Oliver Stone: Hugo Chavez No "Dictator"
By Rick Pearcey • September 8, 2009, 08:28 AM
That's what the Hollywood director said in Venice, in town at the big film festival to promote his new documentary about Chavez.
"The director has come from making the movie convinced that Mr Chavez does not deserve the description of 'dictator,' despite having survived a coup and having stayed in power for a decade," reports the BBC.
By the way, in a "surprise" visit, Chavez was in Venice too, where he "has been walking the red carpet."
Don't miss the BBC video of a smiling Stone and waving Chavez as together they parade the red carpet in triumphant solidarity.
