Oliver Stone paints a surprisingly sympathetic picture of George W. Bush in this award-courting movie.
By Stephanie Zacharek Oct 17, 2008
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I realize there is a buck to be made, but couldn't Oliver Stone wait until after the election to release his new film about the president?
By Thomas Schaller
July 29, 2008
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Oliver Stone's "W." has people excited -- no, really! Plus: Aronofsky vs. "Robocop," gals conquer Comic-Con, and Arab cinema's greatest voice falls silent.
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 29, 2008
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Oliver Stone tackles the most harrowing shared experience of our lives -- and it's not the disaster you would expect.
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 9, 2006
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Oliver Stone turns far-right poster boy. George Michael faces the fallout from latest sexcapade. Plus: Madonna's weird toilet-seat thing!
July 26, 2006
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Madonna likes sex, Colin Farrell likes Sean's wife, Oliver likes Castro too much and Cage likes his comic books more than he likes Lisa Marie!
By Karen Croft
April 17, 2003
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Jack Nicholson talks about his LSD trip with Cary Grant, Sharon Bush talks to Kitty Kelley, and Tony Blair talks to Homer Simpson! Plus: Can Paula fill Connie's Jimmy Choos?
By Karen Croft
April 16, 2003
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When the profanity-laced cocaine epic finally made it to TV, editors scrambled to find 160 words that rhymed with "suck."
By Max Garrone
April 10, 2001
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Is Oliver Stone a misunderstood cinematic genius or just a deluded, self-absorbed hack? A new 10-DVD box set promises some answers.
By Bruce Kluger
February 26, 2001
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From Joan of Arc to Oliver Stone, society has perfected the art of worrying about nothing.
By King Kaufman
February 13, 2001
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What could be worse than Oliver Stone's cloddish, didactic football movie? How about six more minutes and some softball interviews?
By Max Garrone
January 30, 2001
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When you're always blown away by the things that happen to you, you get so you start missing being blown away by the things that happen to you.
By David Goodman
April 14, 2000
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Lucianne Goldberg's is monumental; Judge Jerry's is bigger than Judge Judy's; Rick Rockwell's is black-and-blue; but Muhammad Ali's is definitely the greatest of all time.
By Amy Reiter
March 10, 2000
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Aaron Spelling shares special moments with starlets; is Kevin Costner Catherine Zeta-Jonesing or just following her around? And Neve vs. Jamie Lee ... she who screams last?
By Amy Reiter
February 11, 2000
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Director Oliver Stone talks about his days on the field, why defensive calls are ruining the game and his favorite Super Bowls ever.
By Anthony Lappi
January 29, 2000
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The man who broke the story of Vietnam's My Lai massacre is still the hardest-working muckraker in the journalism business.
By David Rubien
January 18, 2000
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Winslet denies pernicious vegetable rumor; Kutcher accuses pants of indiscretion; and Ben Stein just wants to say, "Hey, thanks!" to the guys who mugged him.
By Amy Reiter
January 14, 2000
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Al Pacino and Cameron Diaz make all the right moves, but Oliver Stone's playbook is running out of juice.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
December 23, 1999
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Quaid, Byrne chafe, bitch, burn. Plus: Gwyneth Paltrow tired of blond Gwyneth Paltrow person. And, the bribe please ... Coach kicks in with kickbacks for Stone.
By Amy Reiter
December 22, 1999
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Lie detectors, all around! Plus: Tonya takes a another swipe; Bunny brothel honors Andy Kaufman, and the Spice Girls ... waxy but wickless.
By Amy Reiter
December 20, 1999
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Demi balks, Posh pouts, Arnold throws a hissy fit ... because celebrity is everyone having to say they're sorry.
By Amy Reiter
December 2, 1999
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Actor: "Episode I" is a bowwow; Rene Russo's nudity approved by God. Plus: Britney Spears' mom: They're real, you ignorant goofballs!
By Amy Reiter
July 19, 1999
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Arizona state Rep. Barbara Blewster spews racist remarks; another nutty theory on who shot J.F.K.; Congress takes on soda pop.
By Amy Reiter
May 11, 1999
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The digitized Zapruder film cannot dispel lingering questions about JFK's assassination.
By Scott McLemee
August 4, 1998
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A new book on our cultural obsession with violence finds kids' TV and Quentin Tarantino movies inseparable from the Roman spectacles.
By Dwight Garner
May 21, 1998
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