Sentences with phrase «with elements of fiction»

Her enigmatic portraits — mostly of adolescents in the United States and Germany — conflate ideas of sexuality and desire, nationalism and history, identity and politics by blending stark realism with elements of fiction and youthful fantasy.

Not exact matches

«Some find it shocking that a technically gifted group, earning its keep by designing web sites for businesses, could fall prey to aberrational beliefs that blended far - out science fiction with elements of Christianity,» write the editors.

It plays like a response to the age of fan theories and puzzle box fiction, in which stories are set up to be pieced together, with every element eventually snapping into place.

The original «Star Wars,» which blasted into theaters in 1977, went through several iterations playing with elements of science fiction, soap opera, and Westerns.

Sure, there are plenty of loose ends and logic loopholes to have to contend with, but with fine performances, a nifty plot, and solid production values all around, Deja Vu overcomes familiar story elements to deliver a lively and interesting thriller for those who enjoy mysteries mixed with fantasy and science fiction elements.

I couldn't help but think that the way Lifeforce was combining science fiction with the supernatural with apocalyptic elements that it was just a ripoff of John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness.

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It's a punk movie first of all, with a hint of science fiction — two elements that take it right out of the mainstream.

However in the hands of writer / director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, In Time), the result is occasionally challenging, dealing with both the science fiction elements and the teen angst at the heart of the story.

Goya's Ghosts (2006) Mixing elements of historic fact with fiction, the easiest explanation for Bardem's wig - like mess in this Milos Forman film is that it's a period piece set in the late 18th - century.

It perfectly blends the elements of a science fiction blockbuster — A-list stars and amazing special effects — with a powerful and subtle story.

I caught some of the titles: Nugu - ui ttal - do anin Haewon (Nobody's Daughter Haewon) is a delightful film from the South Korean auteur Hong Sang - soo, the story of a female student's «sentimental education» as it were, as she traverses through reality, fantasy, and dreams, we viewers never quite sure what we are watching; Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive (TIFF's Opening Night film) is an engaging and drily humorous alternative vampire film, Tilda Swinton melding perfectly into the languid yet tense atmosphere of the whole piece; Night Moves is from a director (Kelly Reichardt) I've heard good things about but not seen, so I was curious to see it, but whilst the film is engaging with its ethical probing, I found the style quite laborious and lifeless; The Kampala Story (Kasper Bisgaard & Donald Mugisha) is a good little film (60 minutes long) about a teenage girl in Uganda trying to help her family out, directed in a simple, direct manner, utilising documentary elements within its fiction.

A superb pas - de-deux with American cinema, this ultra-violent futuristic film brought the action film genre a touch of class with its masterly combination of Road Movie, Western and Science - Fiction elements.

Edgar Wright's latest film, The World's End, arrives on a wave of critical praise centered primarily on how the film's science fiction elements reflect its characters» struggle with middle age.

Todays update involves the casting of Bruce Willis (hopefully it will be the Pulp Fiction, Fast Food Nation, 12 Monkeys Willis and not the Cop Out, Fifth Element, Mercury Rising Willis) and confirms Joseph Gordon - Levitt (who proved a winning combination with Johnson's sensibility in chic - noir Brick).

Yet Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have still managed to carve out their own little niche in the market with this film, a daring fusion of grindhouse genre fiction with indie romance that somehow uses those seemingly opposed elements to transcend and forge a tale about the power and uniting force of love, no matter how star - crossed and unlikely its subjects may be.

This is the latest attempt, by yet another director, to make the next «Pulp Fiction», which set the standard for it's combing elements of a crime drama with comedy, shocking violence, wacky characters, drugs, sex, over-the-top atmosphere and pop culture.

It is more than mere Hollywood adaptation, it is a work of art on multiple levels with fantastic technical elements and some of the best performances in a work of science fiction in years.

It's a state - of - the - digital art 3D film with 1930s «Flash Gordon» story elements, stuff that probably wasn't as dated 100 years ago when Burroughs was writing this pulp fiction.

Yet the characters» lives are utterly defined and guided by science fiction elements (of the sort that could soon be science reality), and the kind of ethical questions implicitly explored are those of classic science fiction going back to Asimov and Wells, here told with a poignant humanism and thoughtfulness rarely found on the screen today.

STARCRASH represents an early foray for the composer into the realm of science fiction and he would soon return again when he worked in 1979 on THE BLACK HOLE, Disney's attempt to compete with rival studios in the wake of STAR WARS and MOONRAKER, that year's entry in the James Bond series, which featured many science fiction elements.

This Presentation Includes: Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter — KWL Chart Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Overview of Vocabulary used for a Story Writing Lesson - Story Terms Real Life Application and Career Options of Story Writing Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Write a Fictional Story Collaborative Group Task — Interactive Venn Diagram, Think - Write - Share Space for Peer Teaching - Fiction VS Non-Fiction Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions — Quizzes on Elements of Fiction Scaffolded Notes to Support the Learners - Story Template Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - 4 Task Cards Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Story Writing Plenary to Assesses Learning Outcomes - PEEC: Point - Evidence - Explain - Conclude Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Fictional Story Sketch Home Learning for Reinforcement - Fantasy Story Outline Common Core Standards - ELA - LITERACY.

