Yet Cronenberg, whose past works include The Fly, Crash and A History of Violence, insisted it was "absolutely not" a reflection of true life.
The magazine serves up an eclectic mix of true life stories, cookery, travel, health, fashion and beauty alongside opportunities for readers to better themselves and their families.
Brooks added that Dale had helped create a mixture of true life and puzzles that was a "unique blend in publishing" when it launched in 1990.
Before that section, which deals with Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's "quality of life" mission -- which, among other things, sought to clear Manhattan streets of vendors -- "Bookwars" is a slice of true life.
Ryan Coogler won the breakthrough director prize for his work on race drama Fruitvale Station, a dramatisation of true life events in the early hours of New Year's Day 2009 which led to the death of a young black man at the hands of a transit policeman.
The director of true life drama Concussion, starring Will Smith as a doctor who uncovered a dangerous brain condition which can affect American football players, has denied claims the film toned down its attacks on the US National Football League NFLL) for legal reasons.
