Q: Is Shattered Glass based on a true story? A: Yes, Shattered Glass is based on the true story of journalist Stephen Glass and his fabricated articles. Q: Who directed Shattered Glass? A: Shattered Glass was directed by Billy Ray.
After another reporter starts researching this story, it was discovered that the story was completely made up -- Ian Restil, Jukt Micronics, and other details were all fictitious.
Following the journalism scandal, Glass pursued a career in law. Although he earned a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and passed the bar exam in New York and California, he was unable to become a licensed attorney in either state over concerns derived from his scandal.
“Shattered Glass” seeks to remind viewers why thorough reporting is so important. Regardless of the movie's flaws, the film does convey a strong warning to all journalists to report nothing but the truth and to all readers to accept nothing but the truth.
Adam L. Penenberg: “My Life As... “ (Excerpt: Behind the Story of Shattered Glass)
What happens at the end of shattered?
Sky finds him and during their fight Jamie runs out to assist but also gets hurt. Just as Sky is about to kill them, they suddenly hear a gunshot and Sky falls to the floor, mortally wounded. It is revealed that Willow was behind her and shot her in the back.
Glass are all killed in the final scenes of the movie. While the other two characters are given a chance to really shine in their death scenes it's the hero that gets no dialog or final words just a look as if he himself was disappointed at how his story ends.
Adam Penenberg, the writer who first outed Glass' lies in 1998, took a more ironic view: Adam Penenberg gained notoriety when his 1998 Forbes article first revealed Glass' fabrications.
Loyalty plays a big role in this movie. First, Glass' first editor shows immense loyalty when losing his job when he stands up for his employees. Glass' friends are also loyal to him whenever he needs something from them, though it is clear he is taking advantage of them.
Based on the article by HG 'Buzz' Bissinger, Shattered Glass' story of sociopathy and the journalistic malpractice perpetrated by the eager-to-please 24-year-old Stephen Glass (Hayden Christensen) is perhaps more interesting in what it doesn't show rather than what it does.
'Shattered Glass' is an ineffably sad film, one that makes us mourn the loss of a promising, talented individual who sowed the seeds of his own destruction (he is currently a lawyer).
Lacerations: Surface-level and deep-level lacerations are possible. Glass may penetrate the body, damaging blood vessels, muscles, nerves, tendons and internal organs such as the spleen and liver. Penetrating injury to the head: While a concussion is possible, more severe injuries may surface.
Warning. Broken glass and other sharps are physical hazards. Broken glass also has the potential to be a health hazard if it is contaminated with toxic chemicals, blood, or infectious substances which may enter the body through a cut or puncture.
Hayden Christensen perfectly plays the manipulative innocent role extremely well while Peter Sarsgaard puts on an extremely well second half performance. Shattered Glass has writing and drama that is smart, logical, and gripping enough to please even average moviegoers.
In the 1970s, an advert showed Ella Fitzgerald smashing a glass with her voice – but it was amplified to louder than 100 decibels through Memorex speakers. Most people could shatter only the finest crystal with their voice without it being amplified.
Billy Ray's 2003 film Shattered Glass tells the true story of Stephen Glass, the youngest writer at the New Republic from 1995-1998, and how he was caught fabricating the majority of his stories. This ultimately led to the charming and successful man's demise as a reporter.
What happened in Washington, D.C. on September 13, 2003?
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Friday, September 13, 2003) – Scoffing at superstition, protesters gathered outside the Taft Building today to oppose pending federal legislation that would impose new restrictions on SUVs.
2003 marked a significant turning point in Sarsgaard's career when he starred in the feature film Shattered Glass. He depicted journalist Charles Lane, the lead editor of The New Republic.
Blair published a memoir of this period, titled Burning Down My Masters' House (2004), recounting his career, a diagnosis of bipolar disorder after his resignation, and his view of race relations at the newspaper. He later established a support group for people with bipolar disorder and became a life coach.
The psychic story was done as an interview between Ira Glass and Stephen Glass (who, the show has said multiple times, are not related). Another, a FedEx disaster story, was done as an audio essay.
Hayden Christensen is a memorable manchild in the Montreal-shot Shattered Glass. A still-compelling look at a world where fake news had yet to run rampant.
Shattering Glass, by Gail Giles, relays the tale of a group of “popular” boys who decide to take an outcast, Simon Glass, under their wing and turn him into Prince Charming. Rob, the leader, is insistent on controlling everything and making sure everything goes according to plan.
