Sentences with phrase «tales of young»

They're both tales of young adults whose families don't understand them, but their adventures are unique.

Acerbic and ruefully funny, Always Happy Hour weaves tales of young women — deeply flawed and intensely real - who struggle to get out of their own way.

YA / Mature Readers: Teens will love the «godmother of punk's» tales of young artists striving for new modes of expression and recognition.

Their curiosity about each other turns to friendship after Rose falls out of her wagon while crossing a river and Minnow rescues her in this Tales of Young Americans book.

Bolstered by another admirable performance by Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland fits into the genre of tales of young boys whose lives are affected for the better through the unconventional tutelage of an older teacher, who drives them to be the best they can be, even through the difficult moments in life.

«Moonlight,» the coming of age tale of a young black boy in Miami, also won the best adapted screenplay statuette, while grief - driven independent drama «Manchester by the Sea» took home original screenplay.

But for every tale of a young person building a start - up in their dorm room or boldly launching a career in social entrepreneurialism from their parents» sofa, there are plenty of press reports of grads who are underprepared for the rough - and - tumble realities of today's economy and fail to find their professional footing.

The result — a tale of a young teenage boy who believes his epic sci - fi novel has been stolen for use by one of his writer heroes, and the battle that ensues between them — is a movie that this time might be too strange for a mainstream audience, but based on the Hesses» track record, could very well gain a cult following for years.

«Incidents like this gory tale of a young child being murdered to compensate for a missed payment on a loan shark agreement, are sadly common - place.

One comic that still gives me the creeps is Exorcists, a tale of young boy who prays to Satan and becomes possessed after falling asleep.

The tale of young George Washington cutting down a cherry tree and confessing «I can not tell a lie» is, well, a lie.

Many of the favorite stories about Washington were not really true, including the tale of young George chopping down a cherry tree.

It is a captivating tale of a young girl who falls for her teacher and it is the motion picture to watch out for in the month of October 2017.

The East Coast About Blog Sophie Perinot, a multi-published author of historical fiction, including: MÉDICIS DAUGHTER (Thomas Dunne 2015) the coming - of - age tale of the youngest Valois princess, Marguerite.

First - time director / screenwriter Antonio Negret details the frightening trend of kidnapping in Columbia with this tense tale of a young photographer who is abducted and held for ransom as his desperate parents scramble to raise the money that could save their child's life.

«The Yellow Birds» Alexander Moors («Blue Caprice») offers up this tale of young Iraq war veterans, which boasts hot up - and - coming stars Alden Ehrenreich (the new Han Solo) and Tye Sheridan.

This tale of a young rape victim further brutalized by officialdom never lives up to its potential.

A gritty tale of a young woman who makes a series of bad choices and discovers that what she was running from wasn't as bad as she thought.

Quite possibly the best movie set in Coney Island since «Little Fugitive» in 1959, «Beach Rats» is another gritty tale of young people adrift in the crowded scene.

Co - writer / director Barry Jenkins tells his tale of a young man's emotional and sexual coming - of - age through sharp dialogue and clearly articulated scenes that build to small or large epiphanies.

Director Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan take a far too familiar tale of a young man killed well before he's able to lead a full life and shake viewers out of their apathy at the potential that is so easily wiped out by a bullet.

Charming, genius, quick - witted, touching, unique: all of these and many more similar adjectives are frequently used to describe Jason Reitman's tale of a young girl and her journey through pregnancy.

The cast alone is reason enough to tune in to this gothic romance, but Guillermo del Toro makes the tale of a young woman swept away to a remote mansion in period England even more swooningly spooky and gruesomely stylish.

For 17 years, a tale of a young boy's toys warmed the hearts of audiences.

Meanwhile, the story flashes back to tell the tale of the young girl that he hit, a maid who already had a near death experience which changed her life and her outlook on it forever.

The film is set in Dublin and tells the tale of a young taxi driver, played by Reynor, who gets tangled up in the world of human trafficking while trying to save his mother, played by Australian actress Toni Collette, from addiction.

