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Mel Gibson as Metaphor for What Ails America
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyOK. Here's my guilty summer confession: I can't get enough of the Mel Gibson scandal. Let me preface this post by saying that I'm hardly one for celebrity gossip. I have no idea who Justin Bieber is. I don't care whether Jennifer Aniston wants kids or not. And despite former Politics Daily colleague Emily Miller's compelling argument for why we should all be taking The National Enquirer more seriously, I can't stomach tabloids. Still, when it comes to the ongoing Mel Gibson saga, I can't look away. And I suspect I'm not alone. And that's because Gibson embodies a whole bunch of different ...
Oliver Stone Apologizes for Anti-Semitic Remarks
By not in system - AOL NewsAfter making odd references to Hitler and the "Jewish domination of the media," Oliver Stone quickly churned out an apology. "In trying to make a broader historical point about the range of atrocities the Germans committed against many people, I made a clumsy association about the Holocaust, for which I am sorry and I regret," Stone said in a statement. ...
Oliver Stone's 'W' Trailer Released
By Denise Williams - Politics DailyI expect this teaser of Oliver Stone's "W" will not disappoint expectations no matter who you are. Bush haters will love the drunk and fighting bit, Bush lovers will hate it having already declared Stone a liberal loon. At first glance, I don't know if this cast will be convincing (Wilfred Brimley is NOT playing Barb), but we'll find out soon enough. The film is due to be released right smack dab in the middle of the fall election cycle. Good times. ...
MoveOn Announces Obama Ad Winner
By Denise Williams - Politics DailyNot long after MoveOn.org decided to endorse Barack Obama, the group announced a video ad contest: "Obama in 30 Seconds'. 5.5 million votes were cast for the 1,100 submissions and 15 finalists were selected. An eclectic group of 24 judges that included Ben Affleck, Jesse Jackson, Oliver Stone and Moby, chose the winner, "Obamacan" by David Gaw and Lance Mungia of Monrovia, CA. MoveOn's donors have committed $200,000 to run this ad in selected markets. ...
Hollywood Too Conservative for Stone
By Brandon Barker - Politics DailyNot too long ago, Political Machine had a Hollywood moment, featuring an early preview of Oliver Stone's 'W' script and an analysis on why the director is rushing to get the film done before the November vote.At the time, details about the film were scant. We knew Josh Brolin would be playing the President, Elizabeth Banks would be playing the First Lady and that Ellen Burstyn would be taking on the Barbara Bush role, but little else. Now, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we have a few more details on the movie, which is still in the pre-production stage (location scouting, casting, procuring ...
Hollywood Leaks Oliver Stone's 'W' Script
By Brandon Barker - Politics DailyOliver Stone's buzz-laden Bush biopic, which the director hopes to release while the President is still in office, opens in front of Texas Rangers Stadium in Arlington, Texas. President Bush, wearing a polo shirt and Dockers, stands in center field holding a baseball. The crowd roars. Somewhere in the background, wearing a chicken outfit, is the guy from 'Borat.''W', which IMDB slates for a 2009 release, will star former-Goonie Josh Brolin as President George W. Bush, Elizabeth Banks ('Scrubs') as Laura Bush, Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn as, gulp, Barbara Bush and James Cromwell (the farmer from ...
Lights! Camera! Inaccuracy!
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyW. is about to make his big debut on the silver screen! Well, not the real W. - that is, neither President Bush nor any character those who know the president would recognize. Rather, the ever-exaggerative Oliver Stone will be churning out a film (starring Josh Brolin, right) which presents the president as "a foul-mouthed, reformed drunk obsessed with baseball, Saddam Hussein and a conflicted relationship with his dad." Even liberal biographers who deeply dislike the president have commented that the movie script is over-the-top and inaccurate. The author of "The Bush Tragedy" concluded ...
Stone Hurries to Finish Bush Movie
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyThe Guardian UK has a report on the forthcoming Oliver Stone biopic, W., which is about President Bush. Sure to be controversial, the paper reports that Stone is rushing to finish the film because he wants it to hit screens before the November election. Stone says the film, which stars Josh Brolin as George W. Bush, James Cromwell as George Herbert Walker Bush, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush and Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush, will pose the question "How did Bush go from being an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?" Bush's alcoholism and strained relationship with his father ...
Stone Joins Chavez Hostage Mission
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyIn Oliver Stone's 1986 film Salvador, a journalist ventures to El Salvador, where he covers the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero. In the course of the film, the journalist, Richard Boyle (James Woods), meets guerrillas in the countryside who want him to help them get their message across to the American media. Twenty one years later, Stone himself is in South America attempting to help Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez negotiate the freedom of hostages held by guerrillas in Colombia. ...
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