We just watched Shattered Glass last night. It was a really good movie. It was based on the true story of this young journalist at the New Republic (Stephen Glass, hence the title Shattered Glass) who made up most (or maybe even all) of his news stories. It was really interesting b/c this guy was one of the nicest people who no one believed could have done it and yet at the same time, you saw this kid that just could not tell the truth. Even when backed into a corner about if his strories were factual or not, he just kept making up more elaborate lies and went to great lengths to cover his tracks. Just an interesting look at a very complicated guy.
This movie reminded me a little bit of another movie Justin and I watched awhile back called Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. It was another "based on a true story" about Chuck Barris, who hosted the Gong Show. He claimed that he was a CIA assassin who killed people while escorting his prize winners on their vacations. No one really knows if it really happened or not.
Intriguing movies. Check them out.
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