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Oliver Stone
With films such as Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, Nixon, and Platoon, is Oliver Stone vying for "Filmmaker Laureate" by capturing and marketing America's history?
oliver stone • martin scorsese and oliver stone • "scarface and oliver stone • hollywood directors • 9/11

Countdown to Director Oliver Stone's "W"
Oliver Stone's upcoming biopic of President George W. Bush casts an unflattering shadow over much of his earlier career.
oliver stone • josh brolin as bush • w movie • george w bush movie • oliver stone and w

JFK by Director Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone compiles a remarkable case against the accepted version of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and lends credence to the grassy knoll theory.
jfk • jim garrison • oliver stone • kevin costner • gary oldman

Oliver Stone's Platoon Starring Charlie Sheen
Written and directed by Oliver Stone, this 1986 film features Charlie Sheen as a young soldier caught in the middle of two wars.
platoon • vietnam war • oliver stone • chalie sheen • world war i

Oliver Stone's Platoon: Movie Review
Brutally violent and engaging, Platoon takes the Vietnam War and centres it around a battle between two men for a new recruit's soul.
platoon • willem dafoe • charlie sheen • vietnam • tom berenger

Oliver Stone's W., Starring Josh Brolin
The 43rd President receives a get-out-of-jail free card in this edgeless, pointless marshmallow of a film.
oliver stone • w. • josh brolin • richard dreyfuss • james cromwell

Oliver Stone's W.: A Film Review of Bush Movie
According to the new Oliver Stone film, George W. Bush is a regular man with tragically human characteristics.
new oliver stone movie • george w. bush • film review • bush jr. • life of

The Academy Award Winners That Should Have Been: Part 4
This week, I discuss the Natural Born Killers controversy in more detail, and attempt to explain one more time what this film really was about.
natural born killers • nbk • oliver stone • violence • cinema

The Academy Award Winners That Should Have Been: Part 3
Returning to my series discussing the landmark films deemed too controversial in their initial release to gain Academy Award recognition, I begin a three part discussion and defense of Oliver Stone's 1994 masterpiece, Natural Born Killers.
natural born killers • nbk • oliver stone • cinema • movie

Drama Movie Preview Fall 2008
Timely dramas about returning soldiers, President George W. Bush, and a Hispanic family reuniting hit movie screens this fall.
fall 2008 dramas • fall preview dramatic movies • drama movie previews fall 2008 • the lucky ones • oliver stone w. movie

The 25 Greatest Films of the 1990s, Part 8
Two powerhouse motion pictures directed by Oliver Stone, one which re-examines this country's glorification of serial killers and one re-examining the most hotly debated political assassination of recent times, join a work by filmmaker Martin Scorsese which matches the brilliance of his early films ... They are the three films placing fourth through second on my list of the 25 greatest films of the 1990s decade!
jfk • natural born killers • goodfellas • oliver stone • martin scorsese

War on terrorism report card
A report card of the good the bad and the ugly of those who are involved in the war on terrorism. ,A report card of the good the bad and the ugly of those who are involved in the war on terrorism.
bush • tony blair • iraq • saudi arabia • pakistan

Apocalypto Review
Say what you will about Mel Gibson and his personal escapades, Apocalypto is a brave, smart, and beautiful film.
apocalypto review • mel gibsom • mayan empire • marxism • jaguar paw

Film Review: W. (2008)
Notoriously controversial director sets politics aside in one of the most important American films of the year. 3.5 stars out of 4.
george w. bush • oliver stone • josh brolin • conspiracy • dick cheney

Josh Brolin in W.
Starring Josh Brolin in the title role of America's 43rd President. Directed by Oliver Stone it manages the impossible: evoking sympathy for George W. Bush.
oliver stone • sympathetic version of bush • josh brolin • geoffery wright • axis of evil

NASCAR.. An Oliver Stone Production?
Review of the NAPA 500 amid the never ending saga of "Fuelgate".
winston cup • jeremy mayfield • nascar

REALISTIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOLDIERS
Discussion of motion picture realism between officers and enlisted soldiers.
colonel blimp • soldier • officer • us army • oliver stone

Review: "Killer Instinct" (the making of "Natural Born Killers")
A short departure from our normal articles - I have a book that ever film lover needs to read. If you like knowing the Behind-The-Scenes gossip, then this book is for you! You'll never look at Oliver Stone or Quentin Tarantino the same way.
oliver • stone • quentin • tarantino • natural

The 25 Greatest Films of the 1990s, Part 7
Two powerful dramas bringing our recent history to light in stunning detail (one looking deeper into World War II than any other film had ever done, and one looking deeper into the 37th President of the United States) join a biting satire of Hollywood by film artist Robert Altman as three more in the countdown of the best films of the past decade.
nixon • saving private ryan • the player • tim robbins • robert altman

The Greatest Film Sequences -- Part 9
It's time to finish up my 11 part series on the greatest motion picture sequences of all time, and I'm really getting to some of my favorites! This week, I continue on where I left off back in October of 2000 with Part 9 of the series, and some truly memorable film sequences.
jfk • film sequences • film • movie • cinema

