Academy Awards

...to reveal the 'Secret History of America' Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone has teamed with Showtime on "Secret History of America," a 10-part documentary series set to debut in 2010. Showtime said the project will examine...

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In the 1980s, Stone won Oscars for Vietnam War films "Platoon" and "Born on the Fourth of July," but later drew criticism for his take on history in the movie "JFK" and for his documentary about Cuban leader Fidel Castro, "Comandante."

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An Education, one of seven movies at the LFF with backing from BBC Films, has been going down a storm in America, particularly at screenings organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the folk behind the Oscars.

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...since the fall of communism will be explored. Stone, the Academy Award-winning director of "Platoon" and "Born on the Fourth of July," will serve as executive producer and narrator for the series. It's set to debut next year on Showtime.

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...musician all his life? An amazing film, both musically and dramatically. This film won two Oscars, best director for Oliver Stone and best film editing. Among the six other nominations were Tom Cruise, for best actor as the injured...

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...U.S. support for the war. Stone, a Vietnam veteran and multiple Oscar winner, has produced three previous movies on the Vietnam War, including Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July and Heaven and Earth. Stone was accompanied by producer...

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...Michael Douglas was born in New Brunswick, N.J., today in 1944 . This birthday guy won a 1987 Oscar for his performance as Gordon Gecko in Oliver Stone's "Wall Street." Douglas also won a 1975 Best Picture Oscar as the producer of the...

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...Speaks To NJ's Barnes About 'W' ... Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone tells National Journal's Jim Barnes about the making of 'W' and the reasons he took creative license with history. A snippet: Q: I'm interested in the...

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Can George W. Bush win Oliver Stone another Oscar? | Gold Derby | Los Angeles Times Can George W. Bush win Oliver Stone another Oscar? Oliver Stone, the one-time darling of the Academy Awards, has not been in an Oscar race since 1995 when...

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