W. 2008. Directed by Oliver Stone

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Held on Wed, Nov 9, 2016, 1:30 p.m.

Education Center, Mezzanine, Theater 3

The Celeste Bartos Theater

W. 2008. USA. Directed by Oliver Stone. Courtesy Lionsgate/Photofest

W. 2008. USA. Directed by Oliver Stone. Screenplay by Stanley Weiser. With Josh Brolin, Toby Jones, Jeffrey Wright. 130 min.

In her New York Times review, Manohla Dargis said of W, “History informs its narrative arc from Texas to Iraq, but it should go without saying that this is a work of imagination, a directorial riff on real people and places complete with emotion-tweaking music cues, slo-mo visuals and portentous symbolism.” Flirting with Shakespearean themes but never diving in head first, Stone’s W is more parody than full-on skewering.

This film accompanies Modern Matinees: The Body Politic.

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