Wall Street's Gordon Gekko Says Greed Works
When Oliver Stone and Stanley Weiser wrote the screenplay for the 1987 movie, Wall Street, they created a cunning protagonist with a startling motto - "Greed is Good."
gordon gekko • michael douglas' gekko • greed good for us • gekko plays hardball • charlie sheen

Fast Facts About the Movie W.
The director, crew, and actors involved with the new George W. Bush biopic performed extensive research to get the facts right.
w. movie • oliver stone • george w. bush movie • movies about politics • josh brolin

War on terrorism report card: November edition
A second installment of the report card series. This month some new students, a new award, and more grades.
bush • rumsfeld • powell • pakistan • russia

Hollywood Revisit Wall Street and Drop Dead Fred
Hollywood is renowned for its duds - from poorly thought out remakes to unnecessary sequels - but what modern wonders will appear on our screens over the coming years?
hollywood • remake • sequel • drop dead fred • russell brand

Natural Born Killers Remains Relevant To Society
It seems that there is a shocking lack of shocking movies being released today in Hollywood. Fifteen years ago this month, one movie was released amid critical views.
natural born killers • oliver stone • woody harrelson • juilette lewis • tommy lee jones

W. Blu-ray Review
While not the rampaging muckraker he could be, Oliver Stone puts forth quiet rage amid a towering tale of a Texan family whose trappings worked us all over
george w. bush • oliver stone • josh brolin • w. • blu-ray

The Academy Award Winners That Should Have Been: Part 5
The discussions over Natural Born Killers and violence in the cinema almost always lead to concerns about others attempting to censor what we can see and hear. This week, I conclude my three part discussion on Natural Born Killers with a passionate defense of one of our greatest freedoms ... the freedom of speech.
freedom of speech • natural born killers • nudity • choice • sex

The Best Film of the 1990s
And here it is ... a film of staggering power, a document of history which should be required viewing for every human being with breath in their body, and it's my choice as the best film of the 1990's decade!
schindler's list • oskar schindler • steven spielberg • holocaust • liam neeson

Divine Justice by David Baldacci Audiobook
David Baldacci reunites the Camel Club in his latest bestseller, Divine Justice. How does reader Ron McLarty translate this fast moving thriller to the audiobook format?
david baldacci • ron mclarty • divine justice • camel club • bestseller

Best Picture and Director -- They Don't Always Have to Match
The argument has been made so often, and it still perplexes me. They say they can't understand how the Academy could split the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars ... their mentality is that the best directed film of the year should be the Best Picture of the year. This week, I finally explain why it makes perfect sense that they could be different.
best picture • best director • traffic • gladiator • academy award

What's Wrong with Wal-Mart.com?
Wal-Mart shut down their web site for a month to update it for the 2000 holiday season. Unfortunately, it's still jacked up. Find out why...
wal-mart • planning • walmart • e-business • ebusiness

Lee Harvey Oswald Gunned Down By Jack Ruby
After Ruby shot Oswald, many Americans came to believe there was a conspiracy behind the Kennedy assassination despite the conclusion of the Warren Commission in 1964.
lee harvey oswald • jack ruby • john f. kennedy • jacqueline kennedy • assassinations

Zapruder Film of Kennedy Assasination Vital
Nearly fifty years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, there remains one tangible proof of the tragic event, a twenty-six second document of death.
jfk assasination • kennedy assasination • dealey plaza • abraham zapruder • zapruder film

John Adams Commemorates 9/11
With the summer slew of film dramatizations of 9/11, it's nice to know that the classical music field has had something to say about current events, too.
on the transmigration of souls • john adams • new york philharmonic • 9/11 • twentieth-century composition

The Greatest Motion Picture Sequences -- Part 3
This week, amidst the dog days of August, I reveal and discuss in detail some more sequences I chose as the greatest from film history!
sequences • movie • cinema • film • best

100 Most Memorable Film Characters Of All Time: Nominations 21 thru 40
The countdown continues, revealing my choices for the most memorable characters in all of film history. This week, numbers 40 through 21 reveal some more cinema icons and heroes, some characters of true horror, some amazing female characters, and even a President of the United States.
nixon • robert redford • paul newman • butch • sundance

The Greatest War Films of all Time
As the war against terrorism continues, and most likely expanding soon beyond Afghanistan, I reflect back on how film artists have presented past wars on screen, as I present my choices for the greatest war films of all time.
war • film • cinema • movies • band of brothers

Keith David in Princess and Frog
Character actor Keith David (Crash, Delta Farce) has signed on as the villain in Disney's The Princess and the Frog.
keith david • the princess and the frog • anika noni rose • the walt disney company • ron clements

The Doors
The Doors, one of the most influential rock bands, released some legendary rock albums during five years of their musical career.
the doors • jim morrison • ray manzarek • robby krieger • john densmore

Academy Award Winners from the Late 1980s
Although these best films from the late 1980s did not leave as rich a legacy as other decades, the Academy did select some good, if not great, movies.
academy award winners 1980 • oscar winning movies • 1985 best picture • 1986 best picture • 1987 best picture

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