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 Lionsgate books Oliver Stone's 'W' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
Studio to release Bush drama on Oct. 17 Lionsgate has acquired North American distribution rights to "W," the Oliver Stone-directed drama about the life and formative years of President Bush. The film has been set for release on Oct. 17, giving the picture three weekends in theaters before the Nov. 4 presidential election. Shooting begins May 12 Monday in Louisiana. Josh Brolin stars as the ... [link]

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Published 5/9/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
Llterihatcher Hi everybody. I'm back. Thanks to all who kept Lifeline Live churning. Lots of celeb news happened in the past week ( Mariah and Nick 4 ever?), and there's more to get to now. ... Teri Hatcher played poker last night at the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research fundraiser held at Social Hollywood in L.A. ... Today: Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi weighs in as Oprah and Gayle go in search of America's best sandwich . ... Jessica Alba's on Ellen's Mother's Day show . ... Elsewhere: " Of course " Jessica Simpson will be maid of honor at little sis Ashlee's wedding. ... Eva Mendes ...

'W' Gets Weirder as Lionsgate, Oliver Stone Agree to Outrageous Five-Month Turnaround [Sprinting Toward Oblivion]
Published 5/9/2008 by STV at Defamer
... Oliver Stone's drive to get his Bush biopic W in front of audiences before Election Day acquired new momentum on Thursday — if you can believe it. And we guess we have no choice but to wait and see if the director and Lionsgate, which yesterday picked up the film's North American distribution rights, can place their prismatic presidential quasi-drama on screens by their proposed Oct. 17 release date. Oct. 17! Stone ...

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Los Angeles: Studio to release Bush drama on Oct. 17 -- Lionsgate has acquired North American distribution rights to "W," the Oliver Stone-directed drama about the life and formative years of President Bush.