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Indian CinemaOliver Stone says he loves Indian cinemaDiscussing and describing your favourite filmThe difference between Hollywood and BollywoodStone’s new documentary “The Untold History of America”www.jones-english.comOverviewOscar-winning movie director Oliver Stone says he loves Indian cinema because it can “switchbetween comedy, romance and tragedy all at the same time”. Warmer2Are you going to watch TV tonight? What will you watch?3Do you think TV is educational? Why/why not?4Do you prefer the cinema or TV? Why?5Do you prefer Bollywood or Hollywood? Explain your reasons.1Where is your television? Kitchen, living room, bathroom, bedroom? DevelopLook at these pictures. Have you seen all these films? Which is your favourite? Why?DevelopYou are all movie directors. Plan a movie with a great story:Setting:Cast:Period:Duration:Genre:Target audience:Storyline:VocabularyDo you know the meaning of all these words? Use a dictionary to look up the words you don’t know. Then explain them to the other members of your group.prolificspreeprominentvitalityshot (past of shoot)air a documentaryReadingRead the textOliver Stone 'loves' Indian cinemaBy Prachi Pinglay BBC News, Mumbai Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone says he loves Indian cinema for "being able to switch between comedy, romance and tragedy at the same time".Stone said he would make a movie in India "if there was a great story".He said Indian cinema was "very prolific and vital" and that he had used that vitality in his 1994 film Natural Born Killers.The movie is about two young lovers who commit numerous robberies and murders during a wild three-week spree. Stone is in the western Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) to receive a lifetime achievement award at a prominent film festival."Indian cinema is very prolific. I can't keep up. I used that vitality in Natural Born Killers. I love that the films switch from comedy to romance and then to tragedy. I love that," Stone told reporters.He said he had studied Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's works in school. Asked if he would make a movie in India, Stone said: "If there was a great story. If I had Danny Boyle's luck, I'd make Slumdog Millionaire. There was a good detective story [based in India] written two years ago but..." Stone shot parts of his film Alexanderin the Ladakh region which he described as "beautiful".Stone said his 10-part documentary mini-series, The Untold History of America, will air sometime next year. DiscussionIn the reading, Stone says his 10-part documentary The Untold History of Americawill air sometime next year. In your opinion, what do you think this documentary will talk about?Below are some other political films by Oliver Stone:
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