Oliver Stone blames 'moral fundamentalism' for US box office flop:

At the UK premiere of his epic film of Alexander, Oliver Stone last night blamed "raging fundamentalism in morality" for the film's US box office failure.

"Sexuality is a large issue in America right now, but it isn't so much in other countries," the Oscar-winning director explained yesterday. "There's a raging fundamentalism in morality in the United States. From day one audiences didn't show up. They didn't even read the reviews in the [American] south because the media was using the words: 'Alex is Gay'."

Of course he ignores the fact that the movie's acting and directing were widely criticized as poor. But let's go beyond that for now. Oliver, you seem to be suggesting that people should have gone to the movie anyway. It was reviewed poorly, and covered a subject matter that a lot of people don't like, but they should have sat through an incredibly long movie and paid you your money despite all that right?

Look Oliver, I'm all for you making movies. Be my guest. Hell, you've made some great movies before. Platoon? Very powerful. But just because you make it doesn't mean we have to watch it. When you fork out the money for production, you're taking a risk, and we don't have to cover it for you. So don't bitch at us for not going to see your movie. Take a look in the mirror, and ask yourself why you made a movie that few people wanted to see.

People are paying to be entertained remember? Apparently you're not doing that anymore.