Film makers are not known for offering such blunty commerical reasons for making particular adaptations, and, while the writing of the adaptation is itself is a creative undertaking, writers of adaptations rarely announce innovative or bold approaches to their subject matter, tending instead toward caution if not reverence for their 'literary source', and couch their intentions in careful words (McFarlane cites Peter Ustinov, who uses such cautious and respectful phrases as 'selective interpretation' and 'recreate a [certain] mood' etc., p. 7) Films that are ada...

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The documentary film is a genre which has connotations with "truth" and reality. ... Michael Moore is a multimedia personality: writing books, film making and producing and starring in two television shows. ...

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The year is 1991. A twenty-eight year old film club Austin hipster named Richard Linklater is shooting his second feature film, Slacker. Six years prior, Linklater co-founded "The Austin Film Society" where mentors such as New York City critic George Morris were able to teach film. Despite being a c...

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