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17 December 2007 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Dances With Wolves star Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman has died from complications of leukemia. He was 71. The Native American actor and folk singer was working right up to his death, teaming up with Dances With Wolves star Kevin Costner again in new movie Swing Vote this year. In Costner's acclaimed wilderness film, Westerman played Sioux leader Ten Bears. His musical career included albums like A Tribute To Johnny Cash, which was released in 2006, and collaborations with Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt, among others. As well as appearing in Dances With Wolves, Westerman also scored a film credit in The Doors, in which he played Jim Morrison's spirit guide. A keen environmental activist, Westerman also toured the world with Sting a decade ago, raising cash for rainforest preservation.

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5 July 2007 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Moviemaker Oliver Stone has responded to Iranian critics who called him "part of the Great Satan" as they refused his official request to make a movie about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Doors director approached Iranian officials at the beginning of 2007 and revealed his plans to turn the life of the country's leader into a biopic. But with Iranian/American cultural relations at a new low thanks to the portrayal of Persians in films like 300 and Stone's Alexander, Middle Eastern film authorities have denied the filmmaker access to Iranian locations. Responding to Stone's request, Ahmadinejad's media advisor has said, "While it is true that Oliver Stone is considered to be among the opposition in the U.S., the opposition is still part of the Great Satan." The director is taking the snub in his stride, stating, "I've been called a lot of things, but never a Great Satan. I wish the Iranian people well and I only hope their experience with an inept, rigid idealogue president goes better than ours."

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