Sentences with phrase «screen adaptation which»

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Read loses sight of Buber's concept of dialogue, however, when he suggests that Buber's teaching shows how to replace the inter-individual tensions of the classroom by «an organic mode of adaptation to the social organism as a whole» and when he reinterprets the teacher's concentration of an effective world as a selective screen in which what is kept in and what is left out is determined by the organic social pattern through the medium of the teacher's «sense of a total organism's feeling - behaviour.»

Almost two decades ago, authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B Jenkins chose a similar premise for their Left Behind series of novels, which sold more than 65 million copies and has now spawned a big screen adaptation starring (almost unthinkably) Nicolas Cage.

The 1965 screen adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, which included two new songs written by Richard Rodgers alone, ended up as the most profitable movie musical of all time.

British novelist Mary Stewart's beloved «The Little Broomstick» predates J.K. Rowling's hit Harry Potter series by more than a quarter - century, which means the source material is original, even if its gorgeous big - screen adaptation feels a bit derivative in places — and derivative of not just Rowling's more richly imagined fantasy world, but also Ghibli's own «Kiki's Delivery Service,» which presents a similar plot, in reverse: There, a young witch with a flying broom loses her powers, whereas in this case, young Mary discovers a magical broom that whisks her away to Endor College, where she's celebrated for her newfound abilities.

I also had the misfortune of experiencing the new film version of «Les Misérables», which fails to hide the weaker aspects of the source material and, with the exception of a single sequence, never brings any imagination to the screen adaptation.

An inspired flight of fancy, an oddly poignant examination of the creative process, a rumination on adaptation (orchids to their environment, books to the screen and misfits like Charlie to life) and, in its ultimate irony, a story in which our hero learns a life - altering lesson.

This follows previous rumours that WB was inviting pitches for a live - action big screen adaptation of the story, which takes place in an alternate world where Kal - El's rocket ship landed in the Soviet Union as opposed the United States, with Superman raised as «the Champion of the common worker who fights a never - ending battle for Stalin, socialism, and the international expansion of the Warsaw Pact»...

But it's unfair to judge on a book on its cover (or title) and after seeing Matthew Vaughn's film adaptation which releases this weekend, I can honestly say that Kick - Ass is much better than I first expected and Vaughn's big - screen version of the graphic novel features sharp writing, brilliant performances, and of course, indulgent action sequences and story - telling.

After all, Robinson will soon begin collaborating with Moore on the big - screen adaptation of Moore's Strangers in Paradise which, according to Moore, Robinson gets «on every level.»

«If Beale Street Could Talk» «Moonlight» director Barry Jenkins is bringing James Baldwin to the big screen; his next directorial effort will be an adaptation of the prolific writer's novel of the same name, which follows a young pregnant woman from Harlem as she fights to prove her fiancé's innocence in a crime he didn't commit.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Unrated) Screen adaptation of Stieg Larsson's best seller of the same name about a journalist - turned - amateur sleuth (Michael Nyqvist) who, with the help of a rebellious, young computer hacker (Noomi Rapace), tries to solve the mysterious disappearance of a teen heiress which transpired forty years earlier.

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).

The problem with having read the book on which a film is based is that no matter how hard you try, it's hard to divorce that book from its adaptation playing out before you on the big screen.

Jane Austen novels prove handy in all manner of ways - as a splendid read, an opportunity to observe that matters of the heart have scarcely changed since the early 1800s and as an abundant source for screen adaptations, not just of her oeuvre but also for spin - offs such as «Clueless,» which is a contemporary retelling of «Emma,» and the recent «Becoming Jane,» very loosely based on Austen's unfulfilled romantic life.

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

The film, which stars Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, Bates Motel), Patrick Wilson (Insidious), Ron Livingston (Office Space, Adaptation) and Lili Taylor (Hemlock Grove), will screen in two theaters at the Regal Cinema at L.A. LIVE on June 21, first at 10:00 pm in Regal House 11 and 10:30 pm in Regal House 10 with both screenings followed by a Q&A with Wan.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Adaptation of Marquez Masterpiece Marred by Absence of Magical Realism Compromises are in order whenever a novel is being brought to the big screen, especially a 368 - page saga spanning 50 years, which is what we have in the case of Love in the Time of Cholera.

Tim Burton has gathered another wonderful cast for his big screen version of the book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs and THN have witnessed the incredible set in Cornwall and have a few shots from the setup, which has all been created for this adaptation.

