Sentences with phrase «taking on adaptations»

Brad Furman gave us the smart LA thriller The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey in 2011, which got me wondering if he shouldn't be taking on adaptations of Elmore Leonard or Carl Hiaasen.

Ian McEwan has said that he decided to adapt his 2007 novel On Chesil Beach for the screen himself at least partly because he did not want anyone else to do so (with earlier works, including Atonement, he was glad not to have taken on the adaptation).

She next will be taking on an adaptation of Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace, and there may be no better director for the project.

Not exact matches

After winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her wild - eyed turn as a mental patient in Girl, Interrupted, she attempted a few other serious acting roles but only seemed to find blockbuster success when she took on the lead role in the feature - film adaptation of the video game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

The adaptation (starring Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara and Amanda Seyfried among others), serves as a darker take on the classic tale as well as a sort of Captain Hook origins story.

It likewise implied, however, that faith in Jesus Christ must be on European terms, take them or leave them, and that the forms it took — organizational, ethical, doctrinal, liturgical — must be, with as much adaptation as necessary but as little adaptation as possible, the ones it had acquired in its European configuration.

Many of the reasons Ridley Scott decided to take on directing a fresh adaptation of the Exodus story are pretty obvious: It's been 60 years since the last significant blockbuster...

In this adaptation, Dreamworks turned in a perfectly serviceable animated take on the first few chapters of Exodus.

On the evening of April 1st, Legend will take the lead role in a live adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's massively popular — and controversial — musical Jesus Christ Superstar on NBOn the evening of April 1st, Legend will take the lead role in a live adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's massively popular — and controversial — musical Jesus Christ Superstar on NBon NBC.

In such cases the volunteers themselves should take on the responsibility of soliciting orientation materials, reading articles on cross-cultural adaptation, and getting in touch with consultants from national or regional mission agencies, missionaries on home assignment or in retirement, and experienced volunteers.

This adaptation takes on an Italian spin: with celery, carrots, onion, thyme, and oregano.

But as most foodies will tell you, it's awfully difficult to follow a recipe exactly when you are feeling creative, so here is my take on Melanie's recipe; which is, in turn, her adaptation of Trinidadian Chicken Stew from Giada De Laurentiis, of the Food Network's «Giada at Home.»

We finally have a solid striker (even if he will take some adaptation time I think he'll be true class) in Lacazette, we have solid center backs (once they are all healthy) much better than in recent seasons, Giroud is our killer weapon off the bench rather than the key we are relying on as the main source of goals, Coquelin and Elneny are now midfield fall - back options rather than Flamini (no offense Mathieu, I appreciated your efforts, just making the obvious comparison), two high quality keepers, etc..

Through a variety of fun, age appropriate, educational hands - on activities, stories, live animal encounters, and adventures on Zoo grounds, Toddler Totes takes you and your child on an investigative exploration of the Zoo's animal collection examining animal body parts and adaptations, such as noses on koalas or tails on tigers.

The level of discomfort on feeding newborn babies depends mainly on mothers» adaptation to taking care of the baby, lifestyle, and availability.

Authoring organization (s): Program for Appropriate Technology in Health - Published: 2006, 2008 Summary: These materials include clinical algorithms geared for health workers (not lay counselors) to use to counsel mothers and determine the most appropriate time to stop breastfeeding; an adaptation and finalization of the World Health Organization (WHO) Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling: An Integrated Course, including new chapters on complementary feeding and country - specific recommendations; adaptations and local drawings / graphics inspired by the WHO counseling cards; and take - home brochures for mothers on exclusive breastfeeding, expressing breastmilk, and replacement feeding.

The European Council of June 2004 invited Turkey to conclude negotiations with the Commission on behalf of the Community and its 25 Member States on the adaptation of the Ankara Agreement to take account of the accession of the new Member States.

«Although the trial by McManus et al does not settle all questions regarding self - titration based on self - measurement, it is an important step toward adaptation of treatment for patients who want to actively take part in their own risk - factor control,» write Peter M. Nilsson, M.D., Ph.D., of Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden, and Fredrik H. Nystrom, M.D., Ph.D., of Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden, in an accompanying editorial.

Energy storage: H. sapiens had to develop a system to store energy as fat, an adaptation that took place under pressure of the current on - again, off - again ice age.

Chris McGowan takes his readers on fascinating tours of the animal world, organised not by phylum or location but by biophysical concepts such as energy economy, scales of size and life cycles, and adaptations to the elements of earth, air, fire (or temperature to be more precise) and water.

Kirshen, an expert on climate change adaptation and water resources, thinks the United States should take a similar approach.

«With the systematic adaptation of our weather forecasts as a basis for wind and photovoltaic power forecasts for the electric grid, the German weather service has taken on a new and supplementary role,» explains Hagedorn.

Based on a three - day experiment, the researchers are now looking to investigate whether the vast number of changes that take place in seconds or minutes of zero gravity are actually processes of adaptation to a new environment or far - reaching, permanent problems.

By introducing passenger pigeon genes to band - tailed pigeons we are facilitating their adaptation to take on the role of the passenger pigeon and inhabit the forests of eastern North America.

In some cases, this may take the form of flexible adaptation pathways, with decisions made now for the next 30 years and decisions on the timing and sequencing of alternative options, conditional on future sea - level rise, planned out in advance.

