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  • Hugo Chavez and Oliver Stone at Walter Reade

    Posted in Features, Film, Own This City, Politics by Anna King on September 24th, 2009 at 11:57 am

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez surprised the assembled press last night by showing up unannounced to a special screening of Oliver Stone’s new documentary, South of the Border, at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater. He stood by Stone’s side while the director was asked (as he was at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month) to defend his new documentary, which portrays Chavez in nothing but the most superflattering light. (Watch our video above for the director’s response.) Stone, of course, is no stranger to being criticized for his not-strictly-accurate characterizations of historical figures in feature films; think JFK, The Doors and Nixon. Read more »

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