Sentences with phrase «perhaps as an adaptation»

Evolutionary Edge The black scales of this butterfly's wings reflect virtually no sunlight, perhaps as an adaptation to help regulate the butterfly's body temperature.

Not exact matches

«Humans in this region thrived through the Toba event and the ensuing full glacial conditions, perhaps as a combined result of the uniquely rich resource base of the region and fully evolved modern human adaptation,» study authors noted.

Not sure why we've waited more than seven year's for Pascale Ferran's fourth feature film which proposes a sort of Before Sunrises meets Terminal as her 2006 epic Lady Chatterley was perhaps one of the best literary adaptations we'll have seen in the past decade.

I Am Legend perhaps revealed that Mr. Lawrence could handle contemporary screen icons, as did Constantine, which starred Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, and Tilda Swinton among other potentially hazardous alchemy; but the show also affirmed that Mr. Lawrence could handle adaptations of science fiction literature (the script for Catching Fire is credited to Michael Arndt, but under a pseudonym, after having written Little Miss Sunshine and several animated movies).

Although Dillon was already an established star by the time he made this film, having also appeared in such movies as «Over the Edge,» «My Bodyguard» and the S.E. Hinton adaptation «Tex,» «Rumble Fish» was perhaps the first that really showed off his considerable strengths as an actor in the way that he captures all the furtive, headlong energy and emotional turmoil of Rusty as he struggles to find his place in the world without simply giving audiences the James Dean impression that others might have supplied.

by Walter Chaw A very small story set on a very large stage, Phillip Noyce's affecting Rabbit - Proof Fence is perhaps the most visually beautiful film of the director's career, proving between this and his other movie from this year, the Graham Greene adaptation The Quiet American, that not only is it possible to go home again (as in Noyce to Australia) but also that it's often wise.

3:45 am (14th)-- TCM — Fahrenheit 451 François Truffaut's first foray in English - language film was this adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel, following fireman (that is, book - burner) Montag as he comes into contact with a group of fugitives intent on preserving the knowledge in books even as the government tries to destroy them, and he begins to wonder if perhaps they are right.

Branagh is a talented, Oscar - nominated actor and director perhaps best known for his five cinematic Shakespeare adaptations (Hamlet, etc.), as well as other theatrically influenced films.

Operating on a scale like nothing else on TV, and creatively liberated to play a long game stretching into the future, perhaps no project better distinguishes HBO's status as the leading premium player than David Benioff and D.B. Weiss» meticulous adaptation of George R.R. Martin's fantasy world.

Perhaps the most exciting and intriguing thing about this adaptation of David Clowes» acclaimed satirical graphic novel it that director Craig Johnson has cast Woody Harrelson in the title role, with Laura Dern co-starring as Wilson's estranged wife.

Much of his output since the turn of the millennium has been disappointing, save perhaps a few films like Big Fish and (to some extent) his adaptation of Sweeney Todd, heavily relying on frequent collaborator Johnny Depp and (now former, so it seems) wife Helena Bonham Carter and generally losing the depth that made his early output so intriguing, leaving nothing but what could best be described as quirky kitsch.

With such a tough act to follow, it perhaps is no surprise that only now has Darabont come out with his next film, which, as it happens, is also an adaptation of a Stephen King prison story.

With a title that makes it sound like an 18th - century costume drama — perhaps a cousin to Jacques Rivette's recent Balzac adaptation, The Duchess Of Langeais — and a marketing campaign that sells it as kinky erotica, Peter Strickland's The Duke Of Burgundy risks attracting exactly the wrong crowd.

In short, despite Moretz and Moore giving it their all, Kimberly Pierce's too - safe direction and the uninspired nature of the rest of the cast (except perhaps Judy Greer's few moments as a sympathetic gym teacher) make this adaptation pretty lifeless.

, I found it interesting to spot the differences between the original and the adaptation, and I perhaps understood it more as an adaptation, but I still didn't think it was much good.

The movie adaptation of Lilian Lee's Farwell to my Concubine is widely renowned and celebrated, but the novel perhaps not as much, and that's a shame.

And of course there is the price factor in it as well in support of this argument as perhaps it makes better sense to go for a compact adaptation of an e-reader that costs a few hundred dollars less rather than to buy the Kindle DX with a bigger 9.7 - inch sized screen that will set one back by about $ 500.

As Pesanti notes, in the exhibition's catalogue, of the present moment in contemporary painting: «Perhaps we are approaching painting's era of Blade Runner (the film adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?)

Perhaps some climate activists fear that support of adaptation efforts would be akin to recognizing that climate change is, after all, not as dire a crisis as it is being made out to be through polarizing political rhetoric.

«Perhaps in as little as a year, real resources for adaptation can begin to flow to developing countries and the UNFCCC is willing to assist developing countries prepare their national adaptation strategies,» de Boer added.

In conclusion then, for definitional and governance purposes there are times when we will want to consider CDR and SRM techniques separately, and perhaps as Clare Heyward suggests, see these as categorically equivalent to responses such as mitigation and adaptation.

«But perhaps smaller assessments such as SREX [IPCC's Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation] are a good idea».

In many cases, such areas would be difficult to defend by dikes and dams, and such a large sea level rise would require responses ranging from potentially large and expensive engineering projects to partial or nearcomplete abandonment of now - valuable areas as critical infrastructure such as sewer systems, gas lines, and roads are disrupted, perhaps crossing tipping points for adaptation (Kwadijk et al., 2010).

The primary health care professional holds the first, perhaps most critical link for caregivers and children: to help them understand that the child's unsatisfactory response to stress may have originated as a biologically based adaptation to the child's abnormal world and that persisting problem behaviors are the consequence.