The Life of Reilly (Unrated) Screen adaptation of the late Charles Nelson Reilly's (1931 - 2007) one - man, autobiographical, pithy play during which he reminisces about growing up gay with a racist mom and an institutionalized father on the way to becoming a Tony Award - winning actor and a staple of television game shows.

Tony N» Tina's Wedding (Unrated) Screen adaptation of the long - running, Off - Broadway play, set in the Eighties, about the comedy of errors which ensues for a couple of high school sweethearts (Joey McIntyre and Mila Kunis) tying the knot when both of their Italian - American families try to take control of the wedding plans.

In 1995, McKellen starred to acclaim as Richard III, in his own screen - adaptation of Shakespeare's play, which he also produced.

Universal Pictures and Working Title have released the first poster for The Snowman, the upcoming big screen adaptation of Jo Nesbo's crime novel, which stars Michael Fassbender as Detective Harry Hole as he investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous - looking snowman.

When: August 15th Why: It's been a while since I read the Lois Lowry novel on which the film is based, but from what little I do remember, it's understandable why some fans have voiced their outrage about this big screen adaptation.

McFarlane Toys has unveiled the first figure from the Assassin's Creed movie which is based on the image of Michael Fassbender's Aguilar from Justin Kurzel's upcoming big screen adaptation of the hit video game series; take a look below... Aguilar is a warrior in 15th century Spain, during the Inquisition.

The Pitch: Stewart O'Nan's acclaimed novel comes to the big screen in the form of David Gordon Green's adaptation of «Snow Angels,» in which a pair of stories — one about a couple confronting tragedy, the other about a young man struggling with deep - seated personal problems — intertwine.

Production has started on THE HOBBIT, the Peter Jackson directed adaptation of JRR Tolkien's classic novel, which will be brought to screens in two...

Developed separately from the Millar - penned comic on which it's loosely based, Vaughn's big screen adaptation looks a lot more fun, bursting with the energy and humor that was lacking in Millar's version.

Snow Angels (Warner Independent, March 21) Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Angarano, Griffin Dunne, Amy Sedaris, Olivia Thirlby Director: David Gordon Green Rating: R The Pitch: Stewart O'Nan's acclaimed novel comes to the big screen in the form of David Gordon Green's adaptation of «Snow Angels,» in which a pair of stories — one about a couple confronting tragedy, the other about a young man struggling with deep - seated personal problems — intertwine.

It also offers two featurettes --» The Origin Story of Big Hero 6: Hiro's Journey,» which follows the process of adaptation process from comic book to animate feature, and «Big Animator 6: The Characters Behind the Characters,» with the animators discussing the evolution of the characters on the screen — deleted scenes (in rough form, as they were removed in early stages of production; you can see one of them at the end of the post), and Easter Eggs for the kids to hunt for.

Rob Marshall, the talented filmmaker behind the Academy Award ® - winning musical «Chicago» and Disney's «Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,» helms the film, which is based on the Tony ® - winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics — including an all - new song for the big - screen adaptation.

«Murder on the Orient Express» hit theaters on November 10, and it's sure to be a thrilling update to the classic Christie story, which first hit the big screen in 1974 with Sidney Lumet's adaptation.

(In French and English NY Export: Opus Jazz (Unrated) Screen adaptation of «Ballet in Sneakers» a controversial, modern dance production which featured an interracial company back in 1958 when it was first staged by legendary choreographer Jerome Robbins.

Other high - profile titles screening at the festival, which opens Friday, include «Ginger and Rosa,» filmmaker Sally Potter's coming - of - age drama with Elle Fanning; «Midnight's Children,» director Deepa Mehta's adaptation of the novel by Salman Rushdie, who wrote the screenplay; and «Frances Ha,» a black - and - white look at a young dancer directed by «The Squid...

Disney is said to be developing a live - action Winnie the Pooh film, which will be more of a traditional big screen adaptation of the Pooh brand.

Filmmaker Alex Garland's take on Jeff VanderMeer's book — the first of an alliterative sci - fi trio known as the Southern Reach Trilogy that also includes «Authority» and «Acceptance» — is very much on the «loose» end of the adaptation spectrum, which suits the movie well: There's a lot about the novel, which is rich in ideas but intentionally vague about certain details, that would have been exceptionally difficult translate to screen.

Yes, just as people emerge from the cinemas from the first screenings of The Hobbit, which started in December, they have been greeted by the news that Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's novel is set to last even longer when it's released on Extended Edition DVD and Blu - ray this year.

