Alexander Grates on US Critics
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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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Having read Professor Firmage's diatribe against our president, I suggest he get a grip on his ivory walls.  Nikki Grace  Cottonwood Heights  (c) 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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Eliot Weinberger, a previous finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award, set off a stir by saying that one of this year's nominees, Bruce Bawer, had engaged in âracism as criticism.â
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Critics who praise the "complexity" of red Burgundy and Champagne are on target.
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Almost every U.S. president complains about bad press. But history sometimes can be even nastier. Princeton University's James McPherson holds some well-informed opinions about the worst (and best) occupants of the White House. He edited To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents.
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Filmmaker Oliver Stone, whose "Alexander" got a lukewarm reception from critics in America, said Thursday he thought the three-hour epic would get a better welcome in Europe.
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Although he lived 2,300 years ago, Alexander the Great may have something to say about current American politics. Oliver Stone's "Alexander" has rekindled interest and prompted a wave of books, TV documentaries and magazine articles about the young warrior-king, who conquered most of the known world by leading his armies from Greece to the Middle East and across to Asia and India.
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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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Tired of watching the movie critics of America pile on director Oliver Stone - or perhaps sensing a golden opportunity to make headlines - novelist Gore Vidal leaped to Alexander&#39;s defense, calling Stone&#39;s film barrier-breaking for its frank depiction of
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Hollywood continued its long tradition of serving up turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday with the release yesterday of Oliver Stone&#39;s sword-and-sandal epic Alexander.
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A critic&#39;s reaction to a  film festival is akin to the old story about the five blind men  who all touch an elephant and report wildly different  descriptions of what the animal must look like based on the  particular body part encountered.
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Irish actor Colin Farrell says working with filmmaker Oliver Stone on the epic Alexander was all he dreamed it would be. (Oliver&#39;s) an amazing man.
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Oliver Stone, America&#39;s most controversial, Oscar-winning filmmaker, is waging war on the box office this weekend with ``Alexander,&#39;&#39; a violent, sexually combustible, nearly three-hour epic.
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Taking Questions: A first set of answers from David Grubin, a director and writer who is taking questions from readers through Jan. 23 on his three-part documentary, "The Jewish Americans.".
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Oliver Stone's new film about  Alexander the Great depicts the king as bisexual, fueling  outrage from Greeks and prompting Hollywood to ask if a world  conqueror with dyed blond hair and waxed legs will be able to  attract box office hordes.
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Papers differ in their verdicts on British Prime Minister Tony Blair's response to calls for his resignation. US President George W Bush is criticised for defending the CIA's treatment of terrorism suspects abroad.
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A recap of the shows reviewed thus far by Times critics, Cathy Horyn and Eric Wilson.