Sentences with phrase «old struggling writer»

The narrator is Brian (Anton Yelchin, Star Trek), a 24 year old struggling writer whose parents want him to give up his writing dream and head to law school.

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In school, all the grand old masters of literature are brought out for the children to study and to struggle with, with those dorky Questions for Class Discussion: What rhetorical device does the writer employ when he refers to «poems they tape to the refrigerator door»?

I do not struggle with the old testament or other writers of the new testament like John or Peter.

Erin Burt is a freelance writer and mom of three who struggled to nurse her oldest and is enjoying every last session with her youngest.

Michael Green and Bryan Fuller are leading the team adapting Gaiman's novel (with the writer himself involved), chronicling the struggle between the gods of old (mythological legends from around the world) and new (reflecting modern society's love for money, technology and celebrity, among other things).

While writer / director Rian Johnson continues to depict the struggle between good and evil, represented by the Resistance and the First Order, he veers away from the Star Wars of old by subverting one of the saga's core components: the Skywalkers.

A young woman is creating an idyllic home with her older husband, a writer who is struggling with writer's block.

Craig (Pat Healy), a struggling writer, has just been laid off from his job as an auto mechanic and owes $ 4,500 in back rent; he'll be evicted in a week (along with his wife and 15 - month - old son) if he can't come up with the full amount, and even that would only buy him a month.

Adapted by Hannibal's Bryan Fuller and Blade Runner sequel writer Michael Green, the series based Gaiman's book (which has the writer himself as an executive producer), chronicles the struggle between the gods of old (mythological legends from around the world) and new (reflecting modern society's love for money, technology and celebrity, among other things).

Flashbacks trace Cohan's rise, from a childhood performing in his family's vaudeville act to his early days as a struggling Tin Pan Alley songwriter to his overwhelming success as an actor, writer, director and producer known for patriotic songs like «Yankee Doodle Dandy,» «You're a Grand Old Flag» and «Over There.»

Set in 1979, writer / director Mike Mills weaves an intriguing tale about Dorothea Fields (Annette Bening), a chain - smoking, single mom who enlists the help of family and friends in nurturing her rebellious 15 year - old son, Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann), as he struggles to find his identity while growing into manhood.

Noah Van Sciver talks to CBR about returning to Fante Bukowski, a 24 year old who lives the «struggling alcoholic writer» cliché.

Despite lingering concerns that this quintessential American writer so notorious for his machismo might not resonate, the story of the old man's struggle to bring in his big fish touched them deeply.

Writer's Digest award winning author, Sherri Gragg, reflects on the struggles and triumphs parents face as she prepares her oldest daughter for her journey to...