Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'dramatized'

Critic: 'Generation Kill' Feels All Too Familiar

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDT

HBO's new miniseries Generation Kill starts this Sunday. TV critic Andrew Wallenstein says the newest dramatization of the war in Iraq has him looking for something else to watch.

HBO Movie Dramatizes 2000 Presidential Recount

Tue, 20 May 2008 08:39:00 EDT

Kevin Spacey and Dennis Leary as Gore staffers Ron Klain and Michael Whouley, Tom Wilkinson as George W. Bush's strongman James Baker III, and Laura Dern as Florida's own electoral maven Katherine Harris, courtesy of Danny Strong, the writer of the new HBO movie, Recount.

'Haditha Massacre' Dramatized in New Film

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:19:00 EDT

A group of Marines in 2005 shot and killed 24 Iraqis in Haditha. Director Nick Broomfield discusses "The Battle for Haditha," a film that portrays the marines, an Iraqi family and a group of insurgents.

Oliver Stone's 'W': The NPR Interpretation

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:01:00 EDT

The BPP staff dramatizes the opening scene from the widely leaked script to Oliver Stone's George Bush biopic, W, which is set to start filming late this month.

'The Tudors' Battles with the Truth

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:15:00 EDT

The show joins Rome and Deadwood in a string of TV programs dramatizing important chapters in history. These programs don't always get the facts right, but does it really matter?

'The Wire' to Focus on Baltimore Newspaper

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:36:00 EST

The final season of the HBO series The Wire, which dramatizes how real-world institutions and leaders repeatedly failed the people of Baltimore, gets underway Jan. 6. Creator David Simon is turning his critical eye on journalism, namely The Baltimore Sun.

Play Dramatizes Beethoven's '33 Variations'

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:33:00 EDT

An often-overlooked piano work of Beethoven has a starring role in a brand new play in Washington, D.C. Characters in 33 Variations include Beethoven himself, and a 21st century musicologist obsessed with the composer's "Diabelli Variations."

Bush Holds Press Conference Ahead of Vacation

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:16:00 EDT

President Bush, ahead of a vacation to Kennebunkport, Me., has called a news conference for Thursday. The president was expected to face questions ranging from Iraq to the deteriorating state of bridges in the United States, dramatized by last week's collapse of the span over the Mississippi River.

Bible Gets Star-Studded Audio Dramatization

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:04:00 EDT

You can have "God" speak to you in the latest audio Bible, The Word of Promise. The dramatization features actors such as Jim Caviezel, Marisa Tomei and Terence Stamp as the voice of God.

ABC's 'Path to 9/11' Movie Criticized

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:38:00 EDT

The ABC mini series The Path To 9/11, scheduled to air Sunday and Monday, is a dramatization based in part on the 9/11 Commission Report. But the movie is already drawing angry criticism from former members of the Clinton administration whom it depicts. They say some of the scenes about the lead-up to the attacks are fabricated. The show's writer and producer have responded that their goal is not to make a documentary.

Sept. 11 Events Dramatized on Big Screen

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:00:00 EDT

A spate of movies recreating some of the events from Sept. 11 begin appearing this month, starting with the film United 93. Portraying Sept. 11 events on the big screen is an emotional proposition.