"one review describes the battle for Glenrowan, with masses of police and civilian casualties, along with a lion and monkey as ""fictional nonsense"". Ned Kelly (2003 film) Ned Kelly is a 2003 Australian historical drama film based on Robert Drewe's 1991 novel ""Our Sunshine"". Directed by Gregor Jordan, the film's adapted screenplay was written by John Michael McDonagh. The film dramatises the life of Ned Kelly, a legendary bushranger and outlaw who was active mostly in Victoria, the colony of his birth. In the film, Kelly, his brother Dan, and two other associates—Steve Hart and Joe Byrne—form a gang of"
"with a script by John Michael McDonagh (brother of Martin McDonagh), it stars Heath Ledger as Kelly, along with Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, and Naomi Watts. Based on Robert Drewe's book ""Our Sunshine"", the film covers the period from Kelly's arrest for horse theft as a teenager to the gang's armour-clad battle at Glenrowan. It attempts to portray the events from the perspectives of both Kelly and of the authorities responsible for his capture and prosecution and throws in a romance between Kelly and a married upper-class Australian woman. It was not a success; one review dismissed it as fiction."
"Texas, where Sam rekindles a romance with his childhood sweetheart. It first aired on NBC on December 12, 1977. A novelization of the film ""Sunshine"" was written by Norma Klein and published in October 1975. Klein later wrote novelizations of the ""Sunshine"" TV series (published under the title ""The Sunshine Years"") and ""Sunshine Christmas"". Sunshine (1973 film) Sunshine is a 1973 made-for-television docudrama, directed by Joseph Sargent and produced by George Eckstein, about a young wife and mother who dies of cancer at age 20. The film stars Cristina Raines in the lead role of Kate Hayden (Raines' first big"
"""Pink Moon"", and which is credited with single-handedly initiating a massive revival of interest in Nick Drake's music. They began to be offered feature films to direct at around this time; among projects that they turned down were ""The Mod Squad"" (1999) and ""Bad Boys II"" (2003). In 2001, they began to work on the film ""Little Miss Sunshine""; it was released in 2006. The film won the Audience Award at the 2006 Sydney Film festival and an ovation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006, the pair were"
"Sunshine (1973 film) Sunshine is a 1973 made-for-television docudrama, directed by Joseph Sargent and produced by George Eckstein, about a young wife and mother who dies of cancer at age 20. The film stars Cristina Raines in the lead role of Kate Hayden (Raines' first big movie role), Cliff DeYoung as Kate's husband Sam Hayden, and twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush as Jill, Kate and Sam's daughter, as a toddler. It originally aired on CBS as an episode of the ""CBS Friday Night Movie"" on November 9, 1973. When first aired, ""Sunshine"" was the most watched made-for-TV film in history."
"Everybody Loves Sunshine Everybody Loves Sunshine (released in the United States as B.U.S.T.E.D.), is a 1999 British independent film written and directed by Andrew Goth and starring Rachel Shelley, David Bowie and Goldie. In the Pepperhill Estate of Manchester, an ongoing battle rages between Triad gangs and street gangs. Gang leaders Ray (Andrew Goth) and Terry (Goldie), who are cousins and lifelong friends, always trusting and relying on each other, have been in prison. Ray doesn't want to be a gangster anymore, having also fallen for Clare (Rachel Shelley). But Terry, driven by an obsession beyond friendship, is determined to"
"In 2006, screenwriter Robert Towne adapted the novel into a film, ""Ask the Dust"", starring Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell. Initial publication of the novel followed Fante's successful publication of ""Wait Until Spring, Bandini"" and his short stories in prominent publications, like ""The American Mercury"". The first edition of the novel was only printed with 2,200 copies. Though sales were not extensive, a paperback edition was issued by Bantam in 1954. But the novels popularity didn't reach its peak until poet Charles Bukowski led the reissue of the novel by Black Sparrow Press in 1980, alongside a foreword by Bukowski."
