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She was sent to Los Angeles for an audition, and ended up landing the role of damsel-in-distress Dwan in the producer’s modern retelling of the classic 1933 monster movie.
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Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
One of my favorites of his books is Angels and Saints (2020), a sort of lives of the saints that is as much a lives of the angels, a kind of etymology of the two ideas, told as a history based on the stories and retellings of stories, by which the words have acquired meaning.
—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
The junior laughed through the retelling, knowing his teammates –– and probably coaches and fans –– had no confidence.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
Recalling the first time one of his films screened at the Cannes Film Festival, a young filmmaker remembered how the duration of the standing ovation the audience gave seemed to grow with every retelling in the media.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
One of my favorites of his books is Angels and Saints (2020), a sort of lives of the saints that is as much a lives of the angels, a kind of etymology of the two ideas, told as a history based on the stories and retellings of stories, by which the words have acquired meaning.
—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
The junior laughed through the retelling, knowing his teammates –– and probably coaches and fans –– had no confidence.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
Recalling the first time one of his films screened at the Cannes Film Festival, a young filmmaker remembered how the duration of the standing ovation the audience gave seemed to grow with every retelling in the media.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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