Ridley Scott

Gladiator II

By Alan Ng | November 2024

It’s daunting to produce a sequel to a film that came out almost a quarter century ago and won Oscars for Best…

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Gladiator II

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It's daunting to produce a sequel to a film that came out almost a quarter century ago and won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actor. In other words, how...

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Napoleon

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NOW IN THEATERS! Ridley Scott is an unstoppable machine. He pit Sigourney Weaver against an alien in 1979; now, 44 years – and many classics – later,...

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House of Gucci

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NOW ON AMAZON PRIME! You have to give it to Ridley Scott. The 83-year-old stalwart is a machine, producing or directing film after film, year after year....

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The Last Duel

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In Ridley Scott's The Last Duel, a character proclaims, "There is no right, there is only the power of men." It is a line that not only carries weight...

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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

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I'm not alone in saying this, as I believe every worthwhile film critic should be a solemn devotee, but Pauline Kael is a personal hero. She elevated film...

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Memory – The Origins of Alien

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The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark...

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