Introduction - Oliver Stone: the remaking of a maverick
filmmaker
1. War
2. Politics
3. Money
4. Love
5. Corporations
Conclusion
Interviews
Index
Ian Scott is Senior Lecturer in American Studies at the
University of Manchester
Henry Thompson is a former Teaching Fellow at the University of
Manchester
‘A wonderful, bracing book, Scott and Thompson have brought
exemplary clarity and thoroughness to the complex and multifaceted
career of Oliver Stone. Dividing Stone's work into major themes
such as War, Money, and Love, the authors provide a focused
exploration of the critical intelligence that permeates all of the
filmmaker's work -- and the political thinking that informs it.
Full of insights, this beautifully written book is a major
contribution to the literature of film.’ - Robert Burgoyne, Chair
in Film Studies, University of St Andrews. Author of Film Nation:
Hollywood Looks at US History (2010)
‘The Cinema of Oliver Stone: Art, Authorship and Activism is a
remarkable and timely book on one of the key American directors of
the second half of the twentieth century. With its unparalleled
access to the film-maker and his archive, its lucid and
comprehensive engagement with both the films and the political
context in which they were made, the project emerges as not only
the definitive book on Oliver Stone but also one of the most
compelling books on American film in the last decade.’ - Terence
McSweeney, Visiting Research Fellow at the Rothermere American
Institute at the University of Oxford. Author of The 'War on
Terror' and American Film: 9/11 Frames Per Second (2014)
‘Oliver Stone has cast greater light on late-twentieth and early
twenty-first century America than any other movie-maker. In this
incisive, erudite, and very well conceived volume, Ian Scott and
Henry Thompson offer a nuanced and thematic analysis of Stone's
cinematic importance and with the benefit of their numerous
interviews with him – his understanding of the United States and
its place in the world. Well-written and deeply researched, this
fine book is a major contribution to film studies and should also
be read by anyone interested in America's recent past and current
politics.’ - Iwan Morgan, Commonwealth Fund Professor of American
History, University College London. Author of Reagan: American Icon
(2016)
‘The Cinema of Oliver Stone is a fascinating examination of one of
the most important political filmmakers of the late 20th and early
21st centuries. Ian Scott and Henry Thompson offer telling insights
into how Stone's films altered the ways in which audiences have
thought about war, politics, money, love and corporations. This is
must reading for anyone interested in the intersection of Hollywood
and politics.’
Steven J. Ross author of Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars
Shaped American Politics
‘The Cinema of Oliver Stone is a fascinating examination of one of
the most important political filmmakers of the late 20th and early
21st centuries. Ian Scott and Henry Thompson offer telling insights
into how Stone's films altered the ways in which audiences have
thought about war, politics, money, love and corporations. This is
must reading for anyone interested in the intersection of Hollywood
and politics.’
Steven J. Ross author of Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars
Shaped American Politics
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