Sentences with phrase «radio adaptation of»

I heard a radio adaptation of it, on a recording of a 1940s program called «X Minus One».

Criterion's extras include a 1972 interview with Hitchcock by Dick Cavett and a 1946 radio adaptation of «Foreign Correspondent» with Joseph Cotten.

A half - hour radio adaptation of the movie, broadcast in March 1943, follows.

EXTRAS: In addition to a pair of new interviews with British cinema scholar John Hill and music scholar Jeff Smith, there's a new featurette about the film's production, the 1972 documentary «Home, James,» the 1952 radio adaptation of the movie, and an essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith.

As we previously reported, the BBC's Radio 4 broadcast a radio adaptation of «War and Peace» on New Year's Day in the UK.

Both the Fox and Criterion discs include a 1948 radio adaptation of the film script starring Joseph Cotton.

Features commentary by film scholar Dana Polan, a new interview with Gloria Grahame biographer Vincent Curcio, a 20 - minute piece with filmmaker Curtis Hanson produced for the 2002 DVD release, a condensed version of the 1975 documentary I'm a Stranger Here Myself (this runs about 40 minutes), and the radio adaptation of the original novel produced for «Suspense» in 1948, plus a fold - out booklet with an essay by Imogen Sara Smith.

Special Features New high - definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack New interview with British cinema scholar John Hill, author of «Cinema and Northern Ireland: Film, Culture and Politics» Postwar Poetry, a new short documentary about the film New interview with music scholar Jeff Smith about composer William Alwyn and his score «Home, James,» a 1972 documentary featuring actor James Mason revisiting his hometown Radio adaptation of the film from 1952, starring Mason and Dan O'Herlihy Plus: An essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith

There was no widespread outbreak of panic across the United States in response to Orson Welles» 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells» The War of the Worlds.

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Radio 4 adaptation of classic John Wyndham novel will feature Scottish first minister as herself.

Legend has it that in 1938, a radio broadcast about a Martian invasion of New Jersey incited panic; not everyone realized it was a fictional drama — Orson Welles» adaptation of The War of the Worlds.

Churchill began his essay not long after the 1938 US broadcast of the radio drama The War of The Worlds (an adaptation of H. G. Wells's 1898 story) had generated «Mars fever» in the media.

One of 2013's biggest flops — not that it was much of a surprise — Disney's mega-budget, action - heavy adaptation of the radio serial failed despite the presence of producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Gore Verbinski, and star Johnny Depp, the team behind The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

And it's finally all systems go on former Film Comment contributor Guy Maddin's adaptation of enigmatic Los Angeles pop duo Sparks» 2009 radio - drama album The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman.

Next is Lux Radio Theater's December 28, 1942 broadcast (58:21), which gives the original A Star is Born the then - common adaptation treatment, with Judy Garland playing the role of Esther (over a decade before she would on film) and Walter Pidgeon replacing Fredric March as Norman Maine.

Special Features Andrei Tarkovsky's short film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's «The Killers,» made when he was a student in 1956 Interview from 2002 with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky about both films Piece from 2002 in which actor Stacy Keach reads Hemingway's short story «Screen Directors»» Playhouse radio adaptation from 1949 of the 1946 film, starring Burt Lancaster and Shelley Winters Interview from 2002 with actor Clu Gulager Audio excerpt from director Don Siegel's autobiography, «A Siegel Film,» read by actor and director Hampton Fancher Trailers PLUS: Essays by novelist Jonathan Lethem and critic Geoffrey O'Brien

So successful was the tale of a jungle - raised Brit that it spawned 25 sequels by Burroughs and numerous adaptations in the worlds of film, television, radio, comics and even stage.

Bonus materials on the new 4K digital restoration Blu - ray release include a new interview with critic Gary Gibbons about director Leo McCarey; new video essay about Cary Grant's performance; illustrated 1978 audio interview with actor Irene Duane; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1939, starring Grant and Claudette Colbert; and an essay by film critic Molly Haskell.

The 1942 broadcast of the Lux Radio Theatre adaptation, performed by Barbara Stanwyck and Ray Milland

Extras: New interview with critic Gary Giddins about director Leo McCarey; new video essay by film critic David Cairns on actor Cary Grant's performance; illustrated 1978 audio interview with actor Irene Dunne; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1939, starring actor Claudette Colbert and Grant; an essay by film critic Molly Haskell.

The legacy of The King's Speech lives on: King George VI and his wife are to make a return to the big screen in Hyde Park on the Hudson, an adaptation of a BBC radio play, directed by Roger Michell.

