True Stories make literature so very interesting don’t you
think?
I read Ripped from the Headlines! and was
pulled in. Some of the stories were who dun it's, some were crimes against others... and some were just court dramas but all were interesting stories.
The theme of the book it to present a film, discuss the plot
points and how the movie stays true to or veers from the real tale. Mr. Schechter is a crime novelist so it was interesting to read his synopisis of the tales from that perspective and not a filmmaker perspective as well.
I think this book would make an amazing film theory course
book. It so very much reminded me of
film school. And it was a nice journey
back to when I was in film school. I
know that sounds dismissive, it isn’t I loved film school by the way.
The one thing that I think was sorely missing is more current films
sprinkled in. Most of the films were
from the more recent past the most recent movie revealed was 2015. But I will say perhaps that is when his
research was taking place.
The author indicates that the brevity of the discussion is
meant to inspire future viewing of the films and indicates that all the movies
are available to see via the various streaming platforms that we have available
to us, which is really terrific.
Some of the movies I had never heard of and plan to look
into with the book as a refence tool for the story behind the story.
It was a quick read and an interesting one if you are a film,
history or film history buff. I really enjoyed it and look forward to having this book available as a reference tool to spark discussions about them when we watch them... which we will!
Thanks to Netgalley and publisher Little A for providing me a review copy... this was a great book that I will use and reread I am sure.
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