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The Importance of Roger Spottiswoodes Screen Adaptation of And The set Played On 1 Hollywood is no longer just a name, it is a business, a living entity holding Americas population in its grasp, and it is not about to let them go. Gradually taking on more than responsibility and trying to build up its reputation everyplace the years, Hollywood has progressively assumed the position of history-teller for the American public. This role, whether or not an appropriate matchless for an industry such as Hollywood to tackle, has catapulted actors and actresses into broad(prenominal) paying, high visibility positions. History has and will continue to be one of the main subdues that the movie industry has been fascinated with. It is an alive and very thin subject that, through its multi-dimensional character, requires careful attention by everyone involved in the project. Whenever Hollywood tackles an historical topic, whether portraying a non-disputable factual event or only a vaguely one, the industry is bound to encounter departure and criticism. 2 Regardless of how careful the director, producer, and actors are at being loyal to the subject matter, then, the question still remains whether or not Hollywood is a legitimatise resource for historical matter. Is it possible for a dramatic, high priced and glitzy mean(a) to be honest and true to its subject matter in such a way that viewers are not confused only if more educated walking out than they were walking in? Is the photographic film Theater any place for history to be learned? Directors promote and argue that indeed Hollywood is equally as reliable and legitimate a source as other texts. The movies provide a more immediate resource, allowing history to change from the dreaded school subject to an appea... ...-. top Unbecoming Lesbians and Gays in the U.S. Military Vietnam to the Persian Gulf. New York St. Martins Press, 1993. ---. The city manager of Castro Street The Life & snip s of Harvey Milk. New York St. Martins Press, 1982. The True Virus. The economist 8 June 1991 (v319 n7710) 83. Video Against AIDS. v1-3. Curated by John Greyson and Bill Horrigan. The Video information Bank with V Tape/Canada, 1988 Voices From the Front. Video. Dir. Robyn Hutt, David Meieran and Sandra Elgear. Cinemax/Vangaurd Cinema, 1991. Wallis, Claudia. Battling AIDS More Misery, Less Mystery. Time 29 April 1985 68. Weintraub, Bernard. Stars Flock to Be in HBO Film About the early on Years of AIDS. Rev of And the Band Played On, by HBO Productions. New York time 11 Jan 1993, Current Events ed. C11. Werth, Barry. By AIDS Obsessed. GQ Aug 1991.