Special Features New conversation between critic Michael Sragow and filmmaker Michael Schlesinger Audio interview from 1991 where actress Elizabeth Montgomery discusses her father, actor Robert Montgomery Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of Here Comes Mr. Jordan from 1942 starring Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, and James Gleason Trailer Plus: An essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme

Special Features New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu - ray New interview with critic Gary Giddins about director Leo McCarey New video essay by film critic David Cairns on Cary Grant's performance Illustrated 1978 audio interview with actor Irene Dunne Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1939, starring Grant and Claudette Colbert PLUS: An essay by film critic Molly Haskell

RADIO TIMES — Richard Madden takes on the role of gamekeeper Oliver Mellors in BBC1's lush adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover yesterday night.

The Blu - ray and DVD editions both feature a new interview with film critic David Thomson, who offers a crash course introduction to the art and themes of Hawks (it runs about 17 minutes), the new 20 - minute program «Howard Hawks and His Aviation Movies» with film scholars Craig Barron and Ben Burtt, and excerpts from Peter Bogdanovich's 1972 interviews with Howard Hawks (audio only, about 19 minutes), plus the 1939 «Lux radio Theatre» adaptation of the film with stars Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth, Richard Barthelmess, and Thomas Mitchell all reprising their roles, and the trailer.

Radio 4 has cleared its New Year's Day schedule to make way for a 10 - hour, action - heavy adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel, starring John Hurt, Simon Russell Beale and Lesley Manville.

Blu - ray extras include an interview with Hitchcock from a 1972 episode of The Dick Cavett Show; a look at the film's Oscar - nominated visual effects; the featurette Hollywood Propaganda and World War II; and a 1946 radio adaptation with Joseph Cotten (star of Hitchcock's 1943 Shadow of a Doubt).

Blu - ray extras consist of a visual essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda (Nadja) that goes beyond the movie to also examine Milland's career as well as the tragic fate of Russell (a heavy drinker, she died of alcohol - related problems at the age of 36); two radio adaptations (1944 and 1949), both starring Milland; and the theatrical trailer.

The list of icons making appearances was truly unprecedented: Superman soars twice — once in the «return» and the other as Ben Affleck; Crockett and Tubbs exude cool; Ethan Hunt falls short; Captain Jack Sparrow sets the stage for the finale; Jack Black sometimes wears stretchy pants; Huey Long is resurrected and somehow over-played by Sean Penn; the mass appeal of the DaVinci Code novel fizzled onscreen; Robert Altman's amazing career ended with an excellent adaptation of a radio series starring Garrison Keillor's made for radio face; Johnny Depp tried to untrack his career with The Libertine; Nicolas Cage was front and center in the disastrous remake of The Wicker Man, but if the preview is any indication, his sleep - walk was merely a tune - up for this year's Ghost Rider; Woody Allen (with Scarlett Johansson as his muse) re-emerged with his best comedy since Crimes and Misdemeanors; amazingly, Jen and Vince's real life break - up was more entertaining than the film version; and while on - set hook - ups seem to the norm, how could the dreadful You, Me and Dupree have been an aphrodisiac for Kate and Owen?

In addition to the subject of this review, RADIO FREE ALBEMUTH, Simon wrote the screenplay adaptation of another PKD novel, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (1974).

Disney's big screen adaptation of the classic radio serial is like the «Pirates» movies in many ways, and unfortunately, that includes the bad along with the good.

Roscommon native Chris O'Dowd's 2009 film The Boat that Rocked was renamed Pirate Radio in the US, while the big screen adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was changed to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Released by the Warner Archive Collection, the DVD of Flamingo Road boasts quite a few great special features, including a 1950 radio adaptation with Crawford reprising her role, a short documentary about the actress» work with Warner Bros., a Porky Pig Looney Tunes short, and a theatrical trailer.

When: July 3rd Why: Disney may think that they have another ready - made hit on their hands with this big screen adaptation of the popular radio serial, but I don't know many people that are actually excited about «The Lone Ranger,» and that includes myself.

On the night before Halloween in 1938, «The Mercury Theater on the Air» radio program presented an adaptation of an H.G. Wells novel, War of the Worlds.

Current work includes a new adaptation of Albert Camus» The Outsider for Radio 3, and his new play Arlo for Radio 4.

The adaptation and use of radio frequency identification (RIFD) tags for marking harbour seals (Phoca vitulina).

Atlus» Persona series has seen comparatively tremendous success as a trans - media property after the release of 2007's Persona 3, which has seen adaptations into manga and radio dramas.

His work for TV and Radio includes BBC America's Primeval, the award - winning BBC adaptation of Neverwhere and Good Omens and Audible's Alien series — and his music is regularly heard all over the world in shows ranging from Top Gear to The Apprentice, along with countless trailers and promos.