Based on a true story : fact and fantasy in 100 favorite movies
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Based on a true story : fact and fantasy in 100 favorite movies
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The work Based on a true story : fact and fantasy in 100 favorite movies represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Based on a true story : fact and fantasy in 100 favorite movies
- Title remainder
- fact and fantasy in 100 favorite movies
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan Vankin and John Whalen
- Title variation
- Based on a true story, but with more car crashes
- Subject
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- trueFilms -- Plots, themes, etc
- Historical films
- Historical films
- Historical films
- Historical films
- Historical films -- History and criticism
- trueHistory films -- History and criticism
- trueHollywood, California -- Social life and customs
- Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc
- Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc
- trueTruthfulness and falsehood
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An exposé that reveals how Hollywood alters history for movie fans examines the facts behind some of the industry's most acclaimed films, as well as the alterations to the "true story" such as concocted love affairs, character motivations, and trumped-up movie endings. 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
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- DLC
- Dewey number
- 791.43/658
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN1995.9.H5
- LC item number
- V36 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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