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Drive Like Hell!
Cartoon by Don Wright, Palm Beach Post, January 13, 1992 Previous Cartoons on this Blog Oliphant Cartoon of Jim Garrison This cartoon appeared after Clay Shaw's acquittal. Bull Sessions - L. A. Times Cartoon on the Shaw Trial A reference to Perry Russo's testimony. Which Fairy Tale Will it be Tonight? A cartoon from the Chicago Tribune about Oliver Stone's film JFK . If at first you don't succeed A cartoon from the Houston Chronicle that I found in Clay Shaw's papers. Garri

Fred Litwin
Dec 161 min read


Oliver Stone's Ruth Paine
Hat Tip: Joe Alesi. In 2019, Stephen Fagin, the Curator of the Sixth Floor Museum, conducted an oral history interview with Gail Cronauer, the actor who played Janet Williams, aka Ruth Paine, in Oliver Stone's JFK . Here is an excerpt from a transcript: (38:00) Gail Cronauer : Now there was a very definite point of view that Stone had about it, which affected what we did, all right. So do it this way. So there's a little TV interview that's being formed. So it's this way. So

Fred Litwin
Dec 103 min read


Oliver Stone Throws a Hissy Fit
The recent ABC special, "Truth and Lies: Who Killed JFK?", has made Oliver Stone go over the bend. The recent ABC News Special "Truth and Lies: Who Killed JFK?" went to great pains to convince me to appear (along with Jim DiEugenio, who I insisted would join me on the air for "protection purposes," as I made the mistake of giving an interview to Peter Jennings in 2003 that was essentially cut to pieces). I figured this time they'd behave better. DiEugenio was on "for protecti

Fred Litwin
Dec 77 min read


Stanley Karnow on Oliver Stone's "JFK"
One of the great chroniclers of the Vietnam War wrote a short piece on Oliver Stone's JFK , for the book Past imperfect : history...

Fred Litwin
Sep 73 min read


Chicago Tribune on Oliver Stone's JFK
Here is a very good review of JFK from the Chicago Tribune : Chicago Tribune, December 20, 1991 Money Quote: Most of this material is...

Fred Litwin
Aug 223 min read


Oliver Stone Goes to Moscow
Yes, Oliver Stone attended Putin's ridiculous parade in Moscow. Here is another image : And here is a link to Stone's recent meeting with...

Fred Litwin
May 113 min read


Jefferson Morley's Congressional NothingBurger
JFK Facts Smackdown Live was a hoot. Congresswoman Luna's task force on government secrets threw lobs at Jefferson Morley, Oliver Stone...

Fred Litwin
Apr 17 min read


Tucker Carlson Reaches a New Low
Tucker Carlson just interviewed Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick. Kuznick and Stone are the authors of The Untold History of the United...

Fred Litwin
Jan 1116 min read


The New Yorker Reviews Oliver Stone's "JFK"
This is an excellent review. Money Quote : Platoon leader Stone carries out his mission here with his characteristic indifference to...

Fred Litwin
Jan 93 min read


Oliver Stone Is Delusional
I don't know if there is a Hollywood blacklist . Here is what Stone said: I’ve been passionately driven, and you unfortunately pay a...

Fred Litwin
Dec 19, 20244 min read


Oliver Stone Gets Away with Nonsense
Oliver Stone was recently in Dallas for a showing of several of his films, including JFK, at the Texas Theater . An incredible puff piece...

Fred Litwin
Oct 11, 20245 min read


"The Way It Wasn't" -- George Lardner on Oliver Stone's "JFK"
George Lardner was the last person to see David Ferrie alive. Here is his review of Oliver Stone's JFK: The Washington Post, December 20,...

Fred Litwin
Jul 7, 20241 min read


Donald Sutherland, R.I.P.
The Toronto Globe and Mail gets it right about Sutherland's role in the film JFK: And this is all before Sutherland embraced what would...

Fred Litwin
Jun 22, 20243 min read


Oliver Stone and Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev appears in the film Qazaq: History Of The Golden Man. Oliver Stone has a lot to answer for: A foundation controlled...

Fred Litwin
Mar 12, 20245 min read


Oliver Stone and Dictators
Igor Lopatonok, who promoted pro-Russian narratives about Ukraine and produced Oliver Stone’s lengthy interview with Kazakh strongman...

Fred Litwin
Mar 5, 20246 min read


Is this the Oliver Stone Contract for the Ricky White Story?
Here is a contact that Oliver Stone signed with John F. Kennedy Assassination Center in 1990: These were the people who brought the Ricky...

Fred Litwin
Jan 30, 20245 min read


Oliver Stone Apologizes
Yes, he apologized for his comments on Barbie: In Monday night’s apology, which he shared in a post on X, Stone said he later saw Barbie...

Fred Litwin
Jan 24, 20244 min read


Daniel Patrick Moynihan on Oliver Stone's 'JFK'
A pretty good opinion piece from the Washington Post of December 29, 1991. Money quote: And so to "JFK." It could be viewed as parody....

Fred Litwin
Jan 16, 20242 min read


The Second Coming of Jim Garrison
Here is a very good Edward Jay Epstein article on Oliver Stone from The Atlantic in 1993: Money quote: Where Jim Garrison failed to build...

Fred Litwin
Jan 13, 20243 min read


Oliver Stone Says Israel Wants to "Fucking Blow-Up Iran"
Oliver Stone recently gave an interview to a Turkish news organization. He dismisses antisemitism as an issue, calls Netanyahu a madman,...

Fred Litwin
Jan 3, 20246 min read
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