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Oliver Stone Pt. 1: Patriotism and propaganda in Born on the Fourth of July
by Kevin B. Lee and Matt Zoller Seitz   posted Oct 14, 2008

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Courtesy Universal Pictures
Tom Cruise in Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

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video essay  |  Oliver Stone  |  film review  |  Hollywood  |  Vietnam War  |  masculinity  |  propaganda  |  patriotism  |  biopic

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Kevin B. Lee is editor of the Keyframe journal at Fandor and programming executive at dGenerate Films.

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Matt Zoller Seitz is a writer and filmmaker whose debut feature, the romantic comedy Home, is available through Netflix and Amazon. His writing on film and television has appeared in The New York Times, New York Press, and The Star Ledger, among other places. He is also the founder of The House Next Door, a movie and TV criticism website.

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