The most illuminating part of HBO's original movie
Cinema Verite (airing Saturday at 9/8c) comes at its very end. We get to see a clip of the real Loud family, whose participation on the first modern Reality Show, 1973's
An American Family, is central to the film.
Verite transitions from the fictional portrayal of the Louds to footage from their actual appearance on
The Dick Cavett Show, which was part of their self-orchestrated, ...