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This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise.. True story films [1] gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the production of films based on actual events that first aired on CBS, ABC, and NBC.
These are lists of works of fiction that have been made into feature films.The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work’s author and the title of the film, and the year of the film.
So just as these other aspects of life were effected so is the idea of the social problem film. The ability for users to obtain, via YouTube, actual real-life video of events occurring around the world makes it tougher for filmic representations to become the didactic entity they need to be in order to fit in the genre. For instance, with over ...
A Movie Star: Big Hearted Jack: 1916 In the silent comedy film, Mack Swain stars as a fictitious movie star who attends one of his latest movie screenings at a local Nickelodeon. He attempts to sway the audience, and the attending critic, into liking the film. It was the world's first film to utilize the technique of featuring a film within a ...
In a 2016 article for Cinema Journal, Cecilia Sayad explores the relationship between the found footage genre and reality.She asserts that the genre’s metaphorical framing, convincing audiences that films contain true unscripted footage, and its technical framing, mimicking amateur home videos and security footage, are key to what creates fear in the audience, dissolving the traditional ...
Pulp Fiction: Quentin Tarantino: hyperlink cinema [53] [78] 1993: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: Eric Radomski Bruce Timm: Calendar: Atom Egoyan: Smoking/No Smoking: Alain Resnais: 1992: Reservoir Dogs: Quentin Tarantino [113] 1991: Fried Green Tomatoes: Jon Avnet: Drop Dead Fred: Ate de Jong: Daughters of the Dust: Julie Dash [100] 1990: Close ...
The Time Machine is a 1978 American made-for-television science fiction-adventure film produced by Sunn Classic Pictures as a part of their Classics Illustrated series. The film stars John Beck and Priscilla Barnes , and was broadcast November 5, 1978 during the November Sweeps on NBC .
The harsh, realistic style contrasted sharply with the escapism of the previous generation's so-called "well-made plays". The films, plays and novels employing this style are often set in poorer industrial areas in the North of England , and use the accents and slang heard in those regions.