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Mar. 26, 2013
Pacino, Mirren bring Spector to life
Fact or fiction, or somewhere in between, HBO's "Phil Spector" is great storytelling. By Alan Friedenthal
Fact or fiction, or somewhere in between, HBO's "Phil Spector" is great storytelling.
"Ripped from the headlines" is a double entendre. L.A. Times reporter Harriet Ryan, who covered both of Spector's trials, faulted the film for being a "bomb factually" (March 21., 2013). But Ryan misses the point - it's just a story. The film even carries a disclaimer that it's "not based on a true ...
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