Truth, and truthiness, in art -- the upcoming Oscar awards

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Good article.

[Excerpt] Still, it bears asking: Why now? “Lawrence of Arabia” (best picture, 1962) is riddled with historical errors in the name of drama. In the case of “Titanic” (best picture, 1997), there’s no documented evidence that White Star employees on the sinking ship deliberately locked steerage passengers behind steel gates to prevent them from getting to the lifeboats, as James Cameron would have us believe... And let’s not even get started on “Gone with the Wind.” Heck, let’s not get started on Shakespeare’s “Richard III.”

http://bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2013/02/24/truthiness-and (Open in New Window)

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Topic - Truth, and truthiness, in art -- the upcoming Oscar awards - Poles Apart 13:13:00 02/24/13 (2)

The Truth?!?!?!? You can't handle... - musetap 19:29:07 02/24/13 (0)

Dramatists aren't historians. nt - tinear 13:15:27 02/24/13 (0)

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