and finally,
(lrstr'ust that lerl to (Zastro going; to the Sowets for
support anrl. ultrnratel, the Cub; n rmssrle cr s:s. He talks about a book he read recently. Dec/assu‘rerr Docurrrehts. which (letarls Oberatron Northx'seoris the rnxasron r;‘ ()uba by all liltn’itif; r:oss:ole. iter‘, terrorzst élctror‘. (:ohsrrlererl by Osan‘a brn l arlen was rn that terrortf sags Stone, 'lt rs rnt belret thrs concept of hrrackrnt; aerop’anes was starteo back rn the 1060:; against ()uba.'
Stone also talks about the Republicans, concern about the 900-1 electron and ltow that plays rnto the Castro story. ‘Next surnrher there's going to be attentrcn to getting electerl agarn and i lorrtla bTays a K03 role; the antr-(Zastro lobl)‘, In F lorrtla rs a «e. rrolrtrr‘ai orgarnsatron ()uban America" beoble are '.er\ r'rxolwerl w.th Bush. Castro went Into some (letarl as to what he saw as the An‘errcan provocation ot Cub; He nan‘es three senior \"Jhrte House oftrcrals as the major rnstruators of the new Bush policy against (Iuba. fermenting; what he calls
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be a better (2X;itt‘t:l<? to the worzrl :‘ we :l ti sa.’
Comandante is released on 10 Oct. See review, page 26.
Alien: The Director's Cut
«Hotel. Scott. t/Kr Torn Skerrrtf. S/goarmn l'./’ear.’e' It ‘.'.'as going; to happen sooner or later: the big hearlezl Geordie mth a reactronah. streak as li‘.(}£il‘. as a Rebubtrcan Part1. frnger buffet was alx'xar, s
} gerr‘o to hate to return to what was probably. hrs tinest tlrrectcr:al hear. For that; behalf. restored special edition. Scott has re-cut the trlrr‘, rncorooratrng nexer-hetorr‘: seen t'ootagw. ls rt germ; to be any good .‘ Aln‘ost oetrnrtely, The orrgrnal Is a sen‘rnal p:ece of sci-tr schlock the career of Srgournet, \‘t'eaxe". whose character RiplO} became one of the genres l“:)Si enourrng Icons. You ma, haxe orcketl this he on DVD tron‘ the tates a'ready. but do \. Ourselt a taxour and go see rt on the brg; sereen. [Out 3‘: Oct
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Yes, actually that was a bit cheeky now you mention it, sorry. Only new movies from now on, promise. What about something altogether more scary and real? A lumbering, hairy, cigar-chomping military dictator in a jaunty hat hanging out with, gasp! . . . Oliver Stone?
But realistically, all you need
is love isn’t
it? Like maybe the love between a man and his petrol pump attendant?
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Or what about another film centring on a not so dissimilar, unintelligible, beardy,
six-foot plus septuagenarian?
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