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Oliver Stone's Hugo Chávez Documentary is Coming to American Theaters

Filmmaker Oliver Stone’s controversial documentary of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez premiered at last September’s Venice Film Festival amidst much attention and gossip. Had Chávez been required to pay his own way to Italy, while Stone’s travel expenses were comped? Why was the South American leader not officially announced to the audience (ultimately Stone took the liberty of raising the president’s hand to present him to the crowd)? Time magazine deemed that early autumn evening as “amateur night,” saying South of the Border was “lopsided and cheerleadery.”...  read more

Oliver Stone preps Hugo Chavez documentary

Oliver Stone will continue his infamous tradition of films about real-world political figures with a new documentary about Hugo Chavez, the flashpoint Venezuela president whose influence the United States has publicly tried to subdue in recent years. ...  read more