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Napoleon is a hilarious love story – what you should watch this week

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Like the rest of France, I couldn’t wait for Ridley Scott’s Napoleon. Then I actually saw it

I took my seat expecting a masterful take on French history. Instead, we got an industrial-grade sex-and-battles disaster, says critic and writer Agnès Poirier

The Guardian - UK

Napoleon: the film's fashion tells a story of its own, from cropped hair to ribbon chokers

In his epic historical drama, Ridley Scott depicts Napoleon Bonaparte’s career not only through a military lens but a romantic one, suggesting that Napoleon’s global conquests were driven by a desire to conquer his wife Josephine’s heart.

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How to watch Napoleon

Is Napoleon streaming or is it just playing in movie theaters? Here's what you need to know on how to watch Napoleon right now.

WhatToWatch

Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby present 'Napoleon' to Paris

After "Alien", "Gladiator" and "Thelma and Louise", director Ridley Scott presents "Napoleon" to the French, with Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix in the title role and Vanessa Kirby as his Josephine. The filmmaker talks about his fascination with the brilliant and destructive emperor of France. From the final resting place of Napoleon,…

France 24

Napoleon and Josephine’s real relationship was intense – but they loved power more than each other

When Vanessa Kirby was announced to play Josephine in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, it caused a ripple of surprise among historians. Kirby is considerably younger than the actor in title role, Joaquin Phoenix (14 years her senior), but in fact, Josephine was six years older than Napoleon.

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“Napoleon” To Stream On AppleTV+

The film reveals the dark past and motives of the French revolutionary.

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Did Napoleon really fire at the pyramids? A historian explains the truth behind the legends of Ridley Scott's biopic

Directors of historical feature films face a difficult task. How can they make the characters familiar to an audience without reducing them to caricature? How can they make sure that knowledge of the outcome – battles won or lost, empires built then ruined – doesn’t make the story seem like…

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OPINION - Ian McKellen's thrilling new show is just the kind of innovation the Evening Standard Theatre Awards celebrate

Our annual celebration of theatre is packed with fresh takes and new stories

Evening Standard

Campaign trail: follow Napoleon’s progress across Europe

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic is released next week, but from birthplace to battlefields you can still follow in Bonaparte’s mighty footsteps

The Guardian - UK

Napoleon’s Ridley Scott Offers Blunt Response To Criticism About Accuracy

Ridley Scott gives his blunt response to critics pointing out Napoleon’s inaccuracies.

Cinemablend

Critics Have Seen Napoleon, See What They’re Saying About Joaquin Phoenix’s Highly Anticipated Biopic

Critics are weighing in on Napoleon, the upcoming historical epic from Ridley Scott starring Joaquin Phoenix.

Cinemablend

Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘ridiculous’ accent in Napoleon trailer confuses viewers: ‘Sounds like he’s from Omaha’

Actor stars as the French military leader in new Ridley Scott biopic

The Independent UK

Joaquin Phoenix conquers in first trailer for Ridley Scott’s Napoleon

The movie hits theaters this fall

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ABC News

The last King Island emu died a stranger in a foreign land

In 1805 black swans, kangaroos, and the world's last King Island emu lived amongst the sweeping lawns of the Château de Malmaison in Paris. So how did this creature make it to an empress' garden?

Newcastle Herald

'Terrible monster': Professor Matt Dun's childhood cancer breakthrough

'I knew I had to find a drug that gets into the brain that targets that pathway.'

Liverpool Echo

Young mum's success despite tragic loss after birth of son at 16

Sadie lost both her "best friend" nan and her dad after the birth of her son Shane

Evening Standard

Logan’s Napoleon Josephine letters and five other bizarrely boujie gifts we think Willa and Connor received

What do you get the weirdest, wealthiest couple in the world? Napoleon’s love letters and, we reckon, a Patek Philippe watch and high quality blender for “hyper-decanting” wine

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Napoleon: release date, cast, plot, trailer, first look and all about the historical movie starring Joaquin Phoenix

Napoleon is Ridley Scott's lavish historical epic starring Joaquin Phoenix as the ruthless French emperor.

ABC News

Covers off the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery's hidden treasures that don't often see the light of day

A now-extinct emu from Tasmania thrived in gardens owned by Napoleon's wife after being shipped to Paris in 1802. That's just one of the amazing tales from the unseen collection of Tasmania's Museum and Art Gallery.

Daily Mirror

Mum's heartbreak as family member steals daughter's baby name days before birth

The pregnant woman had her heart set on one particular name so was far from happy to hear that her step sister had decided to take it for her own daughter days before

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Big Fish’ yields little wonder in small-scale production at Marriott Theatre

The sense of the over-the-top fantastical that should define the show’s core aesthetic is more shrugging than spectacular.

Manchester Evening News

Tributes paid to former Salford councillor John Davies

'John was very passionate about his Salford roots and wanted to contribute to the community that he loved' - former colleague

The Guardian - US

How a master sommelier couple built a wine bar with a diverse following

In an industry still dominated by white men, San Francisco’s Ungrafted is a refreshing change from the stuffy wine bars of old

Daily Mirror

Woman obsessed with perfume owns over 400 bottles and even wears it to bed

A woman who has over 400 perfumes has told her followers her top five she'd choose if she had to - and people were shocked to see a £49 bottle as part of the line-up

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