Who would have guessed that the person who would replace George Bush in the White House would not come from the tepid trio of McCain, Clinton of Obama? Instead, the next resident of the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is no other than Josh Brolin. America wised up to this fact this week as Entertainment Weekly rolled out its first look at Oliver Stone’s “W” movie. No joke.
Here’s a chunk from the outstanding article:
… Stone is famous for courting controversy with dramas like JFK (1991) and Nixon (1995). But with W, the 61-year-old filmmaker isn't merely courting it — he's grabbing controversy by the lapels and giving it a big wet smacker. For the first time, he's turning his cameras not just on a living president but on one who'll still be knocking around the White House when the movie premieres late this year. As if that weren't provocative enough, Stone could end up releasing the film as early as October, at the height of a presidential campaign in which one of the major issues will undoubtedly be the legacy of the guy on the screen. …
Gotta love Oliver Stone.
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