'W.' Latest Film To Mix Hollywood, Politics

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From Indy.com

The big screen:'W: The Movie' vs. Oliver Stone's 'W.'

by joe.shearer

Oliver Stone's "W" is not the only cinematic portrait of President George W. Bush that you can see at local theaters this week. Indianapolis-based Pink and Blue Films, along with Asylum House Productions, has filmed its own version of "W: The Movie," a surreal, cartoonish, underground take on the second Bush presidency, screening at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Earth House, 237 N. East St.

Budget and production values aside, which version is the more accurate portrayal of Dubya? That may be for history to decide, but here's a quick comparison of the films.

Plot

"W The Movie": A meteor containing an ectoplasm-encased W crashes in the Arizona desert. W, his face painted like a pro wrestler, breaks free, steals the presidency, and launches an all-out war with freedom and justice, opposed by the journalist The Blue Mahler.

Oliver Stone's "W": An affable, dunderheaded ne'er-do-well Texas blueblood ascends to the presidency in an effort to live up to his daddy's expectations and is manipulated into a cash-grab war by his advisors.

Lead actor

"W The Movie": Alfred Eaker (W and Blue Mahler).

Oliver Stone's "W": Josh Brolin (George W. Bush).

Director

"W The Movie": Alfred Eaker and Ross St. Just.

Oliver Stone's "W": Oliver Stone.

Best line

W The Movie": On 9/11, Bush asks where the Twin Towers are, then instructs his aide to "send that country a dozen roses."

Oliver Stone's "W": George H.W. Bush, on W's womanizing and drinking: "Who do you think you are ..... a Kennedy? You're a Bush. Act like one."

Best characteristic

"W The Movie": Nightmarish, provocative and imaginative.

Oliver Stone's "W": An uncharacteristically fair and level-headed portrait by a usually sensationalistic director.

Worst characteristic

"W The Movie": Drags on about 20 minutes too long; is perhaps a bit too one-sided.

Oliver Stone's "W": Drags on about 20 minutes too long; is not one-sided enough.

Best character

"W The Movie": Eaker as Blue Mahler, a free-thinker who dares to take on a tyrannical government.

Oliver Stone's "W": Jeffrey Wright as Colin Powell, the lone voice of reason in Bush's power-hungry cabinet.

Portrayal of Bush

"W The Movie": Cruel, sadistic tyrant.

Oliver Stone's "W": Principled and likable, if a bit dense

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Coming Soon from Pink and Blue Films, " THE " ALTERNATIVE " W,The Movie! ".

THIS ONE Takes a Side and Unlike OLIVER STONE, We Haven't Lost Our Balls!

http://www.youtube.com/watch...