Hidden Shadows is a Winner in the Fiction category of the 2016 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement award; Winner 2016 Global Ebook Awards, Popular Literature Fiction; Short - Listed for the Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize; finalist for the Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award; Honorable Mention, General Fiction, Eric Hoffer Award; Finalist, da Vinci Eye Award; Finalist, Debut category: WFWA (Women's Fiction Writers Association) Star Award Contest; Finalist, Literary Fiction, NIEA (National Indie Excellence Awards); Finalist for the Will Rogers Medallion Award in the Western Romance category; Finalist in the NERFA contest (National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards), sponsored by First Coast Romance Writers, for «Novel with Romantic Elements;» Finalist in the Long Contemporary category for the Aspen Gold Reader's Choice Contest (Heart of Denver Romance Writers) and Top Ten finisher, Best Other Novel, Predators & Editors Readers» Poll 2015 as well as other awards and accolades.

Like that blend of chocolate and peanut butter, the mix of hard - boiled detective fiction with traditional fantasy elements adds up to «two great tastes that taste great together.»»

Feedback's features include: * Import Manuscript — Organizes your manuscript by chapter and scene for viewing in the app * Rewrite Guide — Guides you through a comprehensive, scene - by - scene structural rewrite * Scene Evaluation — Captures and reports on 75 Key Elements of Fiction for Plot, Character, and Setting * Rewrite Tips — Explain the Key Elements of Fiction and how each is best applied to your writing * Progress Tracking — Status for scenes, chapters, and manuscript keeps you on track to complete your rewrite * Community — Share Feedback results and advice with other writers

Classic horror buffs will race through this novel that blends historical fiction with uncanny elements of the gothic.

Maeve Christopher is the author of the upcoming Lachesis Publishing release A RING AND A PRAYER Book 1 of the Golden Bowl Series, an inspirational women's fiction novel with romantic elements, plenty of laughs, action and twist and turns.

The Balad of LostC» mell is Science Fiction with romantic elements, an entirely different genre.

The endangered - species theme, often a plot element is crime fiction, is explored with impressive complexity and no shortage of villains on all sides of the issue.

The author of the Silo Saga has been an active proponent of the idea that fan fiction — when readers take authors» story lines or characters and craft their own unique tales with those elements — is both a testament to how powerfully an author's work reaches his fans, as well as a viable agreement that can stand to benefit both the writer fan and the original author.

Not that non-genre fiction with erotic elements is anything new — Tropic of Cancer, anyone?

Some of his more recent novels are injected with an element of mystery, and he continues on that track with his latest — a brilliant blend of historical fiction and a chilling serial killer story.

Most serious fiction deals (to some extent) with darker themes, and many works of distinction have employed supernatural, surreal or existentialist elements.

From that point on, most of Mark's writing fell into the «Twilight Zone» camp of fiction — most closely associated with horror, but also including elements of science fiction and fantasy.

He has published two novels, All the Romance a Man Can Stomach and The Body Abroad, both of which are commercial fiction with paranormal elements.

At this time we are only accepting book requests from authors of literary fiction, contemporary and historical fiction with a strong Australian, British or Irish element.

At this time, we only work with authors of fiction and memoir whose books have no charts & graphs, footnotes, or similar elements.

Steampunk is its own form of genre - blending, combining fantasy with historical fiction (typically set in the Victorian era), but when you add a thriller or hard - boiled crime element into the mix, you definitely kick it up a notch.

Others combine historical fiction with elements of fantasy and the supernatural, like The Diviners by Libba Bray and Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers, or historical fiction with the suspenseful twists and turns of mystery, like The Caged Graves by Dianne Salerni and What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell.

It's always tricky to answer the question of how a fiction writer's life intersects with her work; in my last novel, The Nobody's Album, I describe the life experience of a fiction writer as being «like butter in cookie dough: it's a crucial part of flavor and texture - you certainly couldn't leave it out - but if you've done it right, it can't be discerned as a separate element.»

Indeed, readers who approach Something Red as historical fiction that just happens to contain an element of the fantastical are likely to be those most satisfied with it.

Maass shares examples from contemporary writers across all genres to equip you with the strategies great writers use to craft great fiction — from core fiction - writing elements like character, setting, description, and plot, to more advanced techniques including point of view, voice, and suspense.

Even if you're focused on writing a novel, writing short stories can be a wonderful creativity tool to help you strengthen elements of your fiction, experiment with characters and simply stay loose.

With a somewhat mixed genre of science fiction with elements of literary fiction and romance, it was hard for Averill to pin down his piWith a somewhat mixed genre of science fiction with elements of literary fiction and romance, it was hard for Averill to pin down his piwith elements of literary fiction and romance, it was hard for Averill to pin down his pitch.

The real history of the rise of unions and worker rights against the backdrop of a nation recovering from the Great Depression contributes an engrossing, realistic scenario; a vivid read that blends fiction with nonfiction elements in a way that makes the book hard to put down.

The submission must be a story that has potential to lead - up to a completed original romance novel or novella with a central love story (or an original commercial fiction novel with elements of romance) and have at least a hint of conflict that by the end of a completed novel, would have to have an emotionally satisfying resolution, optimistic and / or a «happy ever after» ending.

Creative nonfiction employs literary devices, techniques, and elements of style more commonly associated with fiction to create a factually accurate nonfiction narrative that reads in a vivid and compelling way.

A woman's fiction with strong elements of suspense and romance: Tattoos — what would work and what wouldn't.

Mixed Up has fiction to please everyone (crime, slice of life, and some scifi, fantasy, and horror) but here are ones with a fantastical or science fictional or supernaturally horrific element for the genre awards circuit:

«[A] beta reader... is a non-professional reader who reads a written work, generally fiction, with the intent of looking over the material to find and improve elements such as grammar and spelling... [and give] suggestions to improve the story, its characters, or its setting.»