true-life

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Meanwhile, Justin Lin returned to Sundance with “Last Days,” his sensationalized dramatization of true-life travel turned tragic parable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

It tells the true-life tale of the University of Washington rowing team who in 1936 reached the Olympics in Berlin.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

He’ll be bringing plenty of his true-life material to his fans next month during back-to-back shows at the Kia Forum on Feb. 16 and 17 to kick off a five-month world tour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

The film’s story is loosely based on the true-life reunion of Song, her American husband and her Korean school pal, which took place when the director was 29.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

It was here on the Well that Barlow posted his true-life tale of computer-crime encounter with the FBI.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce