Sentences with phrase «tale about a boy»

And with that, what began as silly tale about a boy who traded his family's only cow for magic beans took a foreign turn into something more dangerous than our usual fare.

Whit absolutely devoured this tale about a boys» travels in an imaginary world.

From creative genius Tim Burton comes Frankenweenie, a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog.

Four seemingly unrelated stories merge into one surrealistic tale about a boy sitting on a train, parents acting silly, a convict's escape, and a tardy commuter train.

The Last Guardian has beautiful environments and tells a heartwarming tale about a boy's symbiotic relationship with a nearly extinct creature.

The film has been ten years in the making and utilizes both live - action and computer generated imagery (CGI) in a coming - of - age tale about a boy in contemporary Japan confronting its past and future, post-Fukushima.

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It's an allegorical tale written by Paulo Coelho about a young boy on a quest to fulfill his destiny.

I don't need some hypocrite to stand in front of me every Sunday morning spouting off his version of a fairy tale to feel good about myself and my place in the multiverse, while he steals from the collection plate, ignores the sick, aged and needy of his «flock», and sleeps with his secretary / molests his altar boys.

If, moreover, one thinks of the tree as the motherly feminine or as a symbol for the whole of nature, the shadows lengthen into a bleak morality tale about an oblivious male chauvinism or about an environmentally destructive anthropocentrism, both ominously foretold when, early on, the boy gathers leaves and weaves them into a crown and struts about playing king of the forest, his nose lifted high in the air.

Strega Nona is a fun tale about a witch, a magic pasta pot, and a boy who doesn't pay attention.

So when a publisher asked her to illustrate Samson's Tale, a children's book about a boy with leukemia and his golden retriever Samson, Spale knew she could put those memories to good use.

Young readers learn about the early life of a boy named Rump, destined to become the fairy tale baddie.

You can read about his in his book, Boy: Tales of Childhood and Going Solo.

«The Jungle Book» (1967) is a delightful tale for all ages about a little boy named Mowgli who has been raised since birth by animals in the jungle.

In theory, the one about the geek picked on by jocks appeals to boys, the expectant - father anxiety plays to adults, and the tale of how Fiona and the princesses (Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel) foil a coup in Shrek's absence intrigues girls.

Stomp the Yard is a strange and at times strangely compelling mix of black fraternity recruitment video and inspirational tale about a hip - hop boy in a stepping world.

He did several suspense films, including Johnny Allegro and Dangerous Profession, but it was his work on The Window that earned Tetzlaff a permanent place in the memories of filmgoers — a dark, chilling, and suspenseful thriller, based on the fable of the boy - who - cried - wolf, this film, about a young boy (Bobby Driscoll) known for telling tall tales, who witnesses a murder in his tenement building and can't get anyone to believe him, was an instant hit.

«Forrest Gump,» starring Stephen Chow This mid-20th century «American Dream» fairy tale takes on a whole new meaning when, instead of being about some dimwitted white boy from Alabama, it follows a Chinese tourist looking get the full American experience: playing college football, going to war in Asia, accidentally investing in Apple in the»70s, watching his mother die for lack of good healthcare options, and settling down with the cool rebel girl who's found Jesus and stopped doing drugs.

Mirai is a sort of fairy tale about a young boy who encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras.

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If you're familiar with the story of The Little Prince — about a little boy who travels to various planets in his plane, encountering animals, humans and a rose — a faithful adaptation of that tale is at the heart of this film.

While many have noticed — and remarked on — the similarities between Stewart's story and J.K. Rowling's epic series about the boy who lived, Mary is its own unique, compelling tale.

And then an Oscar - winning tale about a poor, lovelorn boy in India.

What It's About: «A 12 - year - old boy attempts to deal with his mother's illness and bullying by his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss and faith.»

The cinematically gorgeous production asks viewers to suspend their hold on reality (especially when it comes to government agencies) for the sake of enjoying this fantastical tale about a most unusual boy.

From that, Saint - Exupery spun a fanciful, faintly ethereal fable about a downed airman who finds himself face - to - face with a curious, blond - haired young boy who claims to be the sole inhabitant of a distant asteroid (# B - 612), and who regales the pilot with tales of the interplanetary travels that eventually brought him to earth.

