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	DVD Review - Born On The Fourth Of July
		"Born on the Fourth of July" is in and of itself a very gripping and powerful drama and fans of the film, or the director, who don’t already have one of the previous releases will probably want to pick this one up.
		The real reason that Universal decided to release "Born on the Fourth of July" yet again was to take advantage of a new commentary track by director Oliver Stone who, incidentally, won the Best Director Academy Award for this film.
		"Born on the Fourth of July" is in the same vein as these other films in that Stone pulls no punches in telling Kovic’s story.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/born_on_the_fourth_of_july.shtml (1024 words)

	Spirituality & Health: Movie Review: Born on the Fourth of July
		Born on the Fourth of July, based on Ron Kovic's 1976 autobiography, is an explosive, episodic, and emotionally riveting film directed by Oliver Stone, who won an Oscar for Best Director.
		Born on the Fourth of July is about individuals whose traditional patriotism was ambushed by this terrible war and reborn in political protest.
		Spirituality & Health: Movie Review: Born on the Fourth of July
	www.spiritualityhealth.com /newsh/items/moviereview/item_3143.html (287 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Born on the Fourth of July (xhtml)
		A film like Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July" is an apology for Vietnam, uttered by Stone, who fought there, and Ron Kovic, who was paralyzed from the chest down in Vietnam.
		Nothing Cruise has done will prepare you for what he does in "Born on the Fourth of July." He has been hailed for years now as a great young American actor, but only his first hit film, "Risky Business," found a perfect match between actor and role.
		In "Born on the Fourth of July," his performance is so good that the movie lives through it.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID%3D/19891220/REVIEWS/912200301/1023 (1321 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Born On The Fourth Of July [1990]: DVD
		Born on theFourth of July is a powerfully intimate portrait that unfolds on an epic scale and is arguably Stone's best film (if you can forgive its often strident tone).
		'Born On The Fourth Of July' acts as a useful antidote to hero worship.
		'Born On The 4th Of July' was originally supposed to have been made in the 1970's with Al Pacino playing Ron Kovic.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004D07W (1267 words)

	Born On The Fourth Of July Review
		Born on the Fourth of July is an Academy Award winning film directed by Oliver Stone that is based on the real life story of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic, who entered the war as a patriotic gung-ho kid and returned as a paralyzed and despairing individual.
		The first hour of Born on the Fourth of July is very strong indeed, for it shows us a fairly impartial yet deeply human look at Ron Kovic's experiences from childhood to war to post-war struggles.
		Born on the Fourth of July shines with star power, actually, featuring appearances by the likes of Tom Berenger, Ed Lauter and Willem Dafoe.
	www.80sreborn.com /born-fourth-july.shtml (838 words)

	Born on the Fourth of July Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		Born on the Fourth of July 1989 (R)
		Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July, is based on Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic's autobiography of the same name.
		Born on the Fourth of July Movie Review at Hollywood Video
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=111 (680 words)

	Born on the Fourth of July - The Film Fan Man at BuzzFlash.com
		Insightful and unapologetic, Born on the Fourth of July sears into your soul just as Stone’s previous films Platoon and Salvador did a few years earlier.
		Born on the Fourth of July - The Film Fan Man at BuzzFlash.com
		Born on the Fourth of July shows what a difference can be made by one man standing up for what he believes in.
	www.buzzflash.com /filmfan/04/07/fil04001.html (565 words)

	Cinephiles Discussion Forums: Born On The Fourth Of July
		Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July is a great portrayal of a young mind before, during and after the Vietnam War.
		“Born on the Fourth of July” is one of the most powerful Vietnam movies ever created.
		It tells the story of Ron Kovic, the typical patriotic American, and young man. He was brought up to believe America was the apex of world civilization, and that there was no country greater than the United States.
	www.cinephiles.net /discuss/messages/12795/3118.html?976598876 (1438 words)

	AskMen.com - Tom Cruise
		Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born on the 3rd of July, 1962 (eerily similar to his film Born on the 4th of July), in Syracuse, New York.
	www.askmen.com /men/mar00/17_tom_cruise.html (336 words)

	ipedia.com: Born on the Fourth of July Article
		Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 autobiographical film which tells the story of Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist.
		Born on the Fourth of July Article - ipedia.com
		ipedia.com: Born on the Fourth of July Article
	www.ipedia.com /born_on_the_fourth_of_july.html (203 words)

	IGN: Born on the Fourth of July Review
		There is one special feature on this DVD and it alone makes me glad I spent another $20 in Born on the Fourth of July.
		Ron Kovic (Cruise) was born on the 4th of July (myself AND Cruise were born on the 3rd).
		He's soft spoken, and so filled with insight into the making of the film you'll have a new appreciation for it.
	dvd.ign.com /articles/037/037418p1.html (1129 words)

