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Based on a True Story: Fact and Fantasy in 100 Favorite Movies


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Exposing the real stories behind 100 hit reality-based movies, this captivating resource offers interesting facts about some of the most well-respected and much-loved films. For both film buffs and casual moviegoers, this invaluable guide explores Hollywood's ardent and often uncomfortable relationship with the factual accounts it converts into fantasy. Illuminating films such as A Beautiful Mind; Adaptation; Apollo 13; Black Hawk Down; Catch Me If You Can; Erin Brockovich; The French Connection; The Perfect Storm; and Titanic; this work reveals how Hollywood alters history for movie fans, leaving filmgoers often unable to tell the difference between fact and fiction. A riveting examination, this volume focuses on alterations to the "true story" such as concocted love affairs, annoyingly obvious character motivations, trumped-up endings, bigger explosions, more car crashes, and spontaneous songs, all created for the sake of entertainment.

Table of Contents:
Preface; Introduction: Ride the High Country or "They Went Thataway"; Cowboy Codes: Straight & Pure & All Boy; When We were Young: Nostalgia & the Cowboy Hero; Arms & the Man: The Friendly Gun; Give Me My Boots & Saddles: Camp Cowboy; Tall in the Saddle: Romance on the Range; White Hats & White Heroes: Who Is That Other Guy?; Virgin Land: Landscape, Nature, & Masculinity; Corporate Cowboys & the Shaping of a Nation; Postscript - The Frontiersman (1938); List of Films Mentioned; References; Index.

About the Author :
Jonathan Vankin is the co author of 'The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time'. He is an award-winning journalists whose writing has appeared in: L A Weekly; The New Yorker; The New York Times Magazine; and Salon. He has appeared on the BBC, Canadian Broadcasting, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. Jonathan Vankin lives in New York City John Whalen is the co author of 'The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time'. He is an award-winning journalists whose writing has appeared in: L A Weekly; The New Yorker; The New York Times Magazine; and Salon. He has appeared together on the BBC, Canadian Broadcasting, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. . John Whalen lives in Los Angeles.

Review :
"A highly entertaining dissection..." -- Publishers Weekly. "A lively and worthwhile read..." -- Premiere. "Enjoyable and often insightful, a decent handbook for checking the accuracy of many historical or biographical films you're likely to see on cable or rent from the video store..." -- Shepherd Express. "Chock-full of interesting details, historical backgrounds, production stories, and other bits and pieces... entertaining reading for just about anyone..." -- School Library Journal. "This fun, fact-filled pop culture book is sure to raise (and answer) a lot of questions..." -- Library Journal.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781556525599
  • Publisher: Chicago Review Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Chicago Review Press
  • Height: 155 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 616 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1556525591
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Fact and Fantasy in 100 Favorite Movies
  • Width: 230 mm


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