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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's upcoming biopic of President George W. Bush casts an unflattering shadow over much of his earlier career.

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.

Based on facts, but blended with fiction, the film 'W.' conveys a definite bias.

Written and directed by Oliver Stone, this 1986 film features Charlie Sheen as a young soldier caught in the middle of two wars.

Brutally violent and engaging, Platoon takes the Vietnam War and centres it around a battle between two men for a new recruit's soul.

The 43rd President receives a get-out-of-jail free card in this edgeless, pointless marshmallow of a film.

According to the new Oliver Stone film, George W. Bush is a regular man with tragically human characteristics.

Timely dramas about returning soldiers, President George W. Bush, and a Hispanic family reuniting hit movie screens this fall.

Say what you will about Mel Gibson and his personal escapades, Apocalypto is a brave, smart, and beautiful film.

Schwarzenegger, Rob Reiner, Nancy Reagan pay respects to Oscar-winning thespian

Notoriously controversial director sets politics aside in one of the most important American films of the year. 3.5 stars out of 4.

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.

In October, movie screens will be graced by stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell, plus a new film from Guy Ritchie

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."

The director, crew, and actors involved with the new George W. Bush biopic performed extensive research to get the facts right.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

Football is one of the most celebrated sports in American history. Here are the five most celebrated movies on the sport

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.

Character actor Keith David (Crash, Delta Farce) has signed on as the villain in Disney's The Princess and the Frog.

Bringing in $18 million in ticket sales at the box office, the film Max Payne led a group of premieres and garnered the #1 spot over the weekend.

James Ellroy (LA Confidential, The Black Dahlia) churns the JFK assassination into page-turning, high-grade pulp.

The Doors, one of the most influential rock bands, released some legendary rock albums during five years of their musical career.

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.

The comments in Jessica Mann's introduction to Margery Allingham's Traitor's Purse could be applied equally to Dick Francis' fine -- if flawed 1982 novel, Banker.

Michael Douglas won a well deserved Oscar for his portrayal of ultra rich businessman Gordon Gekko. Charlie Sheen played an eager and money hungry trader named Bud Fox.

Four recent horror films for Halloween revelers stuck in a rut, looking to have their holiday film-fest freshened with a cinematic blood transfusion.

The Golden Globe Awards along with the Oscars and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards have become the Big Three of the annual salute to the entertainment industry.

Orson Welles, Ridley Scott, Yves Saint Laurent, Winston Churchill, Peter Bowles, Sean Connery and Jimi Hendrix are just a few of the rich and famous fans of sunny Morocco

British cast includes Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp & Tom Hollander. Thomas Kretschmann & Christian Berkel make Valkyrie much more authentic

Every year in December the oldest and most historical beach resort in Thailand hosts a vintage car parade commencing in Bangkok and ending in Hua Hin.

Innovative scenes that changed how audiences not only see, but listen to, films.

In a short period of time, The Doors released several influential albums, which are still among the best rock albums. Their first record is a part of this collection.

The debut self-titled album of The Doors is usually considered as the best album of the band, as it contains some legendary rock songs.

Forget Slumdog Millionaire and the rest. Here are five other films that are sure to offer much more worth thinking about as you leave the theater

It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra's beloved movie starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, suggests a few other powerful films worth a revisit this holiday season.

In Milk, Oscar winner Sean Penn plays Harvey Milk, a good humored gay man who refuses to accept the plight of his community in San Francisco, and runs for office. 8.5/10

His classic good looks, rebellious attitude and acting talent has ensured Colin Farrell is one of the most interesting characters in Hollywood.

In show business, movie stars are considered the elite, and not many who make it on the big screen are cut out for the weekly grind of a TV series.

The latest outing from Nu Image films in a long line of b-movie creature features, directed by Danny Lerner.

Tom Cruise is a versatile actor with a career that has spanned over 25 years. Oprah Winfrey celebrated highlighted the movie highlights of his Hollywood tenure.

A new book celebrates the value of age. It's a dialog with 13 native women from tribes worldwide talking bout how to bring about world change. Important!

Greed is good, I'm as mad as hell--iconic lines from movie monologues in Wall Street, Network, Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Of Human Bondage and Glengarry Glen Ross.

The months of summer blockbuster are over, but there's a different movie season beast right around the corner full of intense characterizations and hopes of gold.

Few roles can be harder than playing the Son of God. Here are five actors who starred in films inspired by, or based on works inspired by the Gospels.