Oliver Stone
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2012
Description
In this companion to the ten-part documentary series the authors outline a "people's history" of the American empire and its rise and decline, aided by the latest archival findings and recently declassified documents and scholarly research. They challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of traditional history books in this look at the dark side of American history. They introduce readers to a pantheon of heroes and villains as they show not only how far...
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media Llc
Pub. Date
2017
Description
WITH SUBSTANTIAL MATERIAL NOT INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTARY Academy Award winner Oliver Stone was able to secure what journalists, news organizations, and even other world leaders have long coveted: extended, unprecedented access to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Putin Interviews are culled from more than a dozen interviews with Putin over a two-year span--never before has the Russian leader spoken in such depth or at such length with a Western...
Publisher
Warner Home Video [distributor]
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Academy award winning director Oliver Stone presents a breathtaking new cut of his sweeping epic film Alexander, the true story of the world's greatest warrior. Using footage never seen and dramatically reshaping dozens of scenes, he brings to life the overpowering forces and fierce personalities that forever changed history.
4) The Doors
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Biographical film about one of the most exciting and controversial figures of the '60s, Jim Morrison. With his rock and roll band, The Doors, he influenced the rock music scene as no other group had.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Twelve-chapter documentary series, created and executive produced by Academy Award-winning writer/director Oliver Stone. Do Americans really know and understand the country's shared and complicated history? How are the small details and forgotten players that influenced some of the biggest events from America's past recalled? Will children actually get the whole story from reading history books? And how will it affect the future of the country?
7) Platoon
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Follows young Chris Taylor who arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion, and the anger growing within himself.
8) Wall Street
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000
Description
An ambitious young stockbroker is lured into the illegal, lucrative world of corporate espionage.
10) Nuclear now
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, filmmaker Oliver Stone explores the possibility for the global community to overcome challenges like climate change and reach a brighter future through the power of nuclear energy an option that may become a vital way to ensure our continued survival sooner than we think.
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
2002, 1993
Description
Juxtaposes scenes from the lives of four Chinese women in pre-1949 China and the lives of their American-born daughters to show how the mothers' experiences in China and as immigrants in the United States shaped their dreams for their daughters' lives.
13) Snowden
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
The incredible untold story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others.
14) Midnight express
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
©1999
Description
Details the true story of Billy Hayes, an American college student, who is imprisoned in a Turkish prison for a drug offense--and his ultimate escape ... to take the "midnight express"--Box.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2006
Description
The true story of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, who volunteered for rescue duty and became trapped in the rubble of the Towers on September 11, 2001. The men became two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero. It is a story of the true heroes and of that fateful time in United States history, when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race.
16) W
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
A look at the life of the 43rd president of the United States. Rising from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. How he used Christianity to turn his life around, met and married his wife, and the days before his decision to declare war on Iraq are featured.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Following a lengthy prison term, Gordon Gekko finds himself on the outside looking in at a world he once commanded. Hoping to repair his relationship with his daughter, Winnie, Gekko forges an alliance with her fiancé, Jake. But Winnie and Jake learn the hard way that Gekko is still a master manipulator who will stop at nothing to reclaim his rightful place at the top of Wall Street.
18) Savages
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Laguna Beach entrepreneurs Ben, a peaceful and charitable Buddhist, and his closest friend Chon, a former Navy SEAL and ex-mercenary, run a lucrative, homegrown industry, raising some of the best marijuana ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with the extraordinary beauty Ophelia. Life is idyllic in their Southern California town, until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them.
20) Talk radio
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2000
Description
A Dallas "shock jock" unloads on his radio audience, just as he is poised to achieve national fame.