This film, which I first saw with my little sister, will never be bettered as a screen adaptation of it.

(In Swedish with subtitles) Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (R for sexuality and profanity) Screen adaptation of the gay - themed TV series revolving around the sexploits of four African - American men (Darryl Stephens, Christian Vincent, Douglas Spearman and Rodney Chester) shifts its setting from L.A. to Martha's Vineyard for a weekend - long celebration during which plenty of kinky hijinks and relationship drama unfold.

Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz will burn up the screen in «The Dying Animal,» which might be good for performance categories, while Ryan Murphy will give it another go with his adaptation, «Dirty Tricks.»

You know Sundance has thrown its weight behind a film when it debuts on the huge screen in the Eccles Theatre, but this year many of these selections were thin or safe, among them Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship, which is ill - served by a one - note performance by Kate Beckinsale and has the larger problem of its lack of clarity about whether it's satirizing Jane Austen novels or their film adaptations.

In April, the four - time Oscar - winning director and producer signed on to direct the big - screen adaptation of The 15:17 to Paris — an adaptation of the novel The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes — which recounts the true - life events surrounding three American men who subdued an ISIS terrorist armed with an AK - 47 who was on a train from Amsterdam to Paris in 2015.

Justin is also developing several projects including the screen version of the Daphne du Maurier novel, Jamaica Inn, for Focus Films, he is writing the adaptation for the multi-award winning novel, The Tenderness of Wolves, for Pink Sands Films / Film 4, which he will also direct, and he is attached to the Ron Bass script, The Godmother, with Unanimous Pictures producing, based on the novel by Carrie Adams.

In competition: John Curran «s «Tracks» with Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver is somewhat intriguing (check out the first clip here); there's Stephen Frears ««Philomena,» which we hope will be a return to form; all - star JFK drama «Parkland ``; Philip Groning «s «The Police Officer's Wife ``; while inevitably, there's also a James Franco movie, in the shape of Cormac McCarthy adaptation «Child Of God» (Franco's novel «Palo Alto» has also been adapted on screen, marking the directorial debut of 26 - year old Gia Coppola — granddaughter of Francis Ford, niece of Sofia and Roman — and that's in one of the sidebars too).

It isn't as good as Clueless, but just as that teen movie did a better job with Jane Austen than all the supposedly legit screen adaptations of her novels that flanked it, Cruel Intentions is less presumptuous than the efforts of Vadim, Frears, and Forman, which were all presented as prestigious cultural objects.

Matt Rodgers on the best ever video game movie scenes... The first part of 2018 will see two high profile videogame adaptations hit the big screen in an attempt to do what 2016's Assassin's Creed couldn't, by breaking a curse which has stretched back as far as 1993's infamous Super Mario Bros. movie.

He has since landed a part in a silver screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth opposite Michael Fassbender, which completed production earlier this month.

James McTeigue and The Wachowski Brothers» screen adaptation of the Moore / Lloyd view of a totalitarian London of the future is obviously inspired as much by current events as it is by those of the Thatcher era in which it was originally written.

Other notable films that will screen at TIFF include Tom Ford «s «Nocturnal Animals,» with Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams; «Whiplash» director Damien Chazelle «s musical «La La Land,» with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone; Peter Berg «s «Deepwater Horizon,» a true - life drama about the oil spill, starring Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell; Werner Herzog «s «Salt and Fire,» a drama in which Michael Shannon and Gael Garcia Bernal face ecological disaster in South America; Ewan McGregor «s Philip Roth adaptation «American Pastoral,» the actor's directorial debut; Denis Villeneuve «s sci - fi drama «Arrival,» formerly titled «Story of Your Life,» with Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner; Juan Antonio Bayona «s «A Monster Calls»; «Denial,» Mick Jackson's drama starring Rachel Weisz as a historian sued by a Holocaust denier; Irish director Jim Sheridan «s «The Secret Scripture,» with Vanessa Redgrave and Rooney Mara playing two different ages of a woman who keeps a diary of her time in a mental hospital; and «Mascots,» Christopher Guest «s comedy about the world of sports mascots.

There's no clowning around in It, the new big - screen adaptation of novelist Stephen King's 1986 bestseller, which deftly breathes cinematic life into two of the horror master's greatest strengths.

Based on Claude - Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's blockbuster musical, which has been seen by nearly 60 million people worldwide since its 1985 debut, this ambitious big - screen adaptation may be short on subtlety, but it comes up huge for sheer gobsmacking sentiment.