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Oliver Stone's 1988 film "Talk Radio" was based on the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play by Eric Bogosian which was, in turn, inspired by the book "Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg" by Stephen Singular. Set largely entirely in a recording studio, "Talk Radio" is about a call-in radio DJ named Barry Champlain (Bogosian) whose ratings have been rising thanks to his strident political streak of blustery misanthropy. Listeners call into his show to lambaste his horrible attitude, or to agree with his rejection of humanity. Most people call in to harass him and bicker. Some call in to directly threaten him. Near the start of the film, Barry receives a bomb threat.

Bogosian seemingly wrote "Talk Radio" as a criticism of the then-rising tide of Am radio hosts who were coming to express more and more extreme right-wing viewpoints. Barry, as it is said multiple times throughout,...

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Long before the immediacy of the internet and its attendant social media platforms, impotent rage and loose-lipped hatred had another home in America: talk radio. While the form itself isn’t dead — look no further than the continued popularity of everyone from Howard Stern to Glenn Beck — the world has many other more enticing outlets for emotional release. But the underlying desire for unfettered, rage-fueled outbursts remains, and Oliver Stone’s searing 1988 drama “Talk Radio” (sandwiched between his better-known hits “Wall Street” and “Born on the Fourth of July”) helps explain the market for unfiltered voices in whatever form they take.

The movie stars Eric Bogosian, who adapted his own stage play of the same name alongside Stone — and that history comes...

By Fred Blosser

Oliver Stone’s “Talk Radio” (1988) has been released by Twilight Time in a Blu-ray limited edition of 3,000 copies. In a short supplemental feature ported over to the Blu-ray from a previous Universal Home Video DVD edition, Stone comments that he was intrigued by the “new phenomenon” of confrontational call-in programming that began to dominate commercial radio in the late 1980s. Stone’s protagonist, Barry Champlain (Eric Bogosian), hosts a popular late-night talk show in Dallas. From his perch, Barry relentlessly provokes, cajoles, and insults the lonely misfits, troubled neurotics, and dangerous neo-Nazis who compulsively phone in to his telephone feed. When an executive from a big radio network turns up at the station one night, Champlain learns that his manager Dan has brokered a deal for national syndication without his knowledge. (Dan is played by Alec Baldwin. See if your kids or your younger siblings realize...

Joey King (The Conjuring, Oz The Great And Powerful) has been cast in Lifetime’s original movie Outlaw Prophet from Sony Pictures Television. It focuses on the true story of Warren Jeffs, the leader of a Fundamentalist Mormon polygamist sect who spent more than a year on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List, eluded authorities and was ultimately caught by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper. Based on Stephen Singular’s book When Men Become Gods, the movie chronicles Jeffs’ rise to power after the death of his father, Rulon Jeffs (Martin Landau). King will play Elissa Wall, the battered young woman who brings Jeffs (Tony Goldwyn) to justice. King, repped by Dan Spilo at Industry Entertainment and Meredith Fine at Coast to Coast Talent Group, will next be seen in FX’s Fargo and Zach Braff’s indie Wish I Was Here. Scottish actor Steven Cree (Brave) has joined the...

Martin Landau has joined Lifetime's original movie Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs opposite Scandal's Tony Goldwyn. The movie is based on the true story of Warren Jeffs (Goldwyn), the leader of a Fundamentalist Mormon polygamist sect who spent more than a year on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List. He eluded authorities and was ultimately caught by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper. Story: 'Scandal's' Tony Goldwyn to Play Mormon Polygamist in Lifetime Movie (Exclusive) The movie, produced by Sony Pictures Television, is based on the book When Men Become Gods by Stephen Singular, and will chronicle Jeffs' rise to power after the

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Does Lifetime know their audience or what? Scandal's Tony Goldwyn has been cast as Mormon polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs in the upcoming Lifetime movie Outlaw Prophet based on the Stephen Singular book When Men Become Gods, so we're going to go with a definitive yes on this one. From President Fitz to the self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, Tony Goldwyn sure is cornering the market on characters you want to see Olivia Pope slap across the face.

Scandal star Tony Goldywn, who plays President Fitzgerald Grant on ABC’s hit soapy drama, has been cast as Warren Jeffs in Lifetime’s upcoming original movie Outlaw Prophet (working title).

Prophet is about Jeffs, the leader of a fundamentalist Mormon polygamist sect who was caught after evading authorities for more than a year. It is based on the book When Men Become Gods by Stephen Singular. The film chronicles Jeffs’ rise to power following the death of his father. The scoop was first reported by THR.

From philandering president to criminal polygamist -- What would Olivia Pope think?

"Scandal" star Tony Goldwyn -- President Fitzgerald Grant himself -- is set to play the infamous Warren Jeffs in Lifetime's upcoming movie "Outlaw Prophet," THR reports. The film tells the true story of Jeffs, the leader of a Fundamentalist Mormon polygamist sect who ranked on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List for more than a year. After eluding authorities, he was ultimately apprehended by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper.

"Outlaw Prophet" is based on Stephen Singular's best-selling book "When Men Become Gods," which tracks Jeffs' rise to power following the death of his father, Rulon Jeffs. Academy Awards executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron ("Bonnie & Clyde") will serve as EPs on the film alongside Judith Verno ("Lizzie Borden Took an Ax"). Lifetime has yet to set a premiere date.

Outside of "Scandal," which is in the midst...