Empire of the Son

Oliver Stone Pt. 4: War and civilization in Alexander, and an epilogue on W.
by Kevin B. Lee and Matt Zoller Seitz   posted Oct 17, 2008

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Colin Farrell in Oliver Stone's Alexander
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video essay  |  Oliver Stone  |  Retrospective  |  Hollywood  |  American President  |  Cold War  |  biopic  |  violence

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Kevin B. Lee is editor of the Keyframe journal at Fandor and programming executive at dGenerate Films.

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Matt Zoller Seitz is a writer and filmmaker whose debut feature, the romantic comedy Home, is available through Netflix and Amazon. His writing on film and television has appeared in The New York Times, New York Press, and The Star Ledger, among other places. He is also the founder of The House Next Door, a movie and TV criticism website.

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