"and starring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder. Silver is also the author of the bestselling ""Behind the Moss Curtain and Other Great Savannah Stories"" (Bonaventure, 2002), now in its sixth printing and also the subject of a new motion picture. His latest book, ""When Elvis Meets the Dalai Lama"" (Bonaventure, 2005), is a collection of the author's favorite stories about starting out as a rock concert promoter and eventually becoming an assistant to the Dalai Lama. The novel Velvet by Echo LaVeaux () is a paranormal romantic drama set in the historic district of Savannah and features the city as"
"April 2007. Catherine Hardwicke directed the film and the screenplay was written by Melissa Rosenberg. It stars Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen and Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black. The movie was released on November 21, 2008. Meyer makes a brief cameo appearance in a diner scene. Following the success of ""Twilight"", Summit greenlit a film adaptation of the sequel, """", in November 2008. Chris Weitz directed the film, which was released on November 20, 2009. Summit confirmed an adaptation of the third book in the series, """", in February 2009. David Slade directed the film,"
"be wandering in from a movie on another channel."" Everybody Loves Sunshine Everybody Loves Sunshine (released in the United States as B.U.S.T.E.D.), is a 1999 British independent film written and directed by Andrew Goth and starring Rachel Shelley, David Bowie and Goldie. In the Pepperhill Estate of Manchester, an ongoing battle rages between Triad gangs and street gangs. Gang leaders Ray (Andrew Goth) and Terry (Goldie), who are cousins and lifelong friends, always trusting and relying on each other, have been in prison. Ray doesn't want to be a gangster anymore, having also fallen for Clare (Rachel Shelley). But Terry,"
"Dune (film) Dune is a 1984 American epic science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan as young nobleman Paul Atreides, and includes an ensemble of well-known American and European actors in supporting roles. It was filmed at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City and included a soundtrack by the rock band Toto, as well as Brian Eno. Set in the distant future, the film chronicles the conflict between rival noble families as they battle for control of the extremely harsh desert planet"
"(1997), ""The Family Stone"" (2005), ""Spinning into Butter"" (2008), ""The Incredible Hulk"" (2008); and in television programs such as ""The Sopranos"" and ""Friday Night Lights"". Drew's academic buildings feature a mix of Greek Revival, Collegiate Gothic, and neoclassical architecture on a campus that is a serene, wooded oasis in the middle of a bustling suburban town. The campus features the ""Drew Forest Preserve"", an expanse that was recently restored with the planting of 1,100 native trees and shrubs by the university community and volunteer assistance from pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer (a large, local employer), the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the"
"ABC and Disney, and sold a TV pilot ""The Wonder"" to CBS with Executive Producer George Clooney. His novel ""The Third Miracle"" was published in hardcover in 1997 by Carroll & Graf and in paperback by Simon & Schuster and was translated into several languages. The novel was selected for The Book of The Month Club in Spain and Poland. Followed by a film produced by Francis Ford Coppola, directed by Agnieska Holland, starring Ed Harris and Anne Heche, released in April 2000. In 2008 ""The Third Miracle"" was presented at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York"
"Loving You (2003 film) Loving You (also known as ""The Rainbow Room"") is a British television crime drama film, based upon the novel ""Trust"" by Margaret Leroy, first broadcast on ITV on 24 February 2003. The film was adapted from the novel by writer Matthew Hall and was directed by Jean Stewart. The film stars Niamh Cusack as Chloe, a divorced schoolteacher who falls in love with educational psychologist Dan (Douglas Henshall), only to be left heartbroken when the police arrest Dan on suspicion of sexually abusing a six-year-old that he has been assessing. Chloe is forced to confront the"
"final sentences distill the style of this astonishing and unforgettable book. Concise yet highly evocative; measured and somewhat detached, yet possessing a poeticism and a consistent spiritual tenor and strength."" In 2002, the Polish-French film-maker, Roman Polanski, directed a screen version of the book. The movie won three Academy Awards in 2003 – Oscars for best director; best actor, and best adapted screenplay, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Film Award, and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Polanski escaped the Kraków Ghetto and survived the Holocaust, but his mother was killed by the German"
"by Gregor Jordan and starring Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom and Naomi Watts. ""The Shark Net"" was adapted for an ABC-BBC-produced international television mini-series and a BBC radio drama. ""The Bodysurfers"" also became a successful ABC and BBC TV mini-series and was adapted for radio and the theatre. Drewe was also the editor of two short-story anthologies, ""The Penguin Book of the Beach"" and ""The Penguin Book of the City"", and edited ""Best Australian Stories"" in 2006 and 2007 and ""Best Australian Essays"" in 2010. He has been a ""Sydney Morning Herald"" film critic, and his play, ""South American Barbecue"", was"
"this book noted ""the powerful, crafted language, the tight, carefully shaped plot and the range of moods evoked throughout"". The book was honored as a finalist of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award in 2017. On May 25th, 2017, ""Variety"" reported that Universal Pictures was developing ""Salt to the Sea"" into a film. Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber have been tapped to adapt the novel into a screenplay. Their credits include ""(500) Days of Summer"" (2009 film), ""The Fault in Our Stars"" (2014 film), ""Our Souls At Night"" (2017 film), and ""The Disaster Artist"" (2017 film). Salt to the Sea"
