Tag: Ridley
3 important moments in Napoleon are fictional – but they make Ridley Scott’s war film much better
Star director Ridley Scott has brought the life of the greatest French general to the screen with Napoleon. He took a few liberties with the historical original to make his…
Ridley Scott insulted an entire country because of Napoleon, but now it’s still rushing into the cinema in droves
“The French don’t even like themselves.” Director Ridley Scott uttered this sentence to a journalist from the British BBC a few days ago. The journalist had confronted Scott with the…
Aliens is a sci-fi masterpiece, but don’t talk to Ridley Scott about the sequel: “I was pissed”
Imagine making a groundbreaking film whose influence is still felt in theaters decades later. But then the studio just hires him another director for the sequel. That’s exactly what happened…
“Napoleon” by Ridley Scott: “big show” or “crazy biopic”? Critics are very divided
The biopic on the French emperor directed by Ridley Scott was released in cinemas this Wednesday, November 22, 2023. In France, the press is very critical of the film “Napoleon”.…
Ridley Scott made a great cinema film
Many hoped to find in Napoleon a historical film, a biopic, almost a documentary, but Ridley Scott, that’s not what he wanted, that wasn’t at all his vision. From the…
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is an “impressive feat”
Probably the biggest war epic of the year starts in a week. With Napoleon, Ridley Scott devotes himself to the life of the legendary general and emperor who changed the…
After 23 years, Ridley Scott’s monumental epic Gladiator is released in an extensive Collector’s Edition for home cinema – secure it now before it is sold out
It took almost forty years before Hollywood dared to make a monumental film again. In the end it was worth it because Gladiator was closed one of the best films…
New details about legendary battle in Ridley Scott’s upcoming Napoleon epic
Ridley Scott doesn’t do things by halves, his fans have known that since Gladiator. With his upcoming war film Napoleon, he wants to exceed the dimensions of the historical spectacle…
Ridley Scott’s massive new war epic clocks in at 250 minutes and the trailer shows exactly why
How long can a film be? As long as it needs to be, Napoleon director Ridley Scott would answer. His war epic will soon appear in cinemas and on Apple…