We all know there are historical inaccuracies littered throughout the world of Film and that any who believe everything they are told by Hollywood are, to put it bluntly, morons. It’s one thing to misrepresent an event in time completely, but in my own opinion there is nothing worse than Hollywood’s willingness to play fast and loose with the roles of individuals in their retelling of history. After all, these individuals misrepresented deserve better than to be portrayed as something they are not. Is it worth besmirching the memories of historical figures for a little extra value? Does Hollywood have no decency that they would risk upsetting descendents and falsely educating those stupid enough to believe what they are told?
Rather than go with the obvious, I’ve tried to go with lesser known historical figures, of course many of you will already know this information but here it is anyway…...
Rather than go with the obvious, I’ve tried to go with lesser known historical figures, of course many of you will already know this information but here it is anyway…...
- 6/22/2012
- by Curtis Evans
- Obsessed with Film
JFK's inaugural address, delivered 50 years ago today, speaks to Cold War challenges far removed from our own. Richard J. Tofel examines why it continues to resonate.
A young man, still a student, has seen the rise of authoritarian states to heights of frightening power. He writes, "When it competes with a system of government which cares nothing for permanency, a system built primarily for war, democracy, which is built primarily for peace, is at a disadvantage."
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Twenty years later, preparing to seek his country's highest office, the young man's observation is unchanged: "A free society," he says, "is at a disadvantage in competing against an organized, monolithic state."
These are interesting thoughts, though debatable to be sure. But they are self-evidently not the observations of someone of our own time, someone who has seen communism fall and democracy triumph across most of the planet,...
A young man, still a student, has seen the rise of authoritarian states to heights of frightening power. He writes, "When it competes with a system of government which cares nothing for permanency, a system built primarily for war, democracy, which is built primarily for peace, is at a disadvantage."
Related story on The Daily Beast: Everybody Hates Obama
Twenty years later, preparing to seek his country's highest office, the young man's observation is unchanged: "A free society," he says, "is at a disadvantage in competing against an organized, monolithic state."
These are interesting thoughts, though debatable to be sure. But they are self-evidently not the observations of someone of our own time, someone who has seen communism fall and democracy triumph across most of the planet,...
- 1/19/2011
- by Richard J. Tofel
- The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast obtained an exclusive, early copy of the script of the botched History Channel miniseries The Kennedys. Jace Lacob picks eight salacious bits from the first episode.
Ask just about anyone in Hollywood what they had thought of The Kennedys, the History Channel miniseries about the Kennedy clan, and they'll tell you it was so far off their radars that they didn't give it a thought. That changed last week when the History Channel, a division of A&E Television Networks, announced that it had opted to shelve the project-from 24 co-creator Joel Surnow, director Jon Cassar, and writer Steve Kronish-stating that the "dramatic interpretation [was] not a fit for the History brand."
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The news was particularly shocking as The Kennedys features actors Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes as John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, and Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy Sr.
Ask just about anyone in Hollywood what they had thought of The Kennedys, the History Channel miniseries about the Kennedy clan, and they'll tell you it was so far off their radars that they didn't give it a thought. That changed last week when the History Channel, a division of A&E Television Networks, announced that it had opted to shelve the project-from 24 co-creator Joel Surnow, director Jon Cassar, and writer Steve Kronish-stating that the "dramatic interpretation [was] not a fit for the History brand."
Related story on The Daily Beast: Nightline Squeezed, but Surviving
The news was particularly shocking as The Kennedys features actors Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes as John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, and Tom Wilkinson as Joe Kennedy Sr.
- 1/14/2011
- by Jace Lacob
- The Daily Beast
Pasadena, Calif. — After the History channel said it would not air a controversial miniseries on the Kennedy family, producers were already seeking another television home.
The Showtime pay cable network has been approached to air the eight-part series, a spokesman said on Saturday. Eight years ago, Showtime aired a movie about President Reagan that CBS had made but decided not to broadcast when it faced pressure from some of that former president's family.
Showtime won't make a decision about the Kennedy miniseries until its executives have a chance to see it, spokesman Richard Licata said.
The multi-million dollar miniseries, which stars Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes as John and Jackie Kennedy, was History's most expensive project ever. But the network issued a statement late Friday saying that after watching the finished product, "we have concluded this dramatic interpretation is not a fit for the History brand."
Producers have sold the...
The Showtime pay cable network has been approached to air the eight-part series, a spokesman said on Saturday. Eight years ago, Showtime aired a movie about President Reagan that CBS had made but decided not to broadcast when it faced pressure from some of that former president's family.
Showtime won't make a decision about the Kennedy miniseries until its executives have a chance to see it, spokesman Richard Licata said.
The multi-million dollar miniseries, which stars Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes as John and Jackie Kennedy, was History's most expensive project ever. But the network issued a statement late Friday saying that after watching the finished product, "we have concluded this dramatic interpretation is not a fit for the History brand."
Producers have sold the...
- 1/8/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
There are few individuals who have had more influence upon the tone and character of American political speechwriting than Theodore Sorensen, John F. Kennedy’s confidant, friend, aide, and speechwriter who died yesterday at the age of 82. Sorensen began working as a researcher for Kennedy, then a Massachusetts senator, in 1953. Three years later, Sorensen was instrumental in the success of Kennedy’s landmark book, Profiles in Courage. At the time, many argued that Sorensen ghostwrote the Pulitzer Prize–winning work. In Sorensen’s 2008 autobiography, Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History, he explained that he “helped choose the words of many of its sentences,” but insisted that Kennedy is deserving of full credit for its authorship.
- 11/1/2010
- Vanity Fair
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