Morris From America is a wonderful and heartfelt cross-cultural coming - of - age tale about an African - American boy trying to adapt in Germany.

In the spirit of this gung - ho tale about a militarist old boys network, three reviewers sit down for a chat about The Expendables 2.

Burton gets back to being weird with his next film, titled Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, adapted from a series of young adult books about «bizarre tales and photos of levitating girls and invisible boys.»

Superbad is a coming - of - age cautionary tale about two socially inept teenage boys about to graduate high school.

About a Boy Blu - ray (2002 UK, dir Chris & Paul Weitz, stars Hugh Grant) Jeremiah Johnson Blu - ray (1972 USA, dir Sydney Pollack, stars Robert Redford) Meet Joe Black Blu - ray (1998 USA, dir Martin Brest, stars Brad Pitt) Men in Black II Blu - ray (2002 USA, dir Barry Sonnenfeld, stars Will Smith) Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997 USA, dir Michael Cohn, stars Sigourney Weaver) The Virginian Season 6 (1968 USA, stars James Drury) Wagon Train Season 5 (1961 USA, stars Frank McGrath)

Other highlights are ADAMA a deeply moving animation about the life of a young boy in West Africa in 1914; Mamoru Hosoda's THE BOY AND THE BEAST, an exquisitely animated fable about a boy who has run away from home and is alone in the human world following the passing of his mother; Jury Feting's CELESTIAL CAMEL, a fascinating and thrilling tale about a 12 year old herder whose father has sold a young colt who may be the fabled «celestial camel»; Academy Award ® winner Gabriele Salvatores» THE INVISIBLE BOY, a charming coming of age tale about a shy boy, picked on by his peers, who gets his wish to hide from the world when he discovers a Halloween outfit that makes him invisible; Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon's hugely enjoyable CGI animated adventure MUNE, about a faun who lives in a faraway world; Studio Ghibli's beautiful drama WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi; and the World Premiere of Tim Clague and Danny Stark's WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMboy in West Africa in 1914; Mamoru Hosoda's THE BOY AND THE BEAST, an exquisitely animated fable about a boy who has run away from home and is alone in the human world following the passing of his mother; Jury Feting's CELESTIAL CAMEL, a fascinating and thrilling tale about a 12 year old herder whose father has sold a young colt who may be the fabled «celestial camel»; Academy Award ® winner Gabriele Salvatores» THE INVISIBLE BOY, a charming coming of age tale about a shy boy, picked on by his peers, who gets his wish to hide from the world when he discovers a Halloween outfit that makes him invisible; Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon's hugely enjoyable CGI animated adventure MUNE, about a faun who lives in a faraway world; Studio Ghibli's beautiful drama WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi; and the World Premiere of Tim Clague and Danny Stark's WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMBOY AND THE BEAST, an exquisitely animated fable about a boy who has run away from home and is alone in the human world following the passing of his mother; Jury Feting's CELESTIAL CAMEL, a fascinating and thrilling tale about a 12 year old herder whose father has sold a young colt who may be the fabled «celestial camel»; Academy Award ® winner Gabriele Salvatores» THE INVISIBLE BOY, a charming coming of age tale about a shy boy, picked on by his peers, who gets his wish to hide from the world when he discovers a Halloween outfit that makes him invisible; Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon's hugely enjoyable CGI animated adventure MUNE, about a faun who lives in a faraway world; Studio Ghibli's beautiful drama WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi; and the World Premiere of Tim Clague and Danny Stark's WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMboy who has run away from home and is alone in the human world following the passing of his mother; Jury Feting's CELESTIAL CAMEL, a fascinating and thrilling tale about a 12 year old herder whose father has sold a young colt who may be the fabled «celestial camel»; Academy Award ® winner Gabriele Salvatores» THE INVISIBLE BOY, a charming coming of age tale about a shy boy, picked on by his peers, who gets his wish to hide from the world when he discovers a Halloween outfit that makes him invisible; Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon's hugely enjoyable CGI animated adventure MUNE, about a faun who lives in a faraway world; Studio Ghibli's beautiful drama WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi; and the World Premiere of Tim Clague and Danny Stark's WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMBOY, a charming coming of age tale about a shy boy, picked on by his peers, who gets his wish to hide from the world when he discovers a Halloween outfit that makes him invisible; Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon's hugely enjoyable CGI animated adventure MUNE, about a faun who lives in a faraway world; Studio Ghibli's beautiful drama WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi; and the World Premiere of Tim Clague and Danny Stark's WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMboy, picked on by his peers, who gets his wish to hide from the world when he discovers a Halloween outfit that makes him invisible; Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon's hugely enjoyable CGI animated adventure MUNE, about a faun who lives in a faraway world; Studio Ghibli's beautiful drama WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi; and the World Premiere of Tim Clague and Danny Stark's WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG?

