Sentences with phrase «play of the same name by»

A few reviewers found the material a bit too dated, but this adaptation of Terence Rattigan's 1952 play of the same name by Terence Davies (Distant Voices, Still Lives) drew mostly raves, especially for Rachel Weisz's powerful performance as a woman whose life is torn apart when she cheats on her older husband (Simon Russell Beale) with a young war veteran (Tom Hiddleston).

Larrain directed from a script by Pedro Peirano, based on the play of the same name by Antonio Skarmeta.

McGregor recently appeared in another literary adaptation, this year's film «August: Osage County,» which was based on the play of the same name by Tracy Letts.

The film, based on the Tony - winning play of the same name by Robert Schenkkan in which Cranston made his Broadway debut, is currently filming in Los Angeles.

Written and directed by Michael Almereyda, the film is based on the Pulitzer Prize - nominated play of the same name by Jordan Harrison and stars Jon Hamm, Lois Smith, Tim Robbins, and Geena Davis; take a -LSB-...]

«The stage is set for a little family drama...» Sony Classics has debuted the first trailer for the period drama The Seagull, based on the classic play of the same name by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.

Based on a stage play of the same name by Ronald Harwood, the story centers on the impending closing of Beecham House, an English retirement home for musicians, for lack of funds.

There is some debate as to whether Terence originated this play or translated it in all or part from a play of the same name by Greek playwrite Menander who died in 290 BC.

Not exact matches

Ben Carlson of A Wealth of Common Sense blog (and author of a great book by the same name), had a recent post Playing the Probabilities outlining that time has been an investor's best friend (for those investors that have had in some cases quite a bit of time), pointing to the following table.

She was cast as Helen Keller, opposite her teacher — and «miracle worker» — Annie Sullivan, portrayed by Anne Bancroft in William Gibson's play of the same name.

«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.

Jimmy Claussen was not the first quarterback in the NFL named for a brand of pickle, for he was preceded by Mark Vlasic, who played at the same time as Steve Dils.

Just like Macbeth, in Shakespeare's play of same name, murdered sleep and could no longer sleep, 22 - year - old Ndifreke Joseph Clement, disturbed by sleepless nights and traumatic experiences after murdering his 23 - year - old cousin, Ubong Edet, surrendered himself to police six months after the crime.

i am owoseni samuel by name, I am definitely not here to «play» either and I think you and I are searching for the same... a friendship... and if that friendship should blossom into something more we would be blessed with one of life's most beautiful gifts... the gift of love, I have held on...

Stage Door is a 1937 RKO film, adapted from the play by the same name, that tells the story of several would - be actresses who live together in a boarding

Not only has the family, which includes Brady's younger sister Lilly (played by Jandreau's sister of the same name), lost the income from Brady's rodeo riding, they've also lost what Brady could be making from training horses.

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).

Based on RC Sherriff's play and novel of the same name, JOURNEY»S END is set in March 1918 as C - Company, led by a war - weary Captain Stanhope (Sam Claflin) arrives in northern France to take its turn in the front - line trenches.

Directed by Saul Dibb, the film is an adaptation of R.C. Sherriff's play of the same name and stars Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Tom Sturridge, and Toby Jones; take a look below...

Based on the play of the same name, the film takes place in 1968 and tells the story of four Australian aboriginal girls who are plucked from obscurity by a talent...

As a younger man (now played by Jude Law, who also inherits voiceover duties from Wilkinson), he had visited a hotel by that same name in 1968, a semi-defunct and virtually unpopulated hulk in the fictional nation of Zubrowka that had once served as a glamorous mountain retreat for the uppermost of the upper classes.

Based on the Vince Flynn novel of the same name, the film stars Dylan O'Brien as Mitch Rapp, a CIA black ops recruit who comes under the instruction of a Cold War veteran, played by Michael Keaton.

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot is based on John Callahan's autobiography of the same name, and it sees Joaquin Phoenix playing the man whose life was changed by a near fatal car accident, confining him to a wheelchair, and leading him down a completely different path than he ever intended to take.

Based on the popular anime series of the same (or at least similar) name, Dragonball: Evolution follows Goku (played by Justin Chatwin) who carries out his grandfather's dying request to find Master Roshi (played by Chow Yun - Fat) and locate all seven of the powerful Dragon Balls.

Based on the novel of the same name by Humberto Constantini, this film adaptation from directors Francisco Marquez and Andrea Testa was a Un Certain Regard contender at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and plays this week at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

Based on the novel of the same name by Jean Hegland, the story follows two sisters (played by out actresses Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood) surviving in the dense woods after a sudden societal collapse.

Macbeth is directed by Justin Kurzel (The Turning, The Snowtown Murders) and written by Todd Louiso (Hello I Must Be Going, Love Liza, The Marc Pease Experience), based on William Shakespeare's classic play of the same name.