While sweeping, government - backed adaptations like this one are particularly exciting, there is plenty of Drawdown - inspired action we can take on an individual level too.

The research indicates that it takes over a month for full fat adaptation to occur depending on the individual.

Martin Berkhan, a big proponent of fasting and author at LeanGains.com, has a good take on the possible mechanism behind fasted training adaptations:

Shawn specialises in training American football athletes, specifically in taking gym based adaptations and applying them to real world, on field movements.

Taken together, the current body of research teaches us a very important lesson when it comes to ROS signaling and muscle growth; the acute increase in ROS induced by training is an intrinsic part of the exercise stimulus that turns on the switch for muscle growth / adaptation.

These are a fuss - free take on the Brazilian Pastel de Maçã com Doce de Leite, as well as an adaptation of the English Banoffee Pie although these are made with apples instead of bananas.

Dubbed by some as the next Jennifer Lawrence due to the inevitable comparison of her film to Hunger Games (much to the anger of fans who insist on the stark difference between the two storylines), it seems that the 21 - year - old actress is planning on taking advantage of this career momentum — reps confirm that the shorter do is indeed for her new film The Fault in Our Stars, another film adaptation of a wildly popular novel.

The filmmakers can't find an interesting variation or fresh approach to a genre that is already flooded with adaptations and sardonic takes on familiar material.

Based off of the 1986 arcade game of the same name, where the player would take control of a gigantic animal to wreak havoc on a nameless city and its inhabitants, this adaptation understandably takes some creative liberties.

Fans of Suzanne Collins» hugely successfully series of books have been on the defensive since this adaptation is being referred to as «Twilight meets The Running Man `, whereas those previously unaware of the tween - lit hits are seeing this movie as little more than «Battle Royale with all the violence taken out, and replaced with a love story.»

Their take on the Bard is as imaginative as any other cinematic adaptation, plus a good deal funnier

If you've enjoyed the book, then by all means, this adaptation is by far the best take on Fitzgerald's material, and it's a film well worth your time if you've enjoyed the book or if you're looking for a finely crafted drama with some fine performances.

The production design of the shimmer has invited several comparisons to Tarkovsky's Stalker, a film whose influence on production design has most recently manifested in the most unexpected of places — dystopian YA adaptations ranging from Mockingjay to The Maze Runner, which have taken the otherworldly designs of «The Zone» and stripped them of their initial surreality.

After a change of pace with the action film Hanna 65, director Joe Wright returns to the world of literary adaptations starring Keira Knightley (they previously collaborated on Pride & Prejudice 82 and Atonement 85) with this highly stylized take on Leo Tolstoy's classic novel.

There's no cheeky Sherlock-esque grin in sight as Benedict Cumberbatch takes on Shakespeare's villainous Richard III for a BBC TV adaptation entitled The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses.

On the one hand, it's not like Eastwood to take the piss out of his own work, but on the other, what better analogy for his adaptation process can there be than the conversion of a sky - blue all - American songbook to a shit - brown sung résumé, rendered all in blacks and greys save for the odd splash of salmon and the occasional scrap of tweeOn the one hand, it's not like Eastwood to take the piss out of his own work, but on the other, what better analogy for his adaptation process can there be than the conversion of a sky - blue all - American songbook to a shit - brown sung résumé, rendered all in blacks and greys save for the odd splash of salmon and the occasional scrap of tweeon the other, what better analogy for his adaptation process can there be than the conversion of a sky - blue all - American songbook to a shit - brown sung résumé, rendered all in blacks and greys save for the odd splash of salmon and the occasional scrap of tweed?

All animals may be equal, but some animals are more equal than others in this stage adaptation of George Orwell's presciently cautionary take on the dark side of human nature, as reflected in the noble (if ultimately unrealized) intentions of a group of animals who overthrow the humans and seize control of their farm.

But as it became clear that director Jon Favreau's Jungle Book for Disney was not a colorful, song - filled, «Disney - fied» adaptation but instead a photoreal and somewhat dark take on Kipling's story, Warner Bros. no doubt began to fear that their own project — previously titled Jungle Book: Origins — might be too similar.

Yahoo! Movies has revealed a new image from the upcoming big screen adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy epic The Dark Tower featuring Idris Elba's Roland Deschain and Tom Taylor's Jake Chambers; take a look below... SEE ALSO: What the hell is going on with The Dark Tower?

I marvel at his Thomas Hardy adaptations — the devastating Jude and the redemptive The Claim (his take on The Mayor of Casterbridge)-- and I hadn't thought, before I actually saw him do it, that anyone but Charlie Kaufman would have a shot at turning Tristram Shandy into a viable film.

Guy Ritchie takes a break from the steampunk setting of his Sherlock Holmes adaptations to try on the bespoke suits and Cold War conflicts of American TV's strongest answer to James Bond.

After pulling the plug on future film adaptations of the Divergent series following the box office disappointment of Allegiant, Lionsgate let it be known that it was aiming to take the final book's story, Ascendant, to TV screens.

Smith played Miss Shepherd in Bennett's hit 1989 play and takes on the role again in this hugely entertaining, big - hearted and funny film adaptation directed by his long - standing collaborator Nicholas Hytner (The History Boys).

Jenkins» cast roster is currently bare, but New York's Cindy Tolan is on the lookout for actors to take on the literary adaptation.

This comic book adaptation centers on an angel sent to Earth on a mission to find the one man who can stop demons from taking over the planet.