Sentences with phrase «on a memoir also»

Written by Jon Ronson, Frank is loosely based on a memoir also by Jon Ronson about a former band mate of his named Chris Sievey, who in turn inspired the character Frank.

Not exact matches

McGowan's memoir will also focus on the actress» upbringing in the Children of God cult, how she escaped it at the age of 13, and how she eventually ended up getting «discovered» in Los Angeles.

The election cycle happily fading into the rear - view mirror brought the sorry condition of many white working - class communities to national attention; no one tells the story of one part of that world, its strengths and its pathologies, better than J.D. Vance in Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Harper)-- a tough and occasionally hilarious book that also suggests, inadvertently, an enormous evangelical failure on the part of both Protestants and Catholics.

She is writing a memoir and coming full circle to her roots in fine art and working on a series of Food / Art Installations called «Paradigm» - looking at food outside of a restaurant context in collaboration with her brother Ryan Falkner who is also an artist and filmmaker.

(A hint, perhaps: the passage in his recently published memoir that says, «I am also reconsidering my position on term limits, which while imperfect limit the institutionalization of money and power.

Kelly will also get the chance to fire back at his criminal - coddling critics in the memoir he's working on for Hachette.

In addition to being a memoir by a three - time, Fulbright - winning geobiologist, it is also a fascinating tutorial on botany, paleontology and soil studies.

Matthew is the author of the books Forty Days and Forty Nights, which gives his first hand account of the 2005 Kitzmiller intelligent design trial in Dover, Pennsylvania, and also his first book, Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental Memoir, which is a personal memoir centered on a trip to Dayton, Tennessee to witness a reenactment of the Scopes Memoir, which is a personal memoir centered on a trip to Dayton, Tennessee to witness a reenactment of the Scopes memoir centered on a trip to Dayton, Tennessee to witness a reenactment of the Scopes trial.

The character of Corinne is based on Carolyn Briggs, whose memoir, This Dark World, was the inspiration for the film, and who also co-wrote the screenplay.

The dramedy, based on the memoir of the real - life cartoonist, is directed by Gus Van Sant and also stars Rooney Mara.

«Not just in the sense of straight memoir,» Let me tell you what happened,» but also putting a certain amount of craft or spin on it.

Wilson's string of box office successes also include Little Fockers, the third installment of the blockbuster Fockers series, opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro; Marley & Me, with Jennifer Aniston, based on the popular memoir by John Grogan; the Night At The Museum franchise opposite Robin Williams and Ben Stiller; the smash hit comedy Wedding Crashers, opposite Vince Vaughn; the romantic comedy You, Me And Dupree; and as the voice of Lightning McQueen in Disney's Cars and Cars 2.

The film, directed by «Dallas Buyers Club» helmer Jean - Marc Vallée and based on Strayed's memoir, sees Witherspoon (also a producer) thrust into the outdoors while audiences bear witness to the actor's and character's remarkable journey.

While the film and the memoir have been given the unfair label of being ONLY ABOUT «slavery is bad» (as if that fact alone would not be worthy) many of the more subtle points have been ignored, but is best summed up this way, «It is notable not only for its lucid description of plantation life, with detailed passages on the methods by which cotton and sugarcane were harvested and processed, and how slaves were fed, housed and punished, but also for the author's evenhanded treatment of his subject: although he denounces slavery as an institution, Northup expresses his gratitude to the masters who treated him with gentleness and generosity, and shows a surprising ability to forgive even the most unimaginable cruelties.»

It was therefore, not surprising to discover that Being Flynn is also based on a book, a memoir titled «Another Bullshit Night in Suck City,» and one that Weitz has been working on adapting for a number of years.

Based on the Stephen Elliot memoir, the pic also stars Christian Slater, Cynthia Nixon and Jim Parrack.

Based on Oz's best - selling memoir, this promises to be an epic yet intimate tale of the birth of Israel from a child's eye view (Portman also stars as Oz's mother), a subject dear to Portman's heart.

We also dig much deeper into the Siskel & Ebert show than he does in the memoir, because I think it's such an important, key part of how we came to know Roger, how he was defined, and how he made an impact on film criticism.

His most recent book, A Mission from God: A Memoir and Challenge for America, reflects on Meredith's personal life but also dares Americans to overhaul the public education system so that all people can overcome poverty.

He is also the author of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons, and Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals.

