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Josh Brolin stars as President George W. Bush, and Toby Jones is Karl Rove (right), in Oliver Stone's new biopic, "W."
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Director Oliver Stone on 'W.': 'I don't take sides' Oliver Stone doesn't take a breath. "You don't know a lot about Bush," he says. "You think you know. A lot will shock you." The controversial director is feeling the heat from what certainly will be the most talked-about film of 2008, but Stone is someone who never lets them see him sweat. Days away from his "W." opening at the multiplex, Stone is mulling over if and when the real commander-in-chief will see the biography Stone directed about his life.

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Entertainment Stone on 'W.': 'I don't take sides' Cindy Pearlman: Days away from his "W." opening at the multiplex, director Oliver Stone is mulling over if and when the real commander-in-chief will see the biography Stone directed about his life. "I think in this present political state, the real George W. Bush might not approve of this movie," says Stone with a wry grin. "But this movie tries to understand George W. Bush — the good, the bad and the ugly."

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