Out on Blu-ray this week is Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States. The twelve part documentary series, co-created with American University professor Peter Kuznick, offers an alternative historical narrative by drawing focus to the scarcely remembered moments, forces, and figures that shaped the course of post-World War II America. In celebration of the release I recently participated in a small group interview with Stone. Over the course of sixty minutes he talked about the documentary series, the upcoming re-release of JFK, his past projects, and a whole lot more. In this second segment Stone talks about the controversy associated with his name, differentiating between skepticism and conspiracy, his hopes for the JFK re-release, the upcoming fourth cut of Alexander, reflecting on Salvador and Savages, thoughts on digital media, and more. Find out what he had to say after the jump and check back this week for the final installment of the interview. Click here to read the first installment. Question: Your films throughout your career have not just been subject to the usual filmmakers getting film criticism, but socio-political criticism has come your way. OLIVER STONE: It hasn't stopped. When you do a project like this that is based on facts rather than your interpretation dramatically of something, do you react differently to that criticism? STONE: I try to go on shows with Peter, but they will always have an Oliver Stone effect. It's my name – I have created enough controversy that I'm always fighting an image. JFK was that divide. I ...
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