"based relationships with her short film ""Into The Twilight Haze"". ""Twilight"" was adapted as a film by Summit Entertainment. The film was directed by Catherine Hardwicke and stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson as protagonists Bella and Edward. The screenplay was adapted by Melissa Rosenberg. The movie was released in theaters in the United States on November 21, 2008, and on DVD on March 21, 2009. The DVD was released in Australia on April 22, 2009. On July 15, 2009, ""Entertainment Weekly"" confirmed rumors that a graphic novel adaptation of ""Twilight"" was in the works. The book was drawn by"
"and was nominated for several other awards in 2007-08. Sunshine (2007 film) Sunshine is a 2007 science fiction thriller film directed by Danny Boyle and adapted from a screenplay written by Alex Garland. The story takes place in the year 2057, and follows a group of astronauts on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun. The ensemble cast features Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, and Chipo Chung. The director cast a group of international actors for the film, and had the actors live together and learn about topics"
"a life together in the United States. Three Stripes in the Sun Three Stripes in the Sun is a 1955 American war drama film Richard Murphy and starring Aldo Ray. It was released by Columbia Pictures. It is a story of an American sergeant stationed in Japan after World War II who falls for a local girl. Sgt. Hugh O'Reilly and his friend, Cpl. ""Nebby"" Muhllendorf, are assigned to peacetime Osaka, Japan after the end of World War II. Still upset over his experiences at Pearl Harbor, O'Reilly unsuccessfully asks his colonel for a transfer. O'Reilly's prejudices continue to surface,"
"opening weekend in North America and went on to earn $822 million worldwide. Dunst next co-starred opposite Billy Bob Thornton, Morgan Freeman and Holly Hunter in Ed Solomon's drama ""Levity"" (2003). That same year, she co-starred opposite Julia Roberts, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Julia Stiles in the drama ""Mona Lisa Smile"" (2003). The film received mostly negative reviews, with Manohla Dargis of the ""Los Angeles Times"" describing it as ""smug and reductive."" She co-starred as Mary Svevo opposite Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet and Tom Wilkinson in Michel Gondry's science fiction romantic comedy-drama ""Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"" (2004). The latter"
"Moore became best friends through Ron's wife Deborah. When she was dying of cancer, Denver helped Deborah carry on the ministry she had started. The story goes into the developing personal friendship between two men of different upbringings as well as the struggle required to make and maintain a friendship across a wide cultural canyon. The book was #11 on the January 9th, 2009 New York Times Best Seller list for paperback non-fiction. It has shipped a total of at least 300,000 copies. In 2014, Paramount Pictures announced a film adaptation. The cast consists of Renée Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou, Olivia"
"films, first with Dave Bell Productions and later creating Appleseed Entertainment. In 2002-2003, he produced ""Hope Ranch"", a television movie (and backdoor pilot for Discovery Channel/Animal Planet) with C. Thomas Howell starring Bruce Boxleitner, Lorenzo Lamas and Gail O’Grady. In 2004, he wrote his first book, ""Talk to Your Body"", based on his lifelong personal exploration of faith healing and how attitude affects health, and began giving lectures and seminars on the concept. But by 2005, he realized he had strayed too far from his love of television and film production, and refocused his efforts on energizing his production company,"
"the intent to make a film through Harpo Productions, under their ""Oprah Winfrey Presents"" banner. Filming took place in South Carolina and Elisabeth Shue and Hanna Hall were brought on to portray Isabelle and Amy Goodrow. The film aired on ABC on March 4, 2001. Critical reception for the film was mixed. Critical reception for the novel has been positive and the book received praise from ""Entertainment Weekly"" and ""Publishers Weekly"". Author Suzanne Berne reviewed the book for the ""New York Times"" and commented that although the book was not perfect, it was ""such an eloquent, captivating novel that its"
"Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson released ""The Road to Dune"" on August 11, 2005. The book contains a novelette called ""Spice Planet"" (an alternative version of ""Dune"" based on an outline by Frank Herbert), a number of the Brian Herbert/Anderson short stories, and letters and unused chapters written by Frank Herbert. In 1973, director and writer Alejandro Jodorowsky set about creating a cinematic adaptation, taking over the option that producer Arthur P. Jacobs had put on the film adaptation rights in 1973 shortly before his death. Jodorowsky approached, among others, Peter Gabriel, the prog rock groups Pink Floyd and"
"was published in 2003. The book is a result of conversations recorded between Greene and author Lurma Rackley. Greene was portrayed by Don Cheadle in the 2007 film ""Talk to Me"", which was inspired by his life and career. Greene was also profiled in a 2009 episode of the PBS series ""Independent Lens"" entitled ""Adjust Your Colour: The Truth of Petey Greene"". Greene's close friend and mentor, Charlie Puttkammer, drew on Petey's story in founding the Petey Greene Program in 2007. He named the organization after Greene to serve as an inspiration and reminder for the change that is attainable."
