The Oliver Stone Experience

Over the course of five years, ( , ) and ) discussed, debated, and deconstructed the arc of Stone's outspoken, controversial life and career with extraordinary candor. , including anecdotes about Stone's childhood, Vietnam, his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, and his continual struggle to reinvent himself as an artist. Their dialogue is illustrated by , dating back to Stone's birth: personal snapshots, private correspondence, annotated script pages and storyboards, behind-the-scenes photography, and —through 2016's , and including Stone's epic Showtime mini-series . Critical commentary from Seitz on each of Stone's films is joined by . At once a complex analysis of a master director’s vision and a painfully honest critical biography in widescreen technicolor, —it's an Oliver Stone movie about Oliver Stone, in the form of a book. Both this book and Stone’s highly anticipated film, , will be released in September 2016 to (September 15, 1946). Also available from Matt Zoller Seitz: