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Sapphire is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, and Paul Massie. [3] A progressive film for its time, [4] it focuses on racism in London toward immigrants from the West Indies, and explores the "underlying insecurities and fears of ordinary people" about those of another race.
The Thicket may refer to The Thicket (novel), a 2013 novel by Joe R. Lansdale; The Thicket (film), a 2024 western film based on the novel; The Thicket, a 1998 album by David Grubbs; The Thicket, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadian settlement
The Guinness Book of Records lists 410 feature-length film and TV versions of William Shakespeare ' s plays, making Shakespeare the most filmed author ever in any language. [1] [2] [3] As of November 2023, the Internet Movie Database lists Shakespeare as having writing credit on 1,800 films, including those under production but not yet released ...
The Thicket is a mystery/suspense novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. [1] [2] It was released by Mulholland Books on September 10, 2013. The title refers to Big Thicket, a heavily forested area in Southeast Texas. [3] This book was selected by the Library Journal as one of the best historical fiction books of 2013.
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, [2] or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels. Its script was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher , adapted from the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire .
Push is the debut novel of American author Sapphire. Thirteen years after its release in 1996, [ 1 ] the novel was made into the 2009 film Precious , which won numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards .
Lansdale, who was born in Gladewater, Texas, lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, [24] with his wife, Karen. He is the writer in residence at Stephen F. Austin State University.He also teaches at his own Shen Chuan martial arts school Lansdale's Self Defense Systems in Nacogdoches [25] and is a member of the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Sōke [26] and the International Martial Arts Hall ...
The novel brought Sapphire praise and much controversy for its graphic account of a young woman growing up in a cycle of incest and abuse. A film based on her novel premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. It was renamed Precious to avoid confusion with the 2009 action film Push. [7]