"happened and, for that reason, I felt it necessary to go to the courts to establish that this was fiction based on fact and nothing more."" The Clough family have expressed disappointment at the publication of the book. It includes a scene with Clough in the Elland Road car park burning Don Revie's old desk, for which there is no factual source. The book was adapted into a film called ""The Damned United"", starring Michael Sheen and released in 2009. The Clough family declined to co-operate with the film, despite efforts by the film-makers to lighten the dark tone of"
"wife named Erika Greene and two children; his oldest child Oscar who is 16 years old, almost 17 and his youngest child Olive who is 13 years old, turning 14 in June. Peter Saraf Peter Saraf is an American film producer whose feature film credits include ""Adaptation"" (2002), ""Little Miss Sunshine"" (2006), ""Our Idiot Brother"" (2011) and ""The Kings of Summer"" (2013). In 2004, he co-founded the film production company Big Beach with Marc Turtletaub; the two still run the company, and produce most of their films through it. Saraf is the son of the late film producer and director,"
"the audiobook edition of the novel for ""Library Journal"", Scott R. DiMarco called the story a ""gripping, hauntingly told tale"" and recommended that libraries purchase the audiobook. The novel was optioned in 2006, but the project's initial financing was lost in early 2010. The project was revived later that year. A film adaptation of the book, entitled ""Lawless"" and directed by John Hillcoat, was released on 31 August 2012. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, and Jason Clarke as the three Bondurant brothers. Also in the film are Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska. The screenplay"
"they have two children who are also actors: Ross Benjamin and Prentiss Benjamin. Richard Benjamin Richard Samuel Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of well-known film productions, including ""Goodbye, Columbus"" (1969), based on the novella by Philip Roth; ""Catch-22"" (1970), from the Joseph Heller best-seller; ""Westworld"" (1973), a science-fiction thriller by Michael Crichton; and ""The Sunshine Boys"" (1975), written by Neil Simon. After directing for television, his first film as director was the 1982 comedy ""My Favorite Year"", for which star Peter O'Toole was nominated for an Academy"
"AIDS) prior to his death. A third edition was printed in 2000. The book was adapted into a made-for-television film called ""Growing Up Brady"" that aired May 21, 2000 on the NBC network. It starred Michael Tucker as Sherwood Schwartz, Daniel Hugh Kelly as Robert Reed/Mike, Rebeccah Bush as Florence Henderson/Carol, Adam Brody as Williams/Greg, Kaley Cuoco as Maureen McCormick/Marcia, Kaitlin Cullum as Eve Plumb/Jan, Raviv Ullman as Christopher Knight/Peter, Scott Michael Lookinland as Mike Lookinland/Bobby, Carly Schroeder as Susan Olsen/Cindy, and Suanne Spoke as Ann B Davis/Alice. Growing Up Brady Growing Up Brady: I Was A Teenage Greg is"
"the film. Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland won the Oscar's Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2003, a television pilot of ""L.A. Confidential"" was aired. However, the pilot was not picked up as a running series. The show's main actors would have been Kiefer Sutherland, Josh Hopkins, David Conrad, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Melissa George, Tom Nowicki, and Eric Roberts. The pilot is a special feature on the two-disc DVD and the Blu-ray releases of the film. In 2018, CBS ordered a new pilot based on the novel. The pilot will star Walton Goggins as Vincennes, Mark Webber as White, Brian J. Smith"
"was also a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award. The novel was especially praised for its dialogue and ""pitch-perfect ear for American talk."" A film adaptation of the novel directed by Ang Lee was released in November 2016. 19-year-old Specialist Billy Lynn is part of an eight-man unit, Bravo Squad, fighting in Iraq. After key moments of a brief but intense fight anointed as ""the Battle of Al-Ansakar Canal"" are filmed by an embedded Fox News crew, Lynn and seven other surviving members return to the US hailed as war heroes. Lynn is awarded the Silver Star. The squad"