Oliver Stone est un scénariste et réalisateur acclamé, réputé pour son regard provocateur et critique sur l'histoire et la société américaines. Ses films explorent fréquemment des thèmes sombres et des événements controversés avec une vision intransigeante. Stone n'hésite pas à remettre en question les récits officiels, poussant le public à réfléchir à des questions morales et politiques complexes. Son style se caractérise par une énergie brute et une profonde perspicacité psychologique envers ses personnages.
Eleven year old Chloe's life is tough. She lives with her unpredictable mother in a small flat and desperately wants a real friend and a dog. But most of all, she wants to know about her absent Dad. Where is he? What is he? Why won't her mother talk about him? And to make life even harder, the coronavirus lockdown is about to start...
This volume delves into lesser-known aspects of American history, offering young readers a unique perspective on pivotal events and figures. Adapted from the acclaimed work by Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, it presents a critical examination of the nation's past, challenging conventional narratives. Engagingly written, it aims to inspire curiosity and critical thinking about the complexities of American history.
A generation after Watergate, Nixon remains the dominant American political figure. The Nixon Presidency, with its achievements and failures culminating with the Watergate scandal, will linger at the forefront of our political conscience. With hindsight, Richard Nixon appears to be a tragic figure of Shakespearean proportions, a man whose story is at once compelling and infuriating - and worthy of further examination. In this companion to the film, which includes the complete screenplay with full annotation, footnotes, documentation, a comprehensive bibliography, and an interview with Oliver Stone, Nixon emerges as a political leader governed by personal demons. In the tradition of the tragic hero, Nixon has left us a complicated legacy. This compilation, which includes essays by prominent figures associated with Nixon and Watergate, previously classified memos and documents from the Nixon White House, and transcripts of Nixon's taped conversations in the Oval Office, sheds new light on Nixon, the man behind the powerful figure, and the political machine that catapulted him to the top.
A companion to the ten-part documentary series outlines provocative arguments against official American historical records to reveal the origins of conservatism and the obstacles to progressive change.
This is the companion book to the Hollywood film, "Nixon". It includes the annotated screenplay, an interview with Oliver Stone, essays by prominent figures associated with Nixon and Watergate, previously classified memos and documents from the Nixon White House, and transcripts of Nixon's taped conversations in the Oval Office. Oliver Stone is the director, producer and co-author of "Nixon".
The screenplays of Platoon--the most acclaimed movie about the Vietnam war--and of Salvador, a hard-hitting portrayal of the civil war in Salvador, also an Oscar nominee. Illustrated with movie stills.
A rare, controversial, and totally no holds barred memoir from one of Hollywood's greats.
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick examine the dark side of American history from the beginning of the twentieth century right up to the Obama administration. Looking at American intervention in foreign conflicts in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East, including taking part in covert operations and interfering to overthrow elected leaders in favour of right-wing dictators, they ask whether US involvement around the globe is about democratic ideals, or political and economic gain. From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the Watergate scandal and the transformation of America into a national security state, The Concise Untold History lays bare how US presidents have ignored the constitution and international law to influence the course of world events for the interest of the few. Based on the critically acclaimed documentary series of the same name, this book compellingly unmasks the shocking and unforgettable truth behind the American Empire.
This book tells the fascinating story of the rise and fall and revival of the commercial river. The only book to tell the whole story and bring it right up to date, it charts the foundation, growth, and evolution of the port and explains why for centuries it has been so important to Britain's prosperity.
