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1. www.biography.com › movies-tv › true-story-movieThe True Story Behind 'True Story' - Biography

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   Jun 17, 2020 · The film, directed by Rupert Goold and starring James Franco as Longo and Jonah Hill as Finkel, is based on Finkel’s book, True Story: Memoir, Mea Culpa, recounting the case and his personal ...

2. www.thecollector.com › what-are-the-origins-of-theWhat Are the Origins of the True Crime Genre? - TheCollector

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   Aug 15, 2024 · As a foundation of the much-loved genre, True Crime, the concept of writing ‘based on a true story’ has some surprising origins. Reflecting on the nature of truth in fiction, true asserts that fiction (rather than journalism) is ‘the best way of telling the truth; it’s a process of producing grand, beautiful, well-ordered lies that tell ...

3. daily.jstor.org › bloody-history-of-true-crime-genreThe Bloody History of the True Crime Genre - JSTOR Daily

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   Aug 24, 2016 · As was true in earlier centuries, graphic and domestic murders dominated news coverage, but a new trend in crime writing also emerged. Reputable authors became increasingly interested in crime as a site of social, aesthetic, and scientific inquiry.

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4. www.cbc.ca › arts › commotionHow the last ten years have (re)defined true crime | CBC Arts

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   Apr 23, 2024 · Ten years ago, the first season of the hit podcast Serial came out. Since then, fans have been riding a massive wave of true crime entertainment — for better and for worse.

5. the-line-up.com › history-and-trends-in-true-crimeThe Fascinating Evolution of True Crime - The Lineup

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   Mar 10, 2021 · How did the public's fascination with true crime begin—and where does the genre stand now? Join us in a tour of true crime trends through the ages. Discover where the genre got its start—and what the future may hold.

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6. www.imdb.com › title › tt2273657True Story (2015) - IMDb

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   True Story: Directed by Rupert Goold. With Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, Maria Dizzia. When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse.

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   Is 'true story' based on a true story?

   • Based on the real case of an accused murderer and a disgraced journalist, 'True Story' reveals that "telling the truth" can be a slippery concept. Photo: Mary Cybulski. Copyright © 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Is truth indeed stranger than fiction?

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   Is the build up part a true story?

   • While I agree with the build up part, I might have to disagree with the latter. This is a true story about a disgraced top journalist who then will befriend an accused murderer. The journalist Mike, played by Jonah hill became intrigued when he finds out that Longo, played by James Franco has been using his name for an alias.

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   When did true crime start?

   • Through the 19th century and into the early 20th century, the burgeoning ethics of journalism slowly began to apply to writing about real-life crimes, but it wasn’t until the 1965 publication of Truman Capote’s landmark “non-fiction novel” In Cold Blood that the form of the modern true crime genre was really set. Want more true crime?

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   Is there a documentary about true crime?

   • There's the documentary What Jennifer Did on Netflix, a new season of The Jinx from HBO, and Connie Walker's Pulitzer-winning podcast Stolen, to name just a few. Still, questions remain around how true crime can exploit the victims involved, how law enforcement is depicted — and how white journalists portray communities they aren't part of.

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   What percentage of a true crime story is a serial killer?

   • Today, the vast majority of true crime stories focus on murder, with something like forty percent of the field occupied with serial killers, even though such crimes may make up less than one percent of the total number of murders in the United States.

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   Why is 'true crime' so popular?

   • The enduring popularity of the ‘true crime’ literary genre seems to demonstrate this claim that readers are compelled to understand the ‘truth’ of appalling crimes through the literature rather than news journalism. Woodcut of a captured vagabond, 1536. Source: Spartacus Education

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8. www.screengeek.net › 2020/03/19 › a-nightmare-on-elmThe Terrifying True Story That Inspired 'A Nightmare On Elm ...

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   Mar 19, 2020 · But where did Wes Craven come up with the idea for Freddy Krueger? It turns out the inspiration for the murderous and nightmarish villain is a lot more real than you’d expect.