trilogy
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Part of Ferrell’s man-child trilogy with Adam McKay, the film follows a blowhard racecar driver as he works his way back to the winner’s circle following a dramatic and embarrassing wreck.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
His trilogy on Europe’s long 19th century, published between 1962 and 1987, is highly readable if not entirely reliable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the viral review by Wilson, who also translated Seneca and Euripides, as well as Homer’s “Iliad,” she likened Nolan’s nearly three-hour epic to Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “Game of Thrones.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The adaptation of the first installment of author Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling “Legacy of Orïsha” fantasy trilogy is slated to hit theaters Jan. 15.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
“You haven’t seen the prequels or the original trilogy? The podrace? Young Luke? This is a travesty. We have to fix that.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
He wrote more than two dozen books, including Cold War spy trilogies and World War II nonfiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Sir Philip, author of the hugely popular novels about Lyra Silvertongue, the heroine of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust trilogies, thinks writers should be compensated.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
"For all the scope and detail lovingly packed into the two trilogies, the vast, complex and dazzling universe dreamed up by J.R.R. Tolkien remains largely unexplored on film," Warner Bros.
From Reuters ● Feb. 24, 2023
Many filmmakers think in terms of trilogies and conclusions, but since these movies are so different from one another, it sounds like you’re freed from carrying those burdens.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
The other tragedians do not seem to have written in trilogies, and Euripides at any rate moved gradually away from satyr-plays.
From Euripedes and His Age by Gilbert Murray
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