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W. (film) W. is a 2008 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of George W. Bush. Directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stanley Weiser, it stars Josh Brolin as Bush. The supporting cast includes Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Scott Glenn, and Richard Dreyfuss.
Oct 16, 2008 · In the movie W., Oliver Stone offers a fictionalized portrait of George W. Bush. And if you've seen the trailers — with the elder George Bush chastising a rowdy frat-boy Dubya for conduct ...
- Bob Mondello
Jul 15, 2008 · Oliver Stone is likely to be attacked for his film’s many telescoped dramatic scenes and its invented dialogue. By Jeffrey Ressner. 07/15/2008 07:09 PM EDT. Marking a wild end to a controversial ...
Oct 17, 2008 · "W." has some nice scenes, good performance by Josh Brolin as President Bush; Oliver Stone's movie suffers in its cheap father-son psychology, however; Movie may emerge a curio, but has some power ...
More restrained than Stone's other films, W.'s strength is Brolin, who appears to have inhabited Bush's skin. His facial expressions, cadence, carriage -- the actor has almost discomfitingly captured it all, turning in a nuanced performance that might even get some of Dubya's biggest critics to feel for the guy.
- Colin Hanks, Josh Brolin, Thandiwe Newton
- Oliver Stone
- Emperor Motion Pictures
Dec 14, 2018 · Tim Grierson on the original Dubya-era biopic, and how Oliver Stone captured Bush II's art of failing up. Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie available to stream or download and ...
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Oct 17, 2008 · A two-minute scene of Bush choking on a pretzel while watching football is thrown in apropos of nothing, just because, you know, everybody thought it was pretty funny at the time. Presumably there ...
