Chicago – Oliver Stone, bless him, still has a fire in his belly to tackle controversial subjects and shine a light into the dark corners that the American media skitters away from on a daily basis. Part travelogue, part enlightenment and all Stone, “South of the Border is eye-opening documentary on the South American people revolution.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Focusing primarily on the vilified (in this country and elsewhere) Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, Stone digs into the American interests and involvement in the Chávez movement, where Venezuela’s rich oil fields are the goal, oil that capitalist interests can’t get their slick hands on due to the nationalization of the product by Chávez.
Going into the Chávez history, a history that includes the military, a media that was decidedly against his initial quest for power and a failed coup backed by the Bush administration, Stone shows the other side of how a...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Focusing primarily on the vilified (in this country and elsewhere) Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, Stone digs into the American interests and involvement in the Chávez movement, where Venezuela’s rich oil fields are the goal, oil that capitalist interests can’t get their slick hands on due to the nationalization of the product by Chávez.
Going into the Chávez history, a history that includes the military, a media that was decidedly against his initial quest for power and a failed coup backed by the Bush administration, Stone shows the other side of how a...
- 7/9/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Hugo Chavez, Oliver Stone, South of the Border The letter below was posted at the Center for Economic Policy and Research‘s website under the heading "Oliver Stone Responds to Attack from the New York Times‘ Larry Rohter." Rohter’s original piece on Stone’s just released (via Cinema Libre) South of the Border, "Oliver Stone’s Latin America," can be found here. South of the Border‘s chief focus is Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, but it also features interviews with several South American presidents, among them Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner, Paraguay’s Fernando Lugo, and Brazil’s Luiz Inacio da Silva, in addition to Cuban leader Raul Castro. Mark Weisbrot and Tariq Ali are South of the Border‘s screenwriters. More on the Rohter vs. Stone issue here. Oliver Stone, Mark Weisbrot, Tariq Ali Letter to the New York Times, June 27, 2010 Larry Rohter attacks our film, “South of the Border,...
- 6/28/2010
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Buenos Aires -- American director Oliver Stone deflected criticism that his film about South American presidents provided a glossed-over picture of the region's political landscape and its controversial leaders.
In a packed auditorium at the University of Buenos Aires' Law School, Stone presented "South of the Border" with a public interview alongside producer Fernando Sulichin and scriptwriter Mark Weisbrot. Moderated by local journalist Jorge Lanata, the dialogue would later turn into a press conference that included an open microphone for the public.
The interview was the final event in his promotional tour through the region, which had started last week in Caracas with the premiere of his film, which is based on a series of interviews with Latin American presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Evo Morales of Bolivia, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva of Brazil, Rafael Correa of Ecuador, Fernando Lugo of Paraguay, and Raul Castro of Cuba.
In a packed auditorium at the University of Buenos Aires' Law School, Stone presented "South of the Border" with a public interview alongside producer Fernando Sulichin and scriptwriter Mark Weisbrot. Moderated by local journalist Jorge Lanata, the dialogue would later turn into a press conference that included an open microphone for the public.
The interview was the final event in his promotional tour through the region, which had started last week in Caracas with the premiere of his film, which is based on a series of interviews with Latin American presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Evo Morales of Bolivia, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva of Brazil, Rafael Correa of Ecuador, Fernando Lugo of Paraguay, and Raul Castro of Cuba.
- 6/4/2010
- by By Agustin Mango
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cinema Libre has acquired North American rights to Oliver Stone's documentary "South of the Border," which chronicles the rise to power of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other South American leaders.
The distributor plans to launch the film with a June 25 bow in New York City, followed by a July 2 opening in Los Angeles.
"Not only is it a genuine honor to work with one of the greatest American directors but his insightful documentary shows how these leaders of Latin America are being intentionally villanized by the Us mass media," Philippe Diaz, founder of Cinema Libre, said, "This unique dialogue needed the eye and the courage of a director like Stone to convince us that these leaders are fighting for a more humane society which means defending themselves against American corporate interests."
The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, was produced by Fernando Sulichin, Rob Wilson and Jose Ibanez.
The distributor plans to launch the film with a June 25 bow in New York City, followed by a July 2 opening in Los Angeles.
"Not only is it a genuine honor to work with one of the greatest American directors but his insightful documentary shows how these leaders of Latin America are being intentionally villanized by the Us mass media," Philippe Diaz, founder of Cinema Libre, said, "This unique dialogue needed the eye and the courage of a director like Stone to convince us that these leaders are fighting for a more humane society which means defending themselves against American corporate interests."
The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, was produced by Fernando Sulichin, Rob Wilson and Jose Ibanez.
- 3/24/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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