Myth of the 20th Century: Oliver Stone – Chasing the Light

If Hollywood had a successful, iconoclastic director known for questioning the mainstream American narrative – something many view as a contradiction in terms – it might very well be Oliver Stone. With a career spanning over 40 years as a screenwriter and director, Stone has covered topics such as the drug trade in Scarface, overseas military intervention with Platoon and Salvador, and financial greed with Wall Street. His political biopics remain controversial with many in the establishment as they question the very legitimacy of the American world order. Tonight, we are joined by Harry Flashman, a writer for the American Sun, to discuss this prolific film maker.

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Very special guest Harry Flashman

• Chasing the Light – A Review of the Oliver Stone Memoir, JJ (2020) – https://theamericansun.com/2020/11/02/chasing-the-light-a-review-of-the-oliver-stone-memoir/
• The Value of Ancient Greece and Ancient Books, JJ (2020) – https://theamericansun.com/2020/06/02/the-value-of-ancient-greece-and-ancient-books/
• Prisoners – A film review, JJ (2020) – https://theamericansun.com/2020/07/13/prisoners-a-film-review/

Myth of the 20th Century – Episode 208 – Oliver Stone – Chasing the Light

— References —

• The Fountainhead, Vidor (1949)
• Seven Days in May, Frankenheimer (1964)
• Midnight Express, Parker (1978)
• Deer Hunter, Cimino (1978)
• Apocalypse Now, Coppola (1979)
• Gallipoli, Weir (1981)
• The Years of Living Dangerously, Weir (1982)
• Conan the Barbarian, Milius (1982)
• Secret Honor, Altman (1984)
• Platoon, Stone (1986)
• Salvador, Stone (1986)
• Wall Street, Stone (1987)
• Full Metal Jacket, Kubrick (1987)
• Born on the Fourth of July, Stone (1989)
• JFK, Stone (1991)
• The Doors, Stone (1991)
• Glengarry Glen Ross, Foley (1992)
• Natural Born Killers, Stone (1994)
• Nixon, Stone (1995)
• Evita, Parker (1996)
• U Turn, Stone (1997)
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Gilliam (1998)
• The Thin Red Line, Malick (1998)
• Any Given Sunday, Stone (1999)
• Boiler Room, Younger (2000)
• The Motorcycle Diaries, Salles (2004)
• No Country for Old Men, Coen (2007)
• W, Stone (2008)
• Untold History of the United States, Stone (2012)
• Wolf of Wall Street, Scorsese (2013)
• Nixon by Nixon: In HIs Own Words, HBO (2014) – https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/nixon-by-nixon-in-his-own-words
• True Detective, Pizzolatto (2014)
• The Putin Interviews, Stone (2015)
• Nixon, Myth of the 20th Century (2016) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2016/12/19/nixon/
• Snowden, Stone (2016)
• Oliver Stone backpedals after defending Harvey Weinstein, Steinbuch (2017) – https://pagesix.com/2017/10/13/oliver-stone-backpedals-after-defends-harvey-weinstein/
• The Para-State – An Ethnography of Colombia’s Death Squads, Myth of the 20th Century (2019) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/the-para-state-an-ethnography-of-colombias-death-squads/
• Serial Killers and the American Tradition, Myth of the 20th Century (2019) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2019/02/27/serial-killers-and-the-american-tradition/
• Argentina – The Evita Review, Myth of the 20th Century (2020) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2020/10/15/argentina-the-evita-review/
• Chasing the Light: Oliver Stone in Conversation, BFI (2021) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72FZEv774Gg
• Geraldo Rivera VS Charlie Manson (interview) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oudbU46xJx0