	PAXTON TOM - Born on the fourth of july : mp3 chords tabs lyrics notes songs // mp3, аккорды, табулатуры, тексты песен, ноты, мелодии, караоке
		Subject: Born on the 4th July Here are the chords and words to the Tom Paxton song "Born on the fourth of July", written about the Viet Nam veteran Ron Kovic, who was paralysed in the war.
		PAXTON TOM- Born on the fourth of july : mp3 chords tabs lyrics notes songs // mp3, аккорды, табулатуры, тексты песен, ноты, мелодии, караоке
		It is based on Kovic's autobiography of the same name, which in turn has been made into a film starring Tom Cruise.
	music.kulichki.net /txt/p/paxton_tom/born_on_the_fourth_of_july.shtml (180 words)

	The DVD Journal Quick Reviews: Born on the Fourth of July: Special Edition
		Ron Kovic, the film's subject, really was born on the fourth of July.
		What saves Born on the Fourth of July from utter bombast is the director's unflinching chronicling of Kovic's life, such as his almost life-threatening experiences in a Vet's hospital.
		Universal's Born on the Fourth of July: Special Edition, which improves upon their previous release, comes with a modicum of extras.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/b/bornonthefourth.q.shtml (389 words)

	DVDActive - News - Releases - Born on the Fourth of July (US - R1)
		The only extra features will be an audio commentary with Director Oliver Stone and a Backstory: Born on the Fourth of July featurette.
		Universal has announced a special edition of the Oliver Stone directed Born on the Fourth of July which stars Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick and Willem Dafoe.
		I'm afraid we have no details on the extra material at the moment, but we can tell you that the film will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, English DTS 5.1 Surround and French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo tracks.
	www.dvdactive.com /news/releases/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.html (601 words)

	AlterNet: Born on the Fourth of July: The Long Journey Home
		Along with Oliver Stone, Kovic was the co-screenwriter of the 1989 Academy Award-winning film based on his book, Born on the Fourth of July (Akashic Books).
		I'm born in 1974 at the end of vietnam war but educated in a family with strongless and patriotism, I could be you in 1968.
		The air was fresh and there was a pond behind their cottage where I dictated to Roger, and I remember feeling exhausted as he held me in his arms and I began to cry in the midst of all that stillness.
	www.alternet.org /story/22181 (10142 words)

	Born On The Fourth Of July
		Born on the Fourth of July marked Stone's second Vietnam flick and won him his second Academy Award®.
		Two years before he won an Academy Award® for his screenplay for Midnight Express, Stone was brought in to help write the screenplay for Born on the Fourth of July.
		He most recently served as executive producer, writer and director on the film Any Given Sunday and is the producer of S.W.A.T., due out in 2003.
	www.tnt.tv /title/0,,4134-4040,00.html (199 words)

	Review: Platoon
		Platoon is the first chapter in Stone's so-called "Vietnam Trilogy," which also includes Born on the Fourth of July and Heaven and Earth.
		Sheen returned in Stone's follow-up to Platoon, Wall Street, and both Berenger and Dafoe appeared in Born on the Fourth of July.
		Platoon was the first of three high-profile films to arrive on the scene during a nine-month period.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/p/platoon.html (1331 words)

	Amazon.com: DVD: Born on the Fourth of July (Special Edition) (1989)
		Oliver Stone gives Cruise his best role as Ron Kovic in "Born on the Fourth of July." Cruise forgoes his easy way out with a smile and shows (as he has in several other films) he really has acting chops.
		"Born On the Fourth of July" has proven to be the capstone of Oliver Stone's career, and was the performance that took Tom Cruise from teen idol to respected actor.
		"Born on the Fourth of July" follows Kovic's account of his experiences in Vietnam and the indifferent nation that he returned to.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002V7ON8?v=glance (1331 words)

	IMP's Movie Press Kits
		Born in East L.A. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
		They contain plot details, cast and production information and usually a number of still photos from the film.
		They are promotional booklets for a film typically handed out to theaters and distributers.
	www.impawards.com /presskits (1331 words)

	Review: The Best Years of Our Lives
		In recent years, numerous films have followed the struggles of Vietnam vets after their return to this country, often with major stars playing the roles (Sylvester Stallone in the Rambo series, Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July, and Bruce Willis in In Country, to name a few).
		The film is so involving that there's no temptation to glance at a watch, nor a need to get a snack or take a bathroom break.
		And, even though the film's social relevance has diminished (it has been a quarter of a century since the last influx of war veterans), its dramatic power and impact have not lessened.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/b/best_years.html (1331 words)

	Glory (1989)
		In my opinion, the likes of Born on the Fourth of July and Driving Miss Daisy were vastly inferior to this film during the 1990 Academy Awards.
		With a collection of great black actors like no other, everything seemed to work well in this film, from the cinematography to the acting.
		from Tucson, AZ With one of the best ensemble casts of all time, this ranks as one of the best war films of all time.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0097441 (540 words)

