Oliver Stone is well-known for taking contrarian stands both onscreen and off.
Stone went to Russia and interviewed its president for a documentary called The Putin Interviews, which aired on Showtime in 2017. Now, with Putin and Russia driving the 24-hour news cycle, the director has been offering his perspective on his Facebook page and in interviews.
Early last month, Stone told Kcrw’s Robert Scheer: “The United States and its allies in NATO have been provoking Russia for, since two years now — actually three years – over the Ukraine…”
In the same interview, the director decried “bloodthirsty” media coverage saying, “they have no proof that Russia intends to invade Ukraine; I doubt that they would. I think Russia is concerned only with the Donbass region.”
After the invasion, Stone — who had also criticized the media for using the term “invasion” to characterize Russia’s plans — came around.
“Although the United...
Stone went to Russia and interviewed its president for a documentary called The Putin Interviews, which aired on Showtime in 2017. Now, with Putin and Russia driving the 24-hour news cycle, the director has been offering his perspective on his Facebook page and in interviews.
Early last month, Stone told Kcrw’s Robert Scheer: “The United States and its allies in NATO have been provoking Russia for, since two years now — actually three years – over the Ukraine…”
In the same interview, the director decried “bloodthirsty” media coverage saying, “they have no proof that Russia intends to invade Ukraine; I doubt that they would. I think Russia is concerned only with the Donbass region.”
After the invasion, Stone — who had also criticized the media for using the term “invasion” to characterize Russia’s plans — came around.
“Although the United...
- 3/7/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN has lost 40 percent of its ratings in the key 25-54 adult demographic in the past year alone. That along with its blunder reporting on the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare puts the news network in a tough position. Is there room for CNN in a polarized news world? Robert Scheer, editor of Truthdig.com, and Wrap editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman debate the state of the news networks, along with Scheer's latest commentary on the renewed revelation of corruption in international derivatives markets and how gay issues will affect voting come November. Also read:...
- 7/6/2012
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Robert Scheer, editor-in-chief of Truthdig.com and a senior fellow at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, joined me to debate President Obama’s new support for same-sex marriage. I asked whether Obama’s move was timed to energize his Hollywood supporters, who gathered at George Clooney's house on Thursday for a fundraiser. Also read: President Obama Snags Record $15M At Star-Studded Clooney Fundraiser Movies Bob thinks so: “What Obama has captured is the modern center. He is the adult in the room,” he says. “Romney cannot move to the middle. Richad Nixon would seem...
- 5/11/2012
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
A massive new history of Goldman Sachs fails to ask serious, important questions about the firm, says Nomi Prins-and just continues a troubling trend of adulation.
I started at Goldman Sachs after a nine-month interview process. A few months later, I got some advice from a former partner, who then ran the mortgage department: "Don't worry about how much time you spend with clients. If you want to do well here, remember that senior management are your real clients."
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Beginning of History
That's the firm I knew, and unfortunately for all us, seems to be the reporting strategy that William Cohan pursued in churning out his new Goldman history, Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World, that pulls off the seemingly difficult feat of being both incredibly windy and exhausting (nearly 700 pages!) yet completely non-illuminating.
Cohan heavily touts his access to the big boys.
I started at Goldman Sachs after a nine-month interview process. A few months later, I got some advice from a former partner, who then ran the mortgage department: "Don't worry about how much time you spend with clients. If you want to do well here, remember that senior management are your real clients."
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Beginning of History
That's the firm I knew, and unfortunately for all us, seems to be the reporting strategy that William Cohan pursued in churning out his new Goldman history, Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World, that pulls off the seemingly difficult feat of being both incredibly windy and exhausting (nearly 700 pages!) yet completely non-illuminating.
Cohan heavily touts his access to the big boys.
- 4/25/2011
- by Nomi Prins
- The Daily Beast
Yep, public radio, that leftward bastion of left-leaning liberal leftyness! "Left, Right & Center," Kcrw's politically-themed panel-discussion show, just got weighted quite a bit more to the conservative side, with the addition of noted Gop political consultant Mary Matalin, La Observed reports. Matalin, who is famously married to Democratic political strategist James Carville, will take over -- on an interim basis -- the spot left vacant by the departure of the left-leaning Arianna Huffington. The weekly show currently features the ideologically leftward Robert Scheer, centrist point man Matt Miller, alongside far-right Washington Timeds...
- 4/14/2011
- The Wrap
At last night’s Webby Awards, where a five-word acceptance speech is the only barrier between the winners and a room full of scoffs and harsh judgment from peers, the offerings turned out to be a tad disappointing. Last year, Jimmy Fallon’s “Thank God, Conan got promoted” was honest, self-deprecating, and personal, without being an inside joke that no one could understand. In other words, everything a five-worder should be.
This year, however, contained a number of offenses. First, you had the cheaters (Bbdo – “Please visit bbdoacceptancespeech.com”), followed by the overtly commercial (NYTimes.com – “All the news that’s fit.
This year, however, contained a number of offenses. First, you had the cheaters (Bbdo – “Please visit bbdoacceptancespeech.com”), followed by the overtly commercial (NYTimes.com – “All the news that’s fit.
- 6/15/2010
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW.com - PopWatch
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