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Amazon.com Review"When legend becomes fact, print the legend." Director John Ford's quote prefaces Based on a True Story: Fact and Fantasy in 100 Favorite Movies, a book that digs into the facts behind 100 movies that were--supposedly--based on true events including popular fare as Hoosiers, Ed Wood, Seabiscuit, and Erin Brokovich. Previous books of this lineage were usually written by historians who looked at every foible of a film. Here, authors Jonathan Vankin and John Whalen come from a more movie-centric position. They know filmmakers must telescope events, create composite characters, and give the Hollywood treatment to other elements to simply be produced and enjoyed. They are movie fans who can praise The French Connection as a grand film with terrific action sequences, but note the true events were far less visceral (leading to the book title's asterisk "but with more car crashes"). More modern films are examined in these 3-5 page segments with excellent further reading notes including Web sites. The authors also question how truthful a film should be, even great films, praising the accuracy of Ghandi and GoodFellas and delivering harsh blows to Monster, Braveheart, and A Beautiful Mind. Besides the usual chapters of factual films (war, sports, biopics), they also search out films "based" on paranormal incidents that can't keep the "facts" straight. Mentioned often, and placed at the end of the book, is Oliver Stone's JFK, the movie that "gave birth to this book." In one sense, the film "must be the most fact-heavy film in Hollywood history" but the sources materials are so questionable. Perhaps Stone realizes the power of Ford's quote better than any other Hollywood filmmaker. --Doug Thomas NYDN Movies - NY Daily News HEAR IT: Carrie Fisher Sean Lennon wrote a song together Robert Osborne host of Turner Classic Movies dies at 84 Favorite books for 3rd graders GreatSchools Our panel of children's book experts recommends these great books for 3rd graders. Entertainment News - Los Angeles Times L.A. Times entertainment news from Hollywood including event coverage celebrity gossip and deals. View photo galleries read TV and movie reviews and more. 100 best romantic movies the most romantic love movies ... The 100 best romantic movies Love is in the air as Tom Hiddleston Joan Collins 'Fifty Shades of Grey' author EL James and more than 100 actors writers and ... My Story - Common Sense Atheism Hi I came across your site while trying to find good audiobooks I can download. I am sad that you have to turn from God. I can see that you are such a brilliant man ... Top 100 Movies of All Time Hollywood's Favorites ... Hollywood insiders were asked to pick their favorite movies of all time providing us with a ranked list of 100 of the best movies ever made. Based on a True Story: A Memoir: Norm Macdonald ... A glut of books by comedians has hit bookshelves in recent years. . . . Norm Macdonald has a leg up on all of them. Based on a True Story isnt really a memoir ... Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain ... Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital. How the GOP presidential candidate and his private equity firm staged an epic wealth grab destroyed ... Top 100 Movies Based On Books The Movie Blog Well today is the official opening day of Twilight. A very highly anticipated movie not because of the marketing campaign (which has been average at best ... IMDb Find showtimes watch trailers browse photos track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet! IMDb Mobile site
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