Oliver Stone
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"An intimate memoir by the controversial, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter about his privileged New York upbringing, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such landmark films as Platoon, Midnight Express, and Scarface"--
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
From the atomic bombing of Japan to the Cold War and fall of Communism, this concise version of the larger book is adapted for the general reader. Complete with poignant photos, arresting illustrations, and little-known documents, The Concise Untold History of the United States covers the rise of the American empire and national security state from the late nineteenth century through the Obama administration, putting it all together to show how deeply...
8) Nixon
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drama about the fall of Richard Nixon based on the view that a dark, murderous conspiracy controls the world.
10) Snowden
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entert
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
An employee of the National Security Agency leaks their illegal surveillance techniques to the public by distributing thousands of classified documents to the press.
11) Zebrahead
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A young white man begins dating the cousin of his best friend, both of whom are black, igniting long simmering racial tensions at their high school.
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Director Oliver Stone visits seven presidents in five countries in South America to gain some understanding about the political and social ideas and the revolutions, and to clear up how people view them. Includes interviews with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, Argentinean president Cristina Kirchner, Cuban president Raul Castro.
13) Platoon
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Platoon is the story of every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. Chris Taylor 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.
14) Wall Street
Language
English
Description
In this riveting, behind-the-scenes look at big business in the 1980s, an ambitious young broker is lured into the illegal, lucrative world of corporate espionage when he is seduced by the power, status, and financial wizardry of Wall Street legend Gordon Gekko. But he soon discovers that the pursuit of overnight riches comes at a price that's too high to pay.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirty years after his renowned film JFK, Oliver Stone takes viewers on a thought-provoking and eye-opening journey through recently declassified evidence in the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Subjects covered include the early formation of President Kennedy's foreign policy overview and his anti-colonial convictions, which put him in opposition to the Eisenhower administration, the CIA, and the Pentagon.
16) Alexander
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
17) Ukraine on fire
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Reveals the historical premises of the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, its current political backstage and its dangerous potential for the world. The speakers of the highest rank, president of Russia Vladimir Putin, ex-president of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych, interviewed by the filmmaker Oliver Stone share their thoughts about the reasons of the conflict and ways to solve it.
18) Nuclear now
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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.
20) Platoon
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Platoon is the story of every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. Chris Taylor 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.