Oliver Stone

Colin Farrell On "Alexander" Flop: It Was "Really Painful"

Huffington Post | Posted 11.28.2008 | Entertainment


Colin Farrell talked about the hideous flop that was 2004's Oliver Stone-helmed "Alexander" while at a Rome Film Festival press conference for new fil...

Richard Dreyfuss Slams "W" Movie, Calls Oliver Stone A Fascist (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.28.2008 | Entertainment


Richard Dreyfuss appeared on "The View" to publicize "W.," in which he plays Dick Cheney, but ended up criticizing the film and director Oliver Stone ...

Go And See W.

Ben Cohen | Posted 11.27.2008 | Entertainment


Ben Cohen

Brolin's performance is certainly worthy of an Oscar, and his mastery of Bush's body language and speech pattern is remarkable. It is worth seeing the film for that alone.

W. Makes the Grade

Alec Baldwin | Posted 11.27.2008 | Entertainment


Alec Baldwin

Brolin hits every note beautifully and only grows stronger as the film goes on. His only problem is that people simply want Bush to go. They are too exhausted to discuss his legacy now.

Obama Doesn't Need to Atone, May Seem Out of Touch

Sam Sanders | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Sam Sanders

Many American voters want to see a person like themselves, someone who has atoned for past mistakes and is reborn as a dedicated public leader. Unfortunately, Obama does not fit in this mold.

McCain's Smear Campaign Will Have an Impact Long After Election Day

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

McCain has gone "all in" with a strategy focusing exclusively on smearing and lying about Obama, win or lose, he has created a dangerous situation for November 5 and the four years to follow.

The Other, Darker Side of "W"

Russ Baker | Posted 11.23.2008 | Entertainment


Russ Baker

Compared to Stone's deeply disturbing JFK, a film that encourages us to think big and dig beneath the familiar surface, W. is Stone at his most tepid and superficial.

Understanding W.

Charlie Rose | Posted 11.20.2008 | Entertainment


Charlie Rose

2008-10-20-brolin.jpg I spoke with with Oliver Stone and Josh Brolin about their new movie, W. Brolin, who plays Bush, told me about what he did to prepare for such a role.

Pity W, Pity Us More

Lionel | Posted 11.20.2008 | Entertainment


Lionel

I saw W opening day and it was great. Most of you won't see it. You feel that you'd be betraying your anti-Dubya sentimentality. Or that if you're pro-W, you wouldn't dare add to Oliver Stone's coffers.

Dear Sarah Palin, Please leave - we don't need your sort in Ohio!

Steven Denlinger | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Steven Denlinger

In the old days of the West, when someone did irreparable harm to a community, the Sheriff took the culprit to the edge of town. He told that person ...

"W" Plays Strong But Wahlberg Wins Weekend

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 11.19.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Movie-goers elected a "W," but it was Mark Wahlberg, not George W. Bush. Wahlberg's action flick "Max Payne" debuted with $18 mil...

W.: Fool Me Once, Fool Me Twice...What Price, Thrice?

Alexandra Zacharios-Haight | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment


Alexandra Zacharios-Haight

Arriving early to catch a screening of Oliver Stone's new film W. gave me the opportunity to overhear one very wise reaction from a woman who had just...

Trailer For "W." (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.16.2008 | Entertainment


Watch the trailer for Oliver Stone's new film "W." ...

G. W. Bush's Film Legacy

Zorianna Kit | Posted 11.16.2008 | Entertainment


Zorianna Kit

While Jay, Dave, Conan always roast whoever resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, can anyone remember any sitting president that has been so frequently portrayed as a buffoon on the big screen?

Oliver Stone: Bush Would Have Died In Vietnam

Twisted Sisters | Posted 11.15.2008 | Entertainment


Twisted Sisters

Oliver Stone is on Bill Maher right now. Maher opened by asking whether he ever knew Bush back at Yale when they started together as freshman. Stone s...

One Hit Wonders: Will Celeb Videos Yield High Turnout?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Tonight's the big final debate, so before John McCain's major cram session on economics 101, how can he reclaim some of that maverick magic? Can he sa...

"W." Premieres: Stars Talk Bush, McCain And Sarah Palin's Intelligence

Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2008 | Entertainment


Oliver Stone's much-awaited "W." premiered in New York at the Ziegfeld Tuesday night. Joining Stone on the red carpet were the film's stars, including...

Josh Brolin: From Forgettable Roles To Playing The President

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 11.14.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Once Josh Brolin found a fresh source of income outside Hollywood, his acting career took off. Brolin spent nearly two decades to...

New York Times On "W.": The Film Is Surprisingly Plausible

New York Times | Posted 11.12.2008 | Entertainment


"It was wacky stuff that at the end of the day took us out of the movie," Mr. Stone said in a recent interview in a back corner of the restaurant at ...

Oliver Stone On "W": "It's Not A Political Film"

Maxim | Posted 11.09.2008 | Entertainment


In the November issue of Maxim (on sale nationwide on Tuesday, October 21), Oliver Stone, the maker of such incendiary dramas as Platoon, Born on the ...

A Plague Upon the White House

Robert Scheer | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Robert Scheer

McCain evidences the underlying motivator attributed to Bush in Oliver Stone's movie: the distorted priorities of a son of privilege doing battle with the legacy of more gifted and responsible family ancestors.

First "W." Review: "Unusual And Inescapably Interesting"

Variety | Posted 11.07.2008 | Entertainment


Oliver Stone's unusual and inescapably interesting �W.� feels like a rough draft of a film it might behoove him to remake in 10 or 15 years. The d...

Hollywood Goes Political As Election Nears

Reuters | Posted 11.06.2008 | Entertainment


Hollywood is coming out this fall with a slew of political movies that hit all the hot-button topics as the tight U.S. presidential campaign nears its...

'DC 9/11' is the New 'Reefer Madness'

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 10.25.2008 | Entertainment


Erik Lundegaard

Football metaphors abound. Boys who never went to war get to use the words of war. This is a movie that actually celebrates the worst foreign policy decisions we've ever made.

Oliver Stone's "W." Movie: An Exclusive Clip (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.23.2008 | Entertainment


Oliver Stone's "W." comes out October 17 and below is the first look at a television spot for the film. With Josh Brolin as the president, Thandie New...