Bid now for the ultimate Hollywood lunch in LA! This package includes lunch with legendary filmmaker and three-time Academy Award-winner, Oliver Stone, and Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson, Emmy Award Winner, in LA!
About Oliver Stone: Academy Award winning Oliver Stone has written and directed over 20 full-length feature films, among them some of the most influential and iconic films of the last decades. Some have been at deep odds with conventional myth—films such as “Platoon” (1986) the first of three Vietnam films; “JFK” (1991); “Natural Born Killers” (1994); “Nixon” (1995); and “World Trade Center” (2006).
Stone’s films have often reached wide, international audiences and have had significant cultural impact. These include “Salvador” (1985), deeply critical of the U.S. Government’s involvement in Central America; “Wall Street” (1987), a critique of America’s new capitalism; “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989), criticizing U.S. involvement in Vietnam (for which Stone won a third Academy Award); and “The Doors” (1991), about the 1960s and its music.
His other films include “Any Given Sunday” (1999), an unconventional view of the world of American sports; an epic historical drama “Alexander” (2004, Final Cut Version 2007); “W.” a satirical view of former U.S. President, George W. Bush; and “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” (2010) a sequel to the original deals with the 2008 financial crash.
In a series of crime-related films, Stone has, in addition to “Natural Born Killers,” directed “U Turn” (1997) and “Savages” (2012), none of these conventional in their approach to their subject.
His written screenplays, though not directed, gave him an early taste of the controversy of his ideas. An uproar greeted “Midnight Express” (1979) which only grew with “Scarface” (1983). He also wrote “Year of the Dragon” (1985) and “Conan the Barbarian” (1982). He has produced or co-produced a dozen films including “The People vs. Larry Flynt” (1996), “Joy Luck Club” (1993), and “Reversal of Fortune” (1990).
His documentaries include three on Fidel Castro (“Comandante” (2003); “Looking for Fidel” (2004); and “Castro in Winter” (2012)); one on South America, “South of the Border” (2009), prominently featuring Hugo Chavez and six other Presidents in a continent undergoing huge social changes. He also made “Persona Non Grata” (2003) on Israel-Palestine relations.
His latest work “The Untold History of the United States” (Showtime, 2012), 5 years in the making, is a monumental 10-hour interrogation of the conventional triumphalist narrative of U.S. History.
About Shaun Robinson: Emmy Award-winning journalist and recipient of DOVE’s prestigious Real Beauty Award, Shaun Robinson is a true role model. As an author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and television personality, she has won the respect and admiration of millions of daily viewers.
Shaun has contributed reports to the Today Show, MSNBC, CNN, and NBC Nightly News; she has also been featured as a panelist on “Larry King Live” and as a guest co-host on “The View” and “The Joy Behar Show.” In addition to hosting the official pre-shows for the Academy Awards and Golden Globes, she anchored NBC’s coverage of the Tournament of Roses Parade. Shaun can currently be seen as the popular weekend co-anchor and correspondent for the entertainment news show "Access Hollywood.”
Charismatic and talented, Shaun won an Emmy for her live coverage of "A Grand Night in Harlem” for the Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame. She has also been a featured columnist for Essence.com and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Most recently, she won a Gracie Award for her work in BET Takes Hollywood.
Shaun’s versatility has launched her additional success as the author of Exactly As I Am, a book about girls and self-esteem that brings together the collected wisdom of both superstar women and everyday teenagers. The book encourages girls to be more comfortable in their own skin and to embark on the path to becoming tomorrow’s leaders. Shaun was honored with an invitation from the U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas to speak to the island’s girls about her book.
Shaun has graced the large and small screens numerous times with roles in Bruce Almighty, Dr. Dolittle 2, Law & Order, Monk, Everybody Hates Chris, Charmed, Days of our Lives, The Proud Family, Half & Half, Last Man Standing and more.
She captivated audiences as the premiere host of TV One Access, for which she received the award of "Outstanding Coverage of Race & Ethnicity" from Columbia University. The Ford Foundation also honored her for her special on “Missing in the Media.” Shaun has received prestigious awards from American Women in Radio and Television and the Associated Press.
Prioritizing the goal of being a positive role model, this dynamo devotes her time to many charitable organizations and she currently sits on the national board of Girls, Inc. She has also worked with the Los Angeles County "Share Your Heart, Share Your Home" program and the national literacy organization, JumpStart. She was also awarded the Inspiration Woman award by the Los Angeles Sparks & Farmers Insurance. She has currently created the One Girl One Voice movement of one million socially responsible girls each pledging to use their unique voice for positive change in the world.
Shaun's participation in the HRS "Arrest The Risk" campaign (ArrestTheRisk.org) including the HRS PSA was award the “Spirit of the Heart” Award by the Association of Black Cardiologists.