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Oliver Stone has become known as a master of controversial subjects and a legendary film maker. His films are filled with a variety of film angles and styles, he pushes his actors to give Oscar-worthy performances, and despite his failures, has always returned to success.
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William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Stone is known as a controversial but acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam War, and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas.
- JFK (1991) Directed by Oliver Stone. Screenplay by Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar, based on the books ‘On the Trail of the Assassins’ by Jim Garrison and ‘Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy’ by Jim Marrs.
- PLATOON (1986) Written and directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Johnny Depp.
- NIXON (1995) Directed by Oliver Stone. Written by Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Stone. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins, E.G.
- BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989) Directed by Oliver Stone. Screenplay by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic, based on the book by Ron Kovic. Starring Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Willem Dafoe.
- Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps (2010) It’s actually quite amazing how dull this film is. Given the period when it was made, just right after the Gordon Gekko’s of the world wrecked the economy, a sequel to “Wall Street” would have been ideal.
- Savages (2012) There’s a young surfer girl named ‘O’ who is the romantic interest of Ben and Chon, two major pot-dealers in sunny world of Laguna Beach.
- The Hand (1981) A horror film called “The Hand” gives you the impression it might be a cheesy film. Watching the finished project, you realize that your initial impressions were correct.
- Looking for Fidel (2006) This is the age of contrarians, or better yet, people thinking they deserve the title of ‘contrarian’. Trump voters think they deserve the title because they’re going against mainstream media.
- 12 Savages
- 11 Salvador
- 10 Talk Radio
- 9 The Doors
- 8 Nixon
- 7 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
- 6 Wall Street
- 5 Any Given Sunday
- 4 Natural Born Killers
- 2 Platoon
Savages is a film that is hectic and takes the viewer underground, into a completely different reality. From an open relationship between a trio, to a marijuana business that attracts a drug-cartel and the kidnapping of the main female character, there is so much happening in this film by Stone. With actors like Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch, and Aar...
Oliver Stone’s first foray into a realm he would comfortably operate in for the next two decades, Salvador is a deft critique of the US military apparatus, and its meddling in the affairs of foreign governments. Seen through the eyes of a war journalist navigating the street politic of Salvador, James Woods perfectly encapsulates the scumbag charis...
Adapting Eric Bogosian's stage play of the same name, Talk Radio, Stone and DP Robert Richardson displayed the cinematic tenacity of their camerawork to make a film largely set in one radio studio, totally engrossing, vibrant, and tense. Borrowing a lot from Brian De Palma’s bag of visual tricks, Stone showed his ability to be a cineaste, but mixed...
The perfect muse for Oliver Stone’s dream-like séances of montage and filmmaking, The Doorsis a psychedelic trip through the destructive, vision-seeking life of rock icon Jim Morrison. In a transformative performance from Val Kilmer, who went on to do much of his singing, Kilmer and Stone channel the messianic nature of Morrison. The band reportedl...
Oliver Stone’s zest for exploring troubling figures and myths of American history came to a surprisingly empathetic note in Nixon. In an inspired casting choice that heeded incredible results, Anthony Hopkins transforms as the troubled, paranoid, and corruptible president with relative ease. Stone takes us through the ires of some of America's most...
With Michael Douglas reprising his role of Gordon Gekko, this sequel to Stone's 1987 infamous filmtakes place after 23 years of the original. As always, Stone has reflected on the real life economic crisis, with the film bringing in the 2007 - 2008 Global Financial Crisis. However, what is intriguing about this particular film is its focus on Gordo...
“Greed is good.” The much-paraphrased quote from Wall Street antagonist Gordon Gekko, played with unbridled financial sleaze by Michael Douglas (his only Oscar win for acting), is only part of the story. Oliver Stone’s film details the lows financial sector gurus will stoop to for their portfolios stake and how dangerous unbridled ambition can be. ...
Prophetic in its detailing and portrayal of football life in regard to young offensive coaches, mobile quarterbacks, and also how awful the football players are treated and how their health is put on the back burner for the team's personal gain, Oliver Stone'sAny Given Sundayis a magnificently violent opus. The film is shot in a fervently disorient...
Natural Born Killers is an insidious hellscape through the lives of serial killer couple Nicky and Mallory. A scathing critique of the media and their coverage of monsters that elevates violent criminals to celebrity status, Oliver Stone’s film is an iconic, drug-induced depiction of violence that sees the director go full force into his surreal, v...
When Oliver Stone was a young man, he volunteered to fight in the Vietnam War. In part, he admits, to breaking away from the cozy life his father had given him. What he saw in the jungles, the violence, the barbarism, the chaos, would change his life forever and shape his filmmaking vision for years to come. Those tours spent in hell would go on to...
Natural Born Killers (1994) R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Romance. 7.2. Rate. 74 Metascore. Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield. Votes: 251,288 | Gross: $50.28M
William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director and screenwriter. Stone became known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier.
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