Four movies that play loose with the truth, like 'The Social Network'

Hollywood biopics hit theaters all the time, but few have the potential to damage real lives. I have not seen The Social Network yet, but early reviews report that it portrays the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, quite negatively. Millions will judge Zuckerberg by David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, and Jesse Eisenbergs' vision of him in this film. Is it right to release a scathing biopic about someone who is only 26? 

We already know that some scenes in The Social Network are fabricated--Aaron Sorkin has admitted as much. The film's plot comes from The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal, a book by Ben Mezrich. From the title alone, one could guess that Mezrich is prone to embellishment. During interviews, Sorkin claims that he finished most of the screenplay before the book was actually published. Instead of waiting for the book, Mezrich read him notes from a computer so the movie could be fast-tracked.

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News Bits - David Spade profits off of dead Chris Farley in DirecTV ad, Hollywood downsizes, Batman vanishing video (Funny), SNOW WHITE imagery in CITIZEN KANE

This will be a fairly short and offbeat edition of news bits. There isn't a whole lot of interesting news to cover today. 

David Spade sells out Chris Farley in DirecTV ad

I saw this ad the other day and, I'm sorry, but it rubbed me the wrong way. I'm no huge Chris Farley nut, but didn't anyone think this is a wee bit insulting to the dead comedian? Take a look yourself. /Film seems to agree with me. 

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Donald Trump thinks "Citizen Kane" had a good life (Video)

Who better than Donald Trump to talk about Citizen Kane? He talks about what he thinks Rosebud means and tells us what he thinks of Charles Foster Kane. He seems to understand Mr. Kane. Trump is familiar with failing marriages and the pursuit of wealth. Kane has, he says, “a great rise” and only a “modest fall.” He clarifies, adding that Kane’s fall was not a financial fall, just a personal one.

The video comes from a canceled project by Errol Morris, who directed A Brief History of Time, which is based on a book by Steven Hawking, among other things.