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| Stone Escapes America for France |
| 2005-01-18 |
| Director Oliver Stone is so distraught over the criticism targeted at his last two big screen projects, he's preparing to flee America for France. The JFK movie-maker sparked controversy by meeting Cuban dictator Fidel Castro for his 2003 documentary Comandante - forcing TV network HBO to axe it from their schedule. Stone's recent historical epic, Alexander, was also subjected to scathing reviews in the US for portraying Macedonian warrior Alexander The Great as a bisexual. And Stone can't understand why years of hard work have failed to produce a positive reaction, so is desperate to seek comfort in his mother's homeland, to escape the bad vibes that are crippling his confidence in America. He says, "Since the Castro movie I did, things have been tough. Everyone was against it. Then I put my heart into Alexander, which wasn't appreciated either. The right thing is for me to stay out of America for a while. I'm planning to spend a lot more time in France." |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #17 Barbara - the Artist Formerly Known as Pee Wee Herman?? |
| Posted by: lex 2005-01-18 3:41:04 PM |
| #16 Who? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-01-18 2:51:53 PM |
| #15 Addition by subtraction... |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-01-18 2:26:08 PM |
| #14 Can we negotiate a package deal with the French? Here's my proposal: French citizenship for any Hollywood idiotarian (Stone, Depp, Baldwin et al) so long as we get one French scientist, technologist or proven entrepeneur in return. No returns for a minimum of ten years, no joint citizenship and no tears. Deal? |
| Posted by: lex 2005-01-18 2:17:35 PM |
| #13 How about going to Italy & making a movie about Julius Ceasar? |
| Posted by: gromgorru 2005-01-18 1:11:50 PM |
| #12 Magnificent! Don't come back now, y'hear? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-18 1:01:50 PM |
| #11 Ollie, sweetie... if the Alexander movie were any more of a dog it would be shedding all over the furniture. People were actually howling with laughter during the tragic deathbed scenes... maybe you should consider doing comedy. It works for Jerry Lewis, and he is supposed to have a lot of fans in France. OTH, Jerry is intentionally funny---maybe you should work on this, during your French vacation. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2005-01-18 12:38:54 PM |
| #10 he's gonna be "preparing to leave" for at least 4 years, you watch.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-01-18 12:14:14 PM |
| #9 Has Ollie considered how France's muslim beurs will view his persecuted-bisexual meme? |
| Posted by: lex 2005-01-18 12:08:55 PM |
| #8 So long, Olliie. We're gonna miss ya. Not long but soon. Bugwit. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-01-18 12:00:30 PM |
| #7 His mother's french? Now I get it. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2005-01-18 11:04:36 AM |
| #6 Lol - amen, nada! Soon! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-01-18 10:40:48 AM |
| #5 Can he take Babs, Baldwin, Whoopie, and the other yahoos, too? Please? |
| Posted by: nada 2005-01-18 10:32:53 AM |
| #4 Stone made a movie about the dictator Castro??? I guess that shows how relevant both of them are. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-01-18 10:12:20 AM |
| #3 Stone should now make a movie about how Vercingetorix was gay. Or Charles Martel. Or Napoleon. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-01-18 10:07:08 AM |
| #2 I’m planning to spend a lot more time in France How unfortunate for the French , and how unfortunate for old Ollie hehehe . A lose , lose situation for the lot of em :P |
| Posted by: MacNails 2005-01-18 9:55:01 AM |
| #1 See ya! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-01-18 9:54:03 AM |