	Review: The Firm
		Cruise has at times been good in front of the camera (in pictures such as Born on the Fourth of July), while in other instances he has done little more than show off his good looks (Days of Thunder).
		Sydney Pollack's film The Firm is the kind of movie that almost anyone could walk out on without feeling that they've missed much, regardless of whether they've read the book or not.
		The film doesn't quite sink to the "unwatchable" level, but I'd think twice before spending time and money in a darkened theater with this telling of Mitch McDeere's struggles.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/f/firm.html (705 words)

	Starz Entertainment Group - Press Room
		BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY -- Best Director (Oliver Stone) and Best Film Editing.
		Marathon Hosted By Film Historian Leonard Maltin ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning Friday March 22, Encore focuses on the Academy Awards(R) with "The Weekend," a 48 hour-long marathon of 21 films that won 48 Academy Awards(R).
		Renowned film historian Leonard Maltin will introduce the films during "The Weekend." The marathon begins Friday at 8:00 p.m.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=238613&TICK=NCOR&STORY=/www/story/02-15-2002/0001670249&EDATE=Feb+15,+2002 (705 words)

	The New Zealand Edge : Heroes : Speedsters : Richard Pearse : www.nzedge.com
		Richard William Pearse was born on 3 December 1877 at Waitohi Flat, Temuka, South Island, New Zealand, the fourth of nine children to Digory Pearse and Sarah Brown, Digory an immigrant from Cornwall, England and Sarah from Ireland, who was working in a shop in Timaru when Digory met her.
		Conversely Pearse, largely forgotten until remains of one of his prototype airplane models were discovered in a Christchurch garage forty to fifty years ago, died in obscurity and his achievements have been clouded by the controversy over whether or not he "flew" before the fully documented Wright Brother’s flights.
		There he died, in July 1953 aged 75, of a heart attack.
	www.nzedge.com /heroes/pearse.html (3991 words)

	Tiburon International Film Festival calls for entries
		Actress Brooke Shields (The Blue Lagoon, Endless Love), berating actor Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds, Born on the Fourth of July) for publicly berating her for taking anti-depressants while suffering from postpartum depression.
		As per the festival's rules, submissions are open to all genres of film (fiction, documentary, short, animation, experimental, student, children, sports, music video) from any nation of the world.
		The Tiburon International Film Festival announces its call for entries for its 5th annual event scheduled for March 9 - 17, 2006.
	www.altfg.com /Articles/07012005.htm (346 words)

	European box office, June Haver and Ernest Lehman Die
		Actress Brooke Shields (The Blue Lagoon, Endless Love), berating actor Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds, Born on the Fourth of July) for publicly berating her for taking anti-depressants while suffering from postpartum depression.
		An article by San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick La Salle features an interview with Leatrice Gilbert Fountain, the daughter of silent-film stars John Gilbert (The Merry Widow, Flesh and the Devil) and Leatrice Joy (The Ten Commandments, Saturday Night).
		The BBC reports that Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons), 58, will reprise her Tony Award-winning role of the faded (and more than a tad unbalanced) silent-film star Norma Desmond in the film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit stage musical Sunset Boulevard.
	www.altfg.com /Indices/200507a.htm (1536 words)

	Tower Records - Born On The Fourth Of July (WS/Spec Ed)
		One of the best films made about the devastating impact of the Vietnam War on the body politic, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY is superbly executed by director Oliver Stone, who evokes what may be Tom Cruise's best performance as Vietnam vet Ron Kovic.
		In sum, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY is a deeply moving true account of the effects of war on its survivors.
		Born On The Fourth Of July (WS/Spec Ed)
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=3089902 (1536 words)

	Zap2it.com - Movie news - Cruise Rules Britannia Awards
		In addition to his status as one of the biggest movie stars in the world, Cruise has been Oscar nominated for his work in "Born on the Fourth of July," "Jerry Maguire" and "Magnolia."
		BAFTA/LA is the largest British professional industry organization outside of the United Kingdom and serves as an affiliate, naturally enough, of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
		11:06 AM PT LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com)- Tom Cruise is slated to receive the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles' 14th Annual Britannia Awards.
	www.zap2it.com /movies/news/story/0,1259,---25939,00.html (241 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Oliver Stone
		Stone's second Vietnam film, Born on the Fourth of July (1989), contains some combat footage, but concentrates on the cultural issues of the treatment of war veterans, and in particular those, like Ron Kovac, whose injuries made them an embarrassment to the military authorities and the general public.
		Since Salvador, the subject matter of Stone's films has ranged from political conspiracy in JFK (1991) and Nixon (1995), to war and its cultural effects in Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989), to rock biopic in The Doors (1991).
		Additionally, he has acted, making appearances as a reporter in Born on the Fourth of July, as a professor in The Doors, and as a financial trader in his 1987 film, Wall Street.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419201168 (1049 words)

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