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Mark Gatiss talks missing scenes as rumors surround his Doctor Who anniversary drama

As the 60th anniversary celebrations continue, Gatiss reflects on An Adventure in Space and Time

Total Film

Director slams French "Napoleon" critics

“The audience that I showed it to in Paris, they loved it," Scott told the BBC

Salon

Ridley Scott says he’s much more prolific than Martin Scorsese

Both directors have films vying for awards at the forthcoming Oscars

The Independent UK

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“Napoleon” To Stream On AppleTV+

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

Zenger

Ridley Scott admits he was initially pissed off at James Cameron's Alien sequel

Napoleon director Ridley Scott admits he was feeling fragile when Cameron called him in 1982 due to Blade Runner's disappointing box office

Total Film

'Napoleon' Review: Ridley Scott Reimagines a Tyrant in an Explosively Funny War Epic

Ridley Scott depicts a despot's ambition while taking surprising creative detours. Read Inverse's review of 'Napoleon.'

Inverse

Ridley Scott doesn’t plan on slowing down his career anytime soon

"Since [Scorsese] started Killers of the Flower Moon I’ve made four films"

Total Film

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Sweary, angry, honest: is Ridley Scott Hollywood’s greatest interviewee?

The director’s press tour for his new epic Napoleon has been a treasure trove of quotes attacking historians, France and his peers

The Guardian - US

Napoleon review: Ridley Scott, emperor of the epic

Napoleon proves that Ridley Scott is still a master when it comes to the art of the epic.

WhatToWatch

Ridley Scott reveals the burning question Stanley Kubrick asked him about Alien

Stanley Kubrick really wanted to know one thing about Alien

Total Film

Ridley Scott talks Napoleon, historical accuracy, and working with Joaquin Phoenix

Exclusive: Total Film sits down with Ridley Scott to talk taking on Napoleon Bonaparte in his biggest and most challenging film yet

Total Film

Napoleon director Ridley Scott issues scathing response to French critics who dislike new movie

It’s the latest in a series of brilliantly blunt replies to negative comments about his new movie

The Independent UK

Ridley Scott: 'Movies past three hours... you’ve got to consider the bum ache factor!'

Ahead of his 86th birthday, the legendary director talks venturing into the wine trade, the threat of AI and ‘going downhill at 90mph’ with Joaquin Phoenix for Napoleon

Evening Standard

Magnificent ‘Napoleon’ depicts leader as brilliant general, ambitious statesman and sniveling little weasel

Joaquin Phoenix riveting in the title role of director Ridley Scott’s violent, sometimes hilarious epic.

Chicago Sun-Times

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The Guardian - UK

Napoleon review – Ridley Scott’s sturdy epic only fully comes alive on the battlefield

The impressive combat sequences pull you right in, but both the director and Joaquin Phoenix as Bonaparte struggle to show us what drove the military mastermind

The Guardian - UK

Napoleon film is marred by a younger Joséphine

Letters: Bonaparte was in fact six years younger than his wife, but Hollywood has obeyed sexist norms in the casting of the Ridley Scott movie, says Yvonne Price

The Conversation

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…

The Guardian - UK

Emperor’s new clothes: why the French are ready to embrace Napoleon again

With Ridley Scott’s epic about to hit screens, there has been renewed discussion about the military leader’s legacy – and film fans can’t wait

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Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

Directors are turning to streaming to fulfil their epic visions – and avoid ‘bum ache’

Ridley Scott has reluctantly trimmed Napoleon, while Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is taking flak for its long running time. But streaming services can provide a safe haven

The Guardian - UK

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

Cinemablend

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

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

Inverse

Review: Ridley Scott's Epic Vision Is No Match for Napoleon’s Immense Legacy

The life of Napoleon proves too large for Ridley Scott to capture — at least with any sort of historical nuance.

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

Napoleon Review: Ridley Scott’s Ambitious Historical Epic Clearly Has More To Show

Napoleon may divide its audience when it comes to whether it’s a success waiting to happen or a failure that’s just waiting to be confirmed.

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