Based of Anton Chekhov's play of the same name, the film is directed by Michael Mayer and stars Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening, Corey Stoll, Billy Howle, Elisabeth Moss, Jon Tenney, Brian Dennehy, Mare Winningham, Glenn Fleshler, and Michael Zegen; watch it below... An aging -LSB-...]

The critically acclaimed, adult drama adapts Charlie Kaufman's play by the same name into using stop motion animation and lifelike puppets to create the world of Michael Stone.

Based on the part drama - part comedy - part satiric novel of the same name by Ben Fountain and adapted by Oscar - winner Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and Jean - Christophe Castelli, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk tells the story of young infantryman Billy Lynn (played by newcomer Joe Alwyn) cutting back and forth between his time in Iraq as a soldier to an elaborate halftime show appearance, part of a «victory tour,» where he and his Bravo Team are celebrated as heroes before being shipped out back to Iraq again.

Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and written by Richard Alfieri (from his hit play of the same name), the movie introduces us to two lonely - hearts: Rowlands as a bored widow named Lily with time on her hands and no one to twirl her around the ballroom, and Cheyenne Jackson as Michael, a snippy gay dance teacher with attitude and arrogance to spare.

He played Clive Owen's son in The Boys Are Back in 2009 and a soldier in the 2012 World War I miniseries Birdsong with Eddie Redmayne and Clémence Poésy, and had a surprising turn in 2013's Sunshine on Leith, a film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name based on songs by the Proclaimers.

His most prominent project at the moment is a critically acclaimed Hulu miniseries called 11.22.63, produced by J.J. Abrams and based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, in which Franco plays a time - traveler tasked with stopping the John F. Kennedy assassination.

The film, based on the play of the same name and adapted and directed by Michael Almereyda, finds a band of dirty cops fighting an all out war with Cymbeline (Ed Harris) and his pals, reimagined here as a ruthless biker gang.

About a half - hour into the film, after Allen establishes his standard, complicated love story, this time involving a «genius» philosophy professor named Abe Lucas (played by Joaquin Phoenix, with a heck of a gut), Jill, his brightest pupil (Emma Stone), who says she's in love with her boyfriend, and Rita, a married professor (Parker Posey), who all teach / attend the same Newport, R.I. university, «Irrational Man» takes a rather dark and very welcome turn.

This was meant to be integrated with Welles» stage production of the play of the same name, by William Gillette.

Based on the children's novel by Michael Morpurgo and the Tony Award - winning play of the same name, «War Horse» is like a movie from another era — an old - fashioned, Golden Age - style epic in the vein of «Gone with the Wind.»

She does however have a copy of the script, acquired mysteriously since Thomas insists it was not given out to anyone, and by some strange coincidence the same name — Vanda — as the femme fatale of Thomas's play.

Playing the film's production and release as an underdog story, The Disaster Artist, adapted from the book of same name by Wiseau friend and co-star Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, is an enormously entertaining look at film making dreams and the legacy that comes with making a truly terrible one.

Adapting (loosely) Steve Gerber's foul - mouthed mallard of the same name, the film sees Howard, a Duck from a duck world, transported to our human world to fight off an inter-dimensional evil and, along they way, fall in love with a beautiful woman played by «Back to the Future's» Lea Thompson.

The other 2017 nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay: Deadpool written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick, based on the X-Men comic books; Fences written by August Wilson, based on his own play; Hidden Figures written by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, based on the book of the same name from Margot Lee Shetterly; and also Nocturnal Animals written by Tom Ford, based on «Tony & Susan» from Austin Wright.

Based on the best - selling novel of the same name, «The Light Between Oceans» spotlights Tom (played by Fassbender), a lighthouse keeper in post - WWI Australia who falls for young Isabel (Miss Vikander).

The film itself was originally an Olivier Award - winning play of the same name written by David Harrower.

Based on the 2007 book of the same title — by author André Aciman (who plays a small role in its adaptation)-- Call Me by Your Name tells the story of a romance set in the summer of 1983 against a backdrop of lush, halcyon Italian landscapes.

Stanford plays Cole, a character portrayed by Bruce Willis in the 1995 movie of the same name (inset).

The creator and star of the British sitcom Bad Education and the corresponding film of the same name will play Blunt's brother in the action - adventure film that was inspired by the theme park ride of the same name.

Franco's movie is based on the book of the same name written by Greg Sestero — Wiseau's friend, an aspiring actor who plays Mark in The Room — and journalist Tom Bissell.

Her next film, Galveston, based on the 2010 book of the same name, stars Ben Foster as a hitman who rescues a young sex worker, played by...

Adapted by Kassell from Steven Fechter's play of the same name, «The Woodsman» is at heart a film about the throes of recovery, but its studious avoidance of 12 - step therapy - speak, and its focus on a compulsive disorder that is morally inexcusable and universally repugnant, ensure that it has a far greater dramatic impact than similar films dealing with, say, alcoholism or drug addiction.

Adapted by Peter Morgan from his award - winning play of the same name, the film tells the tale of the events leading up to (and including) the Frost / Nixon interviews that aired in 1977 and became the most - watched television news special in American history.