It's a sweet - natured coming - of - age tale about a misfit teenage boy who must find his way in spite of the neglect and contempt around him.

Earlier this month, director Mike Mills paid a visit to New York in support of his third narrative feature, 20th Century Women, a deeply personal coming - of - age tale about a teenage boy growing up in Carter - era Southern California with his single moth...

The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.

Sverak won the foreign film Oscar for his art house sleeper hit Kolya (1996) about a stepfather and his little boy and his latest called Barefoot is another childhood tale set in the countryside during World War II.

You know, William Golding's classic novel about boys creating their own vicious society, an allegorical tale about brutal masculinity.

The old man mistakenly, perhaps intentionally, sees the connection between the boy's «Lone Ranger» hat and mask and spins a yarn about the real Lone Ranger, taking the tale of an era when the Native, revealed to be cohort Tonto (Depp, Dark Shadows), was a much younger man, and one of the last of the proud Comanche tribe.

«Wonderstruck» Release Date: TBD Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore, Cory Michael Smith and Tom Noonan Synopsis: The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.

There's a lot about Big Hero 6 that is stock - standard, and the boy - and - his - robot tale has echoes of Short Circuit and Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

2014 (or earlier): Abuse of Weakness, All Is Lost, Birdman, Blue Ruin, The Boxtrolls, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Foxcatcher, The Grand Budapest Hotel, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Ida, The Lego Movie, Life Itself, Nightcrawler, The Rocket, The Square, Stranger By the Lake, Under the Skin, Tangerines, Inherent Vice, Jauja, Amour fou, Mr. Turner, Song of the Sea, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Starred Up, The Internet's Own Boy, Rich Hill, Virunga, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, About Elly, Winter Sleep, Siddharth, Hard to Be a God, Gett, Timbuktu, Whiplash, The Wind Rises

While the premise of designing a new world suggests a original tale, a hackneyed story about a courageous boy versus a monstrous evil takes precedent overall.

The coming - of - age tale, the on - the - run road movie, the buddy comedy, the boy's adventure story — all genres that require a steady hand and a singular sensibility, and all of which you'll find in Taika Waititi's goofy, giddy mash - up about two fugitives fleeing authorities in the New Zealand bush.

A Monster Calls is a visually spectacular drama about a young boy who attempts to deal with his mother's illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that deal with courage, loss and faith.

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower director Stephen Chbosky stays firmly within his poignant wheelhouse by adapting someone else's bestselling coming - of - age tale — this time R.J. Palacio's novel about a boy born with a facial deformity (Room's Jacob Tremblay) who struggles to fit in at his new school.

He'll direct the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, and he's the writer of Disney's next princess tale, Moana, but before we see any of that, he has this New Zealand - made film about a young boy and his uncle who disappear into the bush and cause a national manhunt.

Director Kenneth Branagh (Thor, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit) and screenwriter Chris Weitz (About a Boy, The Nutty Professor II) don't necessarily make any grand revelations or updates to the fairy tale, but there is an expansion to some of the more simplistic elements while tipping it's crown to many of the memorable moments from the animated film.

Rowling, who stepped away from writing about the world of Harry Potter several years ago to focus on crafting the interactive gift to her fans that is Pottermore, has popped up from time to time with fun new stories that feed her readers» desire for more tales of the boy wizard.

Set at a Catholic boys» school in Dublin, Paul Murray's second work of fiction is about Daniel «Skippy» Juster, a 14 - year - old whose death occurs early in this comic - ironic novel — a classic tale of adolescence.

A Conversation With Daniel James Brown about The Boys in the Boat, the award - winning and bestselling tale of Joe Rantz and the 1936 Olympic eight - oar crew from the University of Washington.