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verisimilitude

ve ruh suh mi luh toohd

  • n  the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true

  • Strong for verisimilitude, the director of the movie had a set prepared that so resembled the actual notorious district that the gangsters mistook the set for their own neighbourhood.
  • This time, acclaimed film directors Clint Eastwood and Spike Lee are engaging in verbal warfare over the verisimilitude of Eastwood's two films about the epic clash, Flags of Our .
  • A former writer for the "Dick Tracy" comic strip and the author of historical crime novels, Max Collins has a talent for both comix writing and verisimilitude.
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  • Allies and Axis Collide
    Imagine you’re in a darkened room. There’s the sound of mournful chamber music sweeping in just as the title sequence ignites; an old map with Detroit landmarks fills the screen — danger’s ahead. You feel it. The color palette breathes verisimilitude. It’s a gritty world that strangely enough, looks quite beautiful, thanks to the cinematography. With its orchestral score (by local composer Kevin ...
    July 3, 2013 - Detroit Metro Times
Quotes

  • Nicolas Falacci in San Francisco Chronicle
    Falacci agrees: "Cheryl has a great sense of overall story structure, where I try to bring verisimilitude to the scenes. As a team, our writing is always better together than us separately."
  • John Lescroart in San Mateo County Times
    What he brings to the table in an insider's verisimilitude,Lescroart said. "And without that, the books would not have the same density and would not have the same power."
  • Joel Silver in Examiner.com
    For this film, we didn't want to rely on wire work, camera tricks or visual effects,states Silver. "We wanted the verisimilitude of seeing and believing what's happening right in front of you. [Stunt choreographers Chad Stahelski and Dave...

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