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1:26AM Brian Moylan | [On the set of Wall Street 2 in Central Park yesterday, Old Grandpa Oliver Stone leans in to tell Shia LeBeouf and Michael Douglas that in his day, they walked to school with no shoes. Image via Bauer-Griffin]
Little Red Guiding Hood
1:26AM Brian Moylan | [On the set of Wall Street 2 in Central Park yesterday, Old Grandpa Oliver Stone leans in to tell Shia LeBeouf and Michael Douglas that in his day, they walked to school with no shoes. Image via Bauer-Griffin] 
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Shia Lebeouf And Oliver Stone: 22nd Near 6th
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Oliver Stone To Present ‘A Crazy People’s History Of The US’
7:58AM Pareene | We are actually super-excited for this: Oliver Stone is creating a “10-part documentary series for US network Showtime titled ‘Secret History of America.’” A ten-hour Oliver Stone history of America! Can you imagine how crazy wonderful this will be? More »
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Wall Street Episode II: Attack Of The Loans
6:50AM Richard Lawson | Now is the perfect time to make movies about the economy, because it’s all anyone can talk about, so they must want to watch it, too. Specifically, someone should really do a Wall Street sequel. More »
Richard Dreyfuss Intent on Deflating ‘W.’ Oscar Buzz Single-Handedly
6:15AM Kyle Buchanan | On today’s edition of The View, the political fireworks came not from Elisabeth Hasselbeck but from Richard Dreyfuss, who turned in a masterful bit of anti-promotion for his role as Dick Cheney in Oliver Stone’s W. With little prompting, Dreyfuss turned on his director, branding him a “fascist” and, when asked what he was like to work with, declaring, “Imagine working for Sean Hannity.” “I would like that!” Hasselbeck immediately chirped. We know, Liz. W. was already on somewhat shaky ground after an Oscar buzz-draining second weekend, but we’re sure that Dreyfuss’s deviation from his talking points won’t help, either. Josh Brolin, it might be time to start vetting those Milk FYC ads. The View [ABC] More »
Oliver Stone’s Pocket Guide To Penetrating The Mystery That Is Bush
10:24AM STV | Oliver Stone is keeping everyone waiting today at Slate, where he’s set to engage Bob Woodward and a few other reporters over the facts and slip-ups threading his new film W. Things have remained mostly civil so far — no Taser jokes or Christian Bale casting rumours — though a few factual liberties have set off a bit of protest in the ranks. Thankfully, while they wait for Stone, Lionsgate now offers a pleasing historical reference for the rest of us. Behold — W. For Dummies. More »
Violent Mark Wahlberg Kicks Dogs, ‘W.’ Out of His Way at Multiplex
1:30AM STV | Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your one and only guide to everything new, noteworthy and potentially noxious at the movies. This week sees Oliver Stone officially establish the land-speed record for producing an Oscar contender, joined by skull-cracking Mark Wahlberg, sex-driving Seth Green and our diva-coloured underdog. As always, someone’s gotta lose; we’ll call our shot there, too, along with cherry-picking through a new crop of DVD’s. As always, our opinions are our own, but we have little doubt they would look great on you. Try them on after the jump. More »
Slapdash ‘W.’ Web Site Reaches Out to the Dead-Language Crowd
3:10AM STV | Despite the skeptics, Oliver Stone and Lionsgate have made bringing a film to market in five months flat look relatively easy. But a Defamer operative points out that they clearly underestimated the work required to produce W.’s Web site in the same time, offering us the accompanying Latin dummy text in place of actor Ioan Gruffudd’s biographical background. (NB: It’s pronounced “YO-han GRIF-fith.”) Perhaps the actor never sent it, or maybe it was in Latin, or maybe this is just one of many quirky Easter eggs Lionsgate is loading into its W. campaign. Considering how well the Taserrific bar-brawl worked a few months back, we wouldn’t put it past them. Let us know your theory after the jump. [Lionsgate] More »
Crusading Josh Brolin To Take On Tasers, Shreveport Cops in Next Role
2:00AM STV | W. star and Shreveport jail alumnus Josh Brolin spoke up for the first time on Wednesday about his bar brawl and subsequent detention by that city’s police, illustrating a Southern idyll where he was maced, co-star Jeffrey Wright was Tasered and his assistant was hauled to jail for “asking too many questions.” And while Brolin and his lawyers wait for the authorities to drop the charges that require him back in court later this fall, we’re finally learning exactly how not throw a wrap party in Louisiana — if you must throw one at all: More »
