"I despair at the way American and British movie-makers feel they have every right to play fast and loose with the facts, yet have the arrogance to imply that their version is as good as the truth."
Antony Beevor is a historian and author. His books include Stalingrad, Berlin:The Downfall 1945, and The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-39
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Topic - Antony Beevor: the greatest war movie ever - and the ones I can't bear - Eldragon 09:14:40 05/31/18 (21)
- '300' was one of the best war films I've seen . . . - Billy Wonka 18:49:46 06/01/18 (0)
- RE: Antony Beevor: the greatest war movie ever - and the ones I can't bear - Des 17:27:02 05/31/18 (1)
- RE: Antony Beevor: the greatest war movie ever - and the ones I can't bear - Eldragon 17:54:35 05/31/18 (0)
- ". . . who can tell where myth begins and truth ends?" - Chris from Lafayette 10:02:53 05/31/18 (17)
- Real facts vs "alternate facts"... - mkuller 20:36:02 05/31/18 (16)
- That's true to an extent - Chris from Lafayette 00:15:37 06/01/18 (15)
- Nice spin... - mkuller 12:02:04 06/01/18 (7)
- "Alternate Facts" go WAY back before that - Chris from Lafayette 00:51:13 06/02/18 (6)
- "Alternate Facts" go WAY back before that - mkuller 11:16:09 06/02/18 (5)
- I don't consider that a fact - alternate or otherwise - Chris from Lafayette 14:20:49 06/02/18 (4)
- I think... - mkuller 15:52:15 06/02/18 (3)
- At least I agree with your first sentence! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 00:38:15 06/03/18 (2)
- And I agree with this one... - mkuller 10:22:08 06/03/18 (1)
- A matter of definition - whatever - Chris from Lafayette 11:03:09 06/03/18 (0)
- truth is like the highlander - beach cruiser 06:47:03 06/01/18 (6)
- My example was intended to refer merely to what's presented on "The News" - Chris from Lafayette 11:47:32 06/01/18 (5)
- Agreed that media is biased... - mkuller 11:19:53 06/02/18 (3)
- I think you're too worried about who bears the news - not about the veracity of the news itself - Chris from Lafayette 14:24:47 06/02/18 (2)
- If you look at ... - mkuller 15:55:17 06/02/18 (1)
- You actually trust those ratings? Who are these judges of media bias? - Chris from Lafayette 00:45:41 06/03/18 (0)
- RE: My example was intended to refer merely to what's presented on "The News" - beach cruiser 02:46:52 06/02/18 (0)