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Midnight Express [1978]Midnight Express [1978]
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Scripted by Stone, who won an Oscar - a bit racist and fictional. Brad Davis great as usual...
Conan The Barbarian (2 Disc Special Edition) [1981]Conan The Barbarian (2 Disc Special Edition) [1981]
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Scripted by Stone, this is closer to Stone's screenplay and much better than rubbish like 'The Hand'
Scarface (2 Disc Special Edition) [1983]Scarface (2 Disc Special Edition) [1983]
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It's quite empty & very 80s - Stone brings Cuban-politics into the cocaine-mix...Very OTT and seen as a classic. Not exactly 'Once Upon a Time in America'
Year of the DragonYear of the Dragon
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Another one scripted by Stone and accused of racism/stereotyping....
Oliver Stone: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series)Oliver Stone: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series) by Charles L.P. Silet
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This discusses most of Stone's oeuvre...
Oliver Stone's U.S.A.: Film, History and Controversy (Culture America (Hardcover))Oliver Stone's U.S.A.: Film, History and Controversy (Culture America (Hardcover)) by Oliver Stone
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This is the best book on Stone....
Salvador--Special Edition [1985]Salvador--Special Edition [1985]
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His first masterpiece and one of the greatest war films made...
Platoon [1987]Platoon [1987]
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A very good film, though JG Ballard's criticism in 'A User's Guide to the Millennium' has some credence...
Wall Street [1988]Wall Street [1988]
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A very good 80s-themed film, less silly than 'Scarface' & probably what 'The Bonfire of the Vanities' should have been like....
Talk Radio [1988] (REGION 1) (NTSC)Talk Radio [1988] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Neglected work in Stone's canon - shows him gearing up to be combatative....
Born On The Fourth Of July [1989]Born On The Fourth Of July [1989]
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The second 'Nam-themed film, based on Ron Kovic's excellent autobiography....One of Cruise's best performances-
The Doors - Special Edition [1991]The Doors - Special Edition [1991]
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Quite silly, but sometimes enjoyable...better than 'Velvet Goldmine', which it is probably responsible for-
JFK - Special Edition Directors Cut (2 Disc Edition) [1991]JFK - Special Edition Directors Cut (2 Disc Edition) [1991]
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Another masterpiece- though the facts are delivered 'Rashomon'-style - so Stone isn't saying what the truth is. Kind of messed up his career- knives out for Stone at this point-
"JFK": The Book of the Film (Applause Screenplay): The Book of the Film (Applause Screenplay Series)"JFK": The Book of the Film (Applause Screenplay): The Book of the Film (Applause Screenplay Series) by Oliver Stone
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This is the supporting book- with lots of evidence of conformist journos taking him to task for JFK...
A Child's Night DreamA Child's Night Dream by Oliver Stone
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This is Stone's quite bad modernist-inflected novel, written prior to his going to Vietnam. Read Conrad instead....
Heaven And Earth [1993]Heaven And Earth [1993]
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Dissappointing third Nam themed film - it means well, but patchy. Still, not often you see that war from non-American eyes....
Natural Born Killers - Director's Cut [1995]Natural Born Killers - Director's Cut [1995]
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Another controversy and a messy masterpiece - this is the director's cut with bonus joys galore....
Nixon [1996]Nixon [1996]
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Another masterpiece and Stone's greatest work - will be seen as important in years to come....
Evita [1997]Evita [1997]
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Stone co-wrote the screenplay and almost directed it several times....
"Nixon""Nixon" by Oliver Stone
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Here's the tie-in book to 'Nixon', almost forgot it! Great notes/interviews as well as screenplay.....
U-Turn [1998]U-Turn [1998]
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I thought he was trying to hard to appease Tarantino's criticisms of NBK; irrelevant now 'Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia' is on DVD....
Any Given Sunday [2000]Any Given Sunday [2000]
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Awful film- American football meets 'Wall Street'= Pacino doing his shouty thing and the film never ends.....
Comandante [2003]Comandante [2003]
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Interesting documentary, though excuses Castro's human rights record....would like to see the Arafat-documentary also....Stone's comedy moustache is fun as well!
Alexander - Director's Cut [2004]Alexander - Director's Cut [2004]
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As bad as reviews were- is this the director's cut? Am sure a good film is in there somewhere. The Robin Lane Fox book is great though...
Oliver Stone (Pocket Essentials)Oliver Stone (Pocket Essentials) by Michael Carlson
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Good budget overview....