Ever the optimist, I'm hoping that this Rovian plan, not only released as Bush's Brain released his memoir but also on the take out the trash time on Friday, is a sign that the Administration knows it is DOA.

Teachers can use the school's curriculum chart (also known as a curriculum map) to record their major reading assignments and to list specific reading subgenres, such as literary fiction, memoir, or reflections on learning.

I had the pleasure of not only hearing Marion speak on memoir writing at the 2016 TRIBE Writers Conference, but I also was lucky enough to sit at a table with her for three days.

I have also started working on my memoir.

Also in BookPage: We interviewed Gilbert about her most recent book, the memoir Committed — read that conversation here, or visit her author page on BookPage.com.

I will also keep these in mind as I begin marketing the memoir I'm currently working on!

He also wrote a collection of best - selling books on illness and healing as well as his memoir, Human Options: An Autobiographical Notebook.

Also recently published: The Devil Came in On Horseback (website): A memoir by former U.S. Marine Brian Steidle who began work in Sudan in 2004 as a military contractor and...

As luck would have it, a friend, Madeline Sharples, had a memoir out, Leaving the Hall Light On, which was suddenly dropped when her very small publisher also closed.

The 2013 Guide to Literary Agents has listings for most American literary agents, but it also includes craft and business advice from more than 35 literary agents on topics like query letters, children's books, synopses and proposals, memoir writing, first chapters, conferences, platform, and more.

He also compares the editing of her memoir with the experiences professional editor Jay Schaefer had working on Under the Tuscan Sun and creating a short fiction magazine in the 1980s.

She also wrote a memoir The Golden Road: Notes on My Gentrification.

Midway through our conversation about Fresh Air Fiend, Paul Theroux reminds me that during the 15 years in which he wrote the 49 travel essays and articles collected here, he also wrote a major book on China (Riding the Iron Rooster), three additional travel books, a controversial memoir about his friendship with V.S. Naipaul (In Sir Vidia's...

There's also been a lot of buzz around the May release of The World's Strongest Librarian, a memoir based on Salt Lake City librarian Josh Hanagarne's popular blog about books and weightlifting.

Memoir is also about making yourself the hero in your story and showing the reader how you overcame obstacles and came out stronger on the other side.

Other writers that can also be included based on their platforms are memoir and novel writers.

No matter how incredible your story is, when publishing a memoir you're not only selling your story, you're also selling yourself as a credible authority on a certain subject.

She is also finishing a book on Provence (PROVINCE OF THE HEART) and working on a memoir of her father, THE ARGONAUTS.

When I'm not cleaning dog nose prints off my trifocals, I'm also working on a series of memoir essays and sharing photography and waxing philosophic over at Small Graces.

The book also features a text on Lucio Fontana by Nanda Vigo, which is written more in a form of a memoir rather than a critical account of the artist's work.

He is also a highly celebrated filmmaker, particularly of films centered on single subjects including Basquiat (1996); Before Night Falls (2000, based on the memoir of writer Reinaldo Arenas); and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007, based on the life of actor and author Jean - Dominque Bauby).

We're on Facetime, chatting candidly about the film and also her upcoming memoir, religion and cults, moving away from the U.S, blistering debates we've had with sexist men, our love for Berlin, and the hulking oppression of Hollywood she escaped.

He is also working on a memoir that will be published by W.W. Norton & Company in 2019.

Mr. Schneebaum came to prominence in 1969 with the publication of his memoir, also titled «Keep the River on Your Right» (Grove Press).

Marioni is the author of Beer, Art and Philosophy, 2003, a memoir, also Writings on Art 1969 - 1999, and Fabliaux Tom Marioni Fairy Tales.

(It's also a topic Mesler has touched on in his memoir columns for ARTnews.)

Rubinfien is also active as a writer and has published essays on major photographers of the 20th century, as well as the memoir «Colors of Daylight» (in Kevin Moore's Starburst: Color Photography in America, 1970 — 1980, Cincinnati Art Museum, 2010) and the long personal and historical essay that appears in Wounded Cities and recounts the attacks of September 11 and the years that followed.

She is also the author of the memoir On Our Way To Beautiful and a contributor to Shaking the Tree.

So when the Edmonton - born, L.A. - based writer of the bestselling memoir Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar — who's also authored television pilots and movie scripts and appeared in film and on TV with the likes of James Franco and Nicole Richie — moved into a new home with her husband and their three kids, Orlando was the obvious choice to head up its design.