Stone can&#39;t conquer epic &#39;Alexander&#39;
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For a filmmaker who has built his career on the cutting edge of controversy, Oliver Stone delivers a surprisingly conventional take on Alexander the Great.
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Oliver Stone isnât a fan of the decision to invade Iraq, but in his next film he wants to render âa fair, true portraitâ of President Bush, Variety reported. âHow did Bush go from an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?â Mr. Stone asked. âItâs like Frank Capra territory on one hand, but Iâll also cover the demons in his private life, his bouts with his dad and his conversion to Christianity, which explains a lot of where he is coming from. It includes his belief that God personally chose him to be president of the United States, and his coming into his own, with the stunning, pre-emptive attack on Iraq. It will contain surprises for Bush supporters and his detractors.â If financing materializes, âBush,â starring Josh Brolin, above, as the president in a screenplay written by Stanley Weiser, who wrote âWall Streetâ with Mr. Stone, will go before the cameras in April and could be in theaters by Election Day or by the inauguration of the next president. âIâm a dramatist who is interested in people,â Mr. Stone said, âand I have empathy for Bush as a human being, much as I did for Castro, Nixon, Jim Morrison, Jim Garrison and Alexander the Great.â.
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Colin Farell can very well attribute being cast as the epic historical leader Alexander The Great to his ability to strike a chord with Al Pacino in The Recruit, atleast that is what director Oliver Stone thinks.
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Not content to direct a mediocre historical epic, filmmaker Oliver Stone marshals all of his talent as a provocateur to direct a colossally bad one in &quot;Alexander,&quot; starring Irishman
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If Oliver Stone is game for another go round, Colin Farrell says he's in. Farrell worked with director Stone for the first time filming "Alexander." Farrell says Stone is "amazing" and he's work with the acclaimed director again in a heartbeat.
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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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A group of Greek lawyers are threatening to sue Warner Bros. film studios and Oliver Stone, director of the widely anticipated film "Alexander," for suggesting Alexander the Great was bisexual.
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Director Oliver Stone said he was surprised by the critical reaction to his historical epic "Alexander" &#151; and put the blame on the fundamentalist morality in some parts of the United States.
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Director Oliver Stone, who has made  movies about Presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, is  developing a project about the current occupant of the White  House, but promises it will not be a hatchet job, Daily Variety  reported on Sunday.
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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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An ancient battle. A little-known director. An R rating. No major movie stars.
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La Warner chiede a Stone di &quot;tagliare&quot; alcune scene di Alexander, il suo ultimo film. Alcune scene di sesso omosessuale fra Colin Farrell, l&#39;Alessandro Magno dell&#39;atteso kolossal di Oliver Stone, e Francisco
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Warner Bros. film studio has  delayed the release of its widely anticipated Oliver Stone film  "Alexander" by about three weeks, saying that it wanted to give  the movie a better shot at winning Oscars.
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On a recent Saturday afternoon, the director Oliver Stone sat down at his office to reflect, in the presence of a critic, on the fate of "Alexander."
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ALEXANDER the Greatâs Macedonian army conquered an area stretching from Greece to India in the 4th century BC, but he is poised to conquer the world a second time thanks to a $155 million film version of his life by Oliver Stone.
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Director Oliver Stone turned on American critics and audiences on Wednesday, saying they had focused solely on the issue of homosexuality in Alexander, his big-budget epic that portrays the Macedonian hero as bisexual.
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Oliver Stone had a really rotten week. His huge-budget epic drama âAlexander,â starring Colin Farrell, Angeline Jolie, Val Kilmer, and Anthony Hopkins, premiered to critical raspberries and popular apathy.