Oliver Stone

'You're My King'

Steven C. Eisner | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Gordon Gekko, Mad Men, Wall Street, Oliver Stone, Pete Campbell, Signal 30, Mad Men Season Five, Don Draper, Jimmy Stuart, Fifty News

This week's episode, "Signal 30," takes us inside the troubled head of straight-laced Peter Campbell, where we discover a young man repeatedly tempting fate.

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Famed Director's Son Converts To Islam

Posted 02.14.2012

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Sean Stone, son of famed director Oliver Stone, is now a Muslim. According to the Agence France-Presse, the 27-year-old filmmaker converted to Isl...

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What Next, Occupy? Revise Gordon Gekko

Carla Seaquist | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Gordon Gekko, Greed, Oliver Stone, Obama Kansas Speech, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Corporate Greed, Greed Is Good, Wall Street Movie, Wall Street Protest, American Culture Greed, Business News

With the encampments folding or forcibly shut down -- for reasons of public health or winter weather -- and with eulogies already appearing, what next for the earthquake known as Occupy Wall Street?

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World's Biggest Star, King Khan, Opens Marrakech Film Festival

Ariston Anderson | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Sigourney Weaver, Francis Ford Coppola, Shahrukh Khan, Ridley Scott, King Khan, Oliver Stone, Morocco, Martin Scorsese, Marrakech, Emir Kusterica, Jessica Chastain, Film Festival, Marrakesh Film Festival., Leonardo Dicaprio, Entertainment News

With a fanbase of literally billions, Shah Rukh Khan, King Khan or SRK to his fans, shook the city at a special event to honor the Indian film star opening night at the 11th annual Marrakesh International Film Festival.

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Oliver Stone's Salvador Still Relevant At 25th Anniversary

Lonna Saunders | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Salvador Movie, Oliver Stone Movies, Oliver Stone, Oliver Stone First Film, Salvador, Oscar Romero, Oliver Stone Salvador, Entertainment News

"My first directing effort, Salvador (1986), was at times a cauldron, and I thought it might be my last", said Oliver Stone at the New York Film Festival.

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Marilyn Monroe: Still Dead. Still Selling. How Come?

Tom Alderman | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, President Obama, Nate Heller, Derek Jacobi, Marilyn Monroe, Dan John Miller, Diana Dors, John Kennedy, Kenneth Branagh, The Misfits, Jayne Mansfield, Jfk, CIA Sam Giancana, My Week With Marilyn, Peter Lawford, Propofol, 20th Century Fox, Communist, James Dean, Oliver Stone, Joe DiMaggio, Jean Harlow, Judi Dench, Angelica Houston, Brilliance Audio, Arthur Miller, Mae West, Amazon.com, Max Allen Collins, Smash TV, Forge Books, Youtube, Debra Messing, Shakespeare, Frank Sinatra, Audiobook, Fbi, Robert Kennedy, Books News

Marilyn Monroe lives on as the last of an archetype we cling to from our innocent past but is now gone forever -- or until a future generation invents her again.

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Oliver Stone's New Girl

HuffingtonPost.com | Jo Piazza | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Video, Republican Primary, Oliver Stone, Oliver Stone Politics, Savages, Oliver Stone Savages, Blake Lively, Celebrity News

What's worse than the Kardashian divorce drama? The Republican primaries. So says perpetually disillusioned director Oliver Stone about the sensationa...

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Oliver Stone's New Favorite Megalomaniac

ARTINFO | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Architecture, Robert Moses, Art, Artinfo, Oliver Stone, Urban Planning, New York, New York City, Arts News

Every robber baron is probably green with envy for the late Robert Moses, a powerful and polarizing force who shaped New York as we now know it, becau...

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Occupy Wall Street: Hate Is Good

Valerie Frankel | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Anger, Empowerment, It's Hard Not to Hate You, Oliver Stone, Enemies List, Occupy Wall Street, Valerie Frankel, Politics News

The 99% movement is the healthiest reaction to the Great Recession in the last three years. It's using negativity to achieve a positive goal.

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Filming The Unfilmable: Hollywood's Attempts To Chronicle 9/11

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: 9/11 in Hollywood, 9/11 Movies, Decade After 9/11 - Entertainment and Culture, United 93, Oliver Stone, 9/11 Anniversary, Flight 93, 9/11, September 11 Movies, September 11 Films, Fahrenheit 9/11, Documentaries, 9/11 Conspiracy, September 11, 9/11 Films, September 11th Anniversary, Michael Moore, NY Culture, NY Around Town, World Trade Center, September 11 Anniversary, Paul Greengrass, September 11th, Hollywood, Entertainment News

In late 2002, CIA officers at Guantanamo Bay reportedly rented the 1998 Roland Emmerich flick "Godzilla." The film had largely failed to engage the in...

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Senna: Director Asif Kapadia Explores The Man Vs. The Myth

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Catholicism, James Gay-Reece, Michael Mann, Fahrenheit 9/11, Mclaren, Collateral, Grand Prix, Cats, Michael Moore, Lotus, World Championship, City of God, Sundance, Jfk Jr, Alain Prost, Asif Kapadia, Oliver Stone, Brazil, Ayrton Senna, March of the Penguins, The Crying Game, Instituto Ayrton Senna, Antonio Pinto, Formula One, James Bond, Ridley Scott, La Film Festival, Leslie Hassler, Manish Pandey, Documentary, Cynthia Ellis, Shakespeare, James Franco, Grpa, Entertainment News

You will laugh, you will cry, it is better than CATS. But most importantly, you will be moved. Senna is one of the most successful documentaries to come out of England to the States, ever.

