Debbie Lang
Video Content Editor | Researcher | 1,460 Articles Published
In addition to handling the financial side of History vs. Hollywood, Debbie is in charge of curating our list of upcoming movies and TV series based on true stories.
Essentially, she monitors upcoming releases to determine which were inspired by real-life events. Needless to say, she spends a lot of time watching movie trailers and reading trade publications.
Debbie has been part of the History vs. Hollywood crew since 2018. When she's not in the office, she enjoys working out, spending time with her family, and burying her toes in the sand on
a beach somewhere. Her guilty pleasures are Survivor and pączki (when they're in season).
Debbie's Latest PostsPrince Andrew Interview Full 50 Minutes - Jeffrey Epstein ScandalBBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis sits down with Prince Andrew, Duke of York in November 2019 to speak about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison earlier that year. The prince answers questions pertaining to the ...April 5, 2024 Sing Sing TrailerIncarcerated for a crime he didn't commit, John 'Divine G' Whitfield (Colman Domingo) finds hope by acting in a prison theater group alongside other inmates. The movie features professional actors as well as former inmates who are veterans of the ...March 25, 2024 Franklin TrailerIn this Apple TV+ limited series, Michael Douglas portrays Benjamin Franklin, who at age 70 traveled to France to secure the Franco-American Alliance of 1778.March 21, 2024 Does the Dog Live in Arthur the King?If you've seen the movie trailer for the Mark Wahlberg dog movie, you might be wondering, does the dog in Arthur the King die at the end of the movie? Wahlberg's character, adventure racer Michael Light, encounters the dog in a transition area ...March 16, 2024 The Beautiful Game TrailerMal (Bill Nighy), the manager of England's homeless soccer team, guides his players all the way to the Homeless World Cup in Rome. The movie was inspired by stories relating to the Homeless World Cup Foundation and its annual tournament. The ...March 11, 2024 The Long Game TrailerDetermined to learn how to play golf, five Mexican-American youths who work as caddies create their own golf course in the South Texas desert in order to learn the game. As their skills improve, they fight prejudice to play golf at a white country ...March 11, 2024 Ordinary Angels: History vs. Hollywood EpisodeIn this episode, we compare the Ordinary Angels movie starring Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) and Alan Ritchson (Reacher) to the real story of hairdresser Sharon Stevens, who rallied a community to help a little girl in need of a liver ...March 3, 2024 Scoop TrailerThe Netflix movie chronicles Prince Andrew's infamous 2019 BBC interview with journalist Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson) about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Actor Rufus Sewell portrays Prince Andrew.February 12, 2024 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare TrailerDirected by Guy Ritchie and starring Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, and Henry Golding, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare tells the story of a team of Churchill's special forces operators who carry out unconventional warfare against ...February 12, 2024 Feud: Capote vs. The SwansTruman Capote becomes the confidante of society's most elite women, whom he nicknames "the swans" and betrays by exposing their secrets. The series also stars Demi Moore, Diane Lane, Naomi Watts, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart, Molly ...February 12, 2024 The New Look TrailerIn the aftermath of WWII, Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) dethrones Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche) as the world's biggest name in fashion. Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) portrays Catherine Dior, Christian Dior's brother. John Malkovich stars as ...February 12, 2024 Back to Black TrailerBacked by the estate of Amy Winehouse, the movie chronicles the evolution of the singer from adolescence to adulthood, including the creation of her bestselling album Back to Black. Actress Marisa Abela portrays Winehouse.February 12, 2024 Wicked Little Letters TrailerWicked Little Letters stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley as Edith Swan and Rose Gooding, two residents of a 1920s English seaside town. When some of the townsfolk start receiving vulgar letters laced with profanities, they rush to blame the ...February 10, 2024 We Were the Lucky Ones TrailerMembers of a Jewish family separated at the beginning of WWII each embark on their own path to safety, hoping to reunite again after the war. The Hulu series, which stars Joey King and Logan Lerman, was adapted from Georgia Hunter's bestselling ...February 10, 2024 Manhunt TrailerFollowing the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a manhunt ensues for John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle), Lincoln's killer. At the same time, the ideals that were the foundation of Lincoln's Reconstruction plans are threatened now that his enemies ...February 10, 2024