Posted on 04/02/2008 5:30:17 PM PDT by Aristotelian
Script asks: 'How did an alcoholic bum become most powerful leader in world?'
How different the world might look now if the US president and his advisers had settled on the phrase Axis of Unbearably Odious, or Axis of Hatred. But they rejected that and instead plumped for Axis of Evil, and the rest is history.
So begins the script to Oliver Stone's new movie, W, on the life of George W Bush, which begins filming this month and will be produced at speed. Stone, a director with a keen eye for publicity, is thought to want to get the film into cinemas before the November presidential election, and certainly before Bush quits the White House on January 20.
He insists that the film will be an accurate and fair portrait of Bush the man, though historical objectivity is not one of Stone's strong points, judging by his previous presidential efforts, Nixon and JFK,
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In the director's own words, the film will address the question: "How did Bush go from being an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?"
The part of Bush will be played by Josh Brolin, no stranger to Texan roles, having been in the Coen brothers' Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men. Elizabeth Banks of Spider-Man and The 40-Year-Old Virgin is expected to play the first lady.
ABC News, which has read an early copy of the screenplay, describes it as a "warts-and-all portrayal", though judging by its account of the script it might more accurately be called a "warts-and-yet more warts" portrait.
(Excerpt) Read more at film.guardian.co.uk ...
I can’t wait to not see this film.
“Why does Hollywood keep thinking it can influence elections?”
Yeah! We’re not as stoopid as their think we is!
The Golden Age of Hollywood is a feint memory.
How about:
“How Bush went from Strong Conservative to Wonder Bread Liberal.”
Is he also gonna make a Porno Movie on the Life and Times of the Arkansas Traveler?????
How an alcoholic bum went on to become...an alcoholic bum - The Ted Kennedy Story
He evidently wants to breathe life into the dyong efforts of the terrorists.
Just my opinion of course.
If it’s like his film JFK then most of the characters will be fictional, all of the dialogue will be fictional and every thing presented as fact will be false.
Well gee, I’d love to see this film when it’s in theaters, but I expect I’ll be sick that day.
Another piece of crap movie from a poeice of crap director, who’se piece of crap brain, is a piece of crap, from all the drugs and Botox poison that have leeched into his leech mind.
Another BO bomb to add to the list of Lying Leftist financial failures.
Oliver Stone is just another liberal leftist H’weird that feels good to do a little Bush Bashin’. What low mentality!
Producers should ask: Why are we giving a pot smoking, coke head director who hasn't ahd a successful movie in 20 years millions of dollars to make a sure fire flop?
Another Hollywood hate-hit - how much did “Redacted” earn - all of $65,000.00 - let the Tinseltown Left keep pouring its money down a black hole.......
Why don’t they just release Alexander with a dubbed script.
Hollywood should at least squeeze a little dough out of that dog. How can you make such consistently bad movies and still have a career?
I’ll bet the movie prevents Bush from being elected president again.
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