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The Films Of Oliver Stone: A Retrospective

September 23, 2010 3:50 pm

Oliver Stone loves his country, but he is also its loudest critic. Whether tackling history head on in films like "Platoon" or "Born On The Fourth Of July," or profiling presidents in "JFK," "W." and "Nixon," a...

Oliver Stone’s ‘Pinkville’ Not Dead Yet; Working On Another Documentary About The History Of Empires?

Rodrigo Perez

February 20, 2009 6:47 pm

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Before the Bush examination in"W.," Oliver Stone was all set to go on "Pinkville," another Vietnam film, this time specifically one about the 1968 My Lai massacre. It was going to star Bruce Willis, Woody Harre...

Brolin & Wright Cleared of ‘W. Barfight Charges, Video of Arrest & Tasering?

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January 8, 2009 2:22 am

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Variety is reporting that Josh Brolin & Jeffrey Wright's attorney has said that both actors have been cleared of charges filed related to a barfight that occurred last July during filming in Shreveport, Lou...

The Most Disappointing & Most Overhyped Films Of 2008

Rodrigo Perez

December 8, 2008 6:57 pm

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We're obviously planning a Best of 2008 list and even a Worst of 2008 list, but it never really occurred to us to do the more nuanced, Most Disappointing of 2008 list until we saw Spoutblog's list (they crazy a...

Despite Playing Dick Cheney In “W”, Richard Dreyfuss Calls Oliver Stone A Fascist

Rodrigo Perez

October 29, 2008 4:37 pm

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Ok, so Richard Dreyfuss may have signed on for Oliver Stone's "W" to play Vice President Dick Cheney, but now it seems the actor is doing his own form of political backpedaling. Dreyfuss was on the soccer-mom t...

Stay Home This Weekend: Or Go See ‘W,’ But Only If It Makes You Vote Against The Incumbent Party

Rodrigo Perez

October 17, 2008 8:17 pm

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Oof, this weekend is pretty painful at the Box-Office. "Max Payne" is expected to win, but it won't win you any brain-cells. In fact you might lose some by attending. " a nap-inducing special-effects fest, minu...

Oliver Stone’s ‘W,’ Lacks Shock & Awe And Or Bite…

Rodrigo Perez

October 16, 2008 3:40 pm

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Neither sharp satire, nor deep, or a particularly insightful (or damning) treatise on the failures of George W. Bush, Oliver Stone's "W" is a mostly fair, but ho-hum and uneventful rendering of the 43rd United...

‘W’ Too Heavy On The Parody?

Rodrigo Perez

October 15, 2008 3:47 pm

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Some brief "W" thoughts from Spencer who saw the film last night:I saw "W" last night, and I won't tell you to much since you are seeing it tonight, but it certainly is a film that I thought as if nothing else ...

‘W’ Soundtrack Mocks The President With Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson & Gene Autry

Rodrigo Perez

October 14, 2008 6:35 pm

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According to the always unreliable Amazon, the "W" soundtrack comes out today (October 14; yup, it was up on Itunes on September 30, Lion'sgate Records, we need to talk). We see the film tomorrow (finally!) and...

Karl Rove Says Bush’s ‘W’ Is “Four Years Too Late”

Rodrigo Perez

October 14, 2008 3:06 pm

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The New York Times did a profile on Oliver Stone's George W. Bush biopic, "W" and actually talked to one of Bush's former advisers, the architect himself, Karl Rove.“I don’t think they made any attempt to have ...

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