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4 W ’ Oliver Stone’s Take on Bush
Controversial movie opens Friday
‘W ’ Oliver Stone's film portrait of
President George W. Bush was al
ways going to be controversial given
the director's liberal leanings.
So Stone decided to open "W." in
U.S. theaters less than three weeks
before Americans select their next
president -- a calculated move
aimed at prodding voters to think
about the past eight years and the
future.
The movie is part drama, part sat
ire, yet the director of "JFK" and
"Nixon" argues it is no hatchet job
on Bush — and so far, critics agree.
The final verdict awaits the Friday,
Oct. 17 debut for one of this fall's
most widely anticipated films.
"W hoever w ins this election,
B ush's im pact has changed the
world," says Stone. "This man has
left us with three wars - in Iraq,
Afghanistan and the war on terror -
- and the legacy of the pre-emptive
strike.
"These are legacies that will haunt
his successor for years. It's good for
people, before the election, to think
about who they elected eight years
Oliver Stone
ago and about where we are as a
country right now," the three-time
Oscar winner said.
With Josh Brolin in the title role,
"W." is a rare movie about a sit
ting U.S. president, made by a di
rector whose past films have been
criticized for mixing fact and fic
tion.
Yet Stone says audiences will not
Halloween Guide
Halloween at the Zoo
Saturday - Sunday, Oct. 25-26 from 11
a.m. - 4 p.m. T rick-or-treaters at the
O regon Z oo get to participate in a
scavenger hunt. The hunt will J
send them to different Hallow-
een activities within the zoo and
they will be rew arded with prizes
and candy.
Saturday, Oct. 18 through Thursday, Oct. 30, B un
galow Rose, 7545 N.E. Sandy Blvd., invites every
one to jo in the fam ily-friendly pum pkin patch fea
turing: music, gam es, refreshm ents and lots o f fun.
Storm Large ‘Halloweener’
Storm Large will perform with keyboardist Jam es
Beaton, fo ra special “H alow eener’ cruise, T hurs
day, Oct. 30 from 9 p.m. to midnight aboard the
Portland Spirit. $20 per per
son. Call 503-2224-3900.
Portland Corn MAIZE
T he Pum pkin Patch, 16525
N.W . G illihan Rd. on Sauvie
Island is open through Oct.
31, Sunday through T hurs
day, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fri
day and Saturday 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.
Texas T ’s
Barbershop
Shanghai Tunnel Ghost
Tours
“Home o f the Best Cuts in Town ”
1611 NE Killingsworth
T he S h an g h ai T u n n els, 120
N.W . Third Ave., are located
beneath the streets o f Portland. A
tour guide will lead guests through
the tunnels and will tell the history o f
them as well as telling about ghost stories o f Old
Town Portland. For more inform ation, call 503-
622-4798.
503-753-6799
Walk-ins only, no appointments
Bring your GIRLFRIENDS,
SISTERS, MOTHERS and DAUGHTERS.
Frite Lites
Located at the W ashington County Fairgrounds
in H i 11 sboro, Fri te Lites runs from nightly through
H alloween. A ctivities include tw o haunted
houses, one o f w hich is in 3-D, light displays,
M onster land, and trick-or-
tr e a tin g on H a llo w e e n
night.
T H E BUZZ IS O U T
The Secret Life o f Bees is
SMART SASSY
and deliciously sweet.
The Davis Graveyard
Prairie Miller, W BA I RADIO
Halloween haunts will be
sure to scare you at the
David Graveyard, 8703 S.E.
43rd A ve, the corner o f
Johnson Creek and 43rd Avenue.
Halloween Fantasy Trail
Fright Tow n with three haunted houses returns to
the underground o f the Rose Q uarter with new
haunts and horrors through Nov. 1. The 1031
product w e’ve sold.” she continued.
"We have ord ered and re-ordered
O bam a soaps. Women ju st love him
and they buy 20 or 30 bars at a tim e,”
Speakm an said.
W hile she would not declare her per
sonal political preference, Speakm an
said the store also sells a soap b ar
that's engraved with the word, “Vote.”
“T his soap appeals to the In d ep e n
dents,” she explained.
As so o n as the e le c tio n is o v er.
Sesame and Lilies will begin selling holi
day so a p s e n g ra v e d w ith “ W ish ,”
"Peace,” and “Noel,” T he luxury soaps
are all-w h ite, fre esia-sce n ted , w ith
richly engraved typefaces and sell for
$6 each.
Hours 10-7 Tuesday - Saturday
O pen through Oct. 30 at 19754 South Ridge
Road in Oregon City. For more information, call
503-631-2047
Fright Town at the Rose Quarter
No political poll is needed for Diane
S p e a k n ia n to p re d ic t th a t B a ra ck
O bam a will win the presidency by a
“soapslide.”
D iane and her h u sband Jay ow n
Sesam e and Lilies, a home furnishings
and decor shop in the O regon coastal
com m unity o f C annon Beach. A hot
seller this year has been “engraved"
political soaps— one bearing O bam a's
n am e an d th e o th e r o n e Jo h n
M cCain's.
As o f Oct. 1, O bam a soap had o ut
sold M cC ain soap 4 5 0 to 24. T he
triple-m illed French soap is made and
engraved in Ohio.
“T h e c o m p a n y h as b een p re tty
amazed at what a large quantity o f their
All ages and runs from 7pm to 9pm
on Saturday, O ctober 25th
Hay rides, acorn maze and animal bam are featured
through Halloween at K ruger’s Farm Market. 171 (X)
N.W . Sauvie Island Rd., from 9 a.m. to sunset.
Children aged 7-11 are invited to a Halloween
Sleepover at the O regon Coast Aquarium in N ew
port on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25. To register, cal 1541 -867-
3474, extension 5301.
Obama Wins by a Soapslide
Creatures of the Night
Kruger's Farm
Oregon Coast Aquarium Youth Halloween
Sleepover
Customers at a
Cannon Beach
boutique
overwhelmingly
are favoring a
soap engraved
with Obama.
C om m unity T heater worked year-round on the
planning and design so.that fear aw aits you at
every turn. Tickets are $20 at the door.
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Bungalow Rose Pumpkin
Patch
find the partisan portrait his critics
might expect from the director of
Vietnam war film "Platoon" and
Cuban documentary "Looking for
Fidel."
"It was not our intention to bring
malice or judgment on George W.
Bush and his administration. He and
his administration clearly speak for
themselves," Stone said.
A m ong early rev iew s, show
business paper Daily Variety says
the movie is a "clear and plausible
take on (B ush's) psychological
makeup, and, considering Stone's
reputation and B ush's vast un
p o p u la rity , a re la tiv e ly ev en -
handed, restrained treatm ent of
recent politics."
"W." traces Bush's transform a
tion from a privileged, hard-drink
ing frat boy to religious convert;
his rise from Texas governor to
U.S. president; and to his deci
sions in the weeks ahead of the
2003 invasion of Iraq.
"The movie tries to understand
Bush and make him a human be
ing," Stone said. "I have tried to be
fair and balanced. I have tried not
to take sides."
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11435 N.W. O ldC om elius Pass Rd. O pen9a.m .
to 5:30 p.m. daily through Oct. 31
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Untimely Departures
Tour of Untimely Departures at Lone Fir C em
etery - Friday, Oct. 31, guests will experience the
history o f the cemetery and the unfortunate end
of some residents. Guests will ‘depart’ at the
Southeast 26th Avenue and Stark Street en
trance: $5 fee. Forinformation.call 503-224-9200.
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