WIN A FREE SNOWDEN BLU-RAY! Whether you call him a traitor or a hero, Edward Snowden exposed the rampant illegal surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Obama administration that is still creating ripples of distrust with our Intelligence Community. Directed by the auriferous Oliver Stone who has tackled historically problematic issues from the time he … [Read more...] about FREE Blu-ray – Snowden
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Snowden
Edward Snowden is a traitor to his government and a hero to his people. Directed by: Oliver Stone Written by: Kieran Fitzgerald, Oliver Stone Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Rhys Ifans Swift shot: Oliver Stone has directed several films that attack the military industrial complex, and he's given his version of history on the cable series, "The Untold … [Read more...] about Snowden
Can you Fathom: Snowden?
Swift take: I just scored some tickets to the Snowden LIVE Fathom Event, followed up by a 45 minute Q&A with Director Oliver Stone (via sat in NY) and Edward Snowden himself (via Moscow) on September 14th. The general release of Snowden will be in theaters this Friday. This is one of those rare times in my movie critic life where an assignment hits home in a way I'd … [Read more...] about Can you Fathom: Snowden?
Stone Takes on Snowden
This won't be controversial, not in the slightest... The H-Bomb: He's taken on such incendiary real world topics as the Vietnam War, Nixon, Bush, 9/11, and the Kennedy assassination, to list a few, now Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone will be taking on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in the ingeniously titled Snowden. Set for a December 25th release by Open … [Read more...] about Stone Takes on Snowden
The Fifth Estate
Are people allowed to have secrets? Swift shot: That seems to be the question of the early Twenty-First century, are people (and institutions) permitted to have secrets? The Fifth Estate does a fair job making an argument, but overall the audience is left wondering what the answer should be. This is to the film's credit. The downfall lies in the politics, the ego, and … [Read more...] about The Fifth Estate
