COMMENTS

• 04/12/2010 at 12:14pm

  DoreeSimon

  Unlike many historical war movies, some of the characters in Black Hawk Down are still living and were able to see the film about their tragic experience.
  
  I found an article in which Matt Eversmann responds to Josh Hartnett's portrayal of him in the film. In the article, Eversmann said he's flattered by Hartnett's good looks, but that he's not the man from the film. He also said, "the movie is very good in projecting the theme of the book, brave men in a very difficult situation who account for themselves and their country." It's interesting to think that the "Eversmann" that America will always know is Hartnett's version, not the real Eversmann's.

  http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2002-02-06/lifestyle/0202050298_1_matt-black-hawk-fighting

  from Black Hawk Down
• 04/12/2010 at 11:52am

  DoreeSimon

  Check out what the real Red Pollard looked like. Can you see the resemblance to Tobey Maguire!? At 5'9'', Maguire is actually two inches taller than Red, who was 5'7''. This was considered tall for a jockey. Other jockeys were closer to 5'3''.

  
  from Seabiscuit
• 04/12/2010 at 11:38am

  DoreeSimon

  That would be interesting Ed! I have a feeling that the combination of Woodward's experience and Ephron's writing skills could make a good story. On the other hand, I think it's often important for people with outside perspectives to write stories.
  I read that Woodward hated William Goldman's version of the script, and that Goldman wished he'd never gone near this film.... It seems like drama likes to follow Bob Woodward!

  from All the President's Men
• 04/06/2010 at 10:32am

  DoreeSimon

  Ron Howard created such a convincing Mission Control Room on the set of Apollo 13 that people who were actually in Mission Control during the1970 Apollo 13 flight said that it felt like the real thing.
  
  Here is a picture of the real control room... It looks just like the movie version!

  
  from Apollo 13
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  04/02/2010 at 2:48am

  TAFC_Staff

  EdwardMRyan,
  
  The idea of a post-1908 Butch Cassidy riding around Bolivia may sound like bogus history, but author Richard Patterson documents multiple sightings of, and even interactions with an older Butch through the years. Were these tall tales, an imposter, or perhaps Butch himself?
  
  Here's the Amazon link to his book:

  http://www.amazon.com/Butch-Cassidy-Biography-Bison-Book/dp/0803287569/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270190294&sr=1-3

  from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid