Oliver Stone

Scarface

The Foxconn Con

After giving a rave to Mike Daisey's Apple take-down last year, a critic reconsiders his opinion.

J. Edgar: Leo DiCaprio as Closet-Case FBI Director

After giving a rave to Mike Daisey's Apple take-down last year, a critic reconsiders his opinion.

Margin Call Humanizes the Embattled Broker, Who Would Likely Dine at Blueacre

"Yo, bro, I'm meeting clients at Blueacre for lunch."​The Dinner: A BLC (bacon, lettuce & crabmeat sandwich) and fries washed down by a Manhattan at Blueacre Seafood, 1700 7th Ave, 659-0737, DOWNTOWN. The Movie: Margin Call at Pacific Place. The Screenplate: The most poignant scene in J.C. C ... More >>

SIFF: Week 2 Picks & Pans

"Yo, bro, I'm meeting clients at Blueacre for lunch."​The Dinner: A BLC (bacon, lettuce & crabmeat sandwich) and fries washed down by a Manhattan at Blueacre Seafood, 1700 7th Ave, 659-0737, DOWNTOWN. The Movie: Margin Call at Pacific Place. The Screenplate: The most poignant scene in J.C. C ... More >>

The 16 Sweetest Names of March Madness 2011

The Jimmer screams his name for world to hear. (Image source)​The incomparable first name of BYU star Jimmer Fredette has become so synonymous with streak shooting that it is now an adjective. For example, when Washington State's Klay Thompson was raining NBA-range three-pointers on Washington ... More >>

Opening Nights: Hardball

The birth of the conservative blow-up doll.

Hardball

The birth of the conservative blow-up doll.

Gordon Gekko Will Now Eat Your Dinner

Barry Wetcher/20th Century FoxGordon Gekko is back, with a new kid to mentor.​The Dinner: Burritos and Bud at Puerto Vallarta (4727 California Ave). The Movie: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps at Pacific Place (600 Pine St.). The Screenplate: The first few scenes of Oliver Stone's topical seq ... More >>

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps: Gordon Gekko Repents--or Does He?

Barry Wetcher/20th Century FoxGordon Gekko is back, with a new kid to mentor.​The Dinner: Burritos and Bud at Puerto Vallarta (4727 California Ave). The Movie: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps at Pacific Place (600 Pine St.). The Screenplate: The first few scenes of Oliver Stone's topical seq ... More >>

South of the Border: Oliver Stone’s Mash Note to Dictators

Barry Wetcher/20th Century FoxGordon Gekko is back, with a new kid to mentor.​The Dinner: Burritos and Bud at Puerto Vallarta (4727 California Ave). The Movie: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps at Pacific Place (600 Pine St.). The Screenplate: The first few scenes of Oliver Stone's topical seq ... More >>

Stage Review: Fences

In a stunning production, the play is the only thing that’s wrong.

Music in Movies on Mondays: L7 in Natural Born Killers

​Oliver Stone has never been known for subtlety, and few of his movies exemplify that as melodramatically at 1994's bloody, pop-culture devouring opus, Natural Born Killers. Curated collaboratively with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, the 27-track soundtrack is all over the map, from Patti Smit ... More >>

Bush on Film: Will He Have a Screen Life After W.?

​Oliver Stone has never been known for subtlety, and few of his movies exemplify that as melodramatically at 1994's bloody, pop-culture devouring opus, Natural Born Killers. Curated collaboratively with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, the 27-track soundtrack is all over the map, from Patti Smit ... More >>

Dick Cheney's Other Starring Role

​Oliver Stone has never been known for subtlety, and few of his movies exemplify that as melodramatically at 1994's bloody, pop-culture devouring opus, Natural Born Killers. Curated collaboratively with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, the 27-track soundtrack is all over the map, from Patti Smit ... More >>

Afternoon Edition: If Only Joe the Plumber Were This Hot

​Oliver Stone has never been known for subtlety, and few of his movies exemplify that as melodramatically at 1994's bloody, pop-culture devouring opus, Natural Born Killers. Curated collaboratively with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, the 27-track soundtrack is all over the map, from Patti Smit ... More >>

W.: Oliver Stone Presents Our Sad Recent National History

​Oliver Stone has never been known for subtlety, and few of his movies exemplify that as melodramatically at 1994's bloody, pop-culture devouring opus, Natural Born Killers. Curated collaboratively with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, the 27-track soundtrack is all over the map, from Patti Smit ... More >>

Oliver Stone and Russell Crowe Compete to See Who Can Suck the Most

​Oliver Stone has never been known for subtlety, and few of his movies exemplify that as melodramatically at 1994's bloody, pop-culture devouring opus, Natural Born Killers. Curated collaboratively with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, the 27-track soundtrack is all over the map, from Patti Smit ... More >>

DVDs of the Week

Andrew Bujalski's Mutual Appreciation and other new releases.

Lemming, Mountain Patrol (Kekexili), and United 93

Charlotte Rampling heads into David Lynch country.

Born on the 11th of September

Oliver Stone turns to Ground Zero, where everyone's a hero and politics don't matter. By Brian Miller

The Suitors

The Odyssey gets updated into our old-new declining American empire.

Summer! Movies!

Say bye-bye to arty, it's time to party.

Who Killed Slobo?

Two recent titles show how power grabs and secret plots never go out of style. Or print.

Film Favorites and Calendar

Two recent titles show how power grabs and secret plots never go out of style. Or print.

Dark Water

ADV Films, $19.98.

In and Out

ADV Films, $19.98.

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Also: Lila Says, Intimate Stories, November, and Stealth.

Dot the I

Also: Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine, In My Country, Marrying the Mafia, The Nomi Song, Paper Clips, and Walk on Water.

Ode to Jolie

Also: Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine, In My Country, Marrying the Mafia, The Nomi Song, Paper Clips, and Walk on Water.

Form Letter

Also: Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine, In My Country, Marrying the Mafia, The Nomi Song, Paper Clips, and Walk on Water.

Alex's Closet

Also: Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine, In My Country, Marrying the Mafia, The Nomi Song, Paper Clips, and Walk on Water.

East Side Story

More multiculturalist than conqueror, Oliver Stone's Alexander the Great puts vision ahead of victory. Be warned: It's a long march through Asia.

The Battle of Algiers

Criterion Collection, $49.95

Alex Alert

Criterion Collection, $49.95

Bang Rajan

Also: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Silver City, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

This Week's Attractions

Also: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Silver City, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

SCARFACE

Universal Home Entertainment, $26.98

Why can't Seattle's foremost movie critic get any respect?

Universal Home Entertainment, $26.98

Brief Encounters

Universal Home Entertainment, $26.98

The warriors

Brutal combat, male bonding—but no politics, please.

Off the path

Weekend festival celebrates nonblockbusters.

Flashback

Still looking for meaning, 22 years later.

Steven Seagal is back! Woo-hoo!

Still looking for meaning, 22 years later.

Once were cold warriors

Skinny ties and Boston street smarts save the world.

The gentler festival

International alternatives to Charlie's Angels and Girlfight.

Male order

Because sometimes a guy's wardrobe needs a woman's touch.

Any Given Sunday

Because sometimes a guy's wardrobe needs a woman's touch.

Murder ballads

How war-movie scores capture the zeitgeist.

How it is

How war-movie scores capture the zeitgeist.