&#39;Alexander&#39;? Not so great
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When depicting the American &#39;60s in films such as &quot;Platoon,&quot; &quot;JFK&quot; and &quot;The Doors,&quot; writer-director Oliver Stone can be sloppy, indulgent and maddening, but he has never been anything less than electric.
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Filmmaker Oliver Stone, whose &quot;Alexander&quot; 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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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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Despite being a rookie, Lorenzo Alexander finds himself having to juggle responsibilites on offense, defense and special teams.
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Elevating the material is the least appreciated star turn on television. Sometimes the dialogue, or the premise or the story arc, leaves a lot to be desired and it&#39;s up to a real star to step up and salvage the show.
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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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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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To film &quot;Alexander,&quot; which opens nationwide Wednesday, director Oliver Stone took his cue from the biopic&#39;s subject, Alexander the Great, and set out to conquer several locations around the world.
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With lavish attention to detail and a powerful cast, director Oliver Stone&#39;s &quot;Alexander&quot; is a thought-provoking, although long-winded, film about a man who, by 32, had solidified a massive empire
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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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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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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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Arts & entertainment: He is one of Britain's most revered actors. So why does Alex Jennings seem so unsatisfied, asks Maddy Costa.
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Jason Alexander has it on good authority that his job as co-host of the People's Choice Awards on Sunday is unlikely to have a big payoff.
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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 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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For more than two thousand years the search for the real Alexander the Great has continued, with each generation seizing on some facet of his complex, contradictory character.