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This site is for everyone who loves historical films: epics,
biopics, period pieces, and true-life stories, but who also wants
to know: Did it really happen that way?
Cathy Schultz is a history professor at the University
of St. Francis in Illinois, and writes the syndicated column,
History in the Movies, which has been featured on NPR.org
and reaches over a million readers in newspapers nationally. On
this site, you'll find her commentary on the accuracy of recently
released (2004 -2008) films, her thoughts on upcoming ones, and
links (see below) for news on both.
There's a new column posted every month or so. If you'd like
an email notification for new columns, just send an email with
"Column List'' in the subject line to this
address . If you're a newspaper editor and wish to add the
column to your paper, contact Cathy Schultz at this
address
Dr. Schultz is also available to lecture on topics of popular
history. Subjects include: "Is Hollywood's History Good for
You?" and "Historical Myths of the Left and Right."
Email her for more
information.
Enjoy the site, and please, send
us your comments.
RECENT NEWS AND LINKS
A
Review of The Other Boleyn Girl
A
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Leatherheads,
a film that explores
football in the 1920s, opens this April
EARLIER HEADLINES
Breakfast
with the real American Gangster
American
Gangster
scores with the critics
Expect
some hokey history fun with National Treasure: Book of Secrets
An
historian's take on the Persians of 300: "Imagine
a Xerxes who [says]: 'I am Xerxes, Emperor of Persia... My grandfather
Cyrus liberated the Jews from their Babylonian exile and let
them return to Judea and rebuild their temple. My father Darius
urged our people to revere the ‘God of Daniel.’ I
myself married Esther, a Jew.”
Set
in the early 1970s, The Hoax looks at writer Clifford
Irving, who scams publishers by writing a fake autobiography
of Howard Hughes
Liam
Neeson talks about his role as Lincoln in Spielberg's biopic
Oscar-winning
Adrien Brody will play a real-life bullfighter with a tragic
end in Manolete,
The
original story of survival which inspired World Trade Center
Walk
the Line's
quest for truth
Good
Night, Good Luck:
Slate slams its history
Strong
review of Spielberg's Munich...
...And
a review that's more negative
Top
Ten list: What you need in a period film
Christian
critique of Kingdom of Heaven
Arabs
praise even-handed treatment of
Kingdom of Heaven
And for a different take....Egyptian
paper has highly critical take on Kingdom of Heaven
Ron
Howard talks about Cinderella Man
Russell
Crowe's boxing lessons for Cinderella Man
Historical
Films in India
Hitler:
That fellow with the nice little dog...(NYT)
In
praise of Hotel Rwanda
Thoughts
on Unforgiven: Gender and the Western
The
Aviator
fudges Hughes's relationship to money
Was
Melvin Dummar (of Melvin and Howard) telling the truth
about his meeting with Howard Hughes?
Background
on the real Alfred Kinsey
James
Braddock, the actual Cinderella Man
Mel
Gibson's Braveheart doesn't get
much love from Brits
Stars
work hard to play real people
Biopics:
Portrait of the artist, Hollywood style
"I
have let Alexander the Great down:"
Oliver Stone regrets his mistakes in his film.
Making
Howard Hughes's life dramatically exciting
'The
Aviator' vs. The real Howard Hughes (from NPR)
The
'anxious epic:' What film epics can reveal about our current
political realities (from Boston Globe)
Telling
lives: Why are so many biopics coming to theaters? Because when
this tricky genre is done right, truth can be stronger than
fiction (Boston Globe)
The
greatest epics of all time
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NEW! Two
Boleyn sisters have a fling with a King in 'The Other Boleyn Girl
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More
goofy fun with National Treasure 2
Charlie
Wilson's War has fun with Afghanistan
Denzel
and Russell bring back the mean streets of 1970s New York City.
Cate acts
queenly in 'Elizabeth: the Golden Age.'
Becoming
Jane takes on the true-life tale of Jane Austen
300:
Manly Spartans vs. Sissy Persians.
Amazing
Grace:
An excellent movie about (gasp!) a heroic politician. 
Miss
Potter: A sweet take on the life of Beatrix Potter
Dreamgirls:
How close is it to the real story of the Supremes?
NEW!
We are Marshall:
Picking up the pieces after a real-life tragedy
Flags
of our Fathers:
'Flyboys':
Those magnificent men in their flying machines
'Hollywoodland'
looks at George Reeves's mysterious death
Other
Movie Links
The
Flick Filosopher
One of the best sites for reviews.
Insightful and very funny!
Box0fficemojo
For all you numbers geeks.
Shows U.S. and international returns
Comingsoon.net
Great site for all upcoming and
recent films
History
on Film
Andrew Allen's wonderful resource for history on film. Check it
out!
History
in Film
Internet Movie Database
Movie City News
Oscar Watch
Rotten Tomatoes
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