OLIVER STONE

William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director and screenwriter. Stone came to prominence as a director with a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier, and his work continues to focus frequently on contemporary political and cultural issues, often controversially. His work has earned him three Academy Awards. His first Oscar was for Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978). He won Academy Awards for Directing Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989), both of which were centered on the Vietnam War.

A notable feature of his directing style is the use of many different cameras and film formats, from VHS to 8 mm film to 70 mm film. He sometimes uses several formats in a single scene, as in JFK (1991) and Natural Born Killers (1994). Some of Stone's films often have been criticized for promoting conspiracy theories and historical inaccuracies. JFK was criticized in the media as being a mixture of truth and fiction. One of the musicians portrayed in his film about the rock band The Doors called the biographical film inaccurate. As well, Stone's film Natural Born Killers was criticized by for its apparent glorification of violence; Stone argued that the film was meant to satirize the media's preoccupation with depicting violence. (via Wikipedia)


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Movie a Stone's throw away

via nypost.com ( 104 Days ago )
AS we left off yesterday I was auditing an Upper East Side townhouse scene. Oliver Stone directing Shia LaBeouf and Josh Brolin for "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps." So, to continue. Lunch was at a nearby church. The crew had co-opted its baseme...

Hugo, girl: Venezuelan prez shows the Love to Courtney

via nydailynews.com ( 135 Days ago )
Courtney Love is still floating on the charm offensive that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched at Wednesday's screening of Oliver Stone's new documentary, "South of the Border."

First Look: Michael Douglas in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps

via slashfilm.com ( 139 Days ago )
Some new photos from rhe set of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps have shown up online, including a first look at Michael Douglas reprising his role as Gordon Gecko, a part which earned him an Academy Award. See the photo of Douglas as Gecko after the jump. The film is set nearly two decades after the first film, with Gekko, having spent 14-years in prison [...]

Shia's Looking Sharp

via perezhilton.com ( 142 Days ago )
So dapper! Shia LaBeouf spent his Saturday afternoon in Jersey City filming for the upcoming Oliver Stone flick, Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. And Shia was looking pretty damn seks! If only LaDouche always dressed like this! Wishful thinking. [Image via Pacific Coast News Online.]

'Freed is good'

via nypost.com ( 143 Days ago )
Get the hair gel and suspenders ready -- Gordon Gekko is finally walking out of prison! Here's Michael Douglas yesterday reprising his role as the infamous stock trader as director Oliver Stone shoots the first scene of the sequel to the 1987 clas...

Shia and Carey: Bike Buddies

via latinoreview.com ( 145 Days ago )
Shia LaBeouf plays a trader who is dating Gordon Gekko's daughter in Oliver Stone's Wall Street 2. The sequel picks up after Gekko has done some time for insider trading, though Michael Douglas is quickly pulled into his old "greed is good" games, this time for Shia's benefit.Filming continued in New York yesterday when Shia and Carey Mulligan (last seen in Public Enemies), the actress [...]

Shia LeBeouf, Carrie Mulligan, Oliver Stone make impression in Chelsea during 'Wall Street 2' shoot

via nydailynews.com ( 146 Days ago )
Shia LeBeouf vroomed through the set of "Wall Street 2" on Wednesday (the flick was actually filming in Chelsea, but who's checking?) with on- and off-screen love interest Carrie Mulligan.

Shia LaBeouf & Carey Mulligan are Bike Buddies

via buzznet.com ( 146 Days ago )
Shia LaBeouf and girlfriend Carey Mulligan hop onto a motorcycle as they continue to film Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps in New York City on Wednesday (September 16). The Oliver Stone directed film is expected to be released in April 2010. Michael Douglas (who played Gordon Gekko in the original movie) recently talked up the sequel, saying, “It’s 22 years [...]

Gordon Gekko Speaks On Wall Street

via latinoreview.com ( 148 Days ago )
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, the sequel to Wall Street, Oliver Stone's "greed is good" movie that won Michael Douglas an Oscar for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko, has already started filming here in the Empire State. The film focuses on Gekko's relationship to the young trader that is dating his daughter - said trader is played by Shia LaBeouf. As for the rest of the plot...someone [...]

Considered: Fast-Forwarding Gordon Gekko

via nytimes.com ( 150 Days ago )
The director Oliver Stone has been back in Lower Manhattan filming a sequel to his 1987 movie “Wall Street.” Three New York Times reporters suggest plotlines.

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