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Oliver Stone on the Future of Political Cinema

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Posted on Feb 17, 2007
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Counterpunch.org / Tao Ruspoli

Director Oliver Stone talks politics and art with filmmaker Tao Ruspoli.

In a video interview with Counterpunch magazine, the legendary filmmaker discusses the power of movies to engender social change on a grass-roots level.

(Fellow director Tao Ruspoli conducts this street-level interview on the eve of his own Ken Kesey-esque bus trip across America to shoot socially conscious films.)

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By K, February 20, 2007 at 10:49 pm #
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Oliver Stone’s comment on “red-necks” leads me to believe he’s smart enough to realize American’s are getting screwed by Bush/Cheney. His comment about a “happy ending” for red-necks is “hippies getting shot” summarizes the blood lust of the current administration well.

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By Mad As Hell, February 19, 2007 at 9:27 am #
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I have NEVER been able to take Oliver Stone as a “serious film-maker” since he made that disgusting piece of garbage “JFK”.  He filled it with the lies of the conspiracy theorists, despite the fact that ALL of the most critical arguments have be completely disproved—like the “Magic Dancing Bullet”. It never existed—it was a screw-up based on mis-timing the shots.  Yet Stone put it out there as fact.

His other films are so self-important, as if he had a banner at the beginning that said “PAY ATTENTION! I’M MAKING AN IMPORTANT MOVIE HERE!”

Yawn.

Reckless driving on his artistic licence.

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By Bert, February 18, 2007 at 11:24 am #
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Oliver should make one called ‘park your car’, and get Michael Moore to help write it. Imagine, a movie about how america shut off OPEC by refusing to drive anymore…

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By Anthony Bono, February 18, 2007 at 5:22 am #
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Though I believe his heart to be true, if Oliver Stone isn’t controlled dissent, I don’t know what is.  He (most likely) unknowingly did too much to solidify the established 9/11 narrative before we’re even inches from finding the real ground truth.  I find it unforgivable.

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By John Hanks, February 17, 2007 at 10:43 pm #
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Film does not cause change unless it gets people to think seriously.  Documentaries are supposed to do that.  Film is inherently a mass lower middle class medium.  Everything it does is in its own box.  It covers things up and preserves the status quo in countless ways.

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