THE JFK DIRECTOR IS TO SPEAK AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB.

WASHINGTON, May 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Oliver Stone, the award-winning film director of movies including "JFK" and "Platoon," will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on June 23, 2010.
Stone, whose latest film is "South of the Border," will speak about the movie, making it and the political issues it addresses. The movie, being released in June, examines Latin American political leaders.


Stone and his crew filmed South American leaders including Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Argentina's Cristina Kirchner for the film highlighting leftward-shifting politics among Latin American leaders. Stone will answer questions along with Tariq Ali and Mark Weisbrot, who did the film's screenplay.


The National Press Club program will begin promptly at 12 p.m. with Stone's remarks followed by a question-and-answer session.