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Tag Archives: Oliver Stone
Saturday Matinee: Theaters of War
A documentary about the U.S. military’s editorial control over thousands of Hollywood’s films and television programs. Source: Media Education Foundation If you’ve seen Top Gun or Transformers, you may have wondered: Does all of that military machinery on screen come with strings attached? Does … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, media, Media Literacy, Militarization, propaganda, Psy-ops, Saturday Matinee, Social Engineering, society, Sociology
Tagged Documentary, Matt Alford, Media Education Foundation, Oliver Stone, propaganda, Psyops, Robin Andersen, Roger Stahl, Theaters of War, war
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Saturday Matinee: Natural Born Killers
By Richard Propes Source: The Independent Critic Is “Natural Born Killers” an indictment of our current society that is so completely fascinated with crime, criminals and everything that waxes dramatic? Or, is it simply a glossy, stylized romp through random … Continue reading
Posted in Art, corporate news, culture, Film, media, Media Literacy, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged corporate media, Cult Film, Juliette Lewis, media, Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone, Woody Harrelson
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Saturday Matinee: Salvador
From Wikipedia: Salvador is a 1986 American war drama film co-written and directed by Oliver Stone. It stars James Woods as Richard Boyle, alongside Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy and Elpidia Carrillo, with John Savage and Cynthia Gibb in supporting roles. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, media, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged FMLN, James Woods, Jim Belushi, Oliver Stone, Richard Boyle, Salvador
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Saturday Matinee: Heaven and Earth
“Heaven and Earth” (1993) was released at the height of director Oliver Stone’s popularity (made between JFK and Natural Born Killers) and is considered the final film of his “Vietnam Trilogy” following Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July. … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, society, Video, war
Tagged Born on the Fourth of July, Heaven and Earth, Hiep Thi Le, Oliver Stone, Platoon, Tommy Lee Jones, Vietnam Trilogy
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