retell
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Anthony Puzo, Mario Puzo's son, told Publishers Weekly: "We had been looking for someone to retell the story from a new perspective."
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Now “Five Bullets,” by Elliot Williams, and “Fear and Fury,” by Heather Ann Thompson, retell the story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Before the alert was added, she frequently had to retell the story of how he was failed.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
I really want to tell, retell, those stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
I could retell it, but nothing like Le Guin.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Giant, the new film starring Pierce Brosnan and Amir El-Masry, retells the coach and fighter's relationship.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
Osbourne retells the infamous story of orally beheading an unsuspecting bat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
As she retells the highs and lows of the relationship through the nightly set list, she’s faced with a decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
It retells the story using interviews and a great deal of footage from the actual show, which underlines how innovative it was.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
In other words, the song relives and retells the experiences of a child in another century and makes her story highly relatable to us today.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
There’s a story that is told and retold about this kind of inequality and why it “makes sense.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Baldwin and Mayall first worked together on the children's television show Grim Tales in 1989, in which Mayall retold stories by the Brothers Grimm.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
She’s made something different from your typical adaptation, a movie that brings a fresh perspective to a very old and frequently retold tale.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
When I was a kid, hearing my birth story told and retold, I never heard about Al’s prison time or his absences at the hospital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The article also retold what had happened to him.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
This production feels like a fleeting moment — a reunion of friends and collaborators retelling a myth that is recounted over and over again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
In his retelling of Homer’s epic poem, Nolan imagines Odysseus as a man haunted by the sacking of Troy.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sarnoski is the perfect person to do a retelling tilted toward the end of a rampager’s life.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
The image remains inescapable for Parry as it reappears with every anniversary and retelling of the Aberfan disaster.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
“Hmp,” Ma Charles said at the end of Vonetta’s retelling.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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