post comes all the way from Laos, where my friend Lisa McKay — author of the highly acclaimed novel, My Hands Came Away Red — lives with her husband Mike, who works for a humanitarian organization in the region.

The Golden Globe - nominated director of Selma, Ava DuVernay is going to direct a film adaptation of the acclaimed fantasy novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Martin Scorsese's adaptation of the controversial and acclaimed novel Silence may be the most ambitious of his career: According to reports, it will run well over three hours, the longest film he's ever made.

One of William Kennedy's acclaimed novels has been transformed into an amazing opera.

Editor's note: Kim Stanley Robinson is a widely acclaimed author of novels with strong science and scientist characters including the Mars trilogy, Antarctica and The Years of Rice and Salt, and he has won a number of prestigious awards such as the Hugo, the Nebula and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.

Her critically acclaimed recent novel Dracula, My Love, reveals the untold story of Mina Harker?s secret: a passionate romance with the most famous vampire of them all.

Hall will continue to work with SHOWTIME to develop and executive produce AMERICAN DREAM MACHINE, a serial adaptation of Matthew Specktor's acclaimed novel about two generations of Hollywood royalty.

The new Salinger biopic from writer / director Danny Strong («The Hunger Games: Mockingjay») makes it clear that the celebrated author practiced an aggressive form of self - isolation in response to the acclaim and public scrutiny that followed his hugely influential debut novel, «Catcher in the Rye.»

Synopsis: Director Tim Burton («Batman») reinvents one of the most acclaimed and beloved works of science fiction, Pierre Boulle's classic novel «Planet of t...

Stephen Chbosky directs this adaptation of his own critically acclaimed novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

COLD IN JULY, Jim Mickle's feature adaptation of the Joe Lansdale cult novel in which Hall stars with Sam Shepard and Don Johnson, recently premiered to significant acclaim in US Dramatic Competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

An emotionally scarred fifty - something female, a high - profile but haunted British novelist, and a heroic dissident - cum - Soviet psychiatric hospital veteran who all formed an unbreakable bond while help prisoner in a World War II concentration camp reunite for the first time in forty years on the peaceful grounds of a renovated pastoral farm in Jefferson Lewis's adaptation of internationally acclaimed author Matt Cohen's popular novel.

Vivid, darkly humorous and often mystical, Barbet Schroeder's adaptation of Fernando Vallejo's acclaimed novel was largely filmed secretly under dangerous circumstances on the streets of Medellin.

Synopsis: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, the new film by Luca Guadagnino, is a sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman.

A once - contented wife struggles to maintain her dignity when her husband abandons her for a younger woman in longtime television director Christopher Menaul's adaptation of Stevie Davies» acclaimed novel.

Lewis starred as Henry VIII opposite Mark Rylance in WOLF HALL, the critically acclaimed BBC Two / Masterpiece Theater six - part television miniseries adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Booker - Prize winning novels, directed by BAFTA - winning Peter Kosminsky.

Based on the acclaimed novel «Project X» by Jim Shepard, this unflinching look at adolescence explores how the powerful bonds of childhood friendship and search for belonging can become a matter of life or death.

The Matrix creators The Wachowskis are teaming with Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer for an ambitious adaptation of David Mitchell's acclaimed 2004 novel Cloud Atlas, comprised of six separate yet vaguely connected narratives that take place in locales as varied as the Pacific Ocean in 1850 and a clone - inhabited, post-apocalyptic future.

This five - part limited series based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn tracks Patrick from a privileged but deeply traumatic childhood in the South of France through severe substance abuse in his twenties in New York and, ultimately, toward recovery back home in Britain.

If the subsequent adaptation of author Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s acclaimed novel Breakfast of Champions failed to capture the essence of the written word, Nolte still managed to offer an impressive performance in the following year's The Golden Bowl.At this point in his career Nolte could certainly be counted on to turn in compelling performances regardless of the project, which made the return of his former demons more tragic than ever.

Stephen Chbosky directs this adaptation of his own critically acclaimed novel which focuses on the shy and unpopular Charlie (Logan Lerman) who finds friends in Sam (Emma Watson) and Patrick (Ezra Miller).

Based on the acclaimed novel by the «Queen of Icelandic Crime,» this atmospheric chiller is both a hair - raising ghost story and a powerful tale of life beyond death.

From the Studio: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, the new film by Luca Guadagnino, is a sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman.

This bitter brew of English bile, adapted by playwright Patrick Marber from Zoe Heller's acclaimed novel, What Was She Thinking?

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».

An adaptation of Mordecai Richler's acclaimed novel, Barney's Version attempts a sprawling vision of unruly, outsized, sloppy life through the particular tale of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), a Canadian TV producer who in his waning days reflects back on his three rocky marriages.

Oscar and Lucinda, from Peter Carey's acclaimed Australian novel, fuses humor and pain into an enthralling romantic fable about faith, love and other games of chance.

Over the course of that time, we observe Tomas publishing more novels to increasing acclaim and form another relationship with Anna (Maria - Josee Croze) who has a daughter, while Christopher (Robert Naylor) grows into a gently troubled young man in an isolated house with his illustrator mother.

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.

Based on the acclaimed graphic novel from Alan Moore (to this day the only graphic novel to have won a Hugo) the film stars a whole load of people that has me quite excited: Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode, (that's quite the trio!)

Working from Andre Aciman's acclaimed 2007 novel, the director revels in the pleasures of the flesh without losing touch with thought and feeling.

Synopsis & Cast: Based on the immensely acclaimed Jonathan Franzen novel (which was the subject of controversy when the author declined an Oprah's Book Club endorsement), this is the story of the Lamberts, a midwestern family whose grown children have moved away to the East Coast, while the parents (Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest) remain at home, dealing with the father's encroaching Parkinsons.

And she further solidified her stature as a talented and versatile actress in the critically - acclaimed The Fault in Our Stars, the big screen adaption of John Green's best - selling novel.

It is the first cinematic feature by Dominic Cooke, an acclaimed theatre director whose stage expertise shines from this sad, sensitive, altogether enthralling adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel.

In this lavish adaptation of Colm Tóibín's acclaimed novel, a young Irish woman in search of work emigrates to New York to start a new life.

Ransone, 38, will play the adult version of Eddie in the second part of director Andy Muschietti's acclaimed re-imagining of Stephen King's novel, whilst Bean will portray the...

Omer Fast delivers a startling adaptation of Tom McCarthy's acclaimed first novel, starring Tom Sturridge.

Starring Riz Ahmed and Billie Piper, this London - set thriller is co-written by author Patrick Neate and based on his acclaimed novel of the same name.

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.