Beaks here...

I was not an admirer of the trailer for Oliver Stone's W. (the ironic "What a Wonderful World" usage was an instant deal-breaker), but I do love the key art Lionsgate has been generating over the last month: it's smart and provocative without seeming too smug.

Some might feel this latest round of posters picked up by FilmSchoolRejects (from Denver of all places!) crosses the line of "smug". They're probably right, but I don't give a fuck; the sight of Josh Brolin as a petulant commander-in-chief feels pretty spot-on to me. Yes, my right-leaning friends, it's most assuredly a caricature; that said, Stone's movie is beginning to give off a cartoony, DOONESBURY-esque vibe. If this is the tone of the finished film (we've heard conflicting stuff from the actors and Stone himself), I have a feeling I'll prefer it to NIXON (though I am looking forward to giving that one another shot when the director's cut hits Blu-Ray).

W. starts causing trouble on October 17th.