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ARTICLE: Rewriting the past - do historical movies have to be accurate?

Great essential question, eh? Rewriting the past: do historical movies have to be accurate? https://t.co/JrI0aJkvjs — The Guardian (@guardi…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Feb 12, 2019

OP-ED: How TV shows use serious archaeology to promote bogus history

Perspective: How TV shows use serious archaeology to promote bogus history https://t.co/fUCuvVuiOb — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost)…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Dec 28, 2018

FREE, Film Foundation, PD Workshop, Philadelphia area

The Film Foundation and The International House/Lightbox presents   Portraits of America: Democracy on Film   Professional Development Work…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jul 2, 2018

MOVIE HYPE: Uncovering a Tale of Rocket Science, Race and the ’60s

Coming soon...hype from the Times: Read the whole story @ The Times.

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jun 5, 2016

FACT VS. FICTION: What’s real and fake in ‘The Americans,’ according to real-life spies

From the WaPo... Full story HERE.

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 29, 2016

AUDIO: Do films about real people and events need to be accurate?

Great discussion on film and history from Worldview @ WBEZ Chicago Public Radio.

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jan 24, 2015

FICTION2FILM: Selma Voting Rights Struggle - 15 Key Points

Following up on ARTICLE: Film fact-checking is here to stay. So let’s agree on some new rules here is another article by Dr. Emilye Crosby…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jan 8, 2015

ARTICLE: Film fact-checking is here to stay. So let’s agree on some new rules

From the WaPo.., ‘Will this ever end?” That’s President Lyndon Baines Johnson speaking to an aide early in “Selma,” Ava DuVernay’s stirring…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jan 6, 2015

Resource: History vs Hollywood: Who Gets It Right?

Because this year's Academy Awards nominees include so many docu-dramas, and because young people think they are seeing real history on the…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Mar 1, 2014

Should We 'Fact Check' Films?

If I was teaching in a classroom, I think I might engage my students in this question: what was true, and what was not, in that movie you s…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Nov 20, 2013

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