Experts weigh in on reality-based films
Do filmmakers stick to facts in telling stories?
Critics have weighed in on most of this year's movies. When it comes to those films based on a true story, however, they are not always the ultimate judge. Regarding this year's batch of reality-based fare, Variety went to the real experts to get their opinion.

Actors sound off on playing real people
Stars take a little dramatic license in their roles
Actors sound off on where their imagination, or someone else's, came into play.

To hell, with the truth
What if the big stories of 2007 were put on film?
Even though films often require years of development, many of the reality-based features released in recent months bear more than a passing resemblance to 2007's ripped-from-the-headline stories ...