Stone takes control: Oliver Stone's biopic of George W Bush

Stone takes control: Oliver Stone's biopic of George W Bush

On Monday, Oliver Stone's hotly anticipated George Bush biopic, W, starring Josh Brolin as the beleaguered President and Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice, premiered to a Los Angeles audience. The celebrity-heavy, predictably partisan gathering (Jodie Foster, Barbra Streisand, Al Pacino) was billed quite particularly as a "special screening" by Lionsgate, [...]

Best bets: Oliver Stone's ‘W.’ hits theaters

Josh Brolin plays President George W. Bush in Oliver Stone's controversial film. Plus: "Secret Lives of Bees," seeking out the "Dirty Jobs."

Oliver Stone: Bush legacy 'a hard one to live down'

President Bush is "a disgrace, frankly," film director Oliver Stone said Wednesday, two days before the release of his biopic on the 43rd U.S. president.

Oliver Stone on 'W.': Director insists, 'I don't take sides'

Cindy Pearlman: Days away from his "W." opening at the multiplex, director Oliver Stone is mulling over if and when the real commander-in-chief will see the biography Stone directed about his life. "I think in this present political state, the real George W. Bush might not approve of this movie," says Stone with a wry grin. "But this movie tries to [...]

Oliver Stone: It's All True!

Hey right wingers! Think before you slam well-known lefty director Oliver Stone's W. movie. According to a new report, Stone and screenwriter Stanley Weiser have managed to make George W. Bush human: The president portrayed in the film (by Josh Brolin) is not evil. He is a man struggling to do the right thing, who ultimately fails due [...]

'W' a prime candidate for Oliver Stone

Just in time for the election, the director takes on our current president and the rest of the Bushes

Just in time for the election, the director takes on our current president and the rest of the Bushes.

Oliver Stone's 'W': Is This Movie Necessary?

Turn on any television lately and it is near impossible to avoid the immense amount of political coverage being offered -- which is not necessarily a bad thing[...] Read more!

FOX411: Oliver Stone Feels Sorry for Bush

Oliver Stone’s "W" premiered last night in New York, and it’s a surprisingly level headed conjuring of the life and times of George W. Bush.

You don't mess with The Colbert, Oliver Stone - VIDEO

Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Video, Reality-FreeLast night, Oliver Stone went on The Colbert Report to plug his new movie W, which examines the life and presidency of George W. Bush. Stone isn't exactly known as one of the most ardent supporters of the Republican Party, and I bet everyone expected Stephen Colbert to ratchet up his O'Reilly-esque [...]

Frameworks: Oliver Stone: Bush Would Have Died In Vietnam

Oliver Stone is on Bill Maher right now. Maher opened by asking whether he ever knew Bush back at Yale when they started together as freshman. Stone said no but that he knew "that type" and that Yale frat "boys" hark back to the 1950s. Surprisingly, according to Stone and probably some women out there, John Kerry was the man in Yale back when Stone [...]

What Do Batman And George W. Bush Have In Common? Oliver Stone Explains…

This weekend, moviegoers will hope to escape the economy, the war, and other real-life problems brought about after 8 years of George W. Bush by going to see a movie about…George W. Bush? But before you head out to see Josh Brolin’s award-worthy transformation into our 43rd President, it’s intriguing to contemplate the notion that [...]

Wajahat Ali: W.: A Commentary On the New Oliver Stone Movie

Oliver Stone's fascinating and entertaining portrait of W. depicts George W. Bush as the prodigal son whose desire for paternal validation breeds a paralyzing insecurity that simultaneously drives and suffocates his ambitions. Stone and company at times veer dangerously close to parody in their depiction of the Magnificent 7 [Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, [...]

Oliver Stone's Verdict on George W.

Oliver Stone's biopic of the President leaves its central figure a mystery and the moviegoer unmoved

You don't mess with The Colbert, Oliver Stone - VIDEO

Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Video, Reality-FreeLast night, Oliver Stone went on The Colbert Report to plug his new movie W, which examines the life and presidency of George W. Bush. Stone isn't exactly known as one of the most ardent supporters of the Republican Party, and I bet everyone expected Stephen Colbert to ratchet up his O'Reilly-esque [...]

Oliver Stone Says Bar Incident Was Racial

Moviemaker Oliver Stone has hinted the summer bar brawl that landed his W stars Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright behind bars was racially charged. The director was with the two actors in Shreveport, Louisiana[...] Read more!