Oliver Stone

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Rethinking Wall Street: Why Bernie Madoff Makes Gordon Gekko Look Like Zac Efron

Jonathan Kim | Posted 07.01.2009 | Entertainment

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But as the sordid details of the economic meltdown are revealed, it's clear that Gordon Gekko has nothing on the real corporate supervillains walking freely among us today.

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For Independence Day, Ten Movies That Scream America

John Farr | Posted 06.30.2009 | Entertainment

As we head into Independence Day weekend, for those who'd like to move beyond the evergreen "Yankee Doodle Dandy", I want to suggest some classic titles that evoke our country's unique character.

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Wall Street 2: Hedge Fund Is Villain, Shia LaBeouf To Join Michael Douglas

deadlinehollywooddaily.com | Posted 06.02.2009 | Entertainment

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I'm told that screenwriter Allan Loeb (21, Things We Lost In The Fire) will hand in his second draft of the long-awaited Wall Street 2 to 20th Century...

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Wall Street 2: Minyanville's Script

minyanville.com | Posted 06.01.2009 | Business

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Minyanville writes its own version of the anticipated sequel. ...

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"Wall Street" Sequel: Michael Douglas, Oliver Stone On Board

AP | Posted 04.28.2009 | Entertainment

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LOS ANGELES — Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone are back together again with a sequel to their 1987 hit "Wall Street." Douglas is reprising his ...

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Top Ten Earmarks for Progressive Liberal Lefties

Warren Holstein | Posted 03.01.2009 | Comedy

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300 million dollars to develop automobile prototype that runs on stem cells (Ford Fetus? Chrysler Le Zygote? GMC Blastula?). Pro-Choice=Pro-Environment.

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Chatting with Oliver Stone

Katherine Ryder | Posted 02.17.2009 | Entertainment

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As W. is released on DVD and Bush is in Crawford, Texas, still regularly excoriated in the press for his role in the financial meltdown, Stone spoke to me about the film, and his empathy for its subject.

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Oliver Stone Meets Bolivia's President Morales For Talk, Coca

AP | Posted 01.14.2009 | Entertainment

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LA PAZ, Bolivia — U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone kicked a soccer ball and chewed coca leaves with Bolivia's leftist president Tuesday during an int...

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Oliver Stone Slams Bush:"A Giant Ego" And "Boneheaded Arrogance"

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 12.11.2008 | Entertainment

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Filmmaker Oliver Stone slammed President George W. Bush at the Mideast premiere of his movie "W." in Dubai, saying...

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The Camel Club Meets Again -- An Audio Book Review

Tom Alderman | Posted 12.04.2008 | Entertainment

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The Camel Club needs invigoration, or a new agenda, or to declare victory and go home.

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Jim Brown on Barack Obama, Racism, Muhammad Ali, Hugh Hefner, Football, and Acting

Graham Bensinger | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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The day after the presidential election, I sat down with Jim Brown. Brown discussed a wide range of topics, including what electing the first African American president means to him.

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MacBush

Norman MacAfee | Posted 11.04.2008 | Entertainment

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Stone assembled a game cast to play the characters who've wrought destruction upon the world in these past seven years. Except for two or three, they are bland and vague versions of the real.

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Election Day: Reflecting Back Before Moving Ahead

Linda Kulman | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Why is this my W. moment when I've tried so hard to ignore all things Bush over the previous seven and five-sixths years of his presidency?

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Oliver Stone's "Obama"

Dave Winer | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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At the end of Oliver Stone's biopic, just before Nixon resigns in disgrace, he delivers a powerful line. Standing in front of the White House portrai...

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Sympathy for "W", Not For Voters

Mike Papantonio | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Stone's movie is kind to "W" in that it makes a case that George spent most of his life swimming in water too deep for his swimming skills. The tragedy is that voters never recognized that.

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

Huffington Post | Posted 10.28.2008 | Entertainment

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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...

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

Huffington Post | Posted 10.28.2008 | Entertainment

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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 ...

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Go And See W.

Ben Cohen | Posted 10.27.2008 | Entertainment

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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.

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W. Makes the Grade

Alec Baldwin | Posted 10.27.2008 | Entertainment

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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.

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

Sam Sanders | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

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.

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

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

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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.

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The Other, Darker Side of "W"

Russ Baker | Posted 10.23.2008 | Entertainment

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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.

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Understanding W.

Charlie Rose | Posted 10.20.2008 | Entertainment

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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.

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Pity W, Pity Us More

Lionel | Posted 10.20.2008 | Entertainment

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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.

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

Steven Denlinger | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

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 ...

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