Alexander the (not so) Great
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Los Angeles, Nov 29 - Director Oliver Stone&#39;s historical epic movie Alexander has failed in its bid to conquer the box office, entering the US film charts only at number six.
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When was it that we were all bemoaning the fact that this latest well-hyped confrontation between the Athens and Sparta of baseball (which is which depends on your point of view) was a major dud?
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Theo Van Gogh was an unlikable sort, if you ask me. He derived a lot of pleasure from attacking orthodoxy and mocking any convictions other than his own.
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Movie epic Alexander opens in the US to a poor reception from critics but is backed by novelist Gore Vidal.
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At a whopping $150 million, his bloated, boring &quot;Alexander&quot; is anything but great. It&#39;s a pathetic tribute to a military genius who by the time of his death at 32 had amassed an empire that stretched across
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Could Macedonians ride and carry shields at the same time? With a little help, Oliver Stone balances military history and movie pragmatism in "Alexander."
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Conquering much of the world was a piece of cake for Alexander the Great. Conquering the North American box office is another thing.
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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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Film maker Oliver Stone, whose latest movie Alexander has been panned by US critics, thinks the three hour epic will get a better welcome in Europe.
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"Alexander," which depicts the Macedonian conqueror's passionate relationship with another man, may redefine what is acceptable in a hero.
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one straight, punt-and-fumble encounter at 3 am 30 years ago was enough for me -- but I&#39;m quite aware of the image that goes with having the butch name of ALEXANDER!
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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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LOS ANGELES  - "Alexander," Oliver  Stone's ode to a Grecian warrior, rides into battle Wednesday,  when the R-rated epic about the young conqueror will face a  phalanx of films with broad family appeal, including the  Thanksgiving holiday weekend's other newcomer, the Tim Allen  comedy "Christmas With the Kranks."
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A group of Greek lawyers will have a sneak preview of Oliver Stone&#39;s movie about Alexander the Great Thursday to decide whether to take legal action over scenes suggesting Greece&#39;s ancient ruler was bisexual.
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All Hail Alexander the Great, the great military genius who set out to conquer the world and came perilously close to getting the job done.
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If movies are all about the audience identifying with the people on the screen, then Oliver Stone accomplishes the job with &quot;Alexander,&quot; his sprawling, three-hour bio-epic about the Macedonian conqueror of the ancient world.
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LOS ANGELES  - To film "Alexander,"  which opens nationwide Wednesday, director Oliver Stone took  his cue from the biopic's subject, Alexander the Great, and set  out to conquer several locations around the world.