![]() ![]() ![]() The first is that no writer/director of Oliver Stone’s caliber has ever been attacked so widely and with such ferocity by the major media due to the controversial theses of his films. (See the documentary Midnight Return for more of the details.) His lawyer advised him not to reveal this to the authorities. For instance, the protagonist Billy Hayes-played by the late Brad Davis-had made several trips to Turkey for purposes of smuggling hashish. Hayes, as Stone explains in the book, was not forthcoming about certain details that change the nature of his experience. ![]() And although they did not know it at the time, that script-based on the experiences of Billy Hayes-turned out to have been based on a fabrication. He plays a role in Stone’s book because Parker directed Midnight Express, which is the script that broke Stone into the business as a young man and garnered him his Academy Award. Mississippi Burning, Evita, and were less artistically successful. And some films which took substantial liberties with true events e.g. A terrific visual stylist, Parker made some fine films, Angel Heart being a particular favorite. As I am writing this review of Oliver Stone’s fascinating new memoir, Chasing the Light, news agencies around the world report that director Alan Parker is dead. ![]()
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