Is it just me, or have you noticed that the recent string of anti-American, Iraq War-based movies have all failed miserably at the box office?

Oh — I guess Bill O’Reilly took notice, too.

Now, if I was a Hollywood producer — which I’m not — I might look at the box office returns of these films and say: “Hey — maybe it’s time for a film that portrays America in a positive light, that leaves the audience with an uplifting and encouraging feeling about their country.”

But no — now, instead of attacking the Iraq War, Oliver Stone has decided to go ahead and attack the sitting President of the United States. (Although he claims it will be a “fair” portrayal.)

Hollywood Reporter gives us the update on his latest film, “W”:

President George W. Bush is a foul-mouthed, reformed drunk obsessed with baseball, Saddam Hussein and a conflicted relationship with his dad. Or at least that’s how he’s portrayed in the script for Oliver Stone’s upcoming feature “W.”

As the film preps for its April 21 start date, The Hollywood Reporter sent a copy of the screenplay to four Bush biographers for their comments. The draft is dated Oct. 17, 2007, and has recently been circulated to talent, though a person close to the film said the script has since gone through at least two drafts.

Reactions to the script from the biographers were mixed. They said specific scenes are largely based in fact but noted that the screenplay contains inaccurate and over-the-top caricatures of Bush and his inner circle.

“It leaves you with the impression that the White House is run as a fraternity house with no reverence for hierarchy, the office itself or for the implications of policy,” said Robert Draper, author of “Dead Certain: The Presidency of George Bush.” “Everybody calling everybody else nicknames and chatting about whether to go to war as if they were chatting about how to bet on a football game really misses the mark of how many White Houses, including this one, are run.”

Jacob Weisberg (”The Bush Tragedy”) was skeptical about Stone’s claim that he wants to make “a fair, true portrait” of Bush. “His saying he is going to be fair to Bush is like Donald Trump saying he is going to be modest,” Weisberg quipped.

The film is being closely watched in entertainment and political circles, in part because Stone has said his goal is to release it while Bush is still in office and possibly in time for the November election.

In the script — then titled “Bush” — the president’s policy judgments are often manipulated by his White House staff, a depiction several of the biographers said did not ring true. The biographers were split on the accuracy of some eye-popping details in the screenplay, including scenes in which Bush nearly crashes a plane while under the influence of alcohol and another in which he tells wife Laura he wishes his father had not been elected president.

All four Bush biographers cast doubt on one scene in which a wave crashes on a rocky promontory as Bush reveals: “There’s this darkness that follows me …” “He doesn’t think or talk like that,” Weisberg said. “The darkness sounds like they’ve been listening to too much Springsteen. It doesn’t ring psychologically true to me.”

“I understand this is a movie, not pure history,” [Peter Schweizer] said. “But if Stone wants to portray this as an accurate accounting, he has some serious work to do.”

You can decide for yourself, but I’ll bet the farm that Oliver Stone’s portrayal of Bush won’t be fair.

And do you think there’s a chance he wants the film released before the election in order to sway the vote for Democrats by showing Republicans in a bad light? I’m not saying that’s the truth; I’m just saying it’s a thought.

Finally, just to remind you how ridiculous Hollywood is, I’ve posted pictures (below) of some of the actors and the parts they’re currently attached to. Enjoy!

UPDATE (4:27 PM): It just occurred to me — I don’t want to see a “conservative” movie, or a “Republican” movie; I just want to see movies that are intellectually stimulating and entertaining, and aren’t motivated by the film maker’s desire to teach Americans about “how their country really is.” I’ll save issues like that for the books, where topics can be discussed in depth — i.e., for longer than one 90 minute session.

By the way, I have nothing against liberals making movies for liberals. If the market exists — go for it. It just seems to me that these movies aren’t doing well, yet Hollywood keeps making them. I’m one confused capitalist!

UPDATE (4/09, 7:28 AM): The first 4 pages of the script have been released. Check it out here!