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LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 274 “Based on a true story.” We see those words before many a movie. But boy, do directors find a lot of wiggle room in those five words. When moviemakers pin a scripted film on a real person, the results can range from being (mostly) historically accurate to (mostly) flat-out fiction. And very often, they land somewhere in between. Filmmakers focus on attributes that reinforce what they’re trying to say about a certain historical player—while downplaying or omitting other aspects of that character. These decisions are not necessarily malicious: It’s just that they’re…

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