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Posted: Aug 20 2009 12:26 am

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"Oliver Stone is making his most ambitious stab at American history yet.

The controversial director is creating a 10-part documentary series for Showtime titled "Secret History of America."

Narrated by Stone, the series promises to focus on events that "at the time went under-reported, but crucially shaped America's unique and complex history of the last 60 years," according to Showtime.

Subjects will include President Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, the origins of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, to "the fierce struggle between war and peace in America's national security complex."

The project includes "newly discovered facts and accounts" from the Kennedy administration, the Vietnam War and the great changes in America's role in the world since the fall of Communism in the 1980s "through this epic 10-hour series, which I feel is the deepest contribution I could ever make in film to my children and the next generation, I can only hope a change in our thinking will result," Stone said in a statement.

The sure-to-be-discussed project will premiere on the network in 2010.

"We are very happy that Oliver Stone has chosen Showtime as the home for his provocative series about key unknown moments of American history," Showtime programming president Robert Greenblatt said. "Not only has his name become synonymous with visionary filmmaker, but Oliver is also a fascinating storyteller always striving to shed new light on the human experience. His continuing curiosity about real events of the 20th century has now led him to a documentary series unlike any other, which is why it's perfect for our premium audience." "

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i57cc798c878be14641f51d37f211b581

Posted: Aug 28 2009 04:10 am

Bet you 10 million FRNs he won't say a thing about the country being declared bankrupt in 1933 and pledging the lives of every American citizen as collateral on the national debt. Incidentally, this is why you have no constitutional rights.

Thank you, FDR!

Then again, that one's older than 60 years.

Posted: Aug 28 2009 06:59 am

We have no constitutional rights? When did that happen?

Also, I think Oliver Stone is the last person I'd listen to if I wanted a true history of America. Take what he purports in his "controversial and provocative" series with a grain of salt.

Posted: Aug 28 2009 07:52 am

Pandajuice wrote:

We have no constitutional rights? When did that happen?

1933.

Well, if you want to get REALLY technical about it, when they ratified the 13th Amendment.

It's a rather detailed explanation, but I'd be willing to write it up if there is interest. It's not a conspiracy theory so much as just obscure legal stuff. Check out the difference between a law and a statute, and what "color of law" means. It's a fascinating subject all around.

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Oliver Stone is a bloated liberal mouthpiece and a shitty filmmaker. There I said it.

Posted: Aug 28 2009 01:41 pm

joshwoodzell wrote:

Oliver Stone is a bloated liberal mouthpiece and a shitty filmmaker. There I said it.

QFT

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Posted: Aug 28 2009 03:47 pm

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Narrated by Stone, the series promises to focus on events that "at the time went under-reported, but crucially shaped America's unique and complex history of the last 60 years," according to Showtime.

Subjects will include President Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan

I agree, the atomic bomb was dangerously under reported. I hear half of the country didn't even know it happened until like 3 years ago!

Posted: Aug 28 2009 03:49 pm

He wasn't always a shitty filmmaker, Platoon was very good. I guess overall maybe he's shitty, I used to like him, but his stuff since Platoon hasn't been very good, although I did enjoy JFK even if it did have a lot of bias in it, it was still interesting.

Oliver Stone almost seems like a Love/Hate guy, most people love him or hate him very few in between.

Posted: Aug 28 2009 04:27 pm

Wait, we dropped a bomb? On Japan?

Posted: Aug 29 2009 07:14 pm

Did anybody else besides me see Alexander in theatres? It was fucking TERRIBLE. Horrendous. Monstrous. Crap. Vile.

It was so bad, that you can't even find it anymore. The very first DVD release was the "Director's Cut." I would pay big money to have the theatrical release on DVD, just so I can prove I wasn't lying when I said how god-awful it was.

Posted: Aug 29 2009 09:11 pm

Jack Slater wrote:

Did anybody else besides me see Alexander in theatres? It was fucking TERRIBLE. Horrendous. Monstrous. Crap. Vile.

It was so bad, that you can't even find it anymore. The very first DVD release was the "Director's Cut." I would pay big money to have the theatrical release on DVD, just so I can prove I wasn't lying when I said how god-awful it was.

nope, never saw it. but i also heard its one of the worst movies ever made w/val kilmer in it

Posted: Aug 30 2009 06:43 am

The only saving grace it had was Rosario Dawson's breasts, but as powerful as they are, even they couldn't salvage the film on their own.