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WATCH: Oliver Stone's Poop Joke

Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Oliver Stone Funny or Die, Video, Ryan Hansen, Oliver Stone, Oliver Stone Toilet, Oh Shit With Oliver Stone and Ryan Hansen, Funny or Die, Comedy News

Oliver Stone made his Funny or Die debut in "Oh Shit with Oliver Stone & Ryan Hansen," and it may just be the most entertaining thing Stone has done i...

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Oliver Stone Talks 'Wide Eyed' Charlie Sheen, Before-Fame Johnny Depp

ew.com | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Johnny Depp Platoon, Oliver Stone Platoon, Oliver Stone, Charlie Sheen Platoon, Oliver Stone Platoon Oscar, Johnny Depp, Platoon, Movies, Entertainment News

Johnny Depp has a small part in the movie as one of the soldiers. What did you see in him 25 years ago? Frankly, it's going to sound cliche, but I cl...

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Emile Hirsch Gets Edgy New Job

Posted 06.25.2011

Read More: Benicio Del Toro Savages, John Travolta Savages, Emile Hirsch Oliver Stone, Oliver Stone, Emile Hirsch Savages, Movies, Emile Hirsch, Entertainment News

For a group of Savages, this is shaping up to be a pretty fine cast. "Into the Wild" star Emile Hirsch has signed on to the upcoming Oliver Stone b...

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A 'Pulp Fiction' Reunion For Brand New Film

Posted 06.22.2011

Read More: John Travolta, Oliver Stone, Pulp Fiction, Uma Thurman Savages, Oliver Stone John Travolta Uma Thurman, Savages, Uma Thurman, Oliver Stone Savages, Blake Lively, Blake Lively Savages, Movies, Entertainment News

Big names are abound for Oliver Stone's new drug drama. The famed filmmaker is next directing the book-to-film "Savages," about pot growers whose g...

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Jennifer Lawrence & Leonardo DiCaprio: On-Screen Lovers?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio Jennifer Lawrence, Oliver Stone, Jennifer Lawrence Winter's Bone, Leonardo Dicaprio, Oliver Stone Savages, Jennifer Lawrence Savages, Movies, Entertainment News

An Academy Award nomination can do wonders for an actress' career. Jennifer Lawrence, who earned an Oscar nod for her top-shelf work in indie film ...

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Jerome Witkin: Painting History, Memory and Fantasy

John Seed | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: History, Riverside City College, Art, Oliver Stone, LA Culture, Vincent Van Gogh, Donald Kuspit, Jerome Witkin, Painting, Arts News

"Painters are quiet in their studio," Jerome Witkin says, "so naturally they like to talk when they aren't working." Here is one particularly remarkable story that he told me.

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WikiLeaks Honduras: State Dept. Busted on Support of Coup

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Honduras Coup, Haiti Election, Oliver Stone, Manuel Zelaya, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Honduras, South of the Border, Evo Morales, Wikileaks, State Department, Haiti, Foreign Policy, Honduras Election, Wikileaks Honduras, World News

Despite the fact that the U.S. government was crystal clear on what had transpired, the U.S. did not immediately cut off all aid to Honduras except "democracy assistance," as required by U.S. law.

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'Wall Street' Wins The Weekend Box Office

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Film, Michael Douglas Wall Street, Oliver Stone, Box Office, Wall Street 2, Michael Douglas, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Movie fans are investing in Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," which opened as the No. 1 weeken...

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Will "Free Trade" Save Obama in 2012?

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oliver Stone, Free Trade Agreements, Trade, Brazil, Pew Research Center, Los Angeles Times, Free Trade, New York Times, Washington Post, South of the Border, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, foxon15th, World News

Despite the tireless efforts of the nation's editorialists, the American people don't believe in free trade agreements, and their failure to take instruction on this point is greater among Republican voters and independents.

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Remembering Nestor Kirchner, South American Hero Who Defied the IMF

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nestor Kir, South of the Border, Nestor Kirchner, Oliver Stone, International Monetary Fund, World News

Nestor Kirchner, the recently-deceased former president of Argentina, defied Washington and the International Monetary Fund during his time in office, putting the need to revive Argentina's domestic economy ahead of the demands of foreign creditors.

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DVD Review: South of the Border

Dan Lybarger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South of the Border, Hugo Chávez, Evo Morale, Venezuela, Oliver Stone, Rafael Correa, Entertainment News

Because of his fondness of conspiracies and selective presentations of fact in his narrative movies (sorry Doors fans, they weren't going to play Wood...

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Oliver Stone Is Walking Tall These Days

Carole Mallory | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oliver Stone, Entertainment News

With the success of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, the three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone no longer breaks out in cold sweats under pressure. These days he's walking tall.

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Oliver Stone: Michael Douglas Still 'Suffering,' 'Precarious'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oliver Stone, Michael Douglas Cancer, Michael Douglas, Oliver Stone Michael Douglas, Entertainment News

AP: BERLIN-- Director Oliver Stone said Tuesday he is worried about the health of actor Michael Douglas, who is battling throat cancer. Douglas, who ...

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Oliver Stone Is Apparently Not Clear On The Concept Of 'Blogging'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oliver Stone, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Eat the Press, How Did This Happen, Blogging, Media News

Of the reasons why one should avoid Oliver Stone's new movie, Wall Street 2: Long Day's Journey Into A Night Of Money Not Sleeping Or Something, I find Stone's treatment of the world of blogging to be the most hilarious.

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