tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17108773.post2967271457584548320..comments2023-12-11T06:18:29.760+00:00Comments on inuit panda scarlet carwash: Film: "Frost / Nixon"ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09958839106380353855noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17108773.post-14102937731052120042009-03-28T22:24:00.000+00:002009-03-28T22:24:00.000+00:00'strue, but (as one review of The Damned United fi...'strue, but (as one review of The Damned United film pointed out), when it's in a book like that, you expect it to be partial, but when it's on screen it seems more objective.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982456781495860478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17108773.post-11052541379125954212009-03-28T13:01:00.000+00:002009-03-28T13:01:00.000+00:00Mmm yeah, but all historical fiction takes liberti...Mmm yeah, but all historical fiction takes liberties with the source material, for a variety of reasons. The Damned United, say, is full of fibs.ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958839106380353855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17108773.post-68272510656791993582009-03-28T09:54:00.000+00:002009-03-28T09:54:00.000+00:00I know, but it's a feature film that's about somet...I know, but it's a feature film that's about something that really happened, only thirty years ago, involving some very famous people... why change it? <BR/>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-drew/ifrostnixoni-a-dishonorab_b_150948.htmlRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982456781495860478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17108773.post-52135403326572997392009-03-27T19:51:00.000+00:002009-03-27T19:51:00.000+00:00Dude, it's a feature film, not a history book. Wha...Dude, it's a feature film, not a history book. What's the problem with the historical liberties?ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958839106380353855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17108773.post-80466716718865010282009-03-27T08:12:00.000+00:002009-03-27T08:12:00.000+00:00I was considering going, but the fact that Ron How...I was considering going, but the fact that Ron Howard directed put me off. Also, I read a couple of articles that argue it takes enormous liberties with history, much more even than the play.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982456781495860478noreply@blogger.com