Word: fictionalized
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...Murray comparison is apt in a few ways. Both have made forays into drama without repudiating their comedy (or drawing much attention to themselves; Ferrell's Golden Globe nomination for 2006's Stranger Than Fiction is among the better-kept secrets in Hollywood.) Both are also among the few people who can carry a blockbuster comedy without a net. "When you're doing an out-and-out comedy," says Ferrell, "the notion of preparing for a character--I hope I don't reveal too much of myself here--but, uh, no, I'm not doing anything." he says, laughing. "Obviously...
...Palme d’Or, the most prestigious award at the Cannes Film Festival, has been given to such groundbreaking films as “Apocalypse Now,” “Blow-Up,” and “Pulp Fiction.” The newest entry added to this list of historic cinema is Ken Loach’s “The Wind That Shakes The Barley,” an incredibly wan and uninspired drama chronicling the Irish Civil War of the 1920s. Although the Cannes jury embraced the film, the latest offering from...
...Orleans federal courthouse. They weren't on trial, but rather launching a suit against their employer, Decatur Hotels, and its owner, local magnate F. Patrick Quinn III. Brought to the U.S. to fill post-Katrina vacancies, the guest workers claim that their pre-signed contracts are all but fiction, and they are demanding compensation. The handcuffs - along with enlarged copies of their visa papers strung around their necks - were symbolic...
...shot point-blank by another soldier, Juston R. Graber, in what's been described as a mercy killing. Initially, squad members claimed that the detainees attacked Hunsaker and Clagett, and were shot as they tried to escape. But Capt. Joseph Mackey, a military prosecutor, has called that story a "fiction...
...often, we pigeonhole comic and kid-oriented works into neat and tidy categories, forcing them to conform to the comic book’s stereotypical nerdy, science-fiction minded readership. But when the artists and authors step outside the kiddy confines of the genre, the results can be inspiring...