No stranger to Oscar ceremony success, Denzel Washington was nonetheless unable to join up on the cast of one of the best war ...

Before the cameras rolled in the Philippines, Stone famously subjected his cast — which included future stars like Forest Whitaker, Johnny Depp, and Keith David — to a brutal 14-day boot camp. For ...

Oscar-winning Platoon director Oliver Stone claims Apocalypse Now and The Deer Hunter feel disconnected from his own Vietnam ...

By the time "Platoon" arrived in theaters, Hollywood had largely embraced spectacle as its dominant language. The 1980s were the decade of the blockbuster--films like "Back to the Future," "Top Gun" ...

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 12 March) is Platoon, the 1986 war film that won several Oscars, including Best Picture ...

Stone warns US keeps repeating foreign policy mistakes, says Iraq drained resources and current Iran conflict echoes old ...

There has never been a war film quite like “Platoon.” Hollywood delivered powerful combat stories about the brutality of battle, but nothing came close to matching Oliver Stone’s depiction of ...

The Texas Rangers brought a notable name into the fold during spring training when they added five-time All-Star Andrew McCutchen on a minor-league deal. He is certainly nearing the end of his career ...

The 1986 Lotus 98T won two races with Senna behind the wheel that year and also finished on the podium three times, in addition to five pole positions. It is the last F1 car to sport the John Player ...

The cultural melting pot stirred by music tastes in the mid-'80s brought to the surface several styles and genres that barely existed a decade earlier. By 1986, it wasn't all that rare to find music ...