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Breaking is a 2021 American thriller drama film starring John Boyega as a Marine Corps veteran, Brian Brown-Easley, who is in financial trouble and robs a bank. It is written and directed by Abi Damaris Corbin and co-written by Kwame Kwei-Armah, based on the true story of Brown-Easley, detailed in the 2018 Task & Purpose article "They Didn't Have to Kill Him" by Aaron Gell.
Rare Objects is a 2016 historical fiction novel by American author Kathleen Tessaro. [1] The book was released on April 12, 2016 through Harper and is Tessaro's sixth published novel. Katie Holmes adapted the book into a screenplay and went on to produce, direct, and act in the film , which opened in theaters and online streaming on April 14, 2023.
Article 5 is a 2012 young adult dystopian romance novel by Kristen Simmons.The book was published in January 2012 by Tor Teen and is the first installment in a trilogy. The novel tells the story of Ember Miller and Chase Jennings, two teenagers who are on the run from the government in a post-War dystopian America
Rare Objects is a 2023 film co-written and directed by Katie Holmes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It stars Saundra Santiago , Derek Luke , Holmes, and Alan Cumming . [ 3 ] The film is based on Kathleen Tessaro's 2016 historical fiction novel of the same name .
"The Menace" – Movie heart-throb Barry Jeans has been top of the box-office ratings for many years but with the advent of the 'feelies' (where actors are wired-up and their feelings recorded for playback) he is found wanting. "The Chamois" – A hunter travels to Kalabaka in the Pindus of Greece to hunt the elusive chamois.
Breaking Point is a 2002 young adult novel by Alex Flinn.It was a 'Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers' in 2003. [1]Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books said that the book was "a dark drama of self-destruction that should make for grimly satisfying reading" while Voice of Youth Advocates called its characters "brilliantly twisted."
The story follows the adventures of a book dealer, Lucas Corso, who is hired to authenticate a rare manuscript by Alexandre Dumas, père. Corso's investigation leads him to seek out two copies of a (fictional) rare book known as De Umbrarum Regni Novem Portis ("Of the Nine Doors of the Kingdom of Shadows").
In a rare film review, filmmaker Erich von Stroheim criticized the film's story and non-linear structure, but praised the technical style and performances, and wrote "Whatever the truth may be about it, Citizen Kane is a great picture and will go down in screen history. More power to Welles!" [127]