&#39;Alexander&#39;--an epic disaster
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If our readers this week are extremely bored, and would like to do something worse than cutting their own tongues out, they can go spend $8 to see &quot;Alexander.
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Oliver Stone's epic Alexander enters the US box office at number six,  taking just $13.5m (Â£7m).
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Alexander the Great, who carved out a vast empire east of Greece before his death at age 32, is idolized in this nation as a symbol of its ancient glory. So when Oliver Stone's new epic about the conqueror's life depicted him as a bisexual who has a fling with his childhood friend Hephaestion, the portrayal hit a raw nerve in a nation where homophobic attitudes remain widespread.
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Oliver Stone&#39;s gay sand-and-sandal epic &quot;Alexander&quot; got a thorough critical roasting for its Thanksgiving opening - and Times Square moviegoers yesterday seemed equally allergic to the toga turkey.
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Tim Wakefield put it behind him a long, long time ago. It was never healthy to dwell on something so upsetting and so devastating. If you let negative experiences define you, then moving forward is practically impossible.
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Oliver Stoneâs eagerly awaited $160m blockbuster, Alexander, opened in America last week to a decidedly mixed critical response.
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The new Oliver Stone movie, &#39;&#39;Alexander,&quot; is full of brilliant highlights, and they&#39;re all in Colin Farrell&#39;s hair.
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What&#39;s up? I see the whole world has their eyes on the Oscar vs. Bernard fight. My thought is Oscar is coming off with an upset.
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Alexander the Great conquered Egypt, Asia Minor, the Persian Empire and much else. But even he, if reborn, could not conquer the tedium of &quot;Alexander.
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Alexander fights back after a poor showing at the US box office with strong figures in Europe, reports say.
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This could be the year in which  Alexander the Great conquers Catwoman and President Bush wins a  prize as worst actor.
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The expected tension going into &quot;Alexander&quot; was how well Oliver Stone&#39;s own artistic megalomania would be balanced out by his sophisticated historical intellect.
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An ancient battle. A little-known director. An R rating. No major movie stars.
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The importance of keeping personal matters personal Comment Sometimes I hear a story that is simply breathtaking in its stupidity and potential for disaster. For your delectation, horror, and amazement, here is one relayed to me by a good friend a few days ago.â¦
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The ride from Macedonia to the Hindu Kush was not quite as hard as I thought it would be. At least that was my sentiment by the time the crucial &quot;Battle for India&quot; took place in Alexander, an Oliver Stone film produced by Warner Bros.
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In many ways, director Oliver Stone's "Alexander" is an epic like they used to make 'em: big, bold, undeniably cinematic and crammed with star power.
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It began as a deep rumble from the earth&#39;s core - loud as a jet aircraft - then the ground began to tear itself apart. Huge cracks swallowed cars, rickshaws and people without discrimination.