JFK
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- conspiracy theories on assassination of John F. Kennedy
- In conspiracy theory: Effects of belief in conspiracy theories
…viewing the Oliver Stone movie JFK (1991) increased belief in a conspiracy to assassinate Kennedy and decreased belief in the official account that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. A further outcome was that, compared with people who were about to view the movie, those who had seen it expressed less…
Read More - In assassination of John F. Kennedy: Conspiracy theories
…touchstone for Oliver Stone’s movie JFK (1991).
Read More - In assassination of John F. Kennedy: Subsequent congressional responses
…release and popularity of Stone’s JFK in 1991 sparked a new round of conspiracy speculation, to which Congress responded with the passage of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 and the creation of the Assassination Records Review Board (the members of which were not sworn…
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- In Oliver Stone
…saw the release of both JFK, a polarizing investigation of the circumstances surrounding the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy, and The Doors, a stylish account of the rise and fall of the titular American rock band. In Heaven & Earth (1993), Stone approached the Vietnam War and its
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- Oscar to Richardson for best cinematography, 1991
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- In Tommy Lee Jones
Kennedy in JFK (1991); the role earned him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. His turn as a deputy U.S. marshall pursuing a doctor (played by Harrison Ford) wrongfully accused of murder in The Fugitive (1993) earned Jones an Academy Award and a Golden Globe…
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- Oldman
- In Gary Oldman
…assassin Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991) and as the title character in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). Oldman’s cameo as a patois-spouting, dreadlocked drug dealer in the Tony Scott bloodbath True Romance (1993) helped solidify his American following. He won further praise for his restrained portrayal of Ludwig van Beethoven…
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