CANNES 2018: Nuri Bilge Ceylan attempts to join the double Palme d'Or club with an episodic tale of a young man's struggles to become a published author

Everyone's heard of Fernando Meirelles» thrilling tale of young boys growing up in the violent neighbour of Rio de Janeiro — and with good reason.

The tale of a young man emerging as a porn star in 1970s L.A. became a sleeper hit.

The home - invasion thriller «Breaking In,» the tale of a young mom battling a quartet of burglars to save her children, is fairly brilliant Mother's Day programming (or counterprogramming), which is why it's a shame that the movie itself, starring a stern Gabrielle Union, isn't more fun.

Twist on original: Reports suggest there won't be any songs this time around, but the film will hold true to the traditional Chinese tale of a young woman who disguises herself as a man so she can go to war.

The film, which is being penned by Deborah Baxtrom, tells the tale of the young writer as she writes her now famous novel and «is drawn into a Faustian bargain with her own «monster» of an alter ego, who offers literary fame at a desperate personal cost.»

An action - packed, swashbuckling tale of a young man's quest to become a musketeer and to avenge the death of his parents, The Musketeer contains little gore and even less plot.

Approaching criminality from a very different angle, Robert Mockler's Like Me is a stylized tale of a young girl's nihilistic, social - media fueled crime streak.

Very few films have ever delivered as much emotion and heart as this sweet, simple tale of a young elephant triumphing over circumstance.

The film MirrorMask tells the tale of another young lady who becomes entangles in a parallel world.

It seemed like a dream come true as he worked alongside box office names Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey in EDISON FORCE (2005), a tale of a young journalist who uncovers a web of corruption inside a unit of the Edison police department.

His direction of novelist / screenwriter Sherman Alexie's tale of a young man's journey to retrieve his estranged father's body for burial is full of the kind of truth, spirit, and insight that only a remarkably original and genuine voice can offer.

Dreams do come true for those who strive to achieve them, that's the message of Eddie the Eagle, an inspiring tale of a young man who wouldn't stop until he Read More →

Led by a trio of lackluster performances from Alan Rickman, Rebecca Hall and «Game of Thrones» thesp Richard Madden, this awkward, passionless drama conveys neither the sensuality nor the drawn - out sense of longing required by its period tale of a young secretary who falls in love with his employer's wife.

But now, with key new scenes of Roberta Sparrow (aka Grandma Death) and chapter headings to correspond to the fictional textbook in the movie (The Philosophy of Time Travel), Donnie Darko is organized in such a way that new and old audiences can get a better idea as to what's happening in this rich tale of a young man and his personal search for God.

In conjunction with our latest Adventures in Moviegoing episode, we're presenting two films by director Rebecca Miller, who transitioned from visual art to filmmaking with her 1995 directorial debut, Angela, a haunting tale of a young girl who retreats into her fantasies to cope with her emotionally volatile mother.

It was joined in U.S. theaters this spring by another belated import, the 1991 Studio Ghibli classic Only Yesterday, whose tale of a young woman thinking back on her childhood is animated but definitely not cartoony.

The «Wind - of - Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass» (1961) is a carnivalesque tale of a young student who hooks up with a down - at - heels travelling circus troupe.

James Wan directs Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne in this terrifying tale of a young boy who becomes the host to wicked demons.

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The breakdown: Music video director Jasper makes his feature debut as writer - director with this crowd - pleasingly ebullient yet bittersweet tale of a young woman aspiring to be a rapper.

One of the most talked - about movies from this year's Sundance Film Festival was Brooklyn, the»50s - set tale of a young Irish immigrant who finds herself torn between her new life in America and the one she left behind.

Lucile Hadzihalilovic returns to directing with a surreal tale of a young boy on a remote island who develops a mysterious illness and is subjected to sinister medical treatments.

Brigsby Bear tells the bizarre yet charming tale of a young man, James Pope (Kyle Mooney), who was kidnapped as a baby and subsequently released into the world many years later with no knowledge of -LSB-...]